The Last of Us Part I vs The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
The Last of Us Part I is an action-adventure horror game from Naughty Dog LLC (2023) while The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series is a horror game from Skybound Games (2020).
What each one is
Steam files The Last of Us Part I under Action-Adventure and Horror. In contrast, it files The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series under Horror.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
At a glance
| The Last of Us Part I | The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.7/10 | 8.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (84%, 108,422) | Overwhelmingly Positive (97%, 46,852) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $59.99 | $49.99 |
| Install size | 100 GB | 45 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | 2023 | 2020 |
| Developer | Naughty Dog LLC | Skybound Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
The Last of Us Part I vs The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
The Last of Us Part IAction-adventure horror gameThe Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive SeriesHorror gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
The Last of Us Part IStory Rich, Post-apocalyptic, ZombiesThe Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive SeriesChoices Matter, Story Rich, Interactive FictionThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
The Last of Us Part IScore 7.7 · 84% on SteamThe Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series ✓Score 8.3 · 97% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
The Last of Us Part I108,422 reviews · 100 GBThe Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series46,852 reviews · 45 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
The Last of Us Part I$59.99The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series ✓$49.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
The Last of Us Part IVerifiedThe Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive SeriesVerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueThe Last of Us Part I and The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
- The cheaper right now: The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series ($49.99)
- Lighter on storage: The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series (45 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: The Last of Us Part I (108,422 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Story RichPost-apocalypticZombiesHorrorThird PersonAdventureAtmospheric
Where they differ
ShooterAction-AdventureThird-Person ShooterSingleplayerSurvivalSurvival Horror
Choices MatterInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsComic BookChoose Your Own AdventureVisual Novel
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, The Last of Us Part I is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| The Last of Us Part I | The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | AMD Radeon RX 470 (4 GB) | Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 2GB |
| Minimum CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, Intel Core i7-4770K | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz |
| Minimum RAM | 16 GB | 3 GB |
| Install size | 100 GB | 45 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: The Last of Us Part I · The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 10 accessibility features for The Last of Us Part I and 1 for The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are The Last of Us Part I and The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series in scope?
The Last of Us Part I has drawn 108,422 Steam reviews and installs in 100 GB. The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series has drawn 46,852 Steam reviews and installs in 45 GB.
Is The Last of Us Part I or The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series better?
By the GamingPickz Score, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series rates higher (8.3 to 7.7). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, The Last of Us Part I or The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series?
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series is cheaper right now at $49.99, against $59.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.