Rewind Time and Grab 'Em All: The *Life is Strange* Collection Lands on PS5
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
The *Life is Strange Collection*, featuring all five games and their DLC, is coming to PS5 in October 2025, offering players a chance to experience (or re-experience) the emotionally-charged, time-bending narrative adventures.
Right, so, you know how sometimes you accidentally stumble into a time warp and suddenly you're faced with a bunch of important choices? That's basically the *Life is Strange* series in a nutshell. And now, according to Game Rant, Square Enix is bundling all that temporal-twisting, emotionally-charged goodness into a single package for PS5 owners. Fair dinkum, it's a good deal.
Coming October 2nd, 2025, the *Life is Strange Collection* will feature *Life is Strange Remastered*, *Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered*, *Life is Strange 2*, *Life is Strange: True Colors*, and *Life is Strange: Double Exposure*. And not just the base games, mate – all the DLC and pre-order bonuses are thrown in for good measure. That's a whole heap of butterfly effects for your buck.
For those not in the know (where *have* you been?), *Life is Strange* kicked off in 2015, introducing us to Max Caulfield and her newfound ability to rewind time. This led to some seriously weighty choices about friendship, guilt, and the potential fallout from mucking about with the timeline. It's like *Back to the Future* but with more angst and indie music.
The franchise has also received praise for its positive representation of LGBTQ+ characters and relationships, which is a bloody good thing, right? It's always nice to see games tackling important topics with respect and nuance.
This collection includes *Double Exposure*, which, according to Game Rant, was nominated for a couple of awards at The Game Awards 2024: Best Performance and Games for Impact. In *Double Exposure*, Max is back, this time as a photographer with a new power to shift between parallel realities while investigating a murder. Sounds like a right headache for Max, but a pretty engaging experience for us players.
But what *really* makes *Life is Strange* stand out? Well, as Game Rant puts it, the series "redefined player choice and consequence in video games." While choice-driven narratives existed before, the time-rewinding mechanic allowed for a whole new level of experimentation. It’s like having a 'do-over' button for your decisions, but with potentially unforeseen (and often dramatic) consequences. What could possibly go wrong?
So, if you're a PS5 gamer who's never experienced the emotional rollercoaster of *Life is Strange*, or if you're just looking to revisit Arcadia Bay and beyond, this collection seems like a top opportunity. Just be prepared to make some tough choices, face some hard truths, and maybe shed a tear or two. And for $59.99, it's a decent price to pay for all that emotional baggage.
Tags: Life is Strange, PS5, Square Enix, Narrative Adventure, Choice-Driven Games
Original article: Game Rant