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Can I Run Life is Strange: Before the Storm?

Deck Nine · 2017

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.

Can You Run Life is Strange: Before the Storm?

Pick your CPU, GPU, RAM and OS — we check each one against Life is Strange: Before the Storm’s official minimum and recommended requirements.

Your PC

You can run Life is Strange: Before the Storm — and then some

Your PC meets the recommended requirements. Expect a great experience.

ComponentYour PCMinimumRecommended
GPUGeForce RTX 4060AMD Radeon R7 250 or NVIDIA Geforce GTX 650AMD Radeon RX 460 or NVIDIA Geforce 1050
CPUCore i5-13400Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz)Intel Core i3-6100 (3.7GHz) or AMD Athlon X4 845 (3.5GHz)
RAM16 GB3 GB6 GB
OSWindows 11Windows 10 64-bit

Verdict compares your components against the game’s published requirements using our GPU/CPU benchmark database. Estimates — real performance varies with drivers, settings and cooling.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

Deterministic estimates based on Life is Strange: Before the Storm’s rendering demand. For your exact CPU + GPU, use the finder below.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

34 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

75 FPS

Playable

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

142 FPS

Great

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm System Requirements

Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or above (64-bit Operating System Required) Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz) or AMD Phenom X4 945 (3.0GHz) Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 250 or NVIDIA Geforce GTX 650 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 14 GB available space Additional Notes: Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported.

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 (3.7GHz) or AMD Athlon X4 845 (3.5GHz) Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460 or NVIDIA Geforce 1050 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 14 GB available space Additional Notes: Please note that 32-bit operating systems will not be supported.

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

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