 After "Life Is Strange" achieved financial and commercial success, Dontnod Entertainment started to become more prominent in the video game industry; publishers pursued the studio for the first time, whereas they previously had to pursue publishers themselves.CEO Oskar Guilbert said that the game saved his company financially after the mediocre sales of "Remember Me".In 2016, Square Enix sponsored its own "Everyday Heroes" photography contest, inspired by the game, offering a scholarship for the winning entry.