Life Is Strange: Reunion
A fan imagining of Max and Chloe reuniting to confront a destructive inferno.
Life Is Strange: Reunion is a speculative fan concept for an adventure title from Deck Nine and Square Enix, imagined as a follow-up to the original Life Is Strange timeline. The story brings back Chloe Price, who tracks down Max Caulfield after the events of the 'Sacrifice Arcadia Bay' ending. Chloe is struggling with memories of a life and death that never happened to her, while a massive fire threatens to destroy the campus of Caledon University. The concept proposes controlling both Max and Chloe: Max can rewind time and travel through polaroid photos, while Chloe uses her backtalk skill to talk her way past opponents and into locked areas. The game is hypothetically set for release on PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, with a mixed reception imagined by fans.
In the gameplay concept, Max’s rewind power is more flexible than before—usable at any moment, though limited to a few minutes and only to places she’s already been. Chloe’s backtalk ability lets her access zones Max can’t reach and win confrontations through dialogue.
The plot starts in September 2024, nine months after a storm hit Caledon University in Lakeport, Vermont. Max returns from a weekend trip to find the campus on fire. She can’t save her friend Moses Murphy, so she uses a polaroid from three days earlier to jump back in time and cancel her trip. She tells Moses about the future, and they investigate her powers. Max learns that university president Owen Teller wants to expand the campus and tear down an old Abraxas secret society building, while former professor Lucas Colmenero leads protests against it. Inside that building, Max finds student Loretta Rice doing her own digging, and they escape an early demolition attempt. Then Chloe shows up—she’s now a touring manager for Drugstore Makeup and has crossed the country to find Max.
Chloe reveals she’s having visions of Safi Llewellyn-Fayyad, Max’s former friend. Max realizes that when she merged timelines to save Safi, she also merged the two realities from eleven years ago—the one where she sacrificed Chloe and the one where she sacrificed Arcadia Bay—so both Chloe and the town now exist together. Max and Chloe investigate the fire and Chloe’s visions. While working with Moses, Chloe gets pulled into another dimension, which Moses calls “the Overlight.” Max confronts Safi, who has returned using her shapeshifting power to h
- Developer
- Deck Nine (concept)
- Publisher
- Square Enix (concept)
- Release Date
- Unannounced (fan concept)
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S (hypothetical)
- Genre
- Adventure
- Series
- Life Is Strange (fan concept)
- Playable Characters
- Max Caulfield, Chloe Price (concept)
Quick Facts
- Title
- Life Is Strange: Reunion
- Developer
- Deck Nine
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Series
- Life Is Strange
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X/S
- Released
- March 26, 2026
- Genre
- Adventure
- Modes
- Single-player
- Director
- Jonathan Zimmerman · Christopher Sica
- Producer
- Stephan Frost · Jason Yu
- Designer
- Christopher Sica · Andres Ortiz Suarez
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Lore & Background
In this fan concept, Max and Chloe work together to investigate the fire and Chloe's visions. They infiltrate an Abraxas party, discover a secret room with skeletal remains, and learn that a Lakeport teenager committed suicide during a drug-induced hallucination in 1995. Safi's mother Yasmin Fayyad hid the body, and Vinh Lang later covered it up. The son of the dead teenager, Ren Landry, harbors a grudge. Depending on player choices, Max and Chloe identify Vinh or Ren as culprits, but the observatory still catches fire. In the aftermath, Max travels with Chloe and Drugstore Makeup. Moses sends Chloe Max's polaroid selfie, and Chloe must decide whether to give it to Max or destroy it, with multiple endings based on player actions.
Reader's Guide
Life Is Strange: Reunion is significant as it reunites the series' original protagonists, Max Caulfield and Chloe Price, for the first time since the 2015 game. It introduces dual playable characters, each with distinct abilities: Max's rewind power and Chloe's backtalk skill. The game's narrative explores the consequences of timeline merging and features multiple endings depending on player choices. Development was reportedly troubled, with leaks from developers suggesting issues. The soundtrack includes original songs by Holly Humberstone and Etta Marcus. The game received mixed reviews, and its announcement followed a PEGI rating leak in January 2026. It serves as a conclusion to the story arc of Max and Chloe, addressing themes of memory, sacrifice, and reconciliation.
Did You Know?
- This is a fan concept, not an official Life Is Strange game. No game titled 'Life Is Strange: Reunion' has been announced or released as of 2025.
- The official Life Is Strange series includes Life Is Strange, Before the Storm, Life Is Strange 2, True Colors, and the remasters. 'Double Exposure' and 'Caledon University' are not part of the established canon.
- In the original Life Is Strange, Chloe Price dies in the 'Sacrifice Chloe' ending, or survives in the 'Sacrifice Arcadia Bay' ending—neither involves Caledon University or Lakeport, Vermont.
- Life Is Strange 2 already features two playable characters (Sean and Daniel Diaz), and Before the Storm has a playable Chloe, so this would not be the first game in the series to do so.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Life Is Strange: Reunion?
It is a fan-imagined adventure title set in the Life Is Strange universe, conceived as a narrative follow-up to the 'Sacrifice Arcadia Bay' ending. The story follows Chloe Price as she searches for Max Caulfield while a devastating blaze engulfs Caledon University.
Who do you control in Life Is Strange: Reunion?
Players would switch between Max and Chloe, each bringing distinct tools to the adventure. Max retains her time-rewind ability and can step through polaroid photographs, while Chloe leans on her sharp-tongued backtalk to navigate tense conversations.
What is the central conflict in Life Is Strange: Reunion?
Chloe is haunted by memories of a life and death that never actually occurred, a lingering residue of the timeline she gave up. At the same time, a catastrophic fire is consuming the Caledon campus, forcing both girls to act before everything is lost.
Has Life Is Strange: Reunion been officially announced or released?
No; it exists purely as a speculative fan concept with no confirmed release date, development timeline, or studio commitment. The hypothetical platforms—PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC—are imagined by the community rather than confirmed by Square Enix or Deck Nine.
Why do fans care about Life Is Strange: Reunion?
It directly addresses the unresolved emotional thread between Max and Chloe left open by the original game's bittersweet conclusion. For many players, the prospect of the two reuniting to face a new threat together fills a narrative gap the series never officially closed.
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