The PlayStation 4 version of The Walking Dead : A New Frontier scored above 81/100 based on less than 9 reviews .
Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the Microsoft Windows version 81/100 based on 35 reviews , the PlayStation 4 version 82/100 based on 8 reviews and the Xbox One version 78/100 based on 14 reviews. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics .