<P> Publisher Square Enix chose Deck Nine to develop the prequel to Life Is Strange after the developer's proprietary StoryForge tools had made an impression . Development started in 2016 with the Unity game engine . Rhianna DeVries, who initially did the game's motion capture for Chloe Price, voices the character, while the original voice actress Ashly Burch serves as writing consultant . Burch did not reprise her role due to the SAG - AFTRA strike . The music was written and performed by the British indie folk band Daughter, and released as an official soundtrack by Glassnote Records on 1 September 2017 . Instrumentation was employed to represent different sides of the lead character: piano for isolation, electric guitar for rebelliousness, and layered vocals for friendship . Daughter took the script and concept artwork as inspiration . </P> <P> Prior to its official announcement, images had leaked online indicating that a prequel to Life Is Strange was in development . Square Enix revealed Life Is Strange: Before the Storm on 11 June during E3 2017, stating that it would be released over three chapters starting on 31 August for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One . The Deluxe Edition includes the bonus chapter "Farewell"--featuring Max Caulfield of the original game as a playable character--three additional outfits, and Mixtape Mode, allowing players to customise playlists with the game's soundtrack . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Episode </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> "Episode 1: Awake" </Td> <Td> 31 August 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> "Episode 2: Brave New World" </Td> <Td> 19 October 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> "Episode 3: Hell Is Empty" </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="4"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> "Bonus Episode 4: Farewell" </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Episode </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> </Tr>

When will episode 2 of life is strange before the storm be released