Playing History - The Plague
Historical point-and-click adventure about family in plague-stricken medieval Florence
Serious Games Interactive · Published by My Way Games · Released Oct 21, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 152
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- peak 24h 5
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is Playing History - The Plague?
A historical point-and-click adventure set in 14th-century Florence during a plague outbreak. You explore locations and make decisions as you follow a story about your ill mother and your family's future.
For you if...
- +you enjoy exploring medieval settings in story-driven adventures
- +you want to learn history through a family story
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-heavy games to historical exploration
- −you want your decisions to change historical events
What players say
72% of 152 reviews are positive
Players praise the historical setting and how the story teaches them about the plague. Others criticize the graphics and character designs.
Screenshots and trailer
Playing History - The Plague system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics / 512MB VRAM
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 8
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Default configuration is not performant
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
