Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
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Game description

Embark on an original story, prequel to the award-winning games: A Plague Tale. As Sophia, journey to the Minotaur’s Island, outsmart deadly foes, unravel ancient secrets, and confront a mythical creature at the heart of a devastating curse.

Basic info

DeveloperAsobo Studio
PublisherFocus Entertainment
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 27, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11 64-bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 3100 / Intel Core i3-12100
Memory16 GB
Graphics6 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
Storage75 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 479 reviews from the past 1 year

86.9/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Metacritic: 84 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Breathtaking visuals lead 176 reviews of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, which scores 86.9, top 30% of games we analyzed. This summary draws on 479 Steam reviews that we analyzed in detail.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 34th of 1249, and comes up in 80% of analyzed reviews. Tech & Support ranks 19th of 1399. 98 reviews praise a heartfelt story with varied play, and 52 call the music incredible and the voice acting well written. Players describe an immersive world and atmosphere that held them throughout.

👎 Where it falls short

Story & World comes up in 83% of analyzed reviews, and opinions split. 44 reviews say the dialogue feels unnatural, with constant commentary, and 27 find the two lead characters underdeveloped, and the most upvoted says they lack the impact of earlier games. 38 say the puzzles, combat and stealth lack variety and feel familiar. Content Volume ranks 831st of 1351, and others find the combat rigid and the bosses weak.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“gorgeous visuals and art style, stable performance, excellent soundtrack” · 176 reviews
“story expands universe with compelling narrative and meaningful character connections” · 98 reviews
“puzzles and combat familiar, limited stealth variety” · 38 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +1.93 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “comfortable gamepad controls and engaging combat” · 23 reviews
Negative “rigid gameplay, dated combat feels unnatural” · 25 reviews

Progression 6% · Difficulty 19% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 9% · Strategy 16%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 83% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.75 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story expands universe with compelling narrative and meaningful character connections” · 98 reviews
Negative “writing really hurts, conversations feel unnatural and cringe, constant commentary kills it” · 44 reviews

Characters 36% · World 48%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.64 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “puzzles and combat familiar, limited stealth variety” · 38 reviews

Volume 19% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 80% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.43 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “gorgeous visuals and art style, stable performance, excellent soundtrack” · 176 reviews

Audio 54%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Playing together — · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.12 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “dodge attack parry attack rinse repeat, game feels generic hack and slash” · 7 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.74 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “stable 30-70 fps on Steam Deck with presets and frame generation” · 7 reviews
Negative “frame rate drops after several hours despite otherwise good optimization” · 10 reviews

Stability 10% · Developer support 2%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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