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A Plague Tale: Innocence

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2019

Should you play it?

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

What works

  • Engaging and emotional story
  • Beautiful graphics and sound design
  • Unique rat swarm mechanics
  • Well-crafted atmosphere
  • Balanced stealth and puzzle gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear gameplay with limited replayability
  • Some ai and control issues
  • Minor bugs reported
  • Short game length
  • Combat can be frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

  • The Last of Us™ Part I

  • Scars Above

  • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition

  • The Chant

  • Bright Memory

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like A Plague Tale: Innocence but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • NieR:Automata™

  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

  • Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

  • Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Less intimate

Games that feels like A Plague Tale: Innocence but with less focus on close relationships

  • Total Chaos

  • Skydance's BEHEMOTH

  • Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

  • Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition

  • Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry

  • Rogue Trooper Redux

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A Plague Tale: Innocence: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Exploration.

Last update: 03/08/2026