Difference between revisions of "Life Is Strange 2"

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Life Is Strange
Life Is Strange	2015
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm	2017
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit	2018
Life Is Strange 2	2018
Life Is Strange: True Colors	2021
Life Is Strange Remastered	2022
Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered	2022

Key points

Saves can be imported from The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Limited Edition.
Publisher website
Developer website

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Steam		Episode 1 is free
Amazon.com (unavailable)

All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM, and all Windows versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM as well.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Mascot Bundle DLC
Arcadia Bay Patches DLC
Japanese Language Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Dontnod\<user-id>\LIS2\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Life is Strange 2/SaveData/Dotnod/<user-id>/LIS2/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Dontnod\<user-id>\LIS2\Saved\SaveGames\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Life is Strange 2/SaveData/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Life is Strange 2/SaveData/Dontnod/<user-id>/LIS2/Saved/SaveGames/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed by default. Use a modified exe.
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed by default. See the related WSGF post for a FOV workaround. This has the side effect of also changing the FOV of other in game cameras, for example videocalls or security cameras will appear wrong. Universal UE4 Unlocker can also be used for a FOV and ultra wide screen workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		30, 60, or Unlimited.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Chromatic aberration

Disable Chromatic aberration^[4]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0

Depth of field

Disable depth of field^[4]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0

Motion blur

Disable motion blur^[4]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.MotionBlurQuality=0

Input

Input settings

Keyboard settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		^{[citation needed]}
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See DualShock 4 or DualSense.
PlayStation button prompts		Use this mod.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, voices, SFX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Language and subtitles settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation. Available to download.
Indonesian				Fan translation by IGTC Team.
Italian
Japanese				Japanese Language Pack DLC
Korean				Fan translation by baengnyeon.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Metal support
Vulkan		Linux only.
Shader Model support	5.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	TrueSky
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Criware

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2100 3.1 GHz AMD Phenom X4 945 3.0 GHz	Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	40 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 AMD Radeon HD 7770 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 280X 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.15
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-6360U 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	42 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680MX AMD Radeon R9 M290 Intel Iris Graphics 540 2 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 18.04
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-4130 3.4 GHz	Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	42 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 AMD Radeon R9 380 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 470 4 GB of VRAM

Requires Vulkan

NVIDIA requires 430.14 or newer drivers.

AMD requires Mesa 19.1.2 or newer.

Intel GPUs are not supported.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.16.3.0^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Life is Strange 2 is coming to macOS and Linux! - last accessed on October 1, 2018
↑ Verified by User:Cryio on 2023-11-09
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Life is Strange 2 journeys onto macOS and Linux on 19th December - Feral News - last accessed on 2019-12-17
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Verified by User:Kevinsesario on 2018-09-27

[3] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.16.3.0^[2]

[Feral-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Life is Strange 2 is coming to macOS and Linux! - last accessed on October 1, 2018

[engineversion-2] Verified by User:Cryio on 2023-11-09

[MacLinRls-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Life is Strange 2 journeys onto macOS and Linux on 19th December - Feral News - last accessed on 2019-12-17

[2018-09-27-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Verified by User:Kevinsesario on 2018-09-27

[1]

[Note 1]

[3]

[4]

[2]

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Square Enix}}
 |engines      =
-{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4}}
+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 4|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Cryio|date=2023-11-09}}</ref>|build=4.16.3.0}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 26, 2018}}
@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 |reception    =
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|life-is-strange-2|70}}
-{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|6648/life-is-strange-2-the-complete-season|78}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|6648/life-is-strange-2-the-complete-season|77}}
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|life-is-strange-2|82}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Puzzle }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 |strategywiki =
 |mobygames    = life-is-strange-2-complete-season
+|hltb         = 57795
 |wikipedia    = Life Is Strange 2
 |winehq       =
@@ Line 48: / Line 49: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | Limited Edition. |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Publisher | https://store.eu.square-enix-games.com/en_EU/product/500707/life-is-strange-2-episode-1-pc-download | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{Availability/row| Amazon | B07HN2PQ7F | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/lifeisstrange2/ | Steam | | | OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | life-is-strange-2-complete-season-steam-key--3791-3 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | life-is-strange-2-episode-1-pc | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | life-is-strange-2-episode-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| MacApp | id1485279764 | MacApp |  |  | OS X }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 532210 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 532210 | Steam | Episode 1 is free |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon | B07HN2PQ7F | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable }}
 }}
 {{ii}} All Windows and Linux versions require {{DRM|Steam}}, and all Windows versions require {{DRM|Denuvo}} as well.
+{{DLC|
+{{DLC/row| Episode 2 | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
+{{DLC/row| Episode 3 | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
+{{DLC/row| Episode 4 | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
+{{DLC/row| Episode 5 | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
+{{DLC/row| Mascot Bundle DLC | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
+{{DLC/row| Arcadia Bay Patches DLC | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
+{{DLC/row| Japanese Language Pack | | Windows, OS X, Linux}}
+}}
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 62: / Line 75: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Dontnod\{{p|uid}}\LIS2\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\}}
-{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Life is Strange 2/SaveData/Dotnod/{{p|uid}}/LIS2/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor}}
 {{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 }}
@@ Line 70: / Line 83: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Dontnod\{{p|uid}}\LIS2\Saved\SaveGames\}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Life is Strange 2/SaveData/}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Life is Strange 2/SaveData/}}
 {{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Life is Strange 2/SaveData/Dontnod/{{p|uid}}/LIS2/Saved/SaveGames/}}
 }}
@@ Line 76: / Line 89: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = unknown
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 = unknown
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  = unknown
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             = unknown
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
@@ Line 105: / Line 118: @@
 |multimonitor notes         = {{term|Pillarboxed}} by default. Use a [https://www.reddit.com/r/widescreengamingforum/comments/e5mu9x/life_is_strange_2_ep5_ar_fix modified exe].
 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Pillarboxed}} by default. Use a [https://www.reddit.com/r/widescreengamingforum/comments/e5mu9x/life_is_strange_2_ep5_ar_fix modified exe] for {{term|Hor+}}.
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Pillarboxed}} by default. See the [https://www.reddit.com/r/widescreengamingforum/comments/e5mu9x/life_is_strange_2_ep5_ar_fix/fnjuseo/?context=3 related WSGF post] for a FOV workaround. This has the side effect of also changing the FOV of other in game cameras, for example videocalls or security cameras will appear wrong.<br><br>
+[https://framedsc.com/GeneralGuides/universal_ue4_consoleunlocker.htm Universal UE4 Unlocker] can also be used for a FOV and ultra wide screen workaround.
 |4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 118: / Line 132: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 124: / Line 141: @@
 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              = 30, 60, or Unlimited.
-|hdr                        = hackable
+|hdr                        = false
-|hdr notes                  = Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]], open <code>Engine.ini</code>, set bUseHDRDisplayOutput=True
+|hdr notes                  =
+|ray tracing                = unknown
+|ray tracing notes          =
 |color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
@@ Line 195: / Line 214: @@
 |impulse triggers          = unknown
 |impulse triggers notes    =
-|dualshock 4               = false
+|dualshock 4               = hackable
-|dualshock 4 notes         =
+|dualshock 4 notes         = See [[Controller:DualShock 4|DualShock 4]] or [[Controller:DualSense|DualSense]].
-|dualshock prompts         = false
+|dualshock prompts         = hackable
-|dualshock prompts notes   =
+|dualshock prompts notes   = Use [https://www.nexusmods.com/lifeisstrange2/mods/5 this mod].
 |light bar support         = false
 |light bar support notes   =
-|dualshock 4 modes         = false
+|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
 |dualshock 4 modes notes   =
 |tracked motion controllers= false
@@ Line 210: / Line 229: @@
 |other controllers notes   =
 |other button prompts      = false
-|other button prompts notes= Only xbox prompts
+|other button prompts notes=
 |controller hotplug        = true
 |controller hotplug notes  =
@@ Line 238: / Line 257: @@
 |subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = true
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = unknown
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
 {{Image|Life Is Strange 2 - Language and subtitles settings.png|Language and subtitles settings}}
@@ Line 285: / Line 306: @@
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = hackable
-  |notes     = [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/life-is-strange-2/life-is-strange-2/2553 Fan translation]
+  |notes     = Fan translation. Available to [https://magyaritasok.hu/download/2553/life-is-strange-2 download.]
+ |fan       = true
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Indonesian
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = hackable
   |fan       = true
+ |notes     = Fan translation by [https://igtcid.blogspot.com/2021/08/life-is-strange-2-patch-mod-bahasa.html IGTC Team].
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 309: / Line 338: @@
   |subtitles = hackable
   |fan       = true
-  |notes     = Fan translation by [https://www.team-freestyle.com/single-post/Life-is-Strange-2 Team Freestyle].
+  |notes     = Fan translation by [https://baengnyeon.com/downloads/life-is-strange-2/ baengnyeon].
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 398: / Line 427: @@
 |mantle support         =
 |mantle support notes   =
-|metal support          =
+|metal support          = true
 |metal support notes    =
 |vulkan versions        = true
@@ Line 408: / Line 437: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = false
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = false
 |macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= false
 |linux 64-bit executable= true
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 456: / Line 488: @@
 |recGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 280X
 |recVRAM  = 4 GB
-|recDX    = 11
+|recDX    =
 |notes    =
 }}

Developers

	Dontnod Entertainment
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive^[1]
Linux	Feral Interactive^[1]
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	September 26, 2018
macOS (OS X)	December 19, 2019^[3]
Linux	December 19, 2019^[3]
Reception
Metacritic	70
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Genres	Adventure, Puzzle
Themes	Contemporary, Supernatural, North America
Series	Life Is Strange