what are some games similar to The Walking Dead?

[Anti-John]

I'm looking for games that have a really amazing story and similar game mechanics such as: having choices affect the game, conversation trees, cinematic gameplay etc. I can think of some games I've already played that are similar such as: Heavy Rain, Mass Effect (not that close, but still a little close) and I can also think of some games that I suspect are similar from what I've heard/seen such as: Fallout or Back to the Future. I've wanted to play a Fallout game for the longest time but never got around to it because I really like the idea of complete freedom and how "no two playthroughs are alike." Are there any other games similar to that and Walking Dead? I've also been interested in playing BTTF because I'm a huge fan of the films and I liked the demo and I also loved the premise of the story. How does it compare to Walking Dead?

Aside from anything I've mentioned, do you have any other suggestions?

[MateusWolf]

The only ones i know are Fahrenheit and Heavy rain, you can choose what do you want to say, and to do, and it affects the storyline. just like the walking dead

[CarScar]

Hm, I'm not too familiar with the genre outside of the really mainstream games (The Walking Dead, Heavy Rain, Mass Effect). You could try inFamous, I suppose. The gameplay between The Walking Dead and inFamous are much different (inFamous is largely an action-cetral game) but it does have those key decision moments that really define your character. Although the decisions don't have as much as an impact as they should and they are largely white and black decisions (good vs. bad) in contrast to The Walking Dead decisions which are usually more so in varying shades of grey... I still found the game enjoyable, for the most part. I'd recommend the second inFamous though (everyone likes the first one more but ehh...).

If you want to feel a real impact with the story you could try To The Moon... although games like that really require a certain taste. The graphics are very retro style (for the lack of better words), there's little choices, and there's literally no gameplay involved. The story will leave you in tears as well as interest you though. Can't say that with any authority throughout the game though because I have not completed it as of yet though...

Wish I could be more help, I honestly can't think of many games that are similar to The Walking Dead, neither of those games are really that much similar to it. Ergh, maybe someone else can help you?

[Anti-John]

Originally Posted by MateusWolf

The only ones i know are Fahrenheit and Heavy rain, you can choose what do you want to say, and to do, and it affects the storyline. just like the walking dead

I already played Heavy Rain (which I mentioned), but I wonder how Fahrenheit compares to it. Is it a big step back in terms of gameplay and polish etc? Or does it feel as good as Heavy Rain?

[Anti-John]

Originally Posted by CarScar

Hm, I'm not too familiar with the genre outside of the really mainstream games (The Walking Dead, Heavy Rain, Mass Effect). You could try inFamous, I suppose. The gameplay between The Walking Dead and inFamous are much different (inFamous is largely an action-cetral game) but it does have those key decision moments that really define your character. Although the decisions don't have as much as an impact as they should and they are largely white and black decisions (good vs. bad) in contrast to The Walking Dead decisions which are usually more so in varying shades of grey... I still found the game enjoyable, for the most part. I'd recommend the second inFamous though (everyone likes the first one more but ehh...).

If you want to feel a real impact with the story you could try To The Moon... although games like that really require a certain taste. The graphics are very retro style (for the lack of better words), there's little choices, and there's literally no gameplay involved. The story will leave you in tears as well as interest you though. Can't say that with any authority throughout the game though because I have not completed it as of yet though...

Wish I could be more help, I honestly can't think of many games that are similar to The Walking Dead, neither of those games are really that much similar to it. Ergh, maybe someone else can help you?

I already have both Infamous 1 and 2 and they're great games and somewhat similar to Walking Dead, but essentially, they're not at all similar haha. To The Moon looks interesting, I might give it a try. Thanks.

[watertommyz]

The Walking Dead is kind of unique plot-wise for a video gamee. If you want similar gameplay, then I suggest playing other Telltale games as well as other point-and-click adventures.

As for a deep emotional story? I simply must recommend Silent Hill 2, and if you like that, go play 1 and 3 in that order but Silent Hill 2 works on so many levels by itself and is the best one of the original three.

If you're looking for another great zombie game, then you must absolutely must partake of the masterpiece of the Resident Evil REmake. It's not a point-and-click, but it's one of the best zombie games ever made.

So, Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil, and other Telltale/adventure games are my suggestions.

[Maximus123458]

I played Jurassic Park The Game and i thought it's really good. It has characters you can quickly warm up to, lots of intense scenes. The only downsides are that you're given less freedom then The Walking Dead (Not being able to walk by yourself for one.) and the game is a giant quick time event. It's atmosphere and characters however make up for it and i actually kinda enjoyed the QTEs...a lot.

I still recommend you should take a look at it.

EDIT: Oh, there's not much choices in there though. There's a one single choice at the end of the game that lets you see one of the two endings, but i don't think there's anything else but that.

[ArthurV]

I absolutely adore Alpha Protocol, despite the middling reviews it received. It uses a similar timed choice/dialog system, and its consequences to gameplay are profound. I loved the spy setting, and the option to model your character's morality after one of the three JBs (James Bond, Jack Bauer, or Jason Bourne) was very clever. If you play Alpha Protocol as a turn-of-the-millennium CRPG (think Planescape Torment or Deus Ex) rather than as an action game, you will likely enjoy it as I did.

[thestalkinghead]

Originally Posted by ArthurV

I absolutely adore Alpha Protocol, despite the middling reviews it received. It uses a similar timed choice/dialog system, and its consequences to gameplay are profound. I loved the spy setting, and the option to model your character's morality after one of the three JBs (James Bond, Jack Bauer, or Jason Bourne) was very clever. If you play Alpha Protocol as a turn-of-the-millennium CRPG (think Planescape Torment or Deus Ex) rather than as an action game, you will likely enjoy it as I did.

humm, i bought that when it was super cheap on steam, but i think i was to tired to play it and i forgot about it, i guess now i have seen a personal recommendation i will give it another go

[Lil Kis]

Yeah Heavy Rain and Farenheit are the only games that come to mind. They are excellent games like the walking dead too.

[Tornreaper]

Just look for point and click games. However they get less attention then mobile games so you need to go out of your way to find them.

[double_u]

I second Alpha Protocol for the story despite the poor reviews, which in sort of deserved. Its story and dialogue options is really good, but the main problem is the game is quite buggy. There are workarounds though, and the game's bugs did not prevent me from playing it start to finish and enjoying it. Plus, the dialogue options are like TWD's...other characters remember your choices and would react accordingly, sometimes right away other times over a delayed period.

I would also recommend Dragon Age Origins and the Witcher series. Like Alpha Protocol, game play is not the same as TWD, but the stories and choices made seem to reflect what you enjoyed in TWD.

[RAnthonyMahan]

While it's not very Walking Dead-like, I definitely recommend playing Fallout (1, 2, or New Vegas. Skip 3. ). If you're looking for a non-linear, story-driven game, you won't be disappointed. And thanks for reminding me I've been neglecting this playthrough of Fallout 1. Other good story-heavy RPGs are Deus Ex, System Shock 2, and Planescape: Torment.

If you want something a little closer to The Walking Dead (i.e.: limited gameplay with the focus on a ridiculously emotional plot), I suggest To The Moon and Katawa Shoujo. The latter is free.

Oh, and there's Spec Ops: The Line. At first it seems like a normal run-of-the-mill military shooter, but then it takes an...interesting direction.

[mmitchell]

If you're going to go down the VN route (no QT events, few puzzles, but lots of relationships/conversations/branching), be warned that some of them are really long-winded. I know a lot of people like Katawa Shoujo, but after 30 minutes of clicking through intro chatter and having made only a couple non-meaningful choices I just couldn't take it anymore. For a relatively short-but-good intro to VNs, I'd suggest Don't Take It Personally Babe, It Just Ain't Your Story. For VN-style games with some more interactivity, Long Live The Queen and Always Remember Me are pretty good, although both are unrepentantly girly if that bothers you. This doesn't stop LLTQ from being brutally hard, though. It took me several tries just to make it out alive, and probably several weeks to get what I considered a good ending.

[BrendanK]

"LA Noire" involves your decisions to steer/drive the story.
And I can't believe that no one has yet mentioned "The Pandora Directive" with Tex Murphy, the ultimate old-school PC adventure game that I'll always remember. It has free movement, object searching/mixing, puzzles, branching conversations and scenarios and live action cinematics.

[Jaded X Gamer]

I'd recommend Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors for the Nintendo DS. It's not so much cinematic as a novel with occasional still pictures, but the story and characters are very interesting and the gameplay segments are traditional point and click adventure style. Your choices in that game don't really change the story but change which parts of the story you get and to see the true ending you have to play through it more than once. Just be warned, lot of reading and kind of out there concepts in 999.

If tricky choices and branching dialogue is what you really want then Fallout: New Vegas is really good. It was made by the same people who did Alpha Protocol, which a few other people have recommended. And you don't need to play the previous Fallouts to enjoy the story, all though if you wanted to you can get the originals from GoG.com for like $10 each.

I also definitely agree with RAnthonyMahan on skipping Fallout 3 if you want interesting dialogue, meaningful choices, or anything other than shooting stuff in the face for weeks on end.

[GoldenClaw09]

There is the Jurassic Park game its made by telltale and it has simaler machenics but you play every main character also there is la noire and other little games but i would say Jurassic Park its a good story game with less freedom then the walking dead but you really get into the story and feel connections with the characters not but only sometimes your dessicions affect the story like who dies or if this character is coming with you

[ZeroShoot]

Originally Posted by ArthurV

I absolutely adore Alpha Protocol, despite the middling reviews it received. It uses a similar timed choice/dialog system, and its consequences to gameplay are profound. I loved the spy setting, and the option to model your character's morality after one of the three JBs (James Bond, Jack Bauer, or Jason Bourne) was very clever. If you play Alpha Protocol as a turn-of-the-millennium CRPG (think Planescape Torment or Deus Ex) rather than as an action game, you will likely enjoy it as I did.

I share that opinion, despite some minor flaws, it is an enjoyable game overall.

[Drake Sigar]

Alpha Pro-

Originally Posted by ArthurV

I absolutely adore Alpha Protocol, despite the middling reviews it received. It uses a similar timed choice/dialog system, and its consequences to gameplay are profound. I loved the spy setting, and the option to model your character's morality after one of the three JBs (James Bond, Jack Bauer, or Jason Bourne) was very clever. If you play Alpha Protocol as a turn-of-the-millennium CRPG (think Planescape Torment or Deus Ex) rather than as an action game, you will likely enjoy it as I did.

Damnit. Well I'll chime in anyway. For the first chapter Alpha Protocol is a boring straight-laced stealth shooter full of bland characters in a bland Middle-Eastern setting. I think that's where most people bounced off, which is very unfortunate because suddenly, everything changes. You visit more exotic locales, meet James Bond style villains, discover how the dialogue options and your in-game actions mix brilliantly to create this insanely deep RPG experience. Alpha Protocol is my favourite RPG since Vampire Bloodlines.

If you're looking for the closest comparison to TellTale's The Walking Dead, it would have to be Fahrenheit. Give it a shot, if you're not hooked in five minutes I'll eat my socks (seriously, nobody can walk away after an intro like that). From what little I've seen of Heavy Rain it doesn't hold a candle to Fahrenheit (that's Indigo Prophecy to you Americans).

[Mornai]

Originally Posted by Drake Sigar

If you're looking for the closest comparison to TellTale's The Walking Dead, it would have to be Fahrenheit. Give it a shot, if you're not hooked in five minutes I'll eat my socks (seriously, nobody can walk away after an intro like that). From what little I've seen of Heavy Rain it doesn't hold a candle to Fahrenheit (that's Indigo Prophecy to you Americans).

Hey, i prefer Fahrenheit and I'm American!

I've played both Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain, and i think they're both fantastic. A lot of people say Fahrenheit gets worse at about the halfway point, and say that it feels rushed and the story just goes to hell.

I would say, in comparison to Walking Dead control-wise, both games are relatively even. They both have different endings based on your choices(Heavy Rain has more), and the story is great in both as well.