The Walking Dead
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AdventureZombiesStory RichPoint & ClickEpisodicChoices Matter

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Game description

A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.

Basic info

DeveloperTelltale Games
PublisherSkybound Games
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateApr 24, 2012
Price

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Minimum specs

OSXP Service Pack 3
Processor2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory3 GB
GraphicsATI or nVidia card with 512 MB RAM (not supported on Intel integrated graphics)
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 437 reviews from the past 1 year

94.7/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (97%)

Metacritic: 82 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Almost every review of The Walking Dead is about its story. 309 of them praise the story and its choices, and some say it grows darker and more personal.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 6th of 1096 and comes up in 94% of analyzed reviews. 61 reviews praise the characters, and some single out the relationship between Lee and Clementine. 20 praise the world and atmosphere, which carries emotional weight throughout. Players say it leaves them with an experience more than a game, and it scores 94.7 from 81,105 Steam reviews.

👎 Where it falls short

The criticism is about how much the choices really change. 27 reviews say the game ignores decisions that seemed to matter. Visuals & Sound ranks 727th of 1249, and 26 reviews note that the mechanics come down to dialogue, quick time events and simple exploration. 10 raise the price, suggesting waiting for a discount, and some mention invisible walls or a slow middle section.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“choices are unforgettable, story gets darker and more personal” · 309 reviews
“great experience with so much fun” · 19 reviews
“wait for price drop rather than buy at full price” · 10 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.48 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “diverse choice options and hidden dialogue create engaging replay value” · 7 reviews
Negative “game ignores player choices despite appearing to matter” · 27 reviews

Progression 1% · Difficulty 4% · Onboarding 3% · Freedom 4% · Controls & feel 11%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 94% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.61 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “choices are unforgettable, story gets darker and more personal” · 309 reviews
Negative “character deaths feel abrupt and forced for plot” · 7 reviews

Characters 52% · World 28%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +2.18 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Negative “likely won't replay it, one and done” · 5 reviews

Volume 6% · Variety 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.45 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “comic book aesthetic makes it unforgettable” · 6 reviews
Negative “graphics have not aged well compared to today's standards” · 8 reviews

Audio 15%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -0.17 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.04 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “wait for price drop rather than buy at full price” · 10 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.04 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “Definitive version has graphical errors and bugs” · 8 reviews

Performance 3% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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