Life is Strange

  • Max Caulfield is born

  • Chloe starts school at Blackwell Academy

  • Max's 13th birthday

  • William Price dies

  • William's funeral. Max Caulfield moves to Seattle.

  • David Madsen and Joyce meet at the Two Whales Diner for the first time.

  • Chloe's 15th birthday

  • Max's 14th birthday

  • Intro to "Awake" takes place.

    Chloe visits a punk club and meets Rachel Amber, who rescues her from two men who accost Chloe because she spilled beer on them. They party and dance together to Firewalk's music.
  • "Awake" takes place.

    Chloe argues with Joyce and David drives her to school. Chloe and Rachel ditch school to travel to the Overlook; Rachel sees her father kissing another woman. Chloe and Rachel discover a junkyard and have an argument some time after. Eventually, she collapses near William's car. Rachel sets the forest on fire while burning the photo of her father at the Overlook.
  • "Brave New World" takes place.

    Chloe is suspended from Blackwell. Frank Bowers sends Chloe to collect a debt from Drew North. Performance of The Tempest at Blackwell. Chloe plays Ariel for the first part of the play.
    (into May 9th) Rachel finds out about her biological mother, Sera Gearhardt.
  • "Hell is Empty" takes place.

    Chloe fixes the old truck in the junkyard. Rachel is stabbed by Damon Merrick and hospitalised. Sera Gearhardt is kidnapped by Damon on James Amber's orders (and Chloe's impersonation of James). Chloe confronts Damon. Damon is killed by Frank. Chloe exposes the truth about James Amber to Rachel and Rose Amber.
  • Max's 15th birthday

  • Max's 16th birthday

  • Max's 17th birthday

  • A Vortex Club Party takes place,

  • Rachel Amber goes missing.

  • Max learns she is accepted to Blackwell Academy

  • Max packs for Arcadia Bay

  • Max moves into her dorm room

  • Max's senior high school year starts

  • Max meets Waren Graham in Science class

  • Max's 18th birthday

  • Max takes photos around campus and her photography class is told about the "Everyday Heroes" Contest.

  • Chloe gets drugged and photographed by Nathan

  • Kate Marsh lends Max her copy of "The October Country". Max does a diary entry.

  • Warren lends Max his flash drive with movies on it.

  • Vortex Club Party takes place. Kate is drugged and gets filmed while kissing several strangers. The film is later uploaded online by Victoria. The same evening, Kate is kidnapped by Jefferson and Nathan and later photographed in the Dark Room.

  • "Chrysalis" takes place

    Max has a premonition of a tornado coming to Arcadia Bay, and discovers she can rewind time. She uses her ability to stop Chloe Price from being shot by Nathan Prescott. Max and Chloe reconnect. Max has another premonition and tells Chloe about her powers. A snowstorm occurs.
  • "Out Of Time" and part of "Chaos Theory" take place.

    Kate Marsh attempts suicide. Max discovers her ability to freeze time during her attempt to save her. Kate is admitted to hospital. Max is investigated by the police. Later in the evening, the incident is discussed in Principal Wells' office. An eclipse occurs. That night, Max and Chloe break into Blackwell Academy and the Blackwell Swimming Pool and they stay overnight at Chloe's house.
  • "Chaos Theory" takes place.

    Deadline for the Everyday Heroes Contest. Discovery of Rachel Amber's relationship with Frank Bowers. Max discovers she can rewind into scenes in photographs she is in. She then rewinds to the past, and prevents Chloe's father from dying. This creates an alternative timeline.
  • "Dark Room" takes place.

    Max is asked to end Alternative Chloe's life. Max then rewinds through the same photograph to correct the timeline. Chloe and Max get Frank's log book and The Prescott Barn and the Dark Room are discovered. Rachel Amber's dead body is found. The Vortex Club "End of the World" Party takes place. A double moon occurs. Chloe Price gets shot by Mr. Jefferson. Max is drugged and unable to rewind. Nathan gets murdered by Mr. Jefferson.
  • "Polarized" takes place.

    The tornado from Max's visions occurs. David Madsen discovers the Dark Room, saves Max. Max gets Warren's photo, and travels back to the evening of the Vortex Party to warn Chloe about Jefferson. Chloe takes Max to the lighthouse and Max has to decide between saving Chloe or restoring the original timeline and saving the town.
  • If Max decides to Sacrifice Arcadia Bay, Chloe and Max leave after the town is destroyed.

  • Life is Strange 2 begins

  • Life is Strange 2 ends