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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

Telltale Games · Skybound Games · 2016-12-20

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Adventure

Franchise: The Walking Dead · Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 20, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Jan 21, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 20, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 20, 2016 (Xbox One), Dec 21, 2016 (iOS), Dec 20, 2016 (Android)

After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?

92
playing now
84%
positive of 19k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (13 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (342 ratings)
7.3h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 7.5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.74
steam price (US)

92 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is a 2016 episodic graphic adventure video game based on the comic book series of the same name developed by Telltale Games. It is the sequel to The Walking Dead: Season Two, and the third game in The Walking Dead video game series. The first two episodes were released in December 2016, while a retail season pass disc edition was released in February 2017, followed by the third through fifth episodes in each subsequent month, with the final episode released in May 2017. The game employs the same narrative structure as the past seasons, where player choice in one episode will have a permanent impact on future story elements. The player choices recorded in save files from the first two seasons and the additional episode 400 Days carry over into A New Frontier.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 92 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 924 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~116/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 464k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,543 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.74-75%
GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2025-10-20) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 58 of 87 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
41541520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

92192026-08-06 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 41 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 42 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 46 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 56 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 30 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 40 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 59 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 29 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 53 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 34 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 33 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 40 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 48 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 21 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 28 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 40 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 26 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 45 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 61 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 36 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 52 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 74 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 52 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 92 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.002016-11-242026-08-302016-11-24 — best price $22.492017-05-12 — best price $18.742017-09-25 — best price $9.092018-01-29 — best price $24.992018-06-25 — best price $18.742020-01-23 — best price $11.242020-06-17 — best price $14.992020-08-17 — best price $14.992020-10-01 — best price $14.992020-11-15 — best price $13.392021-01-04 — best price $14.992021-02-21 — best price $7.992021-04-17 — best price $8.992021-05-31 — best price $14.992021-08-06 — best price $14.992021-11-04 — best price $12.442022-01-18 — best price $12.442022-04-12 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $4.492022-10-11 — best price $11.892023-01-05 — best price $12.442023-03-24 — best price $2.692023-07-03 — best price $3.432023-10-20 — best price $3.742023-12-21 — best price $3.742024-03-22 — best price $11.012024-06-11 — best price $11.892024-08-20 — best price $2.772024-10-23 — best price $3.522024-11-30 — best price $3.302025-02-05 — best price $3.742025-05-28 — best price $3.752025-08-15 — best price $12.372025-11-24 — best price $3.402026-02-26 — best price $14.992026-08-21 — best price $3.742026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

202952026-05-30 — 136 pageviews2026-06-02 — 160 pageviews2026-06-05 — 148 pageviews2026-06-08 — 156 pageviews2026-06-11 — 127 pageviews2026-06-14 — 128 pageviews2026-06-17 — 121 pageviews2026-06-20 — 119 pageviews2026-06-23 — 133 pageviews2026-06-26 — 129 pageviews2026-06-29 — 149 pageviews2026-07-02 — 139 pageviews2026-07-05 — 189 pageviews2026-07-08 — 145 pageviews2026-07-11 — 131 pageviews2026-07-14 — 131 pageviews2026-07-17 — 149 pageviews2026-07-20 — 140 pageviews2026-07-23 — 156 pageviews2026-07-26 — 137 pageviews2026-07-29 — 168 pageviews2026-08-01 — 139 pageviews2026-08-04 — 141 pageviews2026-08-07 — 133 pageviews2026-08-10 — 144 pageviews2026-08-13 — 153 pageviews2026-08-16 — 154 pageviews2026-08-19 — 130 pageviews2026-08-22 — 132 pageviews2026-08-25 — 119 pageviews2026-08-27 — 145 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
91.1%
earned "Family Road Trip"
77.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)29,75383%31
Steam (Steam)17,11581%30
Windows (Xbox)1,38153%30
Switch (Nintendo)550%0

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

Player tags

GoreActionHorrorViolentZombiesEpisodicSurvivalAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

Players also track

The Walking DeadHow to Survive 2Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded EditionRemnant: From the AshesThe Walking Dead: The Final SeasonApsulov: End of GodsBlacksad: Under the SkinDays Gone

Similarity via IGDB.

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