Life Is Strange: Before The Storm - Everything We Know So Far

12. It's A Prequel

As the title of the game implies, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm will serve as a prequel to the original game, taking place several years before the massive storm that threatened to destroy all of Arcadia Bay was even an issue.

Throughout the first Life Is Strange, we are constantly receiving clues, be it through exposition or offhanded comments, as to exactly what had been going on in the town in between the time Max moved away and when she returned. Therefore, Before the Storm is going to delve deeper in to those details and we will be able to fill in the blanks first-hand.

Moreover, this prequel is likely also meant to serve as a way to tide fans over until more info is released on the Life Is Strange sequel, the existence of which had been confirmed by Dontnod some time ago. Considering that it's been heavily implied that the Life Is Strange 2 will focus on all-new characters in a different setting, a prequel does feel like a nice way to bookend the story of Arcadia Bay and put it to a definitive rest.