Summary

  • The Walking Dead: Destinies is a narrative-driven game that gives fans the chance to make key decisions and explore alternative storylines based on the hit TV series.
  • Despite receiving a lot of criticism, The Walking Dead: Destinies has become a surprising financial success, climbing the sales charts and finding itself among the top 20 best-selling Xbox games.
  • The negative reception hasn't seemed to impact the game's sales.

The Walking Dead: Destinies has been described as one of the worst games of 2023, but that hasn't stopped it from climbing the sales charts and becoming a surprising financial success. The Walking Dead: Destinies is a narrative-driven game where the main draw is that it gives TWD fans the chance to make key decisions that show what would happen if Seasons 1-4 of the hit TV series played out differently.

Basically serving as Marvel's What If for The Walking Dead universe, it's easy to see why Destinies has appealed to fans of AMC's zombie show. Many were intrigued by the game's core concept, though since its launch, The Walking Dead: Destinies has found itself the target of a great deal of criticism. The Walking Dead: Destinies has been roasted online for all kinds of reasons, with its "PowerPoint" style cut-scenes particularly getting dragged by the community.

Rick fighting Shane, and the Governor holding Glenn and Michonne hostage
The Walking Dead: Destinies - 5 Hardest Choices

Players will need to make some tough calls in The Walking Dead: Destinies, with each decision drastically changing the course of the story.

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Even though The Walking Dead: Destinies has been getting a largely negative reaction online, it hasn't stopped fans of the show from buying the game. In fact, The Walking Dead: Destinies seems to be a sales success right out of the gate, finding itself in the top 20 best-selling Xbox games right now. The Walking Dead: Destinies is in the 20th spot at the time of this writing, but if "duplicate" games like the two different versions of Hogwarts Legacy and the three versions of Modern Warfare 3 that are on the list were removed, it would obviously be quite a bit higher.

Best-Selling Xbox Games Right Now

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20. The Walking Dead: Destinies

19. Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box

18. Hogwarts Legacy (Xbox One)

17. Call of Duty: Black Ops

16. UFC 5

15. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Zombies Chronicles Edition

14. Assassin's Creed Mirage

13. Hogwarts Legacy (Xbox Series X)

12. Teardown

11. Grand Theft Auto 4

10. Mortal Kombat 1

9. Red Dead Redemption 2

8. NBA 2K24 (Xbox One)

7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Vault Edition

6. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

5. EA Sports FC 24

4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Vault Edition Upgrade

3. NBA 2K24 (Xbox Series X)

2. Madden NFL 24

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Cross-Gen Bundle

It's unclear if The Walking Dead: Destinies is having similar success on PlayStation, but if so, it could become one of 2023's sleeper hits despite its largely negative reception. The game could also get a big sales boost from its PC release, with The Walking Dead: Destinies Steam version not set to drop until December 1. However, it's possible that the backlash to the console versions of the game will stifle its PC sales.

The Walking Dead is a brand that has had both successes and failures in the gaming space. Telltale's Walking Dead series earned a great deal of praise back in the day, but most of the AMC-branded Walking Dead games have been panned by critics. The Walking Dead: Destinies is no exception, though it's clear from the game's position on the best-selling Xbox games chart that the negative publicity doesn't really seem to be having an impact on sales.

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The Walking Dead: Destinies
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Adventure
Horror
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Systems
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Top Critic Avg: 28 /100
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Released
November 17, 2023
ESRB
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Developer(s)
GameMill Entertainment
Publisher(s)
AMC
Engine
Telltale Tool
Franchise
The Walking Dead
Number of Players
Single Player
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Begin your journey as Rick Grimes, waking alone in a hospital surrounded by the dead. Assemble allies and fight your way through the walker apocalypse across iconic locations from The Walking Dead, including Atlanta, the Greene family farm, the prison, and Woodbury. In crucial choice-driven moments, you’ll forever shape the destiny of your team of characters from the series. Heroes and villains, living and dead – it’s up to you to decide whether to stay the course of history or forge your own path through the world of AMC’s The Walking Dead.

Shatter Fate: Alter the story of AMC’s The Walking Dead by weaving your own path through the series’ events. Save the villain, kill the hero… and live with the consequences.

Slash, Bash, and Shoot the Undead: Slay hordes of walkers in third-person action with a variety of melee and ranged weapons, including bats, katanas, revolvers, shotguns, and crossbows

Play as 13 Iconic Characters: Assemble your roster from from AMC’s The Walking Dead, including Rick, Shane, Michonne, Carol, Daryl, and more.

Survive the Apocalypse: Manage limited resources, scavenge for weapons and ammo, and maximize your party’s abilities to stay alive.

Genre(s)
Adventure, Horror