Life Is Strange 2
- Developer
- Feral Interactive
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Released
- 26 September 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: adventure
The long awaited sequel to the award winning Life Is Strange returns with a new 5-part narrative adventure from DONTNOD Entertainment.
Best gaming PC for Life Is Strange 2 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Life Is Strange 2 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Square Enix on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / above (64-bit Operating System Required) | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz) | Intel Core i5 3470, (3.20 Ghz) or AMD FX-8350, (4.00 Ghz) |
| RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770 2GB | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Life Is Strange 2?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 3470, (3.20 Ghz) and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.