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The Walking Dead: Season 2
Reviewed: 30 Apr 2026
macOS · PC · iOS · Android · PS Vita · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One
Telltale Games · 2013
Ludograph rating
A
Recommended
75 /100
The Walking Dead: Season 2 is a narrative adventure that builds strategic thinking and empathy through moral dilemmas, but contains mature content, violence, and strong language.
Growth (BDS)
60
Risk (RIS)
1
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.58 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.73 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.45 | |
The Walking Dead: Season 2 excels in fostering critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and empathy through its challenging moral dilemmas and choice-driven narrative. Players must constantly evaluate difficult situations, consider the consequences of their actions, and navigate complex social dynamics within a group of survivors, promoting deep engagement with character development and story progression.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.00 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.06 | |
The primary risks in The Walking Dead: Season 2 stem from its mature content, including high levels of violence, strong language, and a pervasive sense of fear and horror inherent in a zombie apocalypse setting. The game's intense emotional situations and grim themes may be distressing for younger or sensitive players.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.33 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.67 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.33 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 1.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.