Life is Strange: Reunion vs Mixtape
Both wrap teen angst in nostalgia, but one lets you steer the story while the other just plays the tape.
Holds up as Max-and-Chloe closure if you survived Double Exposure's dropped ball — but newcomers should start with the original LiS, not Reunion's nostalgia-leaning sendoff.
A nostalgic interactive movie with near-zero gameplay — worth it only if you love coming-of-age stories and can tolerate minimal interactivity.
Steam popularity
Shared scale — sparklines are directly comparable across both games.
Life is Strange: Reunion
Jun 2026 peak CCU 371 ↓ 19% MoM
All-time peak 2,240
Mixtape
Jun 2026 peak CCU 163 ↓ 93% MoM
Key differences
Player agency
Life is Strange: Reunion offers branching choices that affect the ending, building on series' tradition.
Mixtape is a linear interactive movie with minimal player input beyond occasional prompts.
Story continuity
Reunion concludes Max and Chloe's saga, rewarding players who followed both previous titles.
Mixtape is a standalone coming-of-age story set in the late '90s with no prior knowledge required.
Gameplay depth
Reunion includes exploration and dialogue puzzles typical of the Life is Strange series.
Mixtape focuses on soundtrack-driven nostalgia with essentially no gameplay challenge.
Which one is for you?
Pick Life is Strange: Reunion if
- You played LiS1 and Before the Storm and need closure for Max and Chloe.
- You want a narrative game with meaningful choices that impact the outcome.
- You prefer 8-10 hours of interactive storytelling over a passive movie.
Pick Mixtape if
- You love slice-of-life coming-of-age stories like Life is Strange but want less gameplay.
- You're nostalgic for the late '90s and enjoy curated soundtracks.
- You dislike puzzles and prefer a purely linear, audio-visual experience.
Bottom line
Choose Reunion if you want actual gameplay and closure for a beloved duo; pick Mixtape if you only want a passive nostalgia trip.