Choose The Walking Dead: Season Two
Choose The Walking Dead: Season Two if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.7% positive across 12,841 reviews.
The Walking Dead: Season Two vs The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
The Walking Dead: Season Two and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. The Walking Dead: Season Two (2013) is 3 years older than The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (2016). The Walking Dead: Season Two scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (77.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
Choose The Walking Dead: A New Frontier if it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,936 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Walking Dead: Season Two and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Walking Dead: Season Two |  The Walking Dead: A New Frontier | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2016 |
| Genres | Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.7% positive (12,841 reviews) | 77.4% positive (5,936 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Telltale Games | Telltale Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- The Walking Dead: Season Two (2013) is 3 years older than The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (2016).
- The Walking Dead: Season Two scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (77.4% positive).
- The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Walking Dead: Season Two (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: The Walking Dead: Season Two is Deck Playable, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is Deck Verified.
The Walking Dead: Season Two vs The Walking Dead: A New Frontier — FAQ
- Which is better, The Walking Dead: Season Two or The Walking Dead: A New Frontier?
- On Steam reviews The Walking Dead: Season Two scores higher (95.7% positive) than The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (77.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Walking Dead: Season Two is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Walking Dead: Season Two or The Walking Dead: A New Frontier first?
- If you want chronology, The Walking Dead: Season Two (2013) came out before The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (2016). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Walking Dead: Season Two and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.