Set three years before the events of Life Is Strange, the game follows sixteen-year-old Chloe Price as she struggles with the loss of her father and the changes in her family life. At school, she meets Rachel Amber, a popular student whose seemingly perfect world hides serious family problems. The two develop an unexpected friendship that becomes central to their lives. Through dialogue choices, confrontations and decisions with lasting consequences, players shape Chloe's relationships and experience the events that bring the two girls closer together.