OVERKILL's The Walking Dead

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  1. ireviewbadgames
    Nov 7, 2018
    3
    Update: Fanboys with buyer's remorse and shills might be able to spam Metacritic (Really, this game is a 10/10 perfect game for all of you? How interesting.) But it's harder to fake Steam reviews. Go check that out instead.

    I'll start with some positives: the game looks impressive on the surface and has a solid franchise to stand upon. While the Walking Dead television show is a boring    Update: Fanboys with buyer's remorse and shills might be able to spam Metacritic (Really, this game is a 10/10 perfect game for all of you? How interesting.) But it's harder to fake Steam reviews. Go check that out instead.

    I'll start with some positives: the game looks impressive on the surface and has a solid franchise to stand upon. While the Walking Dead television show is a boring trainwreck built on the suburban couple's over investment and stubbornness to break a bad habit, "Overkill's The Walking Dead" is primarily based on the comics, which still hold a glimmer of hope.

    The game is bland, boring and repetitive. The camp system is a bust and not at all interesting. (Think Payday safehouse level of uninteresting) There isn't enough variety, the talent/skill trees all end up the same eventually and they need to balance weapons: all these symptoms add up to one diagnosis- the game is severely over-priced and needs some serious polish. At it's current state, it's a $35~ game, and yes, even with the "season 2" missions planned. But all of that is obvious, I want to touch upon points that other people might not talk about.

    The worst part about "Overkill's The Walking Dead" is seeing incredibly obvious mistakes that the developers shouldn't be making at this stage in their career. These are the folks that made Payday- they already have understand the basic framework, but still make blunders like not having proper voice communication settings. In the beta, it was constant open-mic, no choice on the matter. Now, it's tied to your steam settings. . . If this was their first game and they were some two-man indie company, that wouldn't be an issue, but these guys have been at it for years. It would be like if Blizzard just up and decided not to include a screen resolution setting.

    Another minor mistake is that there can be multiple copies of characters in a game where that obviously doesn't work. You can have three Grants or Maya Twins- had these been faceless schmucks without deep background lore or personality, it would have been fine, but this isn't that kind of game. Again, these devs made Payday. The kicker? Payday already HAS a system, in which no two players can be the same character. I have to assume that Overkill simply didn't have time to implement the system or some similar excuse.

    Experiencing "Overkill's The Walking Dead" is like being a professor and watching your student fail the same course two semesters in a row. (three semesters if you count that God-awful RAID game) You keep hoping that they'll learn from the previous time, but they just don't and there's not much you can do except sigh and shake your head in quiet disappointment. Refund the game if you can and if you can't resist, wait until it's 50% off or better. No one should be shoveling their cash into a furnace, even to keep warm for the winter.

    As a side note: They say the game won't have lootboxes, but we've seen that song and dance (and eventual betrayal, followed by hasty backtracking from community backlash) before with Payday. Let's see if they can actually keep that promise this time. One can hope.    … Expand
  2. nirvana82
    Nov 7, 2018
    9
    This game does not deserve bad reviews just because in E3 they showed a video gameplay where graphically it did not shine as it is really shining today. This game with a good PC looks spectacular, it is very fluid and its gameplay is perfect. It has a difficulty that is already quite extreme in normal mode, we do not want to imagine how it will be in higher difficulties. You have game forThis game does not deserve bad reviews just because in E3 they showed a video gameplay where graphically it did not shine as it is really shining today. This game with a good PC looks spectacular, it is very fluid and its gameplay is perfect. It has a difficulty that is already quite extreme in normal mode, we do not want to imagine how it will be in higher difficulties. You have game for a long time, it takes a lot of farming to get a character with a lot of level and keep the camp in good condition. The IA ​​works very well too. The game is addictive but I recognize that it is not for everyone. You have to have a lot of patience, and it is advisable to play with friends. It deserves an opportunity because as I said before, it can not be that they want to sink a game just for some videos seen long ago.… Expand
  3. ekammob
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    Thank you Overkill!
    Great game! I really see this type of game will expand over the next few years.
  4. Antibet
    Nov 30, 2018
    10
    Not the best game in the world, but it has som potantial and it realy FUN! Fun and difficult
  5. canexsciolto
    Nov 30, 2018
    10
    Ok technically still has some holes, but I do not understand why these little boys pseudo critics have to ruin a title that deserves. The thing that I like most about OTWD is the fact that it feels to be in those actions that characterize so much the TV series. It is not perfect as a game, but I trust in the developers because it has the basis to be an excellent game.
  6. TheButcher555
    Dec 7, 2018
    10
    Nettes Coop Spiel.
    Peformence ist sehr gut. Bei mir auf Hoch hat das Game ca. 120 FPS
  7. CmdrLaserstrahl
    Mar 17, 2019
    9
    Hey Community,
    I actually don't know why the critics are that bad. The game had bugs post-launch, as nearly every Triple-A Title out there. Right now, most bugs are fixed. I enjoyed the game for 300h with friends in 4 player coop (actually solo it is no fun, but it is a coop game like l4d2 or vermindtide). I really enjoy the mechanics (you have to stay silent, otherwise the hord-o-meter    Hey Community,
    I actually don't know why the critics are that bad. The game had bugs post-launch, as nearly every Triple-A Title out there. Right now, most bugs are fixed. I enjoyed the game for 300h with friends in 4 player coop (actually solo it is no fun, but it is a coop game like l4d2 or vermindtide). I really enjoy the mechanics (you have to stay silent, otherwise the hord-o-meter grows up, and if it reaches overkill, the difficulty just increases. I also enjoy the higher difficulties. If you don't plan your approach carefully you can just wipe within seconds. It gives really the feeling of the zombie apocalypse. So you will use melee attacks in the beginning of the mission, before you decide to "go loud" and lure all the zombies to your position.
    I think most ppl who are playing this, are expecting a "call of duty"-like gameplay... full attack, all out. And I guess that why I read so often, that the mechanics are not working, that you can’t use your weapons at all, because then the zombies will overrun you…
    I think the game has a core community which really enjoys the game. The missions are repetitive, you have to do them multiple times to get the loot you want (Lv 200 Weapon of your choice). But that is nothing else then e.g. Vermintide 2 (which I also really like!).
    For me the title deserves a 10/10 when they get rid of the last bugs like: very long loading time (well when you install it to an SSD loading time goes form 2 minutes down to 5 seconds), and also the need to “load” when you go to your camp to get the daily missions. This is annoying.
    Hope that review helps you. The game is great.    … Expand
  8. Donnie_Plays
    May 31, 2019
    10
    I had no idea what to expect. The game surprised me. The game is difficult but in a good way. The difficulty made me really think about how I approached situations in game. Some trial and error happened for sure. However... if you dig deep into the game you find a level of complexity that might surprise you. There are a ton of things to do. Not just the 13 available missions, but as youI had no idea what to expect. The game surprised me. The game is difficult but in a good way. The difficulty made me really think about how I approached situations in game. Some trial and error happened for sure. However... if you dig deep into the game you find a level of complexity that might surprise you. There are a ton of things to do. Not just the 13 available missions, but as you play the game you can meet and help people and recruit them to join your camp. There is a camp management system where you can send people on runs. The survivors you recruit can be leveled up. Some become more valuable members of your group than others.

    The co-op aspects to this game are great if you can play with a team of four people who understand their roles. The tank must play like a tank. Same for Scout, etc. I was lucky enough to play through the game with a really good group of guys who were good at what they were doing. We coordinated every single move we made. It created a level of intensity to playing that's not easy to achieve against AI threats.

    The story is average to me. This game is more about leveling up your characters, your AI surivors, and your camp. You can also farm for rare weapons and attachments by doing missions and finding loot crates.

    The zombies in this game are the best zombies I've ever encountered in any game, period. I'm a DayZ early access guy and I've played basically every major zombie game out there. Some of my personal favorite recent zombie games are World War Z, State of Decay, 7 Days To Die, Left For Dead 2, Breaking Point Mod (Arma 3) and the old H1z1. This game has more impressive zombie behavior than anything I've ever seen. The zombies react to sound and movement. Just like in the TV show... the players can trick and distract the zombies by making sound or moving them in a direction. This is a really overlooked, fun element to this game. The more noise you make... the more zombies that come. I've seen gigantic hoards in this game. Extreme moments. Explosions that took down a massive hoard.

    Overall... I completely enjoyed this game. I had moments of frustration during the learning curve, but this is one of the best, most rewarding co-op games that I've ever played with friends. Just excellent!    … Expand
  9. doggiethepug
    Aug 1, 2020
    6
    Honestly, it's a game worth playing, but it's not that fun if you are underleveled and don't understand the mechanics of the game, mostly in stealth and regarding the horde system. Once your characters are maxed out the game becomes just a little more forgiving and you can have more fun, of course having a full team, ideally friends is also an upside as there is no team AI in the game.Honestly, it's a game worth playing, but it's not that fun if you are underleveled and don't understand the mechanics of the game, mostly in stealth and regarding the horde system. Once your characters are maxed out the game becomes just a little more forgiving and you can have more fun, of course having a full team, ideally friends is also an upside as there is no team AI in the game. It's a shame that Season 2 never got to be released because of the disagreement with the IP holder, I still have hope that Starbreeze will make an announcement out of the blue and OTWD will be updated one last time as they've come to a conclusion. One day.… Expand
  10. Daryl_Price
    Dec 12, 2020
    8
    Понять не могу, почему эту игру так засрали. Да, некоторые механики в ней конечно оставляют желать лучшего, но как для игры на прохождение, с твоими 4-мя друзьями, игра подходит отлично. Есть сложность, есть интересные миссии, вариативность, всё в ней есть, но её засрали. Аж обидно, потому что настолько плохого отношения она не заслуживает. К тому же, с момента релиза багов в ней почти неПонять не могу, почему эту игру так засрали. Да, некоторые механики в ней конечно оставляют желать лучшего, но как для игры на прохождение, с твоими 4-мя друзьями, игра подходит отлично. Есть сложность, есть интересные миссии, вариативность, всё в ней есть, но её засрали. Аж обидно, потому что настолько плохого отношения она не заслуживает. К тому же, с момента релиза багов в ней почти не осталось. За 20 часов мы с друзьями нашли ну 5 от силы, и то, на геймплей они не влияют. Кароч игрой очень доволен, и жаль что такие оценки. Видимо, люди слишком подняли себе уровень ожидания из-за кинематографических трейлеров, и игра не смогла оправдать их ожидания. Ну, печально вышло. Игра достойная. Если у вас есть 3 друга, и вы любите подобное, то попробовать обязательно.… Expand
  11. Riverraid
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    Seriously wtf is this? The game is just terrible. Poor UI and repetitive, and buggy game mechanics. Would be just fine if this was a BETA but no. Just play Left 4 dead.
  12. 10toesdown
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    The game is hard and you need to really use your brain in order to achieve success. Many people doesn't keep this in mind when they decide the game is "bad". It is a hardcore game and becomes more enjoyable the more you play.

    The price could be a bit lower, but if you enjoy this type of game then it's well worth it since there will be a lot more free content coming out in the future.
  13. Moddi
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Love the game, exciting, Love how they made it hard even though its normal, requires a good team and best played with friends! Enjoyed it in beta and after. Many thanks to starbreeze who does extremly fast work on fixing bugs! Worth buying, more worth if you have 3 other friends playing with!
  14. coolerminion
    Nov 7, 2018
    9
    Its a great game with great potential. Graphics are good. Zombies in this game are realistic to the TWD franchise. Itś a good 4 player co-op to enjoy!
  15. Jonaswg
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    I love the game! Forget about the haters who have played 20 minutes and giving bad reviews. The game is gr8 and with big depth and much to do, besides the story missions you need to build a camp with survivors. You can level up your survivors and send them on missions, crafting, leveling up and customize character. Very much to do.
  16. Sotte
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    i do like it and its getting to me! go buy go big go kill walkers, and work together
  17. DocShaidar
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    Awesome game with great mechanics. Can't stop playing! Really enjoy the random elements and looking forwards to season 2 with even more content!
  18. JorgeDominguez
    Nov 7, 2018
    1
    I wasn't sure to buy the game or not. I came here to find additional information and am quite disappointed - the ratings on Steam were not good, so I thought I get a more objective opinion here. Sadly, the high ratings, especially the "10s" are posted by affiliates and/or developers themselves. It is false information, misleading advertisement. It's actually shameful, as I can't throw myI wasn't sure to buy the game or not. I came here to find additional information and am quite disappointed - the ratings on Steam were not good, so I thought I get a more objective opinion here. Sadly, the high ratings, especially the "10s" are posted by affiliates and/or developers themselves. It is false information, misleading advertisement. It's actually shameful, as I can't throw my money at everything and have to think what I can buy and afford and what not. Trying to push sales by posting fake reviews is sad. The age of Trump I guess.… Expand
  19. DanielSvard
    Nov 9, 2018
    10
    I love the co op feeling in this game. And I like the spirit of the series in the game. This game will be a game for me for a looong time.
  20. Lordlobo
    Nov 7, 2018
    9
    Since someone made a review stating that positive ones are fake news, and then down-rated the game without even playing it, here is mine (and i have played it!). Many reviewers hate that it is not the game they want, and the hate has continued to flow since they did not get what they want. Someone stated that this would be open world, but Overkill never said that. Now they hate it sinceSince someone made a review stating that positive ones are fake news, and then down-rated the game without even playing it, here is mine (and i have played it!). Many reviewers hate that it is not the game they want, and the hate has continued to flow since they did not get what they want. Someone stated that this would be open world, but Overkill never said that. Now they hate it since it is not open world, go figure.

    This is not L4D, unless you call all zombie games with 4 players L4D-clones. OTWD is not a shoot em up where you go in and slaughter everything. Well, you can, but that is not the objective. Stealth will make every map so much easier except when you defend your camp, then you can shoot as much as you like. It is a coop game, and you need to get help and be helpful to go through the maps.

    It has a steep learning curve, and you need to see beyond the first mission. That mission is a tutorial, but Overkill forgot to tell you that when you start playing. That is not what this game is about. Sure, you need to defend your camp now and then, but there are several missions and beautiful maps to go through.

    There are bugs and things that needs to be fixed, the human AI they need to work on. But I am sure they will. History shows that they do try and fix their games over time. But I have not seen anything yet that will break the game when I play it.

    I have played this with both friends, randoms and solo. Still not that good in solo, but when in coop, this is bloody fun! Need a lot more practice with solo I think, and upgrade my weapons.

    Do not buy this game and think that it will be like WWZ, it will not. If you have A LOT of zombies around you that you need to kill, then you should try another approach next time. Something went wrong :). Try this game if you want to improve your camp, weapons and be a sneaky zombie-killer that wants to kill off humans that threaten you and your camp. I believe that Overkill will support this game for several years, so it will not die as someone wrote.

    And someone wrote that this was not story based? Then you have not made it through the tutorial... Try again.    … Expand
  21. Phear
    Nov 6, 2018
    8
    Very hard game from the start which is nice for a change. Seems grindy at times doing easier levels over and over to get higher levels just so you can survive a little longer in harder maps. Not recommended for a single player game, you need "smart" friends to work together. No room for a lone wolf player in this game.

    Graphics are great. Made by Payday 2 guys and it shows. Very polished.
  22. Sanctus87
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    My personal GOTY! Don't listen to the haters. Many bad reviews by people who played 20 mins, which is understandable because this game is not your average zombie slasher frenzy game that you can go one-man-army on and expect to succed in your first 20 minutes. This game is so much more, and so much better than that. You need to use tactics, strategy and co-operation (duh), which brings aMy personal GOTY! Don't listen to the haters. Many bad reviews by people who played 20 mins, which is understandable because this game is not your average zombie slasher frenzy game that you can go one-man-army on and expect to succed in your first 20 minutes. This game is so much more, and so much better than that. You need to use tactics, strategy and co-operation (duh), which brings a whole new dimension to the zombie genre. It's really fun, exiting and gives you some good scares here and there.

    That, together with all new content the devs said will come over the years (with new seasons just like the tv show), makes it a game that I believe will live long and prosper (yeah, a threw a little star trek in here). I'd play this over the braindead L4D games any day.

    The graphics are really good and the game play and overall mechanics are good. Melee are really good and almost more fun that using a gun. You get kind of thrown in to the story (and action), but the story develops more longer in the game and I really looking forward to see where it goes. Missions are varied in style and execution and most of all i love the over all design and look of the game, enviroments etc.

    10/10 would definitly recommend!    … Expand
  23. lagga1
    Nov 7, 2018
    9
    Having in mind that the game will develop over the months to come, it clearly has potential in its current state. A very enjoyable game, even in this version! The bad reviews are only coming from the extreme L4D fans who can't enjoy playing any other zombie video game.
  24. RzrTrek
    Nov 8, 2018
    0
    https://youtu.be/vX_DeNZoLxM?t=12 The game has very long and frequent loading times between sessions, tons of connection issues, 2006 graphics with it's full share of performance issues, even playing on the best hardware and the griefers seem to have free reign online. Also the matchmaking is a joke and seemingly teams you up with casual players who don't have a clue how to play the gamehttps://youtu.be/vX_DeNZoLxM?t=12 The game has very long and frequent loading times between sessions, tons of connection issues, 2006 graphics with it's full share of performance issues, even playing on the best hardware and the griefers seem to have free reign online. Also the matchmaking is a joke and seemingly teams you up with casual players who don't have a clue how to play the game and just run around wrecking it for everyone instead of it being ranked and skill based and to add insult to injury, there's no VOIP, which means you can't play this game seriously, but then again it's to be expected by the likes of Starbreeze knowing their track record (dlc milking, raid, delays, hype, cgi-trailers, etc.) in other words this is yet another low effort cash grab by a company riding on the train of a successful franchise and how they dare to ask $60 ($80 for deluxe) for this garbage is beyond me, get it together guys, there are better games out there for half the price and games that actually deserves $60 such as Red Dead Redemption 2.… Expand
  25. Marbil
    Nov 7, 2018
    8
    I really enjoying playing it so far. I love how the normal difficult setting is still hard as hell. It really highlights the cooperative part of the game, which make this a great game to play with your mates, as well as encourage you to keep on trying. I also like that the walkers are basically harmless when in small groups but can quickly overwhelm you if you make to much noise.

    The    I really enjoying playing it so far. I love how the normal difficult setting is still hard as hell. It really highlights the cooperative part of the game, which make this a great game to play with your mates, as well as encourage you to keep on trying. I also like that the walkers are basically harmless when in small groups but can quickly overwhelm you if you make to much noise.

    The RPG portion of the game is also very interesting and I hope they will continue working on it and build it over time.    … Expand
  26. XitArS
    Nov 26, 2018
    8
    I have over 150hrs in this game and I'll tell you one thing; If you like coop-games like the zombie mode in CoD you'll just die for this game. It's a very hard game that requires some thinking and strategy as well as team-work. Ammo and Resources are scarce so you can't just run in with guns blazing. The more noise you make the more zombies you'll attract. Playing with friends, this is aI have over 150hrs in this game and I'll tell you one thing; If you like coop-games like the zombie mode in CoD you'll just die for this game. It's a very hard game that requires some thinking and strategy as well as team-work. Ammo and Resources are scarce so you can't just run in with guns blazing. The more noise you make the more zombies you'll attract. Playing with friends, this is a very fun and rewarding game (I Always play on the hardest difficulty I might add).

    Now, there are some issues, I'll admit that.
    The biggest issue atm is that updating the game takes a loooong time, and when you start a new mission, you'll have to wait, sometimes Three-five minutes Before the match starts. Aside from those technical things, me or my friends have never had a crash or bad in-game performance, game runs very smooth.

    One thing that I really hate about this game are the defend missions where you're supposed to defend your base from stupid NPCs with 1000x in Health, so they take like Three or four headshots! to kill. That's just bad game design. Unfortunately, there are Three missions of this type that you'll be forced to play in order to progress/unlock other missions, but just play them once and try to forget about them :). There is also one defense mission (the very first one) where you defend against incoming zombies, and that one is actually quite fun (on high difficulty, otherwise it's too easy).

    The game is currently lacking an InGame voice chat, but that will be included in the update due this Thursday (29:th nov) so that will be a big help when playing with strangers (typing instructions and strategy in the heat of battle is just crazy).

    There are tons of weapon and weapon modifications that you can unlock and there's quite a rich skill-tree. When doing missions, you'll loot the Environment for Resources and at the end of a mission you'll be rewarded Resources that can be used for camp upgrades and weapon modifications.

    There's no real tutorial so casual players might be a bit Clueless in the beginning.

    One mission usually takes under an hour to finish so it's great to just jump in, play a mission with some friends and then do something else.

    This is not a perfect game, but it's fun and rewarding and it'll only get better in the coming months with additional missions, bug-fixes, features and content added by the developers.    … Expand
  27. Vader42Wed
    Nov 11, 2018
    10
    Would have given it 8/10 but since people who don't even played it reviewed it with 0/10 I'm giving 10/10 to compensate. The game is gr8 and fun, can't wait for season 2. There are some bugs that need fixing but that will probably be gone in some weeks.
  28. BulgarianCritic
    Nov 21, 2018
    1
    An incredibly boring and tedious game that should not have even existed using the walking dead's name.If you wanna play a co-op zombie game that's actually exciting and fun to play i suggest looking elsewhere maybe play l4d2
  29. vacantknight5
    Dec 8, 2018
    3
    i gave this game multiple chances didnt follow the hate train. but man i regret buying this game. the level design is awful. can not play solo because there is way to many enemes. ai for humans is abslutely terrible, ai for sombies is bad. No one is palying this game. the story is terrible. they try to rip the story from TWD show they have a group that is exactly like the saviors drom thei gave this game multiple chances didnt follow the hate train. but man i regret buying this game. the level design is awful. can not play solo because there is way to many enemes. ai for humans is abslutely terrible, ai for sombies is bad. No one is palying this game. the story is terrible. they try to rip the story from TWD show they have a group that is exactly like the saviors drom the show. the graphics are fine. the missions are long with terrible checkpoints and each missions are dull and boring because your doing the same thing but with diffrent scenery. 3 mission are excatly the same, each map have diffrent variations but the same. they also kill of one of the cahrcter that you can play as so you cant play them anymore. none of the characters are enteresting. the charcters are very dull and boring so you dont care what happenes to them. there is multiple groups that fight you but look and feel exactly the same. overall very boring experience i dont reccomend i would just skip for now. its sad because i was looking forward to this game and i know people are getting bored of zombies games but i always like zombie games and play them but this is just lazy. the only reason this game sold anything at all was because of the name walking dead on it. score 4/10… Expand
  30. Funn
    Nov 19, 2018
    7
    I was really impressed how great this game is. But after that, Imagine reaching the final minutes of an hour-long mission only for your connection to drop and, in turn, your progress to be lost.
  31. aLx_
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    An awesome co-op game, probably top 2 on the market right now. Since the development will continue it will probably be top 1 in the near future!
  32. ObiwanKenoobi
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    Wow! This game brings something new to the zombie genre. I really like the game. I have been having a blast last few hours! I will definitely recommend this to my friends.
  33. ZebMarkhayan
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    Lots of fun! Great co-op game with potential to become even better within the coming months
  34. DomLo
    Nov 7, 2018
    1
    The game is not that great. Technically it is outdated and doesn't feel like a game worthy of 2018. It is at most an A title. And the price tag for this is too high. I refunded the game, as it plays like an Alpha build of a game. It feels very much like an "update" to the Payday game.Very similar in many different ways, long wait times on loading in etc.

    YouTube and Steam tell a    The game is not that great. Technically it is outdated and doesn't feel like a game worthy of 2018. It is at most an A title. And the price tag for this is too high. I refunded the game, as it plays like an Alpha build of a game. It feels very much like an "update" to the Payday game.Very similar in many different ways, long wait times on loading in etc.

    YouTube and Steam tell a different story regarding reviews and ratings. The positive votes here seem to be staged, especially as the current rating on Steam is 55%.    … Expand
  35. dawg92
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    So many seem to hate on the game but I bet they only tried it for 1-2 hours. I've played the game for a while now and it is really great, mostly because it's a real challenge. Playing with friends is a real blast once you get the hang of it.
  36. SirMaestro
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    One of the best co-op games on the market right now imo. We are having a blast with it!
    Can really recommend it to people who like to play games in co-op. As a single player game it is more like a L4D meets Dark Souls experience. Especially if you crank up the difficulty level. Difficult but defenetly doable if you like the challange.
  37. keredd1010
    Nov 17, 2018
    5
    When will idiots grow up and stop rating things either a 10 or a 0? It's like their moronic reactionary minds cannot comprehend multi-elements. It's all 70 I.Q. mouth breathers in their simplistic minds going, "GRRRR! GAME ME NO LIKE! GRRRRRR!" or "TEE HEE! ME LIKEY!!!! (clap, clap, clap)" . Morons.

    Anyways, now that the rant is over I will tell you why I have no interest in playing    When will idiots grow up and stop rating things either a 10 or a 0? It's like their moronic reactionary minds cannot comprehend multi-elements. It's all 70 I.Q. mouth breathers in their simplistic minds going, "GRRRR! GAME ME NO LIKE! GRRRRRR!" or "TEE HEE! ME LIKEY!!!! (clap, clap, clap)" . Morons.

    Anyways, now that the rant is over I will tell you why I have no interest in playing this game after playing it for a few hours. Its main problem is that there is no variation in the action. It would have done this game some good to include some very needed cathartic zombie slaughter fest ala Left 4 Dead style. Graphically it looks decent but they should have also not made it mandatory co-op which let's face it, the only way to have a decent amount of fun is playing it with other people. A single player variation is badly needed. It doesn't look like there is much of a story to it either. Overall the game is just OK and maybe there is hope for it yet.    … Expand
  38. Aruba
    Nov 9, 2018
    2
    Repetitive, long load times, overpriced. But If you still want to play it wait for a 70% discount.
  39. TacTwo
    Nov 12, 2018
    10
    The game is very fun in Coop. I don't really see some of the problem people report, the graphics are really good, and the gun play is very solid! As for me i wasn't expecting something else that is open world. The game-play is very close to the claustrophobic feeling of TWD season 1. It's hard and requires bullet management and good tactical sense. Perhaps a bit more polish is needed inThe game is very fun in Coop. I don't really see some of the problem people report, the graphics are really good, and the gun play is very solid! As for me i wasn't expecting something else that is open world. The game-play is very close to the claustrophobic feeling of TWD season 1. It's hard and requires bullet management and good tactical sense. Perhaps a bit more polish is needed in the menu, loading times could be improved, but overall nothing that bothered me. The game has a big learning curve and is not a slasher game. With the right expectation this is a gem!… Expand
  40. redporper
    Nov 7, 2018
    1
    Check out how many of the "10" reviews only review games by this studio. It's only got a 52% over on Steam, which has thousands of reviews. This game just isn't fun and that's the bottom line. It's a boring slog that wouldn't have been fun 5 years ago. Steam will give you a refund if you play for less than two hours. Try out one of the "free" weekends they are bound to have very soon.Check out how many of the "10" reviews only review games by this studio. It's only got a 52% over on Steam, which has thousands of reviews. This game just isn't fun and that's the bottom line. It's a boring slog that wouldn't have been fun 5 years ago. Steam will give you a refund if you play for less than two hours. Try out one of the "free" weekends they are bound to have very soon. I defy you to find any joy in this overpriced steaming pile of garbage.… Expand
  41. KillahThrillah
    Nov 7, 2018
    9
    It's a slow burner, but a great game! I have played around 30h (including beta) and I must say that I had a lot off fun. Don't give up after the first levels, give it some time and it will reward you. It's a great combination of stealth and crazy Zombie-smashing) I prefer the stealth parts) You need to be care full, and not make any unnecessary sounds. CO is a must. Expensive? yes, but IIt's a slow burner, but a great game! I have played around 30h (including beta) and I must say that I had a lot off fun. Don't give up after the first levels, give it some time and it will reward you. It's a great combination of stealth and crazy Zombie-smashing) I prefer the stealth parts) You need to be care full, and not make any unnecessary sounds. CO is a must. Expensive? yes, but I can see myself play this for hundreds of hours so...

    When some minor bugs are fixed, I'll give it a 10    … Expand
  42. mooler111
    Nov 12, 2018
    10
    Haven´t enjoyed a game in over a dacade but this one caught my eye and I was not dissapointed! The starter missions is more of a tutorial and is not true the the rest of the game, just a opening to get to handle your movement and the wapons. After that it starts to get tricky, teamwork and stealth is the best way to go.
    The sound and mood of the game is spot on and replay-ability is high    Haven´t enjoyed a game in over a dacade but this one caught my eye and I was not dissapointed! The starter missions is more of a tutorial and is not true the the rest of the game, just a opening to get to handle your movement and the wapons. After that it starts to get tricky, teamwork and stealth is the best way to go.
    The sound and mood of the game is spot on and replay-ability is high due to a massive amount of bounties/blueprints etc etc that shows up AFTER you finished the main missions.
    And in the end of november season two starts (it´s included in the price) and you´ll get even more main missions to figure out.
    Highly recommended if you, like me, is bored of the run and gun games out there the last decade.    … Expand
  43. LonelyPancake
    Nov 13, 2018
    7
    It hurts for me to give this game a somewhat lower score. I've been a fan of The Walking Dead for probably six or seven years now and I have been waiting for a true video game adaptation. After the 2013 mess that was Survival Instinct, I thought hope was lost. Then this bad boy was announced back in 2014. I saw the trailer and was instantly excited. After many delays I was so happy to hearIt hurts for me to give this game a somewhat lower score. I've been a fan of The Walking Dead for probably six or seven years now and I have been waiting for a true video game adaptation. After the 2013 mess that was Survival Instinct, I thought hope was lost. Then this bad boy was announced back in 2014. I saw the trailer and was instantly excited. After many delays I was so happy to hear the game was coming out in 2018. Fast forward to this moment. I have played the game for a few hours now and it is definitely fun. Overkill matched the universe perfectly with its level design and overall tone. The gun play is alright, actually reminds me of payday obviously. The melee is not terrible but very repetitive. The graphics, again, are not bad but not earth shattering either. The real problem is the game always feels repetitive. Its either you are defending your camp or going out to find something specific... that's all. They did not even try to do something original. I am trying to keep this short so I will end it here. In the end Overkill's The Walking Dead is a very fun game to be honest, but it falls short on what it could/should be. Hopefully they improve the the game with more and original content via updates. They have already announced the upcoming 'Season 2' (starting later this month) which I hope will breathe some extra life into this game.

    Note- Telltale's four season adaptation is a masterpiece and every Walking Dead fan needs to play it.    … Expand
  44. AnEarthling
    Nov 19, 2018
    3
    This game is really bad. Overkill it still running off the Payday 2 train and this game is an exact copy but with a zombie skin on. The AI is amazingly bad, like super bad, probably even worse than payday 2's AI. The game play is so boring, just go to part A kill the zombies then go to part B but wait there's other survivors called "the family" and i kid you not, there are more "survivors"This game is really bad. Overkill it still running off the Payday 2 train and this game is an exact copy but with a zombie skin on. The AI is amazingly bad, like super bad, probably even worse than payday 2's AI. The game play is so boring, just go to part A kill the zombies then go to part B but wait there's other survivors called "the family" and i kid you not, there are more "survivors" than there are zombies. Like why is there a zombie game where you have to kill so many other survivors and forget you also have zombies to kill as well. This isn't even worth $20 and they're selling it for $60 lmao no.… Expand
  45. Pheniz
    Nov 7, 2018
    10
    I was a bit sceptical at first, both pre launch and during the first map. But after that, I was really impressed how great this game is. This is a challenging and realistic game that is perfect together with a couple of friends. We had tons of both tension and laughter during our first session playing.
  46. Danfritz
    Nov 9, 2018
    5
    Hey, this is overkill, it's a shi*storm and I will be your guide. This is game made by guys from Starbreeze but you can see 505 games in every spot of this game. It's obvious that a lot of people invested in this game but it just doesn't work. Well... literally speaking it does work as a software but it's not a good game. You may find it odd that we have 2 kinds of people here. One of themHey, this is overkill, it's a shi*storm and I will be your guide. This is game made by guys from Starbreeze but you can see 505 games in every spot of this game. It's obvious that a lot of people invested in this game but it just doesn't work. Well... literally speaking it does work as a software but it's not a good game. You may find it odd that we have 2 kinds of people here. One of them is the group of people who enjoyed the game because you can actually enjoy it. And the second group is people who may or may not enjoyed it but they are furious because the price is very high (AAA price) for a game which isn't a AAA title. 10$ cheaper and everybody would be happy. However, the developers and probably more people involved in this investment, because games are investments nowadays, are obviously trying to manipulate us, the public to love their game. Or at least to show someone that "people" like it. We live in 2018 and we have to deal with some "modern" problems. They made this game to get our money but they forget that we actually see that this product doesn't contain love or passion. I will express myself differently. We actually see that the only love or passion in this game is based on greed and we can't stand it. It's not the worst game ever, and I see that there were people really trying to deliver a good quality game but the Greed is everywhere here. I would recommend lowering the price and stop spamming 10/10 on meta because it changes nothing.… Expand
  47. Treatron
    Nov 8, 2018
    10
    I like the challenge in the game, it is necessary to collaborate. Variation between the different levels and a good character system. The game is incredibly fun when you get into it, takes about 2-3 hours. So give it time and you'll love it!
  48. Consabre
    Nov 22, 2018
    10
    I'm giving them a 10 since I know them personally and know what cool stuff they have in mind for later..
  49. backohead74
    Jan 9, 2019
    4
    The game is mediocre, repetitive and has its share of bugs. UI is cheap looking and bland. What really pissed me off was it's claims to have Single Player. It doesn't really. Yes you can play the missions Solo with no AI bots and the game is completely impossible to pass the missions on your own. This is a total ZERO for solo players and a 5 for Multi, hence a 4. Easy Pass.
  50. adrenilinmatt
    Nov 7, 2018
    0
    A garbage cash in on a dead franchise. Play left 4 dead instead. Or any other zombie game.

    I was the same as everyone when i saw those beautiful CG trailers way back when, and i had hope for this game. But it is blatantly obvious that overkill threw most of their budget on those trailers, because the game that we have is a clunky, dull, repetitive drag. Its honestly not much better than    A garbage cash in on a dead franchise. Play left 4 dead instead. Or any other zombie game.

    I was the same as everyone when i saw those beautiful CG trailers way back when, and i had hope for this game. But it is blatantly obvious that overkill threw most of their budget on those trailers, because the game that we have is a clunky, dull, repetitive drag. Its honestly not much better than the absolutely abysmal "the walking dead: surval instinct", which was another cash in, which atleast had the advantage of existing in a time when the tv show was still relevant.

    Overkill truly have tried to cash in on a name. And it will probably work, because so many teenagers are all over TWD, and will be asking parents to purchase this game for them. So yeah, overkill will make sales. Which is a shame. Because this game is terrible. Combat has nothing to it, prepare to watch the same insufferabley slow and clunky animations over and over. Variety is not present, and it kills any longevity this game may have had.

    Graphics are as bad as you would expect from a cheap rushed cash in, this game would have fit right in with 2012. Its just that dated. Garbage.

    I could go on and on about how terrible this game is fundamentally, but i think its better for you to see for yourself. Before you buy this, find ANY gameplay video of this on youtube and ask yourself "is this worth 60 of my hard earned dollars?"

    NO. Like i said, i could rag on this games terrible mechanics, lack of story, bad optimization all day long, but the biggest offense is THE PRICE TAG.

    Are you guys over at overkill kidding me? 60 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRASH? It ships with like 2 game modes, and the content is does have is extremely poor.

    Ive seen slicker animations on mobile games. And i mean it. 0/10, id say 3 or 4, but for that price tag and the blatant cash in, this game gets 0/10.    … Expand
  51. ChrisUS
    Nov 8, 2018
    10
    Alot of fun playing this! Hope they keep the updates coming. Been playing it with 4-other friends and we all enjoy it as a solid co-op.
  52. LudoKai
    Nov 13, 2018
    9
    The game itself is fine. There's a lot of backlash because people wanted this to be a different kind of game which is stupid as we knew what kind of game it'd be back in 2014.
    Launch issues are fairly apparent but the game, for what it is, is definitely enjoyable. My only major gripe is the Devs completely missing the price-point.
  53. kenajCZ
    Nov 6, 2018
    10
    I like a series of walking dead, so when I play this game it's better than watching the movie.
  54. chefenddd
    Nov 8, 2018
    10
    great game, you can decide your play style, and the graphics has really improved since E3.
    probably the best coop game atm
  55. Akabane_Kurodo
    Dec 26, 2018
    0
    Think about a bad game, this game is not worth anything.
    The team that made this game must commit "Seppuku" after this bomb.
  56. Pinnennet
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Im giving it a 10. Is it a 10 for everyone? Absolutely not. This is hardcore coop for those who enjoy being four friends playing together against a horde of zombies. If that fits in too you, then this is pure magic.
    If you want fast paced, polished games with the best graphics and want a lot of maps on day one. Then this is not for you. Personally i cant wait for the rest of the maps    Im giving it a 10. Is it a 10 for everyone? Absolutely not. This is hardcore coop for those who enjoy being four friends playing together against a horde of zombies. If that fits in too you, then this is pure magic.
    If you want fast paced, polished games with the best graphics and want a lot of maps on day one. Then this is not for you. Personally i cant wait for the rest of the maps coming during the next year, but until then i will level up some more...    … Expand
  57. sparrowscry
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    Been playing daily since it's release, it's been enjoyable. Price, bugs, and lack of content (although season 2 coming soon included for initial purchase price), the game keeps you on your toes and can be a real adrenaline rush. As for being a bit of a grind, I play games that have that mechanic anyways, so not gonna complain. Giving it a 10, not for being a perfect game, but forBeen playing daily since it's release, it's been enjoyable. Price, bugs, and lack of content (although season 2 coming soon included for initial purchase price), the game keeps you on your toes and can be a real adrenaline rush. As for being a bit of a grind, I play games that have that mechanic anyways, so not gonna complain. Giving it a 10, not for being a perfect game, but for making me not be able to put it down. Can't wait for the season 2 content coming in the end of November.… Expand
  58. yolka12
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    Its great game. i it is intense all games in 2018 either too ez or too impossible, this game is situational. if u get cornered its ur problem. but if u being tactic and know how maneuver between hordes of zombies and manage ur stamina correctly and so forth. you are invincible motha ****a, this game its all it needs to be as Walking dead overkill's style i admire the passion behind it butIts great game. i it is intense all games in 2018 either too ez or too impossible, this game is situational. if u get cornered its ur problem. but if u being tactic and know how maneuver between hordes of zombies and manage ur stamina correctly and so forth. you are invincible motha ****a, this game its all it needs to be as Walking dead overkill's style i admire the passion behind it but stupid people ruining it by saying too long of loading screens and too many this and that, if u are not true gamer u have no rights to say such things, so what u got 32gb of ram and rtx 20xx and i9, so what?
    sometimes engines need to render and it takes some time, so what 2-3 minute of wait. and 30-1hour one level to do, and its super fun. and u keep whining? ohhh well need to filter this community,

    "Yo God dont put more salt please, too many mistakes"    … Expand
  59. Tabyreka_1337
    Feb 3, 2019
    0
    There were hopes, but this is a complete failure, boring, uninteresting, how can you play this at all?
  60. alacazain
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    I love the game! Forget about the haters who have played 20 minutes and giving bad reviews. The game is gr8 and with big depth and much to do.

    Play loud or silent or a combination of both.
  61. trooper1993
    Dec 18, 2018
    5
    Perfect Steam Sale purchase in 2-3 years when it's on 80% discount

    Game is definitely not worth more than 15-20$ and I feel that this is the biggest issue

    Many other issues are present like not-intuitive menu navigation, incoherent level progression and somewhat repetitive game play but overall if you find a mate or two to play it, it's actually not that bad
  62. Nake
    Feb 28, 2019
    0
    This game is just an scam made it by overkill, a dead game, bug simulator. The best to this game is that no longer has the rights of TWD and it was canceled, thank God!!!!
  63. spyrot2000
    Feb 27, 2019
    2
    I swear to god I can't understand why doesn't people realise this is just a Payday 2 clone.

    The baseball hit animation is the same as in Payday 2, what the heck.

    Overkill re-uses the Payday mechanics in every game they make. Like that WW2 game. Its like they don't know how to make a different games. All they've done in this years are **** Payday 2 DLCs. No wonder they ended up like this.
  64. Tamnier10
    Dec 18, 2018
    2
    I made an account here on metacritic due to all these obviously fake reviews written by either staff of overkill or by people paid to write reviews for them. The fact that someone can give a game like this a "10" and call it their best game ever is the biggest lie I ever seen since payday is obviously better no matter whoever looks at it.

    First of all, The gameplay is boring. You are    I made an account here on metacritic due to all these obviously fake reviews written by either staff of overkill or by people paid to write reviews for them. The fact that someone can give a game like this a "10" and call it their best game ever is the biggest lie I ever seen since payday is obviously better no matter whoever looks at it.

    First of all, The gameplay is boring. You are forced to play stealthy even though you can't avoid it due to gun noise made by you AND enemies attracts walkers. Bought silencers break after a short amount of time so you are forced to use melee weapons 80% of the time which is sluggish and boring. You are pigeon holed into finding random crappy items to assemble into doors and other items to progress the stage as obvious attempts to prolong the gameplay. When you finish a map you get one item and some exp after wasting 30 minutes to an hour of your life clicking the melee button over and over again. Amazing. Maybe you can build some walls if you want.

    The AI is godawful terrible. Glitches, wall clipping, vast bugs. Enemy AI is downright atrocious and is laughable at best. They do not pose a challenge at all and the only reason they can kill you is because they have 100/100 aim (human enemies) or neverending (zombies) both are tedious and boring. Compared to payday the special enemies are boring and slow and pose little to no threat.

    Here's an idea, stop throwing waves of human enemies at us in a world where humans are supposed to be scarce. Killing a human should actually MEAN SOMETHING.

    Story is nonexistant and grindy. Progression of this nonexistant story mode is stonewalled due to the fact that you have re grind a level you just played SEVERAL times just to upgrade all your stuff just to move on the story mode. By this time all of the streamers have quit so I never got to see the whole story (Even if I wanted to)

    You have a base which you upgrade things, but what is really even the point of having a base where there is so little interaction in it?

    Honestly this game is just much WORSE reskin of their hit franchise payday which they milked to death and thought they could getaway making more of the same.

    Avoid this overpriced( 60$), tedious, trainwreck of a game.    … Expand
  65. FrankHeinzer
    Mar 11, 2019
    0
    Terrible game with the lowest quality of production possible. Also the fact that the publisher/developer used fake user reviews to promote this game is sickening - and yet the game still tanked! Laughable.
  66. jseph1234
    Jun 5, 2022
    9
    I have reassess my review of Overkill's The Walking Dead and I have to say that it is a good representation of The Walking Dead experience that did not get a fair shake or time to improve. Very Angry at the reviewers that were so harsh on it and condemned it so hard and got it remove from Steam..

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 34
  3. Negative: 9 out of 34
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    40
    The Walking Dead license was wasted on an ugly game that plays crudely, offers little content and trails behind a decade-old Left 4 Dead. [01/2019, p.56]
  2. GameStar
    Dec 16, 2018
    58
    Overkill's The Walking Dead can be fun in a group but most of the time monotony and balancing weaknesses are frustrating.
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  3. GameGrin
    Dec 3, 2018
    35
    I really wanted to like this game, and after the beta I was hoping there would be more to it than what they were testing. Unfortunately, there’s not, and there’s absolutely no way I could recommend buying this game. If you could pick it up for £10, sure, but four times that? No way.
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