Deck Nine Confirms New Life is Strange Reveal Stream on January 20, 2026 as Teaser Promises to Separate the Real from the Rumor
Deck Nine Games is officially set to reveal the next Life is Strange game on January 20, 2026, with a live stream scheduled for 10:00am PST, 1:00pm EST, 6:00pm GMT, and 7:00pm CET. The announcement came via a short teaser posted by the official Life is Strange account, paired with the message that the franchise is about to separate the real from the rumor.
Separate the real from the rumor... Join us for the exclusive reveal of the next Life is Strange game: https://t.co/29yzDsGCb5
— Life is Strange (@LifeIsStrange) January 15, 2026
January 20. 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT / 7pm CET. pic.twitter.com/jYQphhU2e3
The teaser itself is doing exactly what it was designed to do: spark speculation while staying light on concrete details. Two figures cross the frame in a way that strongly signals the return of Max Caulfield and Chloe Price, which instantly shifts this reveal from routine franchise update into a high stakes moment for the community. If Deck Nine is indeed bringing the original duo back into the spotlight, this announcement is positioned to be both a nostalgia hit and a narrative reset button for a series that has grown in multiple directions over the years.
Fueling the rumor machine further, it is believed the next game could be titled Life is Strange Reunion, a name that surfaced via a PEGI ratings leak last week. If that title ends up being real, it would align neatly with the teaser’s messaging and the current fan conversation around returning protagonists and unresolved emotional arcs.
This reveal also lands at a critical inflection point for Deck Nine. The most recent entry, Life is Strange Double Exposure, remains a polarizing release among long time fans, not necessarily because of baseline quality, but because of how it reframed continuity and forced players to re interpret prior outcomes early in the experience. With that context, January 20 is not just a marketing beat. It is a trust rebuilding opportunity, and potentially a strategic pivot that defines what Life is Strange is going forward.
From a business lens, the timing matters too. Deck Nine went through 2 rounds of layoffs in 2024, with the second round arriving after Double Exposure shipped. A strong response to the next game can stabilize the studio’s trajectory, strengthen franchise confidence, and re establish Life is Strange as a premium narrative brand rather than a series stuck in internal canon debates.
One more signal that the franchise is being treated as a long runway IP is that an Amazon TV adaptation has been greenlit, reportedly led by Kaos writer Charlie Covell. Even without fresh series details today, the combination of a new game reveal stream and a TV adaptation push suggests Square Enix and its partners are actively expanding Life is Strange into a broader entertainment footprint.
Do you want the next Life is Strange to fully reunite Max and Chloe on screen, or should the series keep them as legacy anchors while pushing forward with a new lead and a new mystery?
