Plague: London 1665

A historical RPG about collecting bodies during London's plague

WASD Games · Released Oct 9, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 70
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 weeks ago; Oct 2, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 260; 1 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Plague: London 1665?

You play a body collector and graveyard keeper in a single-player 2D RPG set in London during the bubonic plague of 1665. To support your family, you bury corpses, scavenge supplies, and trade with survivors while risking infection. You also complete quests, help the sick, and design humane rat traps.

For you if...

+you like weighing family needs against wider moral responsibilities

Not for you if...

−you prefer lighthearted adventures without disease or death

What players say

94% of 70 reviews are positive

Players praise the pixel art and the atmosphere of plague-era London. Some find the work repetitive, with too few activities beyond burials.

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Plague: London 1665 system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 260, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows Vista or greater
Processor: 2 GHz
Graphics: GeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770, 1024 MB, Shader Model 3.0+
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does Plague: London 1665 have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Plague: London 1665 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Plague: London 1665 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam