About
The Walking Dead came out on April 24, 2012 for Mac, PC and PlayStation 3, then for Xbox 360 on April 27, 2012 and for iOS on July 26, 2012. On Steam, 97% of 53,971 player reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive). 232 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 732 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 10 hours, doing everything about 15 hours. It won 5 awards, including Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year and Steam Award for I'm Not Crying, There's Something In My Eye.
The Walking Dead: Season One (also known as The Walking Dead: The Game) is an episodic interactive drama graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games. Based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic book series, the game consists of five episodes, released between April and November 2012. It is available for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire HDX, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game is the first of The Walking Dead video game series published by Telltale.
Story
Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal, who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead. With corpses returning to life and survivors stopping at nothing to maintain their own safety, protecting an orphaned girl named Clementine may offer him redemption in a world gone to hell.
What is happening now
Telltale's The Walking Dead is a point-and-click adventure that brought narrative-driven gameplay to the zombie genre when it launched in 2012. The game's branching story and character-focused approach influenced a generation of choice-driven adventures across its multiple episodes. Since then, it has maintained a steady presence across numerous platforms, from consoles to mobile devices. The series continues to see occasional promotional activity, including recent giveaway campaigns offering Steam keys to new players. While the original Telltale studio faced closure years ago, The Walking Dead remains accessible and active in the community, with distribution efforts helping introduce the game to audiences who may have missed its initial run.
How long to beat The Walking Dead
from 17 playersMore in the The Walking Dead series
All 12 games in order
From the people behind The Walking Dead
shared cast and crew
Games like The Walking Dead
same kind of game, other series
Cast and crew
4 creditsCrew
Voice cast
Awards
5 won, 1 more nominationMedia
Releases
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Verified works great out of the box
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.
The Walking Dead player count
concurrent players on SteamPlayers counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
The Walking Dead achievements
48 achievements on SteamRarest
All 48 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.
In the news
All 12 storiesMore headlines - the next 4
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- The Walking Dead Is Free to Keep on Steam for 24 Hours, But You'll Need to Act Fast Aug 18, 2026
- Negan Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan Says The Walking Dead Fans Still Swear at Him in the Street for Killing Glenn 10 Years Ago Aug 11, 2026