Square Enix and Dontnod Entertainment revealed thatLife is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collectionwill launch on September 27 for Nintendo Switch.
This collection contains both theLife is Strangeand its prequelLife is Strange: Before the Stormgames. While the collection is available in retail and digital formats, only the first game will be on the actual Nintendo Switch physical cart at retail. The prequel will be a download code.
TheArcadia Bay Collectionwas already released earlier this year on PC, Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One as theLife is Strange Remastered Collection. It features remastered visuals across characters and environments, improved lighting effects, and refined gameplay puzzles.
TheLife is Strange Remastered Collectionwas initially planned to launch in September 2021 shortly after the release ofLife is Strange: True Colors. However, it wasdelayed to 2022and finally released in February for all platforms except for Nintendo Switch. That version was delayed even further to an unspecified time until now.
#LifeIsStrangeand Life is Strange: Before the Storm come to@Nintendo#Switchas the Arcadia Bay Collection, releasing September 27 in box and digital! Box pre-orders open from today at all good retailers, with digital pre-orders opening closer to launchhttps://t.co/4nzqdXF0KSpic.twitter.com/3ZQcj8glEB
— Life is Strange (@LifeIsStrange)June 19, 2025
Life is Strange is one of the few properties that Square Enix elected to keep after the companysold its Western game development studios to Embracer Groupearlier this year. The other twoWestern IPs that it kept were Just Cause and Outriders.
The Life is Strange franchise has changed developer hands, with its latest entry,True Colors, being handled by Deck Nine. Dontnod handled the firstLife is Strange,Life is Strange: Before the Storm, andLife is Strange 2.
It’s unknown whether Dontnod will get to work on another Life is Strange game again. Its latest project and publishing debut,Gerda: A Flame in Winter, is set to release on September 1.
