Life is Strange: Double Exposure is a game where choices matter, and you can feel the consequences of your decision long into the story’s future. With that said, it can be easy to overlook certain small details, therefore missing out on choices.
With that in mind, I’ve compiled a full list of choices that can be made in Double Exposure. While not all are life-altering, it’s worth paying attention to what you could have missed in each chapter.
I’ve done my best to order the choices chronologically, so this list should guide you through the action as it happens so that you don’t miss out on anything. I’ve also noted which scene each choice appears in, so you can get back there and make a different choice through Chapter Select if you want to. The most important decisions, which prompt a decision screen, are highlighted in bold.
You can also see what choices you made through the main menu by going to Extras and then selecting Choices. Here, you’ll see what percentage of players you fall into with your decisions.
Choices in Chapter 1 – Still Life
Out of the Gutter
- While at the bowling alley, Max can tell Safi that she likes empty spaces for their potential or their presumed uselessness.
- Max can either steal a plushie at the bowling alley or not.
A Drink to Remember
- While talking at the Snapping Turtle, Max can tell Safi that she and Chloe were either just friends or high school sweethearts.
- When Safi asks what happened to Chloe, Max can either say she died or that she lived and they grew apart.
- Max will be able to enter a chat up line to get up on the board near the bar. The three choices are as follows:
- Safi’s (success)
- Reggie’s (failure)
- Her own (failure)
- There are three flipped paintings waiting to be turned in the Snapping Turtle. You can flip none, “some” (two or three), or all of them.
- When asking Amanda out, Max can choose whether it’s a date, or that they’re just hanging out as friends.
Things Are Looking Up
- While on the Observatory rooftop, Max can choose between the following three mugs:
- Toilet
- Nerdy and Dirty
- Actually Vodka
- You can reflect while on the Observatory rooftop or choose not to.
- When trying to slip Safi the bottle cap, there are three possible outcomes:
- Max wins
- Max wins but lets Safi keep her secret
- Max loses
Upstairs, Downcast
- While in Max’s room, there are some photos of Arcadia Bay that can be added to the photo wall.
Back to School Blues
- When Loretta is asking you questions for her podcast, Max can either answer them or call her bluff.
- Max can reflect while in the FAB Coffee Shop or choose not to.
- Before talking to Moses in the FAB Coffee Shop, you can either pick up his hot chocolate from the counter or not.
- When talking to Yasmin in her office, Max can choose to tell her that it’s possible that Safi took her own life or that there’s no way she would.
- There are three possible photos to choose for Safi’s memorial service:
- Pensive photo
- Playful photo
- Passionate photo
- Outside the Fine Arts Building, Lucas will be holding a “memorial” for Safi. Max can do one of three things:
- Max speaks
- Max declines to speak
- Max didn’t engage at all
- Max can talk to Reggie in the North Quad to get the Abraxas Puzzle Box. There are three possible outcomes:
- Didn’t find the Puzzle Box
- Found but didn’t solve the first layer
- Found and solved the first layer
Choices in Chapter 2 – Penumbra
Table for Three
- While in the Snapping Turtle, Max can either help the timid guy get to the bathroom or not.
By the Horns
- After finding out that Vinh’s phone has gone missing, Max can either accuse Diamond of taking it or not.
- While on the North Quad, Max can spend some time reflecting or not.
- In the Dead World, there’s a signup sheet for Platypus Facts on a tree. Max can either sign up or not.
- When talking to Lucas in the FAB coffee shop, Max can do one of four things, depending on your choice in Chapter 1:
- If you interrupted:
- Apologize for her comments
- Stand by her comments
- If you didn’t interrupt:
- Admit that she feels angry about Safi’s death
- Admit that she feels confused about Safi’s death
- If you interrupted:
- When vandalizing Lucas’ standee, Max can choose one of the following designs:
- Devil horns
- Black eye
- After taking a photo of Lucas’ restraining order against Safi, Max can either choose to delete it, or keep it.
- While in the FAB, Max can do one of three things with the Phone Project Installation:
- Talk to the future
- Talk to the future and hear from the past
- Not engage at all
- When visiting Vinh in his office in the Dead World, Max can choose to drink with him or not.
- While in Vinh’s office, Max can leave a therapist’s card for Abraxas students or not.
- Max can either call in her favor with Vinh to get his passcode or figure it out herself..
- While in Gwen’s office, Max can either change Loretta’s grade or leave it as it is.
- Max can choose to water Gwen’s plant or not.
Leaving Nothing Overlooked
- When Max first gets to the Overlook in the Living World, she can choose to smoke a joint with Gwen or not.
- Max can have a moment to reflect on the Overlook or not.
- While on the Overlook with Gwen, Max can either rescue the flash drive from the fire or let it burn.
- After finding Reggie in a state of panic, Max can either tell Loretta what he saw or that it’s none of her business.
Avoiding Detection
- After getting Safi’s camera back, Max can either agree to talk to Detective Alderman or refuse.
Photo Finished
- When at her house, Max can either water the plant or not.
Choices in Chapter 3 – Spin
Unwarranted Reasoning
- None
Proving Ground
- When on the Overlook with Moses, Max can guess his spoken phrase correctly or wrongly.
- When Moses asks Max to tell Living World Safi to keep safe, Max can either agree, or tell him that she couldn’t promise anything.
- While at the overlook with Moses, Max can either try to save Detective Alderman or save herself.
Re: Verses
- When in the FAB, Max can get confused between which Loretta she is talking to, or keep track.
- When trying to get information from Yasmin about Maya, Max can either call her out for lying or go along with it.
- While in the office, Max can change a grade for a student, or leave it as it is.
- While in the FAB, Max can do one of three things with the Phone Project Installation:
- Talk to the future
- Talk to the future and hear from the past
- Not engage at all
- While with Vinh in his office in the Living World, Max can tell a secret to get more information about Maya. The three choices are:
- Tell him that she knows about him and Safi’s relationship
- Tell him about Lucas’ restraining order against Safi
- Tell him that Gwen was framed for dealing drugs
- When Diamond asks for something to use against Vinh, Max can tell her one of two things:
- That Vinh said Maya had mental health problems
- That Yasmin asked Vinh to make his statement
Nobody Wants to Drink Alone
- When in the Snapping Turtle, Max can order a drink from Amanda. The choices are:
- Something strong
- Something sweet
- Not order a drink at all (by not talking to Amanda)
- While taking part in the imaginary Revenge Horse concert, Max can do one of three things:
- Help the lead singer survive her crowd-surfing
- The lead singer dies while crowd-surfing
- Max didn’t attend (by not talking to Amanda)
- When in the Snapping Turtle with Amanda in the Living World, Max can do one of three things:
- Kiss Amanda
- Pull away
- Not get the opportunity at all (by not talking to Amanda)
- While in the Snapping Turtle, Max can have a moment to reflect or not.
- While playing Smash or Pass with Vinh at the bar, Max can do one of five things:
- Choose Smash for one of her colleagues
- Choose Smash for some of her colleagues
- Choose Smash for all of her colleagues
- Pass on all of her colleagues
- Not play (by not talking to Vinh)
- When in the Snapping Turtle with Vinh in the Dead World, Max can do one of three things:
- Kiss Vinh
- Choose pass
- Not play (by not talking to Vinh)
Heartbreaking & Entering
- When Max arrives home she can find the intruder in one of three different ways:
- Using only powers
- Using only clues
- Using both powers and clues
Choices in Chapter 4 – Dictych
I Thought I Was the Only One
- While in her house with Safi, Max can either reflect by the fireplace or not.
- While at her house, Max can either look at the to-do list in both worlds or not.
- When talking to Safi about her powers, Max can do one of three things concerning Amanda:
- Ask her to do it again
- Tell her that it needs work
- Not ask about Amanda at all
- When Safi shapeshifts into Lucas, Max can either approve, or chew her out for ruining Lucas’ relationship with his son.
- When Safi asks about the other timeline, Max can either say she’s dead or that she killed her.
- When Safi asks whether Max could hurt her, Max can either say yes or no.
No Party Like a Krampus Party
- While in the Snapping Turtle, Max can either help Moses finish the gingerbread house, or not.
- While at the Snapping Turtle, Max can interact with a Krampus figurine at the bar or not.
- When Safi goes to stall Lucas’ as Loretta, Max can either insult him or be polite.
- During the roast, Max can either boo or cheer.
- When confronting Lucas, Max can tell Safi to do it as herself or as Vinh.
- After the roast, Max can speak to Moses in both timelines or just one.
- While at the Krampus party, Max can either choose to reflect or not.
Scatterbrained
- None
Cold Snap
- While on the Overlook with Safi and Yasmin, Max can either talk Safi down or rush her.
Choices in Chapter 5 – Decoherence
Reloaded
- None
The “I” of the Storm
- While in the storm, Max can find and help Loretta or not.
Under Observation
- None
Quit Stalling
- While in the Blackwell Academy bathroom, Max can choose to critique the graffiti on the walls.
Uncanny Alley
- While in the bowling alley, Max can choose to reflect or not.
Razing the Bar
- None
Checkout Time
- While going through the motel rooms, Max can do one of the following:
- Look at all of the books on the nightstands
- Look at some of them
- Look at none
- While in the motel rooms, Max can reminisce by interacting with Chloe’s lockpicking tools or not.
She’s Got Her Mother’s Eyes
- While on the Overlook when events calm down, Max can either choose to accept or reject Safi.
Back Together Again
- After events calm down, Loretta can either change her approach to reporting or not.
- When things are calm, Max can talk to Reggie on the North Quad, and one of three things can happen:
- Reggie is upset that she kissed Vinh (if she did)
- Reggie and Vinh are friends (if she didn’t)
- Max doesn’t talk to Reggie at all
- On the phone with Yasmin, she will say one of three things about her role as President:
- She voluntarily stepped down
- She fought the board to remain president
- The board forced her to resign
- When talking to Vinh in the Snapping Turtle, he can tell you that he’s running for Abraxas president again, or that he dropped out.
- When talking to Gwen in the Snapping Turtle, she will say one of three things:
- She’s accepted the committee’s decision to fire her
- She will fight the decision
- She’s moving away from Caledon
- After the storm, Max can either choose to reflect in the North Quad or not.
- When talking to Moses in the Snapping Turtle, one of four things can happen, depending on previous choices:
- If you accepted Safi:
- Tell Moses that Safi was justified in her actions
- Tell him that she’s not giving up on Safi
- If you rejected Safi:
- Tell Moses that she’ll be there when Safi comes back and does something bad
- Tell Moses that she’s done with Safi for good
- If you accepted Safi:
Published: Nov 1, 2024 01:45 pm