Devastating emotional storytelling
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, has affected me like The Walking Dead Telltale series.”
Steam review · 73.5 h played ↗
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%Skybound Games2020Interactive Fiction · Horror · Choose Your Own Adventure
−90%$49.99$4.99
US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A hugely emotional, story-first zombie drama with the whole Clementine saga in one package. Skip it if you want real gameplay, true branching choices, or dependable saves.
Great for
Story-driven players who want an emotional, character-focused narrative and don't mind minimal gameplay
Main risk
Save files vanish or corrupt and bugs soft-lock episodes, while choices often feel like an illusion
What players love
Clementine and Lee's unforgettable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I have never been so invested in a character's well being and survival than Clem's.”
Steam review · 33.6 h played ↗
Tough moral choices with weight
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“you’re not choosing between “good” and “evil”, you’re choosing between different kinds of pain.”
Steam review · 73.5 h played ↗
All seasons in one package for cheap
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Putting all the seasons into one game was a great decision.”
Steam review · 41.4 h played ↗
Great voice acting, atmosphere and comic art
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“But the story, atmosphere and voice acting are excellent.”
Steam review · 27.3 h played ↗
Long, cinematic story with lots of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“super long one since its 5 games in one, 1 playthrough is like 40+ hours”
Steam review · 42.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Choices are an illusion
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Your choices don't actually matter. This is the biggest letdown.”
Steam review · 53.2 h played ↗
Saves deleted, corrupted or not saving
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I have clocked over 12 hours in this game, tediously going through each and every choice, and creating a bond with some characters. 12 hours. And my save file gets deleted.”
Steam review · 13 h played ↗
Weak writing in later seasons
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The writing got progressively bad season after season.”
Steam review · 23.2 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It for whatever reason makes it impossible to reach the far right side of your screen.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Dumb characters and contrived drama
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The characters are pure braindead idiots, who put feelings first in the middle of an apocalipse”
Steam review · 35.4 h played ↗
Poor Russian localization
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“But be sure to install a fan translation, because the official one disappears in places.”
Steam review · translated · 49.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support45 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64Bit Service Pack 1
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTS 450 2GB
Storage45 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64Bit Service Pack 1
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2500K
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 960
Storage45 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64Bit Service Pack 1
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTS 450 2GB
Storage45 GB available space
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