The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is the third season of Telltale's adaptation of The Walking Dead comic book series. It continues the previous games' concept as a narrative-driven title where most of the game is presented as a series of cinematic story scenes.
Player interaction is limited to dialogue options during conversations, Quick Time Events in action scenes, and free movement and minor puzzle-solving elements in some environments that can be explored freely.
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is an episodic series that comprises five installments released over time. The first two episodes were released simultaneously, with choices carried over between episodes and leading to different events and experiences.
This season has two playable protagonists, Javier Garcia and Clementine, returning from the first two seasons. The game starts with a flashback where Javier and his family are introduced prior to the zombie apocalypse, followed by four years later in the present day where Javi is on the road with Kate, his brother's wife, his nephew Gabe and his niece Mariana.
The game's events kick off when they decide to stop at a junkyard. Soon, Clementine is introduced and she meets Javi, along with a large cast of new characters. The player's choices in all the previous games shape Clem's character through interactive flashbacks.
Most of the mechanics and game elements return, visually an identical style is used. This title supports Crowd Play, where an online audience can vote or suggest choices to experience and steer the game as a group. The first episode is bought as the base game, with the others as DLC, either as individual purchases or as a season pass.
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier was released on PlayStation 4 on February 23rd, 2017.