Originally developed by
Deck Nine
Developed for Linux by
Feral Interactive Limited
Published for Linux by
Feral Interactive Limited
This document is intended to help you answer any questions that you may have about Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Life is Strange: Before the Storm has been fully tested on Ubuntu 18.04. For the best gameplay experience, we recommend you use this distro.
The game may also work on other Linux distros; however, as the game has not been tested on these, it is possible that you will encounter performance and gameplay issues, and we do not currently offer support for other versions or distros.
The graphics card series and driver versions below have been tested, and these and higher series or versions will run the game without issues:
Nvidia
Series: 680
Driver version: 396.54
NOTE: Open-source Nvidia graphics drivers are not currently supported by Life is Strange: Before the Storm. Unfortunately, the current open-source Nvidia drivers do not support a number of the graphical features used in the game.
AMD
Series: R9 270
Driver version: MESA 18.1.6
Intel
Intel graphics cards are not currently supported by Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
Yes, achievements are supported by Life is Strange: Before the Storm.
If you are signed in to Steam, your achievements will be visible to you in-game and also to other players through the Steam application.
Yes.
The game supports gamepads using the SDL 2.0 API. For more information about SDL, see the SDL Wiki.
The gamepads in the following list have been tested and are supported by Life is Strange: Before the Storm:
The pads below are also supported by SDL and you should be able to use them to play Life is Strange: Before the Storm. However, as they have not been tested with the game, we cannot guarantee that they will work:
If you encounter problems when using any of the gamepads listed above, please contact our technical support team.
** In order to use your PlayStation pad with Life is Strange: Before the Storm, you may need to press the PlayStation button in the center of the controller after connecting the pad to your computer. This allows your computer to recognize the pad.
The following DLC is available for Life is Strange: Before the Storm as part of the Deluxe Edition. If you purchased the Deluxe Edition from Steam or the Feral Store, you already own all of the following content. If you bought the standard edition of the game on Steam, you can buy the Deluxe Upgrade to acquire this content.
'Farewell'
Play as Max Caulfield one last time in a special bonus episode.
Mixtape Mode
Design your own playlist from the Life is Strange: Before the Storm licensed soundtrack and listen to it alongside a cinematic scene from the game.
Classic Chloe Outfit Pack
Change Chloe's look with three new outfits.
There are several factors which have an impact on the speed at which Life is Strange: Before the Storm runs. Please see the Life is Strange: Before the Storm Performance Tips section in the ReadMe for ways to increase the speed at which the game runs on your computer.
Please read the technical support information in the ReadMe; this tells you what to check and if necessary, how to contact Feral Technical Support with your issue.