The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series

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app2014

74%

WISE Score

4.6

App Store

A brutal, heart-wrenching ethics test that will make you cry over a pixels—just don't let the kids anywhere near it.

The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series

app

Mature 17+, 2014

74%

WISE Score

4.6

App Store

A brutal, heart-wrenching ethics test that will make you cry over a pixels—just don't let the kids anywhere near it.

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Screenwise Verdict

The Walking Dead is a landmark in storytelling. It’s not a game you play for 'fun' in the traditional sense; you play it to be moved, challenged, and ultimately devastated. It’s an ethics class wrapped in a zombie apocalypse.

That said, as an app from 2014, the graphics are starting to show their age, and the 'point-and-click' mechanics can feel a bit stiff. But the writing is so sharp you won't care. Just keep it on your own device—this is not the one to hand off to a kid in the backseat of the car unless you want to pay for a lot of therapy later.

Age Fit

Strictly for 17 and up. This isn't a 'cartoon violence' situation; it's a 'traumatize your middle-schooler' situation. It’s a masterpiece for adults, but it's rated Mature for very good reasons.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

While the bond between Lee and Clementine is a beautiful masterclass in found-family dynamics, the rest of the game is a bleak, soul-crushing descent into the worst parts of humanity.

Imaginative

It pioneered the 'choice-based' narrative style where your decisions actually feel like they carry weight, forcing you to imagine the consequences of your morality in real-time.

Safe

This is about as 'unsafe' as it gets for kids. We're talking visceral gore, heads being crushed, limbs being hacked off, and enough F-bombs to make a sailor blush.

Enriching

It's essentially a high-stakes ethics simulator. It forces players to grapple with impossible choices and builds deep empathy for characters in a way few other games manage.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

One of the best stories ever told in gaming, period.
Forces you to make genuinely difficult moral decisions under a timer.
The relationship between Lee and Clementine is incredibly moving and protective.
Perfect for people who love the Walking Dead universe but want a more personal, focused story.

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What to Watch For

Graphic, 'don't look' levels of gore—think axes to heads and self-amputation.
Deeply depressing scenarios where there is no 'right' answer, only a 'less bad' one.
Heavy use of the F-word and other strong profanity throughout.
The Android port is from 2014; it might feel a bit clunky on modern 2026 hardware.

Conversation Starters

"If you had to choose between saving a friend or a stranger who could help the group more, what would you do?"
"Does Lee deserve a second chance even though he was a convicted criminal before the world ended?"
"How does the pressure of a timer change how you make moral decisions?"
"Is it possible to stay 'good' when the whole world has gone 'bad'?"

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