The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 136 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 113 out of 136
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 136
  3. Negative: 13 out of 136

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  1. Eroktic
    Feb 3, 2020
    9
    By far, the best single-player for VR on this day. It is polished and you can feel that the game is done properly. Dev's made an interesting depth into different game mechanics and I will definitely purchase their next game. If you are a VR owner, this one is a must buy.
  2. seiferxd
    Jan 25, 2020
    10
    I love this game, it's like if you really were into the game. If you enjoy with zombies, this is your game. If you like the walking dead, it will be the best game you ever play with the VR.
    Everything seems to be real.
    The graphics are just fine, not the best graphics you will ever see, but its ok. The sound is incredible, terrifying, it feels like if you were there, surrounded by    I love this game, it's like if you really were into the game. If you enjoy with zombies, this is your game. If you like the walking dead, it will be the best game you ever play with the VR.
    Everything seems to be real.
    The graphics are just fine, not the best graphics you will ever see, but its ok.
    The sound is incredible, terrifying, it feels like if you were there, surrounded by zombies.
    The gameplay is just amazing.
    I have only have good words for this game    … Expand
  3. Keldell
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    Truly a great experience so far. The environment is alive and full of so much detail. The game also has great movement making for a great immersed gaming experience. The walking dead allows you to really get and understanding of what it would be like to survive during a zombie appocolypse.
  4. jabdollahi
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    Seriously, best game ever!!! Love the world, depth of character, and most of all zombie dismemberment! 10 out of 10! I'm looking forward to more edgy VR games from this studio.
  5. JBae2488
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    This game is a lot of fun! Such and adrenaline rush! And the physics! I look forward to increasing my skills and upping my likelihood of surviving a real apocalypse.
  6. CMOOREGAMES
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    Entirely smooth and polished, graphics are artsy and beautiful, and the mechanics and weapons are thoughtful with design. It reminds me of Last Of Us for VR. Slow based, story driven, survival zombie game.
  7. Peris
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    First of all I'm horrible with horror games, but somehow I can play this, even though it's in VR and really well done. I've been watching videos of this game for months and hyping myself up for the launch (dangerous, I know), yet the game lives up to my hype and exceeds it. Best game made so far for virtual reality in my opinion. Liked this way more than AW. All the mechanics are so wellFirst of all I'm horrible with horror games, but somehow I can play this, even though it's in VR and really well done. I've been watching videos of this game for months and hyping myself up for the launch (dangerous, I know), yet the game lives up to my hype and exceeds it. Best game made so far for virtual reality in my opinion. Liked this way more than AW. All the mechanics are so well done and intricate. You really feel like your trying to survive the apocalypse, with limited resources and weapons breaking. Zombies are terrifying when your indoors and clearing the rooms one by one. Zombies outside don't give me much issues as I feel like I can see everyone, but the feeling that any time you're indoor a zombie can pounce you is terrifying, yet something keeps me soldiering on and checking all the rooms until my backback is full, after that I bolt fast. You can't take too long either since the bell will start to ring after while and hordes of zombies will arrive. Love this game! Definitely worth the purchase and the developers deserve all the support. Also the devs confirmed that it will be a cross-buy for the quest, which is bloody awesome! Haven't even finished the game and I'm already longing for a DLC! Keep up the good work!… Expand
  8. Hasstig
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    Outstanding experience. Never was stabbing zombies this immersive. If you want to know how rick or michone feels in their skin, play this.
  9. NorkDorf
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    A totally awesome, must have VR experience! There are so many ways to kill zombies. You can really get dark with the different weapons you can use to dismember you zombie. The VR experience doesn't get you motion sick at all! I have been in it for hours with no affect. It can be played sitting down or standing, both have been great!

    I really hope they bring in coop in the future! The    A totally awesome, must have VR experience! There are so many ways to kill zombies. You can really get dark with the different weapons you can use to dismember you zombie. The VR experience doesn't get you motion sick at all! I have been in it for hours with no affect. It can be played sitting down or standing, both have been great!

    I really hope they bring in coop in the future! The game is a gem to play in vr and a great adventure to experience!    … Expand
  10. Ali2018k
    Apr 28, 2020
    10
    This is a really amazing vr zombie game, it is great in every way, must play!
  11. Kukurio
    Jan 30, 2020
    8
    I got this game on day 1. Been thinking about it everyday since then.
    It's a very good mix of fun combat mechanics, spooky scares, grinding / crafting for supplies... and allows the player to either take their time or run around like a mad man. Either style of playing feels fun!
    I could recommend this game to almost everyone... unless you really can't handle zombies. I am fine with    I got this game on day 1. Been thinking about it everyday since then.
    It's a very good mix of fun combat mechanics, spooky scares, grinding / crafting for supplies... and allows the player to either take their time or run around like a mad man. Either style of playing feels fun!

    I could recommend this game to almost everyone... unless you really can't handle zombies. I am fine with horror games but must admit - sometimes I'd freak out a bit. Really good stuff.    … Expand
  12. cloudfans
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    Amazing game which throw you in the world of the walking dead, where every action you do is as realistic as it comes. It is a masterpiece among the walking dead game franchise.
  13. Q22
    Feb 17, 2020
    10
    The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is so amazing, I really enjoyed the game.
  14. Lumpy999
    Feb 20, 2020
    8
    I really REALLY wanted to give this game a 10 and truthfully as far as effort and execution goes it deserves it.

    Let me explain as a VR game this game is a masterpiece of it's time (2020.) This feels like the most ambitious and realized VR game I've played or seen yet. The reason it "only" gets an 8 is as a normal game it's unimpressive compared to it's 2D brethren. If you compare    I really REALLY wanted to give this game a 10 and truthfully as far as effort and execution goes it deserves it.

    Let me explain as a VR game this game is a masterpiece of it's time (2020.) This feels like the most ambitious and realized VR game I've played or seen yet.

    The reason it "only" gets an 8 is as a normal game it's unimpressive compared to it's 2D brethren.
    If you compare everything to it's flat counterparts you'll see what I mean.

    Now for the review

    This game is stylized in Telltale's The Walking Deads graphics. It works way better than I expected in VR and it
    felt real despite it's cartoon inspiration.

    The gameplay is fantastic the maps are not too linear with multiple paths and makes each zone feel like a miniature open world. It has a unique mechanic involving a bell that if you stay in an area too long the undead will just swarm the map making it super hard to survive.
    You collect items in a backpack with limited slots. What you find and can carry can change everything you really feel like you're scavenging to survive simply because you are!
    Everything feels nice. Climbing, running, hiding, grabbing, storing, and healing, all is interactive and feels amazing.

    Sound design is fantastic a nice light ambient soundtrack that doesn't interfere with the natural sounds you need to listen to in order to survive.

    Thanks to VR this makes it one of the best game experiences I've had.    … Expand
  15. muldjord
    Feb 12, 2020
    9
    EDIT: This review was written before I found out I had forgotten to trigger the main missions by adjusting the antenna on the radio in the bus. This lead me to 8 hours of survival and scavenging through the different locations. No NPC's around other than the random NPC's asking for bandages. I eventually maxed out the crafting benches and that's when I thought to myself "I wonder if myEDIT: This review was written before I found out I had forgotten to trigger the main missions by adjusting the antenna on the radio in the bus. This lead me to 8 hours of survival and scavenging through the different locations. No NPC's around other than the random NPC's asking for bandages. I eventually maxed out the crafting benches and that's when I thought to myself "I wonder if my game is broken". Up until that point I had one helluwa good time just experiencing the locations as described below. I then found out I had never actually triggered the game to start! So now I am back at location one, maxed out. The samurai zombie slayer is coming for ya! HAHA! I love this game. I can absolutely recommend trying to play it without triggering the main storyline. It's such an atmospheric experience.

    ----- Original review -----

    What I love most about this game is the exploration. The sneaking around, entering houses, looting stuff. Then hearing the rasped wheezing of a zombie nearby, stop in your tracks and figure out where it's coming from. Then either sneak on or plan your attack. Each time you wander out, you prepare. Craft tools and weapons. Put them where you can reach them. Shotgun on the back, knife on the side. And maybe a sidearm as well. You are ready! The adventure is waiting, and it's good. Very good.

    The physical presence and interaction is top-notch. I love the press-button-to-crouch approach. It works very well. And it feels so natural to climb over obstacles, up drainpipes, ladders and shimmer along ledges. The controls haven't failed me once when playing. It just works so damn well! And the press-button-to-reverse-knife is so useful! It's one of those things you don't want to have fail you, so I love they implemented that. You can still throw it and catch it if you want, but it's there as a convenience.

    Love the free movement and rotation. All games should work like this.

    I hope this game sets the bar for any VR game going forward. Get this game, you'll love it!    … Expand
  16. Racoony
    Jan 25, 2020
    9
    Definitely a Must buy if you have VR. Complete game with story, sidequests with gray morale you can even choose answers in conversations you are not a dummy, you can make your own decisions.
    Graphics, sound, game mechanics and level disign is very good.
  17. glenwithonen
    Feb 8, 2021
    8
    Just the right amount of challenge and long enough to satisfy me but keep me wanting more.
    Very polished but extremely simple mechanics. Very 'small' story set in the Walking Dead world.
  18. PewPewLaserB
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. I've been playing a couple hours every night and can't believe how immersive it is. I really love the survival and scrapping aspects and how nervous I get when a swarm comes at me. Highly recommend checking this out
  19. love2kick
    Jan 25, 2020
    9
    This game is so fun!

    Melee combat is very responsive and juicy. Hitting zombie with an axe is so much satisfying. Gungame is fine, it works well and has it's own depth. But, boy oh boy, the atmosphere is fantastic. Looting abandoned dark houses with a small poket light, listening to environment, gives a very strong Silent Hill vibes, ruined city looks so sleepy and empty in the    This game is so fun!

    Melee combat is very responsive and juicy. Hitting zombie with an axe is so much satisfying. Gungame is fine, it works well and has it's own depth.

    But, boy oh boy, the atmosphere is fantastic. Looting abandoned dark houses with a small poket light, listening to environment, gives a very strong Silent Hill vibes, ruined city looks so sleepy and empty in the morning and become more and more intimidating closer to the dusk. Zombies look incredibly terrifying, they are proper nasty ugly undead creatures from L4D series.

    TWDS&S definitely has some cons, such as vague quest descriptions, slow junk grind and guns feels a bit weak, some other interactions feel a bit clunky too.

    But overall experience is great. I definitely want to play more and can recommend for every VR user.    … Expand
  20. Suffaire
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    A true masterpiece way ahead of its time. If every game had such in depth crafting, movement, combat, and immersion, then VR would no longer be the wave of the future. The future would be today.
  21. Revengeoutlaw
    Jan 24, 2020
    9
    Best vr game so far for me. Good physics. Good graphics. I love the twinkie reference!
  22. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 7, 2021
    8
    Very good VR game. Relatively long, with great zombie killing mechanics, weapons, crafting etc. I must say it is in top 5 best VR games for me so far. Recommend!
  23. logistical
    Jan 29, 2020
    10
    As far as VR games goes, this is by far one of the more polished and crafted. I'm not a big fan of horror games but I really enjoy the TWD universe so this was an easy "must play now" for me. Some of the mechanics are bit "gamey" but the immersive environments and story-telling pull you back in. I'm really enjoying it!
  24. PotterMIA_TTV
    Jan 29, 2020
    10
    Brutal, engaging, and a hell of a time! A large open world where choices matter, exploration is a must, and survival is tough. Explore by day, return to home base by night or risk losing your supplies to the hordes that come as the evening church bells ring.
  25. Rager100
    Feb 1, 2020
    9
    The games beyond good. Replayability is amazing but some but need to be ironed out. Some human NPCs try and successfully to shoot you through hard surfaces and the player detections a bit buggy but it's an amazing game. I though boneworks was going to be the closest thing well ever get to a complete single player expearience but you can play this game for ages. I hope they polish the gamesThe games beyond good. Replayability is amazing but some but need to be ironed out. Some human NPCs try and successfully to shoot you through hard surfaces and the player detections a bit buggy but it's an amazing game. I though boneworks was going to be the closest thing well ever get to a complete single player expearience but you can play this game for ages. I hope they polish the games and add new modes to play like some kind of survival mode but the campaign is is top tier… Expand
  26. Hexnet
    Feb 3, 2020
    9
    An Amazing game, It's been a long time since I have had this much fun from a game. It's a little hard and you might die a couple of times, but I recommend it to anyone that has a VR headset!
  27. Cordovial
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    Game is super life like, creates the concept taht you are truly there and being chased. I can't get enough of it, it's truly a masterpiece.
  28. Stuffalot01
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    A true next level VR experience. The first time a door broke with zombies rushing at me I dropped my gun in a panic and died. 10/10! No better way to describe this then a VR masterpiece.
  29. Pandakights
    Feb 5, 2020
    9
    Great immersive game that let me truly experience how I will do in a zombie apocalypse (not very well). Overall this is a great game, it would be a masterpiece if not for the limitations of the current vr systems with their bulky controllers, wires, and space limitations, that takes me out of my immersion from this intense game.
  30. BiPat92231
    Feb 5, 2020
    9
    Your going to love this game. Im not done with the game yet but its a masterpiece if Ive ever seen one. They really nailed the feeling of killing zombies. "So anyway, I started blasting..."
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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. GameCritics
    May 4, 2020
    85
    If Half-Life: Alyx sold as many VR headsets as it should have, every new adopter needs to make Saints & Sinners a priority. Although it obviously lacks the polish that Valve was able to bring to their juggernaut, it’s another hearty single-player offering that was not only built from the ground up for VR, but showcases the exciting advancements unique to the platform. It’s an easy recommendation, even to people like me who thought they were sick of zombies.
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  2. Worth Playing
    Mar 18, 2020
    88
    I had a lot of fun with The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. The combat is fun and downright brutal at times. The story falters at the end, but it's an enjoyable ride that carries you through the 10-20 hour journey. VR desperately needed a longer experience like this, and Skybound and Skydance have delivered with great success. This isn't a four-hour, story-driven, escape room-style game. It's not a shooter on rails or an arena shooter. This is a full-fledged game, and it's great. This is not quite the "killer app" that VR needed, but it's one massive step in the right direction for VR. Any owner of a dedicated PC VR headset owes it to themselves to buy and play this game. Saints & Sinners sparks hope in me that VR still has a bright future ahead — even if that future is a dark, damp New Orleans.
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Feb 26, 2020
    80
    The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners is a great game. It's just that maybe it's not a great game for you. Maybe, like me, you don't have your VR legs enough to enjoy it. Maybe you want a little bit more from the PC hardware you have to run it on and won't accept the compromises this game makes. Maybe you just have TWD fatigue. If those things don't stand in your way, then what is on offer is an incredible and immersive experience. A well-developed virtual playground to craft and battle your way through a rich world and story that is only let down by an implementation that just screams compromise to make way for a PSVR release.
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