Almost a decade after the launch of the original Life is Strange, we’re finally following up on the story of the series’ first protagonist, Max Caulfield. Life is Strange: Double Exposure is Deck Nine’s fourth take on the reality-bending franchise, assuming mainline entry duties from its original creators, Dontnod after the launch of 2021’s Life is Strange: True Colors. With the events of Arcadia Bay firmly in the rearview mirror, we reconvene with an older and wiser Max, who now works as a university photographer, having sworn off using her powers. Yet, as is the tide of fate, the tragic murder of a close friend convinces Max to revisit her ‘butterfly effect’ abilities in an effort to save Safi.
However, things don’t go quite as planned, and instead of hitting the rewind button, they tear holes in time and space, landing in an alternate timeline where their friend is still alive. Soon after, Max discovers that the murderer intends to strike in both of these parallel realities, and her mission transforms into a timely investigation to unravel the plot of a supernatural serial killer.
