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The Walking Dead

Episodic point-and-click adventure about choices in a zombie apocalypse

Telltale Games · Published by Skybound Games · Released Apr 24, 2012

Adventure

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 58K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 410 in 30 days
Players
200
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
ATI or nVidia card with 512 MB RAM (not supported on Intel integrated graphics)
3 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Walking Dead?

A single-player, five-part point-and-click adventure set during a zombie apocalypse. As Lee Everett, you explore scenes, talk with survivors, make timed decisions, and try to protect an orphaned girl named Clementine, with choices carrying across episodes.

For you if...

  • +you prefer dialogue-led adventures over combat-heavy games
  • +you like dark, episodic zombie stories
  • +you enjoy tense moral decisions

Not for you if...

  • −you want frequent combat and little dialogue
  • −you prefer open-ended worlds over episodic stories

What players say

97% of 58,088 reviews are positive · 97% of 410 in the last 30 days

Players praise the emotional story, character development, and Lee and Clementine’s relationship. The most common complaint is that many choices converge on the same outcomes; recent players also report launch failures, crashes, broken saves, and input-blocking glitches.

Players over time

▲ +5% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 407 players on Oct 26, 2026.

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Oct 26, 2026407
Oct 25, 2026392
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Oct 22, 20260
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Oct 13, 2026198
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Oct 11, 2026217
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Oct 6, 2026200
Oct 5, 2026216
Oct 4, 2026243
Oct 3, 2026175
Oct 2, 2026149
Oct 1, 2026126
Sep 30, 2026112
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Sep 28, 2026172
Sep 27, 2026160
Sep 26, 2026124
Sep 25, 2026104
Sep 24, 2026109
Sep 23, 202677
Sep 23, 2026134
Sep 22, 2026127
Sep 21, 2026197

How many players finish The Walking Dead?

38% of Steam players have unlocked «What Remains», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

The Walking Dead screenshot 1

The Walking Dead system requirements

Minimum: ATI or nVidia card with 512 MB RAM (not supported on Intel integrated graphics), 3 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
XP Service Pack 3
Processor
2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
Graphics
ATI or nVidia card with 512 MB RAM (not supported on Intel integrated graphics)
Memory
3 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB

Recommended

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent
Graphics
ATI or nVidia card with 1024 MB RAM
Memory
3 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB

Does The Walking Dead have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Walking Dead run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
48
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.

Does The Walking Dead use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

1 DLC available.

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