The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

Fair · Narrative · 2016

Steam Deck Verified

The verdict

WAIT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

Fair today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 90% in the Winter Sale 2025.

Today

$14.99Fair

Typical seasonal cut

$3.7475% offFair

Cost per hour▼
$1.97/hr
Reviews▼
84% of 18,695
Critics
81 players 3 higher
Genre rank
Top 19% Narrative

Holding it back: Cost per hour, Reviews

Watch this gameOne alert at $3.74 or less.

Time and effort

Main story
7.6h
To 100%
8.2h 1.1x the story
Achievements
30

Price and sales

Sales
55 on record
Typical cut
75% off
Steam low
$1.49 October 2025
Sale every
47d last October 2026
Lowest now $2.99 at GOGall-time low $1.49 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
64 now
Recent reviews
89% 30 days
Cheaper than
17% of its genre
Better reviewed
78% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

91% start to 70% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

This site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

55 discounts in the 10 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 2 days ago.

Its score sits in the top 19 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 83 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 78 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Walking Dead: The Final Season ($19.99, scores 74) beats it on value, while it beats The Walking Dead: Michonne - A Telltale Miniseries ($14.99, scores 38).

More about The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

Of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 2 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written August 2023 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 64 percent of the 569 reviews written there were positive, against 84 percent overall, and those are 4 percent of everything written about it.

It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 7.6 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Last discount ended 2 days ago.

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Holding it back
Cost per hour$1.97/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds2 of 800 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

dudes are out for BLOOD on these reviews, its a very very good game, although not following the story as Clem was a questionable, they pulled it off incredibly good, this game is amazing, i have to admit, it was decently shorter than any of the other games, it was still a great time, perfection
t4nkishRecommendedafter 9.7hOct 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier, serves as the compelling third chapter in the iconic episodic narrative series. Shifting primary focus to a fresh protagonist, Javier "Javi" Garcia a former professional baseball player attempting to protect his extended family amidst society's collapse the season reframes the apocalypse through the lens of familial loyalty and organized human factions. When Javi's path crosses with...
0xZakRecommendedafter 13h8 found this helpfulRead on Steam
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is an incredible continuation of the series that deserves far more credit than it gets. The story pulls you in with its intense moments, emotional conflicts, and characters who feel genuinely human. Javier's journey is a refreshing change of perspective, and Clementine's evolution throughout the game makes her story even more compelling. The writing keeps you invested, the choices...
AesthoicRecommendedafter 6.3hOct 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 3 GB of memory, Nvidia GTS 450+ with 1024MB+ VRAM (excluding GT), 8 GB of storage. Windows only.

Cite this score

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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier scores 53/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/536220/the-walking-dead-a-new-frontier
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 7, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players+3
Critics81
Players84
Metacritic critics · 18,695 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperTelltale Games
PublisherSkybound Games
GenreNarrative
Released2016
Players1.5Mowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements30