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The Walking Dead: The Final Season vs The Expanse: A Telltale Series

The Walking Dead: The Final Season and The Expanse: A Telltale Series 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: The Final Season (2018) is 5 years older than The Expanse: A Telltale Series (2023). The Walking Dead: The Final Season scores higher on Steam reviews (93.5% positive) than The Expanse: A Telltale Series (74.1% 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: The Final Season

Choose The Walking Dead: The Final Season if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.5% positive across 6,371 reviews.

Choose The Expanse: A Telltale Series

Choose The Expanse: A Telltale Series if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,543 Steam reviews back the pick.

Both The Walking Dead: The Final Season and The Expanse: A Telltale Series 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: The Final Season vs The Expanse: A Telltale Series — Steam metadata comparison
The Walking Dead: The Final Season — Steam game coverThe Walking Dead: The Final SeasonThe Expanse: A Telltale Series — Steam game coverThe Expanse: A Telltale Series
Released20182023
GenresAdventureAdventure, RPG
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedDeck Playable
Price19.99 USD24.99 USD
Steam reviews93.5% positive (6,371 reviews)74.1% positive (1,543 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersTelltale GamesDeck Nine

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The Walking Dead: The Final Season vs The Expanse: A Telltale Series — FAQ

Which is better, The Walking Dead: The Final Season or The Expanse: A Telltale Series?
On Steam reviews The Walking Dead: The Final Season scores higher (93.5% positive) than The Expanse: A Telltale Series (74.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Walking Dead: The Final Season 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: The Final Season or The Expanse: A Telltale Series first?
If you want chronology, The Walking Dead: The Final Season (2018) came out before The Expanse: A Telltale Series (2023). 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: The Final Season and The Expanse: A Telltale Series 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.