Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%2014

The verdict

A bleak, well-written Telltale story set in Westeros with the show's actors, but choices barely matter and it ends on an unresolved cliffhanger. Skip it if you want agency or closure.

Great for

Game of Thrones fans who enjoy story-driven Telltale-style interactive drama

Main risk

Choices don't matter and the story ends on a cliffhanger that will never be resolved

What players love

Gripping, authentic Game of Thrones story

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews

“Excellent writing and narrative, the sombre mood of the game fits the books' universe well.”
Steam review · 31.5 h played ↗

“A good interactive Game of Thrones spin-off with an excellent script and almost always a difficult moral choice. It fully conveys the spirit of the show.”
Steam review · translated · 12.7 h played ↗

“It's compelling, tense, exciting and beautifully written.”
Steam review · 24.7 h played ↗

Emotional, tense moments and hard choices

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“You will see brutal events take place, people will die and you will sit in your chair staring at the screen trying to process what you just saw.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗

“I felt connected to every character and when the credits rolled, I mourned the fact that I'll never cross paths with the characters again.”
Steam review · 17.1 h played ↗

Great art style and atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“I honestly don’t think there’s a better art style in any Telltale game.”
Steam review · 27.8 h played ↗

Original TV actors voice their characters

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews

“I am still surprised they managed to get the TV series actors for VO. The art is amazing, and the story is very nice.”
Steam review · 70.5 h played ↗

“It's cool that the voice cast is comprised of the original actors from the tv show.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗

New House Forrester characters fit the world

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews

“The characters introduced in Game Of Thrones - A TellTale Games Series fit well in with the universe.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗

What players complain about

Choices don't really matter

Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews

“None of the decisions you make actually matter.”
Steam review · 24.2 h played ↗

“I bought this game as I was led to believe "choices matter". They "matter" only insofar as the dialogue changes slightly.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗

“Your choices in the game essentially affect absolutely nothing...”
Steam review · translated · 14 h played ↗

Unresolved cliffhanger ending, no sequel

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“the fact that it just ends with a cliffhanger with no promise of ever ending this family's story, there's no way I can ever see myself telling anyone to play this.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗

“A promising start with the first 3 episodes, only for the last three to be pure buildup to a real resolution that never comes.”
Steam review · translated · 12.8 h played ↗

Relentlessly bleak, no wins

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“there is absolutely no way to "win". But, its even worse than that. There is absolutely no way to "get ahead" either.”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗

“Most choices dont seem to matter and just leads to the characters getting punished, humiliated or killed.”
Steam review · 55.9 h played ↗

Weak writing, plot holes and plot armor

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“The story has more holes than a Swiss cheese.”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗

“It gives all the TV show characters "plot armor".”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗

Dated, rough graphics and polish

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews

“There are a lot of graphical issues with the game. Weird halo effects. Low resolution textures.”
Steam review · 19.7 h played ↗

Crashes and technical bugs

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews

“game crashes 5 min into chapter one 4 times”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗

“The game very often refuses to launch and throws errors.”
Steam review · translated · 13.2 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Minimum

OSWindows XP Service Pack 3

ProcessorCore 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent

Memory3 GB RAM

GraphicsATI or NVIDIA card w/512 MB RAM

Storage3 GB available space

OSWindows XP Service Pack 3

ProcessorCore 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent

Memory3 GB RAM

GraphicsATI or NVIDIA card w/512 MB RAM

Storage3 GB available space

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