The Walking Dead Steam Charts, Sales, Players & Wishlists

The Walking Dead is tagged as Adventure. It is published by Telltale Games (developer) and Skybound Games (publisher) and released on 24 Apr, 2012. PureGameStats tracks The Walking Dead's live Steam player count, all-time peak, review sentiment, estimated sales and price history. The Walking Dead currently has 259 players on Steam. Its recorded all-time peak is 12,067 concurrent players on 31 August 2017. Current activity is 97.9% below peak. PureGameStats estimates 1,931,400 Steam units sold. Steam reviews are 97% positive across 80,475 responses. Platforms: Mac, Windows.

Developer: Telltale Games

Publisher: Skybound Games

Platforms: Mac, Windows

Release Date: 24 Apr, 2012

Est. sales: 1,931,400 High confidence

Achievement completion: 82% easiest · 43% median

Official site On Steam Details Metadata

Retailer	Price (US)	Discount
Steam	$1.49	90%
Loaded / CDKeys	$1.99	83%
Green Man Gaming	$14.99	-
Gameseal	$1.47	-

The Walking Dead Player Count & Steam Charts

Current players 259 All-time peak 12,067 7-day peak 511 Yesterday peak 259

Hourly Daily Monthly Yearly

In Aug 2026, The Walking Dead averaged 219 concurrent players with a monthly peak of 569. Down from 313 average players in Mar 2026 - a 30% decline over the past 6 months.

Daily Monthly Yearly

Date	Avg Players	Max Players	Min Players
02 Sept 2026	191	259	111
01 Sept 2026	210	277	132
31 Aug 2026	264	338	161
30 Aug 2026	345	448	258
29 Aug 2026	363	483	262
28 Aug 2026	380	511	256
27 Aug 2026	368	518	234
26 Aug 2026	363	501	204
25 Aug 2026	358	497	236
24 Aug 2026	342	467	195
23 Aug 2026	378	569	239
22 Aug 2026	288	434	170
21 Aug 2026	152	239	89
20 Aug 2026	162	230	98
19 Aug 2026	153	278	82
18 Aug 2026	143	218	82
17 Aug 2026	151	228	77
16 Aug 2026	167	254	104
15 Aug 2026	154	220	104
14 Aug 2026	140	195	85
13 Aug 2026	135	196	76
12 Aug 2026	141	193	92
11 Aug 2026	151	204	102
10 Aug 2026	152	217	93
09 Aug 2026	191	290	103
08 Aug 2026	175	266	113
07 Aug 2026	160	243	100
06 Aug 2026	164	221	104
05 Aug 2026	153	238	88
04 Aug 2026	153	243	85

Month	Avg Players	Max Players	Min Players
Aug 2026	219	569	76
Jul 2026	245	564	0
Jun 2026	165	474	0
May 2026	142	281	58
Apr 2026	159	367	0
Mar 2026	313	814	0
Feb 2026	181	427	0
Jan 2026	274	616	81
Dec 2025	239	484	0
Nov 2025	270	918	0
Oct 2025	324	1,417	73
Sept 2025	148	271	58
Aug 2025	246	501	0
Jul 2025	202	358	40
Jun 2025	412	1,266	0
May 2025	228	1,142	0
Apr 2025	170	365	0
Mar 2025	175	451	0
Feb 2025	181	437	0
Jan 2025	214	603	0
Dec 2024	312	671	0
Nov 2024	293	1,018	0
Oct 2024	300	1,431	0
Sept 2024	249	951	0

Year	Avg Players	Max Players
2025	234	1,417
2024	217	1,431
2023	203	1,601
2022	147	574
2021	132	367
2020	174	882
2019	83	302
2018	222	1,203
2017	440	12,067
2016	305	2,518

The Walking Dead Price History & Best Deals

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Date	Price	Discount
20 Oct 2025	$1.49	90%
16 Aug 2025	$14.99	0%
11 Aug 2025	$1.49	90%
19 Jul 2025	$14.99	0%
14 Jul 2025	$14.99	0%

Developer	Telltale Games
Publisher	Skybound Games
Steam release date	24 April 2012
Type	Game
Controller support	full
Steam Deck	Verified · not configured by developer
Supported languages	5 languages · 0 with full audio French German English Italian Spanish
Community	Hub visible · stats public
Metacritic	82
Primary genre ID	25
Store genres	25
Top store tags	1659, 1742, 21, 1698, 4242, 6426, 4182, 1667
Content packaging	4 depots · 1 DLC · 0 packages
Branches	public
Homepage	https://help.skybound.com/
Last refreshed	03 September 2026

The Walking Dead PC System Requirements

Minimum:

OS: XP Service Pack 3
Processor: 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
Video Card: ATI or nVidia card with 512 MB RAM (not supported on Intel integrated graphics)
DirectX®: Direct X 9.0c
Sound: Direct X 9.0c sound device

Recommended:

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
Video Card: ATI or nVidia card with 1024 MB RAM
DirectX®: Direct X 9.0c
Sound: Direct X 9.0c sound device

The Walking Dead Steam Reviews

Total reviews 80,475 Positive 78,324 Negative 2,151 Positive % 97.3%Rating Overwhelmingly Positive

What reviewers talk about

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Reviewers praise

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Reviewers criticise

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The Walking Dead - Frequently Asked Questions

How many people are playing The Walking Dead right now?

The Walking Dead has 259 concurrent players on Steam right now.

What is the all-time peak player count for The Walking Dead?

The Walking Dead reached an all-time peak of 12,067 concurrent players on 31 August 2017.

How many copies has The Walking Dead sold on Steam?

PureGameStats estimates The Walking Dead has sold approximately 1,931,400 copies on Steam, with high confidence. The estimate is derived from Steam reviews, concurrent player peaks and achievement completion rates.

How is The Walking Dead rated on Steam?

The Walking Dead has 80,475 Steam reviews with a 97.3% positive rating (Overwhelmingly Positive).

What is the current price of The Walking Dead?

The Walking Dead is priced at $14.99 on Steam. Full price history and best deals are tracked on this page.

When was The Walking Dead released?

The Walking Dead was released on 24 Apr, 2012. It was developed by Telltale Games.

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