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Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a three-part episodic standalone game that serves as a prequel to Life is Strange and is set three years prior to the main game's events.

It features Chloe Price as the playable protagonist and Rachel Amber as a main character who is crucial to the story. The prequel is set in May 2010, three years prior to the events of the main game, shortly after Chloe's mother Joyce Price became involved with soon-to-be stepfather David Madsen.

The game features returning characters William Price, Frank Bowers, Nathan Prescott, and Victoria Chase as well as returning background characters such as the Truck Driver.

The story focuses on Chloe's life as a sophomore at Blackwell Academy as well as the relationship between Chloe and Rachel and the events that made them bond.

Episode One: "Awake":

On May 6th, Chloe Price sneaks off to the old mill and trash-talks her way into a Firewalk concert.

After a confrontation with two men, she is rescued by schoolmate Rachel Amber. After reuniting at school the next morning, Chloe and Rachel decide to stow away on a cargo train that takes them to a lookout point.

After looking through the viewfinder, Rachel is suddenly determined to get drunk by drinking previously stolen wine.

After moving on to the scrapyard, Chloe confronts Rachel about the mood change. Rachel leaves and Chloe discovers the family car her father was killed in.

Rachel later discloses that she had witnessed her father cheating on her mother via the viewfinder. In a rage, Rachel burns a family photo in a trash bin, then angrily kicks it over, lighting a nearby tree on fire.