The Walking Dead (2012)

All time rank:	71 of 1,000
2010s rank:	20 of 249
2012 rank:	2 of 28
List appearances:	66 lists
Developer:	Telltale Games
Platforms:	Apple Macintosh iPhone PlayStation 3 Windows PC Xbox 360
Genres:	Point-and-Click Interactive Drama
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~12h Main+Extra: ~14h 100%: ~15h
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All time 19

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2023	GameStar	Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking	177
2018	Game Informer	The Top 300 Games of All Time	150
2018	GameStar	Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking	156
2018	GamesTM	The 200 Greatest Games of All Time	114
2018	Hyper	The 200 Games You Must Play	1
2018	Slant Magazine	The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	97
2017	Gamereactor	Gamereactor's Top 100 bedste spil nogensinde	36
2017	Polygon	The 500 best games of all time	152
2016	Digitally Downloaded	The top 100 of all time!	88
2016	Gameswelt	Gameswelt Top 100	62
2015	GamesRadar+	The 100 Best Games of All-Time	33
2015	IGN	Top 100 Games of All Time	100
2014	GamesRadar+	The 100 best games of all time	26
2014	Slant Magazine	100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	30
2013	EP Daily	Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time!	70
2013	GamesRadar+	The 100 best games of all time	24
2013	GamingBolt	Top 100 greatest video games ever made	90
2013	NA	1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die	1
2013	PC and Tech Authority	100 games to play before you die	1

2023 GameStar

Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking #177

2018 Game Informer

The Top 300 Games of All Time #150

2018 GameStar

Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking #156

2018 GamesTM

The 200 Greatest Games of All Time #114

2018 Hyper

The 200 Games You Must Play #1

2018 Slant Magazine

The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #97

2017 Gamereactor

Gamereactor's Top 100 bedste spil nogensinde #36

2017 Polygon

The 500 best games of all time #152

2016 Digitally Downloaded

The top 100 of all time! #88

2016 Gameswelt

Gameswelt Top 100 #62

2015 GamesRadar+

The 100 Best Games of All-Time #33

2015 IGN

Top 100 Games of All Time #100

2014 GamesRadar+

The 100 best games of all time #26

2014 Slant Magazine

100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #30

2013 EP Daily

Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time! #70

2013 GamesRadar+

The 100 best games of all time #24

2013 GamingBolt

Top 100 greatest video games ever made #90

2013 NA

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die #1

2013 PC and Tech Authority

100 games to play before you die #1

Decade 16

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2020	IGN	The Best Games of the Decade	1
2019	Den of Geek	100 Best Games of the Decade	46
2019	DualShockers	The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019)	17
2019	Gamereactor	Decenniets 30 bästa spel	25
2019	Gamer.nl	De 100 beste games van het decennium	44
2019	GameSpew	The 50 Best Games of the Decade	36
2019	GamesRadar+	The 100 best games of the decade	17
2019	Gaming Age	Gaming Age’s Games of the Decade	25
2019	GAMINGbible	GAMINGbible's Greatest Games Of The Decade	13
2019	Les Inrockuptibles	Voici les 50 meilleurs jeux vidéo de la décennie	21
2019	Mashable	Our 15 favorite video games from the 2010s	2
2019	NME	The 50 Best Games Of The Decade	13
2019	Paste	The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s	31
2019	Polygon	The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019)	91
2019	Rolling Stone Italia	La classifica definitiva dei 50 videogiochi del decennio 2010-2019	10
2019	The Young Folks	The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s	9

2020 IGN

The Best Games of the Decade #1

2019 Den of Geek

100 Best Games of the Decade #46

2019 DualShockers

The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019) #17

2019 Gamereactor

Decenniets 30 bästa spel #25

2019 Gamer.nl

De 100 beste games van het decennium #44

2019 GameSpew

The 50 Best Games of the Decade #36

2019 GamesRadar+

The 100 best games of the decade #17

2019 Gaming Age

Gaming Age’s Games of the Decade #25

2019 GAMINGbible

GAMINGbible's Greatest Games Of The Decade #13

2019 Les Inrockuptibles

Voici les 50 meilleurs jeux vidéo de la décennie #21

2019 Mashable

Our 15 favorite video games from the 2010s #2

2019 NME

The 50 Best Games Of The Decade #13

2019 Paste

The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s #31

2019 Polygon

The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019) #91

2019 Rolling Stone Italia

La classifica definitiva dei 50 videogiochi del decennio 2010-2019 #10

2019 The Young Folks

The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s #9

Miscellaneous 4

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2024	IGN	The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time	51
2023	IGN	The 25 Best Xbox 360 Games of All Time	18
2013	Eurogamer	Games of the Generation	25
2013	Hardcore Gamer	Top 100 Games of the Generation	21

2024 IGN

The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time #51

2023 IGN

The 25 Best Xbox 360 Games of All Time #18

2013 Eurogamer

Games of the Generation #25

2013 Hardcore Gamer

Top 100 Games of the Generation #21

End of year 27

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2019	Kotaku	The 10 Best Games Of 2012	1
2013	BAFTA	British Academy Games Awards 2013	2
2013	D.I.C.E. Awards	Game of the Year 2012	2
2013	Game Developers Choice Awards	GDCA Game of the Year 2012	2
2013	New York Game Awards	Big Apple Award for Best Game (2012)	1
2013	Polygon	Polygon's 2012 Games of the Year	1
2012	Ars Technica	Ars Technica’s 2012 Games of the Year	2
2012	Business Insider	These Were The Best Video Games Of 2012	1
2012	CNET	The top 11 games of 2012	2
2012	Complex	The 25 Best Video Games Of 2012	1
2012	Den of Geek	10 Best Video Games of 2012	1
2012	Destructoid	Destructoid’s Game of the Year 2012	1
2012	Digital Spy	Digital Spy 2012 Game of the Year	1
2012	Edge	Best Games of 2012	7
2012	Electronic Gaming Monthly	EGM’s Best of 2012	4
2012	Game Developer	The 10 Best Games of 2012	1
2012	Game Rant	Game Rant's Top 10 Games of 2012	2
2012	GamesRadar+	Game of the Year 2012	1
2012	Giant Bomb	Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2012: Day Five	2
2012	Hardcore Gamer	Game of the Year	2
2012	IGN	Best Overall Game (2012)	2
2012	Mashable	10 Best Video Games of 2012	1
2012	Paste	The 30 Best Videogames of 2012	1
2012	Slant Magazine	The 25 Best Video Games of 2012	3
2012	Spike Video Game Awards	Game of the Year (2012)	1
2012	The Guardian	Top 25 games of 2012	7
2012	Wired	Indie Passion Fuels the 10 Best Games of 2012	1

2019 Kotaku

The 10 Best Games Of 2012 #1

2013 BAFTA

British Academy Games Awards 2013 #2

2013 D.I.C.E. Awards

Game of the Year 2012 #2

2013 Game Developers Choice Awards

GDCA Game of the Year 2012 #2

2013 New York Game Awards

Big Apple Award for Best Game (2012) #1

2013 Polygon

Polygon's 2012 Games of the Year #1

2012 Ars Technica

Ars Technica’s 2012 Games of the Year #2

2012 Business Insider

These Were The Best Video Games Of 2012 #1

2012 CNET

The top 11 games of 2012 #2

2012 Complex

The 25 Best Video Games Of 2012 #1

2012 Den of Geek

10 Best Video Games of 2012 #1

2012 Destructoid

Destructoid’s Game of the Year 2012 #1

2012 Digital Spy

Digital Spy 2012 Game of the Year #1

2012 Edge

Best Games of 2012 #7

2012 Electronic Gaming Monthly

EGM’s Best of 2012 #4

2012 Game Developer

The 10 Best Games of 2012 #1

2012 Game Rant

Game Rant's Top 10 Games of 2012 #2

2012 GamesRadar+

Game of the Year 2012 #1

2012 Giant Bomb

Giant Bombcast Giant Bomb Game of the Year 2012: Day Five #2

2012 Hardcore Gamer

Game of the Year #2

2012 IGN

Best Overall Game (2012) #2

2012 Mashable

10 Best Video Games of 2012 #1

2012 Paste

The 30 Best Videogames of 2012 #1

2012 Slant Magazine

The 25 Best Video Games of 2012 #3

2012 Spike Video Game Awards

Game of the Year (2012) #1

2012 The Guardian

Top 25 games of 2012 #7

2012 Wired

Indie Passion Fuels the 10 Best Games of 2012 #1