How to Save Everyone in Life is Strange: Reunion

The stakes have never been this high in a Life is Strange entry. Okay, well, maybe not that high, but it's still a matter of life or death as Max and Chloe try to prevent an arsonic disaster at Caledon University in Life is Strange: Reunion.

While we do have Max and Chloe's own reconciliation and revelations unfold, you simultaneously need to prepare to save as many lives as possible, leading up to the game's finale. After all, saving everyone guarantees the best ending as well as rewards you with an extremely missable trophy/achievement.

But if you're planning to get it in your first playthrough or even the second one, be sure to read on with my guide, where I'll explain how you can save each of the integral characters associated with the finale and score that sweet Platinum Trophy/100% completion with ease.

In case it wasn't obvious already, major spoilers for Life is Strange: Reunion will be discussed in this guide. I strongly recommend doing your first playthrough blind and then attempting to save everyone in a follow-up playthrough.

How to Save Everyone in Life is Strange: Reunion

Loretta

Loretta is probably the easiest character to save, even if you're not paying half the attention to the game's mystery or suspect elements. And just for disclosure, I don't think any of the earlier interactions, like stopping her from going to the Mabon party, can impact things.

To save Loretta, you just need to stop the fire outbreak plans from Ren, which can be achieved by selecting him as your prime suspect and reporting him to Noelle during the Chloe's Decision scene at the Snapping Turtle bar. Doing so will ensure Ren doesn't torch one of Caledon's main buildings, where Loretta ends up getting trapped in the library.

Owen

The newly appointed president of Caledon had some transcending yet equally tarnishing ideas for the future. But ultimately, he isn't that much of a despicable human being to deserve death by arson.

Regardless, it's actually way simpler to save him from demise than one would've hoped or assumed. Much like Loretta, you can easily prevent Owen's death by just putting a stop to Ren's arsonic plans as Chloe. If his plan goes through, Max and Owen will try to save the students during the fire break, but this will later result in Owen being pronounced dead at the Memorial scene.

Anthony The Poet

Here's yet another simple character that you can easily save. During the Line of Fire scene, once you've grabbed the wrench from the custodian's room, all you need to do is head to the boarded-up front entrance of the Everett Observatory.

Get close, and you should get the option of smashing the door with the wrench. This allows Max to shout and signal to any trapped students inside the location of the nearby exit to escape.

Noelle

Noelle is the Caledon security guard who butted heads with Chloe in the earlier sections, and she ends up being one of the MVP rescuers during the last act, as long as you don't miss one integral piece of the puzzle to ensure her safety.

In the Line of Fire scene, in an effort to save as many lives as you can, you'll soon come across the custodian's office, where you can grab a wrench and pinpoint the location of the water valves. However, make sure to also grab the gas mask here, just lying on the janitor cart. Once you get to Noelle, give her the gas mask. This will allow her to easily rescue students or anyone else trapped in the fires.

Jeanette

Now this is someone you can easily miss saving during the whole arsonic breakout in the Line of Fire scene, because I know I did on my first playthrough. As soon as the Line of Fire scene begins, head upstairs to the Observatory, BUT MAKE SURE to inspect the bulletin board on the right here.

Inspecting the bulletin board allows you to notice a graduate admissions essay counseling form. This allows Max to make the assumption that Jeanette may be inside the Observatory's room 112. And once you later encounter Noelle, you'll have the option to tell her to rescue Jeanette, along with informing her about any other things.

Vinh

If you pay close attention to everything and manage to get all the optional evidence pertaining to Max's side of the case, then spoiler alert, the game will automatically target Vinh as the prime suspect for the fiery explosion at the Abraxas House.

And just like that, you can stop Vinh's death by accusing him when given the option during the Max's Choice scene in Life is Strange: Reunion. This will then later trigger a sequence after you stop Ren's fire, where Max just barely manages to stop Vinh from disposing of the buried body at the house via his scorching mishap.

Safi

And it now brings us to the trickier characters to save during the whole finale bit of the game.

Firstly, the most important thing here is to ensure that Max tells Safi about the fire in one of the major choices in the Times at Turtle scene. This will raise Safi's trust in us and improve our overall relationship for the game's climax point.

Eventually, you'll come across the "In the Lighthouse" scene, where Safi teleports herself and Chloe into the nightmare dimension, and it's now up to Chloe to stop Safi from committing (for lack of a better term) seppuku.

You'll be given a series of dialogue choices to possibly convince and bring some sense into Safi. I recommend selecting the following choices to prevent Safi's death in Life is Strange Reunion:

• "Max loves you."
• "She told you about the fire." (Again, make sure you've told Safi about the fire premonitions in the earlier scenes)
• "You've been hurting since Maya died." OR "You got lost in your powers."
• "She knows you can do better." OR "Moms can forgive a lot."
• "Fine. Let's be B*stards" OR "We’re also alive."

If done correctly, Safi will come to a realization and leave the lighthouse together with Chloe to then escape with Moses from the Observatory fire. You'll also earn a bonus trophy/achievement ("You're Coming With Me") for saving Safi in this section.

Lastly, you'll know you've fulfilled the requirements and saved everyone once you reach the Memorial scene. If you've successfully saved everyone you could, the memorial wall will be replaced by the heroic acts of Noelle and Max with no major casualties or losses, as indicated by the newspaper headline. And soon after the speech from Yasmin, you should also be rewarded with the Super Max trophy/achievement.