A Plague Tale: Innocence
A Plague Tale: Innocence screenshot 1A Plague Tale: Innocence screenshot 2
ActionAdventureStory RichStealthMedievalFemale ProtagonistAtmospheric

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Game description

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

Basic info

DeveloperAsobo Studio
PublisherFocus Entertainment
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMay 14, 2019
Price
  • Steam store −90% $39.99 $3.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $3.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $3.99 · 3-month low $3.99Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2120 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 X4 (3.6 GHz)
Memory8 GB
Graphics2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870
Storage50 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 460 reviews from the past 1 year

85.7/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Metacritic: 81 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

The story of two children surviving a plague ravaged world makes A Plague Tale: Innocence deeply moving for 180 reviewers; it scores 85.7.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 118th of 1096 and comes up in 90% of analyzed reviews. 104 reviews praise a medieval atmosphere with impressive detail in towns and landscapes, and 60 call the visuals impressive. Visuals & Sound ranks 150th of 1249. Players say the relationship between Amicia and Hugo is compelling, and some call it underrated and addictive. Players also single out the impressive detail of its towns.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay ranks 983rd of 1396. 35 reviews say the sling feels janky and execution animations repeat, and 30 report bugs such as invisible walls and a broken achievement. 29 find it too easy, and others feel puzzles and mechanics are recycled. Content Volume ranks 781st of 1351, and some say the writing takes shortcuts. Others say character arcs are minimal.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“emotionally impactful story about children surviving in plague-ravaged world” · 180 reviews
“visuals and setting are impressive” · 60 reviews
“virtual wall bug traps player in tent, curiosity achievement bugged” · 30 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.26 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “stealth gameplay focused on strategy, patience and observation” · 4 reviews
Negative “gameplay mechanics not compelling, feels more like interactive cinema” · 12 reviews

Progression 6% · Difficulty 18% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 12% · Controls & feel 16%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 90% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.69 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “emotionally impactful story about children surviving in plague-ravaged world” · 180 reviews
Negative “writing takes noticeable shortcuts and character arcs are minimal” · 16 reviews

Characters 52% · World 59%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.52 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “100% completion felt smooth and never overstayed welcome” · 2 reviews
Negative “shouldn't take a full day of playtime even on slower pace” · 8 reviews

Variety 15% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 59% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.01 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “visuals and setting are impressive” · 60 reviews
Negative “animations sometimes betray the budget nature of the project” · 7 reviews

Audio 35%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.19 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.02 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “enemy AI unrealistically stupid, lacks peripheral vision and logical behavior” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.22 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “virtual wall bug traps player in tent, curiosity achievement bugged” · 30 reviews

Performance 6% · Developer support 2%

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

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