40BANG SCORE
The Walking Dead
fair · narrative · 2012
Fair value, not a standout: about 0.5h, $14.99 (~$29.98/hr), 97% positive.
Better value than 15% of narrative games
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
BANGER threshold
Becomes a BANGER at $0.59
96% off today's $14.99. Wait for that sale.
Worth it at $1.99.
Real value
$29.98/hr over the 0.5h main story.
And 19% of players reach the end, the value holds.
Finish rate
19.0%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
0.5h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$29.98/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$14.99
Reviews
97%
79,589 reviews
Metacritic
82
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2012
What drives the score
Value$29.98/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews97% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
Finish rate19.0%
a top-end bonus, not the main driver
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).
DeveloperTelltale Games
PublisherSkybound Games
Genrenarrative
Achievements48
Trailer & screenshots
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