The Plague Doctor of Wippra

A point-and-click adventure about medicine clashing with medieval superstition

Electrocosmos · Published by Application Systems Heidelberg · Released Oct 5, 2022

As of Oct 28, 2026: -20% right now, $7.99

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 377
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 11 in 30 days
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 9 months ago; Jan 14, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX compatible; 2 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Plague Doctor of Wippra?

This single-player adventure follows Oswald Keller, a plague doctor in medieval Germany searching for the cause of the Black Death. You diagnose patients, prescribe treatments, and perform surgery through puzzles grounded in historical medicine.

For you if...

+you like narrative adventures with choices and multiple endings

Not for you if...

−you dislike errands and repeated backtracking when solving puzzles

What players say

88% of 377 reviews are positive · 81% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the pixel art, music, and atmosphere. The most common complaint is that the game ends just as its story gains momentum, leaving too little content for the price.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Plague Doctor of Wippra system requirements

Minimum: DirectX compatible, 2 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
Graphics: DirectX compatible graphics card
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 300 MB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does The Plague Doctor of Wippra have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Plague Doctor of Wippra run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 10
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does The Plague Doctor of Wippra use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam