Summary
Developed by Don’t Nod Montreal,Lost Records: Bloom and Ragefollows the stories of four high school friends across two timelines: the summer of 1995 and their reunion 27 years later, in 2022. Just like Don’t Nod’sLife is Strangeseries,Lost Records: Bloom and Rageis heavily driven by its narrative, with players discovering what happened to the four girls in 1995 and how it impacts their current lives. Just like the first episodicLife is Strangegames,Lost Records: Bloom and Ragewill be rolled out in two parts. The first part, named Tape 1, came out on February 18, while the end of the story will be available in Tape 2, which was set to release a month later.
Despite being the spiritual successor to the popularLife is Strangeseries, recent data indicates thatLost Records: Bloom and Rageis having a hard time finding its audience. Reports show thatLost Records: Bloom and Rageattracted 43.2% fewer players thanStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, which joinedPS Plus Extra in the same February update. According to data from over 3.4 million active PSN accountsgathered by TrueTrophies,Lost Records: Bloom and Rageattracted fewer players upon its day-one launch on PS Plus Extra than games likeAnimal Well,Tchia, andTeardown.
Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Struggles to Attract Players
In a recent interview with Game Rant, the development team discussed thecreative process behindLost Records: Bloom and Rage. Creative director Michel Koch, executive producer Luc Baghadoust and producer Cathy Vincelli explained how they drew inspiration from their own experiences growing up in the ’90s for the setting ofLost Records: Bloom and Rage,as well as howLife is Strangeinfluenced their approach to this new narrative adventure game.
WhileTape 1is already available for players who want to giveLost Records: Bloom and Ragea try, they will have to wait a little longer to discover how the story ends. Don’t Nod Montreal has announced that it will bedelaying the release ofLost Records: Bloom and Rage Tape 2to July 17, 2025, instead of its original March 18 release date.
