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The Walking Dead

Telltale Games · Skybound Games · 2012-04-24

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Adventure

Franchise: The Walking Dead · Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 22, 2013 (PlayStation Vita), Apr 08, 2014 (Android), Apr 27, 2012 (Xbox 360), Oct 14, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Apr 24, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Aug 28, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

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

442
playing now
97%
positive of 80k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71
twitch viewers (latest)
84/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (1742 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.49
steam price (US)

442 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

The Walking Dead is a 2012 episodic graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games. Set in the same universe as the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, it is the first installment, or "season", in Telltale's The Walking Dead video game series, and comprises five main "episodes" and one DLC episode released between April 2012 and July 2013. The game follows Lee Everett, a convicted criminal who becomes the guardian of a young girl named Clementine amidst the onset of a zombie apocalypse in Georgia. Player decisions, such as dialogue choices and actions, influence the story's direction, with the consequences of these choices carrying over across the game's episodes.

Trailer

The Walking Dead trailer thumbnail

The Walking Dead Season 1 Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 442 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,422 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~428/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 3.2M–6.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 80,357 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.31-91%
GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.04 at GameBillet (2025-10-30) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 60 of 99 observed days · $13.95 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 808 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,256 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 561 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 737 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 749 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 729 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 431 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,006 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 621 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 545 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 523 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 559 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 641 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

517932026-08-06 21:00 — 219 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 126 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 149 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 227 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 135 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 177 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 253 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 129 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 179 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 268 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 131 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 120 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 199 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 114 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 161 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 163 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 95 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 135 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 236 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 110 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 109 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 226 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 209 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 308 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 456 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 336 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 295 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 517 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 310 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 442 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$1.042015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $8.502015-05-09 — best price $15.462015-08-22 — best price $6.242015-12-22 — best price $4.992016-07-04 — best price $24.992017-01-09 — best price $24.992017-11-03 — best price $4.992018-06-22 — best price $4.992020-06-25 — best price $3.742020-08-11 — best price $14.992020-09-19 — best price $14.992020-10-25 — best price $13.392020-11-30 — best price $14.992021-01-22 — best price $13.392021-03-04 — best price $14.992021-04-26 — best price $13.492021-06-04 — best price $14.992021-08-27 — best price $12.442021-12-10 — best price $14.992022-03-05 — best price $13.392022-05-23 — best price $14.992022-10-01 — best price $10.742023-03-02 — best price $13.392023-08-07 — best price $1.492023-12-04 — best price $11.012024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $3.152024-08-30 — best price $2.892024-11-19 — best price $13.392024-12-30 — best price $2.982025-04-25 — best price $11.502025-07-08 — best price $1.442025-10-06 — best price $13.742025-11-29 — best price $1.302026-02-03 — best price $3.522026-07-20 — best price $1.322026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7213942026-05-30 — 436 pageviews2026-06-02 — 518 pageviews2026-06-05 — 588 pageviews2026-06-08 — 594 pageviews2026-06-11 — 480 pageviews2026-06-14 — 537 pageviews2026-06-17 — 494 pageviews2026-06-20 — 444 pageviews2026-06-23 — 423 pageviews2026-06-26 — 479 pageviews2026-06-29 — 538 pageviews2026-07-02 — 529 pageviews2026-07-05 — 591 pageviews2026-07-08 — 524 pageviews2026-07-11 — 512 pageviews2026-07-14 — 523 pageviews2026-07-17 — 467 pageviews2026-07-20 — 461 pageviews2026-07-23 — 441 pageviews2026-07-26 — 572 pageviews2026-07-29 — 553 pageviews2026-08-01 — 491 pageviews2026-08-04 — 496 pageviews2026-08-07 — 439 pageviews2026-08-10 — 508 pageviews2026-08-13 — 498 pageviews2026-08-16 — 449 pageviews2026-08-19 — 517 pageviews2026-08-22 — 457 pageviews2026-08-25 — 460 pageviews2026-08-27 — 450 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

653132026-08-28 15:34 — 63 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 252 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 425 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 257 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 127 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 122 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 86 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 69 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 653 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 632 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 120 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 399 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 396 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 450 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 190 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 79 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 71 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
82.4%
earned "Out of the Frying Pan"
43.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)105,34316%48
Steam (Steam)95,97227%48
PS3 (PlayStation)87,56225%49
PS4 (PlayStation)46,38351%49
PS Vita (PlayStation)22,74155%49
PS3 (PlayStation)1,41591%41
Switch (Nintendo)2340%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DramaHorrorMatureZombiesEpisodicAdventureEmotionalComic BookStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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