Emotional, heartbreaking story
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“I've only cried through video games twice, after Silent Hill 2 and after this game.”
Steam review · 19.8 h played ↗
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Asobo Studio2022Interactive Fiction · Adventure · Action
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 21, 2026: $17.49
The verdict
A gorgeous, emotionally devastating story-driven stealth adventure with great voice acting. Skip it if you want varied gameplay or dislike slow pacing, forced walking and a bleak ending.
Great for
Story-first players who loved Innocence and want a cinematic, emotional, beautiful stealth adventure
Main risk
Stretched pacing, repetitive stealth and a bleak ending that can feel pointless
What players love
Stunning visuals and art direction
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The graphics are the best I have ever seen in my entire life.”
Steam review · 29.7 h played ↗
Excellent voice acting and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the voice acting is some of the best I've heard in a game”
Steam review · 15.1 h played ↗
Better combat and more options than Innocence
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The sling now has an endless supply of rocks.”
Steam review · 21.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak writing and unlikable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The character writing, dialog and plot are, without exaggeration, atrocious.”
Steam review · 19.1 h played ↗
Frustrating, repetitive stealth and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Arrive, villains show up, stealth/shootout, rat escape, puzzles — repeat 16 times.”
Steam review · translated · 18.1 h played ↗
Dragged-out, padded pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Bad and drawn out.”
Steam review · translated · 26.1 h played ↗
Bugs and optimization problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the fps drops are frustating even though im playing in low graphics”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Forced slow walking sections
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“What the ♥♥♥♥ is it with this game and its ridiculous amount of forced walking sections.”
Steam review · 18.2 h played ↗
Bleak ending feels pointless
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“It turns a 30-hour journey of hope into a nihilistic exercise in futility”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support55 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (20H1 64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4690K (3.5 GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz)
Memory16 GB RAM
Graphics4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 590
Storage55 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (20H1 64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i7-8700K (3.7 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6 GHz)
Memory16 GB RAM
Graphics8 GB, GeForce RTX 3070/Radeon RX 6800 XT
Storage55 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (20H1 64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4690K (3.5 GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz)
Memory16 GB RAM
Graphics4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 590
Storage55 GB available space
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