Life is Strange: Double Exposure Reviews
Double Exposure is still worth a playthrough for fans of the series if only to see Max’s continued journey. But be prepared for a game that, while beautiful and evocative, needs more time to let its story unfold. With its breathtaking visuals but flawed execution, Life is Strange: Double Exposure earns a 6.5/10. It’s a journey worth taking but falls short of becoming the transformative experience that fans have come to expect.
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure brings Max Caulfield back in a meaningful way, showing her as a more grown-up character at Caledon University. The game skillfully mixes an intriguing mystery with tough moral choices, letting you make decisions that really matter. With a strong story, well-rounded characters, and beautiful graphics, it keeps the spirit of the original while adding new elements. While there are a few minor technical hiccups, the overall experience is emotionally powerful and a must-play for fans of the series.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure is another excellent title in the famous Interactive Narrative Adventure series. Even though it fails to present a truly characterizing element of the experience, it does introduce an excellent setting and characterization of characters. The mechanics of traveling between two distinct realities was a winning bet, even if we felt it could have been used better. Overall, it's an excellent opportunity for fans of the series to find out what happened to Max Caulfield (protagonist of the first game in the series) and players in general who enjoy the genre.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Life is Strange: Double Exposure delivers a worthy continuation of Max Caulfield’s story, introducing a gripping dual-timeline mystery where she must solve her friend’s murder while navigating a parallel reality. With strong writing, emotional depth, and well-executed supernatural elements, the game stays true to the series’ essence, though its abrupt ending and monetized DLC content may leave some players frustrated.
Review in Finnish | Read full review
The Life is Strange series has always done an excellent job of drawing you in and keeping you engaged with its riveting and impactful storytelling and characters. Seeing Max Caulfield again and what she’s been up to after so long will surely please longtime fans, but newcomers can still enjoy this game without playing the original.
didn’t expect Life is Strange: Double Exposure to be a home run; following up a split-decision story was bound to upset the fanbase someway or another. I don’t know how, but Deck Nine Games managed to adopt the groundwork DONTNOD laid out and emulated the first game’s presentation, characterization, and storytelling to a T in a true case of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Life is Strange: Double Exposure is a worthy continuation of Maxine Caulfield's story, but it certainly missed the mark according to a certain part of the fanbase. If you are not one of them, you will probably enjoy the game, although certain issues cannot be overlooked.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Double Exposure is just another dose of the stylish, edgy, narrative-driven goodness that fans have come to know and love from the Life Is Strange series.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure seeks to follow in the footsteps of 2015's successful first installment. But rather than a glorious sequel, it's like a cheap copy of it. The story draws the player in with a very intriguing plot, but it doesn't have a satisfying or meaningful ending or a "proper version" of Maxine Caulfield. The protagonist resembles herself, but is a mere bystander rather than an actor. And that's not something we want from a continuation of her story. Double Exposure does come up with interesting gameplay mechanics and takes the graphics to a new level, but what good is a title when it fails in the two most important aspects that make Life is Strange Life is Strange: story and decisions?
Review in Czech | Read full review
Life is Strange: Double Exposure is a very interesting adventure and I really enjoyed my time exploring its narrative. Unfortunately, the Switch version has serious problems, especially bugs that can lead to the total loss of progress. I hope this is fixed in updates as soon as possible, as it is an enjoyable game and worth exploring without fear.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
I'm not sure if Deck Nine has forgotten what the Life is Strange series should really be about or if Square Enix is pushing to make the series easier to sell; However, the path the franchise is taking does not appeal to me and the end of the game ends up leaving a bitter taste for the future. For fans of the franchise, I think you should play it and draw your own conclusions. The game isn't so bad that it's painful to play, as you'll at least be entertained by what's happening. However, I do not recommend playing it on Nintendo Switch, I really recommend that you try to play on another platform.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Generally speaking, Life is Strange: Double Exposure is a game that has its audience and somewhat appeals to the nostalgia of players who experienced adventures with Max nearly a decade ago. For others, this might be a charming game to pass the time with a few interesting tricks, but by the halfway point, you've seen almost everything it has to offer.
Review in Unknown | Read full review
Double Exposure maintains a balanced set of musicality, expression and narrative that keeps you guided throughout the game. All together, it brings us a cinema-worthy edition and the unfolding of the plot is tied together one point after another, making you want to explore more of this environment and its twists and turns, which requires the player to make important decisions to decide the future of the game and the relationship between the characters. Max’s return to the franchise makes us excited about the final relationship that this character had and we can finally see it here.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Life is Strange: Double Exposure is a really nice game that impresses with its emotional and exciting story. Life is Strange: Double Exposure not only impresses with its detective story, but also with its humorous and more adult themes, which always give you a slice-of-life feeling.
Review in German | Read full review
In Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Max Caulfield returns as good as ever. The storyline follows on seamlessly from what we experienced in Arcadia Bay and will delight newcomers and fans of its predecessor in equal measure. In around ten hours, you have the opportunity to explore the university campus, have many conversations and take a moment or two to relax. You can once again listen to the wonderful soundtrack and follow the journey of protagonist Max's thoughts. Only the lightness of the puzzles and the one or other display error slightly spoil the fun of the game. However, this is easily compensated for by the otherwise spot-on production and plot twists.
Review in German | Read full review
Some plot points end with interesting sequel hooks that are still intriguing, and I am curious where the story intends to go, even if many of the story elements were not paid off in Double Exposure. Hardcore Life Is Strange fans likely won’t find Double Exposure to be as strong as they hoped, but there is promise here, even in its messy interior.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure brings back Max Caulfield with new time-manipulation powers, but struggles to capture the original’s emotional weight. While the dual-timeline mechanic is engaging, the story’s weak twists, forgettable characters, and technical issues hold it back. A nostalgic revisit, but not a standout entry in the series.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure is true to the standards of its predecessors, with a highly engaging story and well-written characters, but also a beautiful world.
Review in Greek | Read full review
While Max Caufield’s return to the series has been long awaited, it seems like Life is Strange: Double Exposure might be a bit too ambitious for its frame. With new powers and another dead girl to save, she’s back but with two timelines to balance as she snoops around. It does feel like the episodic structure could be given more time to breathe so as to fully realise what the game seeks to achieve. Players will enjoy returning to the series but may find this entry to be a bit too ambitious at the cost of fully developing the characters and narrative.
Failing to capture the original's essence or offer meaningful choices, this attempt to emulate Life is Strange wastes its potential. Fans and story-game enthusiasts should look elsewhere.
Review in Turkish | Read full review