PCGame

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Linear medieval stealth adventure about siblings, soldiers, and swarming rats

Asobo Studio · Published by Focus Entertainment · Released May 14, 2019

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 67K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 713 in 30 days
Players
314
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Nov 14, 2019
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
8 GB RAM · 50 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

What is A Plague Tale: Innocence?

A single-player, third-person action-adventure set in plague-stricken France in 1348. As Amicia, you guide her younger brother Hugo through devastated villages, avoiding Inquisition soldiers and using fire and light to cross areas filled with rat swarms.

For you if...

  • +you prefer linear, story-led single-player adventures
  • +you enjoy stealth, light puzzles, and tense chase sequences
  • +you want a dark medieval story centered on siblings

Not for you if...

  • −you want open-ended exploration and multiple solutions
  • −you need deep combat or demanding puzzles
  • −you dislike heavily guided, cinematic games

What players say

93% of 67,308 reviews are positive · 91% of 713 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the sibling story, medieval setting, art direction, and music. Common complaints call the gameplay repetitive and overly guided, with reused puzzles, limited freedom, and a frustrating final stretch.

Players over time

▼ -10% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 605 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 21, 2026605

How many players finish A Plague Tale: Innocence?

41% of Steam players have unlocked «Knights!», the achievement for finishing the main story.

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Screenshots and trailer

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A Plague Tale: Innocence system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
Processor
Intel Core i3-2120 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 X4 (3.6 GHz)
Graphics
2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
Processor
Intel Core i5-4690 (3.5 GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz)
Graphics
4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 480
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space

Does A Plague Tale: Innocence have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does A Plague Tale: Innocence run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
35
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese.

Does A Plague Tale: Innocence 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

1 DLC available.

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