A Plague Tale: Innocence vs A Plague Tale: Requiem
A Plague Tale: Innocence is an action-adventure horror game from Asobo Studio (2019) while A Plague Tale: Requiem is an action-adventure game from Asobo Studio (2022).
What each one is
Steam files A Plague Tale: Innocence under Action-Adventure and Horror. In contrast, it files A Plague Tale: Requiem under Action-Adventure.
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
At a glance
| A Plague Tale: Innocence | A Plague Tale: Requiem | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.9/10 | 7.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (93%, 71,473) | Very Positive (91%, 26,729) |
| Critic aggregate | 81/100 | 82/100 |
| Price | $39.99 | $49.99 |
| Install size | 50 GB | 55 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | verified |
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Developer | Asobo Studio | Asobo Studio |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
A Plague Tale: Innocence vs A Plague Tale: Requiem, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
A Plague Tale: InnocenceAction-adventure horror gameA Plague Tale: RequiemAction-adventure gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
A Plague Tale: InnocenceStory Rich, Adventure, StealthA Plague Tale: RequiemAdventure, Action, Action-AdventureThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
A Plague Tale: Innocence ✓Score 7.9 · 93% on Steam · 81 criticA Plague Tale: RequiemScore 7.6 · 91% on Steam · 82 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
A Plague Tale: Innocence71,473 reviews · 1 add-on · 50 GBA Plague Tale: Requiem26,729 reviews · 1 add-on · 55 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
A Plague Tale: Innocence ✓$39.99A Plague Tale: Requiem$49.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
A Plague Tale: InnocencePlayableA Plague Tale: Requiem ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
A Plague Tale: Innocence takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
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2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- Xbox
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: A Plague Tale: Innocence (GamingPickz Score 7.9)
- The cheaper right now: A Plague Tale: Innocence ($39.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: A Plague Tale: Requiem (verified)
- Lighter on storage: A Plague Tale: Innocence (50 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: A Plague Tale: Innocence (71,473 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
AdventureFemale ProtagonistMedievalAtmosphericSingleplayerThird PersonActionDark
Where they differ
Story RichStealthHorrorGreat SoundtrackViolentSurvival
Action-AdventureExplorationCinematicInteractive FictionRealistic3D
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, A Plague Tale: Innocence is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. A Plague Tale: Requiem is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| A Plague Tale: Innocence | A Plague Tale: Requiem | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 2 GB | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i3-2120 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 X4 (3.6 GHz) | — |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | — |
| Install size | 50 GB | 55 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: A Plague Tale: Innocence · A Plague Tale: Requiem.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for A Plague Tale: Innocence and 8 for A Plague Tale: Requiem. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are A Plague Tale: Innocence and A Plague Tale: Requiem in scope?
A Plague Tale: Innocence has drawn 71,473 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 50 GB. A Plague Tale: Requiem has drawn 26,729 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 55 GB.
Is A Plague Tale: Innocence or A Plague Tale: Requiem better?
By the GamingPickz Score, A Plague Tale: Innocence rates higher (7.9 to 7.6). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, A Plague Tale: Innocence or A Plague Tale: Requiem?
A Plague Tale: Innocence is cheaper right now at $39.99, against $49.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.