The Walking Dead: Season Two
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 14 reviews are negative (7%); after 7h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised less than in 94% of games we track.
- 74% of players who start reach the ending.
- 88% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 34,077 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 10.3h for positive, 6.2h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (87.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Split Decision Completed Episode 1: "All That Remains" 94% −6
- Reunion Completed Episode 2: "A House Divided" Most players quit here 87% −7
- Eye of the Storm Completed Episode 3: "In Harm's Way" 82% −5
- Beyond the Trees Completed Episode 4: "Amid the Ruins" 80% −2
- All The Dead Lie Down Completed Episode 5: "No Going Back" 74% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (40)
story milestone ending side
- River Runs Cold Arrived at the shore. 100%
- Shelter Found a campsite. 99%
- On the Path Met new people. 98%
- Now What? Arrived at the cabin. 98%
- Sneaky Got what you needed. 96%
- Still. Not. Bitten. Took care of yourself. 96%
- Headed Out Headed out with the group. 96%
- Split Decision Completed Episode 1: "All That Remains" 94%
- New Morning Helped someone through a difficult time. 91%
- The Intruder Talked to a stranger. 91%
- Moving On Left the cabin. 91%
- Over the Bridge Found a way across the water. 90%
- A Stranger Met someone on a bridge. 90%
- Old Friends Made it to the ski lodge. 90%
- Past Midnight Settled things with a new friend. 89%
- Reunion Completed Episode 2: "A House Divided" 87%
- Fresh Fish Arrived at your new home. 86%
- Long Way Down Witnessed a murder. 84%
- One Long Day Made it through your first day. 84%
- Always the Quiet Ones Committed larceny. 84%
- Not in Nottingham Got beaten down. 83%
- Come Hither Invited some friends into the compound. 83%
- Rehabilitated Gave what you got. 83%
- Eye of the Storm Completed Episode 3: "In Harm's Way" 82%
- Best Laid Plans Got separated from the group. 82%
- Path Less Traveled Learned new survival skills. 81%
- A Heavy Burden Returned to the meeting place. 81%
- Making an Observation Found the Observation Deck. 81%
- History Lesson Reached the museum. 80%
- All Fall Down Survived the attack. 80%
- On Foot Got back on the road. 80%
- Beyond the Trees Completed Episode 4: "Amid the Ruins" 80%
- Blood and Iron Made it out alive. 76%
- Miles To Go Took a breather. 76%
- Right of Frost Stopped for the night. 75%
- Center Cannot Hold Reached the other side. 75%
- All the Dark Night Made it through to morning. 75%
- We Slowly Drove Reached the terminus. 75%
- Kindly Stop for Me Found your way through. 75%
- All The Dead Lie Down Completed Episode 5: "No Going Back" 74%