Telltale Games

An American video game developer known for its episodic narrative adventure games based on popular licensed properties.

Adventure

Puzzle

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Website

Founded

2004

Acquired

2019

HQ

San Rafael, California, United States

Parent

LCG Entertainment

Known for

Adventure / Narrative / Episodic

50

Games

2008–2023

Years

11

Platforms

$27.50

Ø CIB

+11.7%

24M change

About

Founded in 2004 by former LucasArts employees, Telltale Games pioneered the episodic release format for modern adventure games. The studio achieved critical acclaim for its choice-driven storytelling in franchises like Sam & Max, The Walking Dead, and The Wolf Among Us. After closing in 2018, the brand was subsequently revived by LCG Entertainment.

The studio utilized a proprietary game engine, the Telltale Tool, to build and port its projects across multiple platforms, including home consoles, personal computers, and mobile devices. Securing major licensing agreements allowed the developer to revitalize classic intellectual properties and adapt popular media franchises into interactive formats.

Among these projects were Sam & Max Season One (2008), also distributed as Sam & Max: Season One (2008), and its follow-up, Sam & Max Season Two: Beyond Time and Space (2010), also known as Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (2010). The company expanded its portfolio with the release of Wolf Among Us (2009). It subsequently developed cinematic, narrative-focused adaptations of major film properties, resulting in the releases of Back to the Future (2011) and Jurassic Park: The Game (2011).

These titles emphasized quick-time events, environmental exploration, and branching dialogue choices. This design philosophy established a distinct gameplay formula that heavily influenced the evolution of the graphic adventure genre throughout the 2010s.