Life is Strange: True Colors (Steam Game) Steam logo

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Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.

Release DateSep 9, 2021
Price$ 59.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.5% (very positive) Top 30% / 90.1%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87% Top 10% / 87.7%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)9.9K  Top 3% / 12.7K  Top 3%
Curators194 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time14.8 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar15 minutes  Bottom 30%
Followers48.7K  Top 3%
Owners± 289.9K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 206.4K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 6.9M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Life is Strange: True Colors steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Life is Strange: True Colors's Steam rating and reviews from September 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 91.6% (November 2021) to 90% (December 2023).

With its 12.7K reviews Top 3%, Life is Strange: True Colors is indisputably a major AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Life is Strange: True Colors and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Life is Strange: True Colors's reviewers. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by German (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game is available in 10 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Life is Strange: True Colors percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Life is Strange: True Colors, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 22 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. A high negative review play time (median : 12 hours) could mean that Life is Strange: True Colors crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Remarkable protagonist with empathy power
  • Relatable and well-crafted characters
  • Wholesome moments
  • Well-designed and detailed environment
  • Diverse cast of characters
  • Interesting empath power
  • Fun minigames
  • Great soundtracks
  • Good choices with consequences
  • Colorful graphics
  • Underwhelming compared to first game
  • Little connection with previous games
  • Low story stakes
  • Cringe-worthy moments
  • Non-recommended full AAA price
  • Lack of replayability
  • Plot not strong
  • Characters can come off as naive
  • Lack of focus on one or two issues
  • Ending is rushed

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 89.5% rating  Top 30% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Life is Strange: True Colors's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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