The Walking Dead cover art

games like

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead leans Variance (Light / Casual). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Point-and-click - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

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12 games like The Walking Dead

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

The Walking Dead: Season Two cover art
The Walking Dead: Season TwoLight / Casual · narrative adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Choice outcomes are unknown only on first play

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The Wolf Among Us cover art
The Wolf Among UsPure Optimization · detective adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: optimization (2 vs 5) - Scene order and evidence collection allow minor optimisation of deduction paths

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Life is Strange cover art
Life is StrangeSystems & Chaos · narrative adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: optimization (2 vs 5) - Understanding consequence chains enables deliberate dialogue path planning

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Detroit: Become Human cover art
Detroit: Become HumanLight / Casual · interactive drama

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Quick-time events demand only basic reaction timing

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Batman: The Telltale Series cover art
Batman: The Telltale SeriesLight / Casual · narrative adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Tales from the Borderlands cover art
Tales from the BorderlandsLight / Casual · narrative adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: optimization (2 vs 1) - Choices barely change outcomes; nothing to solve

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Grim Fandango Remastered cover art
Grim Fandango RemasteredLight / Casual · point-and-click adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - no meaningful randomness

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Circle of Blood cover art
Circle of BloodLight / Casual · point-and-click adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - no meaningful randomness

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Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror cover art
Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorLight / Casual · point-and-click adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - no meaningful randomness

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Little Misfortune cover art
Little MisfortuneLight / Casual · narrative adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Walking and choices only

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Day of the Tentacle Remastered cover art
Day of the Tentacle RemasteredLight / Casual · point-and-click adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - no meaningful randomness

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Full Throttle Remastered cover art
Full Throttle RemasteredLight / Casual · point-and-click adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - no meaningful randomness

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Game details

Released
2012
Developer
Telltale Games
Franchise
The Walking Dead
Platforms
PS3, PS4, Linux, Android, PC, iOS, Mac, Vita, X360, XONE, Switch
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
84/100
IGDB users
86/100
Point-and-clickAdventureActionHorrorSurvivalDrama