Game profile
A Plague Tale: Innocence
In plague ridden 14th century France, a young noblewoman protects her sick little brother from the Inquisition and massive swarms of rats. Stealth elements and a moving sibling story merge into a dark historical tale.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Adventure / Stealth, set in a historical period. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. It rewards long uninterrupted stretches more than quick check-ins.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The narrative carries the whole thing, and the mechanics serve it. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It is available broadly, on 4 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Massive rat swarms as threat
- Moving sibling story
- Stealth in medieval France
This fits you if
- you want to live through a story, not just play a system
- you actually want to be scared
- you can sit down for a proper long stretch without interruptions
- the writing matters more to you than the mechanics
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
- you prefer a darker, heavier tone
Look elsewhere if
- you skip cutscenes and want to get to the gameplay
- you only ever get short bursts of play time
- you want something light and easy going
- you specifically want an open world to roam
How long is A Plague Tale: Innocence?
About 13 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 2 weeks, or 7 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 81 out of 100, which puts it above 35 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 771 overall. That is the lower end of this database, critics were more reserved here than with most titles. The number does not tell you whether a game is exactly right for the right evening, though.
For comparison, Adventure averages 83 points across the database, so this one sits 2 points below its own genre. The figure rests on 831 collected ratings.
Released in 2019, so it has 7 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2019
- Genres
- Adventure, Stealth, Horror
- Playtime
- approx. 13 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Carries the whole game
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Historical
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
- Critic rating
- 81 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Plague Tale: Innocence | 2019 | approx. 13 hrs. | 81 | Mid price |
| Halloween: The Game | 2026 | approx. 20 hrs. | 56 | Full price |
| A Plague Tale: Requiem | 2022 | approx. 16 hrs. | 86 | Mid price |
| Silent Hill: Townfall | 2026 | approx. 10 hrs. | 85 | Mid price |
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