Adventure
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
Give it 2 hours
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 77% of players who started
Started playing 91% of owners
Steam reviews 84% positive of 18,650
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 7h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 76% of players who start reach the ending.
- 91% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 18,646 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 8.9h for positive, 8.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (91.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Family Road Trip Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 1 100%
- Unexpected Guests Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 1 98% −2
- In Her Charge Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 1 97%
- Deal Gone Bad Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 1 96% −1
- A Hard Goodbye Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 1 95%
- To the Rescue Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 1 95%
- Bloody Business Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 2 92% −3
- Enemy at the Gates Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 2 92%
- On the Road Again Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 2 91%
- Breaking Through Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 2 91% −1
- Rough Justice Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 2 90%
- In the City Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 2 90%
- Southern Hospitality Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 3 Most players quit here 86% −3
- Building for Tomorrow Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 3 86% −1
- Shots Fired Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 3 85%
- Divine Intervention Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 3 85%
- Crime and Punishment Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 3 84%
- Close to the Edge Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 3 84%
- Faces in the Crowd Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 4 82% −2
- Across the Water Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 4 82%
- Prayers for the Dead Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 4 81%
- Blood for Blood Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 4 81%
- Smoke and Fire Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 4 80% −1
- The Price of Justice Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 4 80%
- Sole Survivors Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 5 78% −2
- Promises and Lies Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 5 78%
- Family Values Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 5 77% −1
- Dark Victory Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 5 77%
- Second Chances Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 5 77%
- The Dawn Breaks Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 5 77%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (30)
story milestone ending side
- Family Road Trip Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 1 100%
- Unexpected Guests Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 1 98%
- In Her Charge Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 1 97%
- Deal Gone Bad Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 1 96%
- A Hard Goodbye Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 1 95%
- To the Rescue Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 1 95%
- Bloody Business Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 2 92%
- Enemy at the Gates Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 2 92%
- On the Road Again Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 2 91%
- Breaking Through Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 2 91%
- Rough Justice Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 2 90%
- In the City Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 2 90%
- Southern Hospitality Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 3 86%
- Building for Tomorrow Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 3 86%
- Shots Fired Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 3 85%
- Divine Intervention Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 3 85%
- Crime and Punishment Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 3 84%
- Close to the Edge Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 3 84%
- Faces in the Crowd Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 4 82%
- Across the Water Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 4 82%
- Prayers for the Dead Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 4 81%
- Blood for Blood Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 4 81%
- Smoke and Fire Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 4 80%
- The Price of Justice Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 4 80%
- Sole Survivors Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 5 78%
- Promises and Lies Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 5 78%
- Family Values Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 5 77%
- Dark Victory Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 5 77%
- Second Chances Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 5 77%
- The Dawn Breaks Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 5 77%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.