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The Walking Dead (2012) is a survival adventure game series. You explore locations and gather a ragtag group of survivors. How you interact with each of them and make decisions about various dangers results in a branching story where no one is guaranteed to survive.

These are graphic adventure games, that play out like a novel but with a narrative and characters that change depending on your actions. You can talk to people, explore your location, pick up things and take a wide range of routes.

Although at first, this feels like you are not really changing very much of the game. As time goes by it's clear that you are having a substantial and sometimes grave effect on how the stories play out.

The series includes the following games:
  • The Walking Dead (2012) The start of the zombie apocalypse where Lee Everett rescues young Clementine whose parents had travelled to Savannah prior to the apocalypse.
  • The Walking Dead 400 Days (2012) is a downloadable episode that bridges between Season 1 and Season 2.
  • The Walking Dead Season Two (2013) A year later, Clementine is separated from the other survivors and forced to fend on her own.
  • The Walking Dead Michonne (2016) A three-episode series that fleshes out the time between the first two The Walking Dead seasons.
  • The Walking Dead A New Frontier (2017) A few years later we find Clementine older now and with AJ, the infant she rescues at the end of Season 2 who is now a toddler.
  • The Walking Dead The Final Season (2018-2019) A finale that concludes Clementine's story arc.

Each of these represents a season of content broken into a number of episodes. The complete collection has been gathered together in the following package:
  • The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series (2019) includes all the episodes in one package for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked The Walking Dead 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 8 months ago.
Kids not old enough for this yet? There are lots of games similar to The Walking Dead (Series). Here are some similar younger-rated games:

Play StylePlay Style

This is a Narrative and Point-and-Click game with Action and Adventure elements. This is a single-player game. The time to complete these games varies based on your decisions, as well as how many episodes in each iteration.

DurationDuration

Play Time: This game will take between 13 hours and 20 hours to complete.

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

Season One of The Walking Dead is rated PEGI 18+ for frequent strong violence and strong language. Features frequent bloody violence against both human and zombie characters, including impalement and decapitation. Strong language includes the word '*!@?*'.

Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Mature Accompanied (MA 15+) for Strong themes and horror violence.

Skill Level

14+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. Although you can play through the game without too much skill, to understand the story and appreciate the characters requires some maturity.

CostsCosts

The Walking Dead usually costs £12.79 to £39.99.
 

The Walking Dead

Steam Store PC £12.79
Steam Store Mac £12.79
Switch Store Switch -
PlayStation Store PS4 -
XBox Store Xbox One -

The Walking Dead Onslaught

Steam Store PC £23.79

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

Steam Store PC £12.79

The Walking Dead: Michonne

Steam Store PC £12.79
Steam Store Mac £12.79

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

Steam Store PC £30.99

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution

Steam Store PC £29.99

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series

Steam Store PC £39.99
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
  • In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
  • In-Game Pass: Purchase a season/battle pass to gain access to limited in-game purchases, reward items and other aspects of the game.
 
Free-to-start on iOS then you purchase each chapter. On consoles, you purchase seasons together. Some of the series, like A New Frontier, offer season passes. Alternatively, you could purchase all the episodes in a single package: The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series. 
 
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
 

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 24/04/2012, updated in 2018

Out Now: Amazon Fire, Android, Mac, PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 14+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Narrative, Point-and-Click (Action and Adventure)

Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )

Components: 3D Third-Person

Developer: Telltale Games (@TelltaleGames)


Taming Gaming Book Written by parents for parents, the database complements the in-depth discussion about video game addiction, violence, spending and online safety in the Taming Gaming book. We are an editorially independent, free resource without adverts that is supported by partnerships.

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