Choose A Plague Tale: Requiem
Choose A Plague Tale: Requiem if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Camera Comfort side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.5% positive across 7,151 reviews.
A Plague Tale: Requiem vs Unknown 9: Awakening
A Plague Tale: Requiem and Unknown 9: Awakening both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022) is 2 years older than Unknown 9: Awakening (2024). A Plague Tale: Requiem scores higher on Steam reviews (91.5% positive) than Unknown 9: Awakening (60.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Unknown 9: Awakening
Choose Unknown 9: Awakening if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Unknown 9: Awakening launched in 2024.
Both A Plague Tale: Requiem and Unknown 9: Awakening sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 A Plague Tale: Requiem |  Unknown 9: Awakening | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 49.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.5% positive (7,151 reviews) | 60.9% positive (133 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Asobo Studio | Reflector Entertainment Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022) is 2 years older than Unknown 9: Awakening (2024).
- A Plague Tale: Requiem scores higher on Steam reviews (91.5% positive) than Unknown 9: Awakening (60.9% positive).
- Unknown 9: Awakening is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than A Plague Tale: Requiem (9.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: A Plague Tale: Requiem is Deck Verified, Unknown 9: Awakening is Deck Playable.
A Plague Tale: Requiem vs Unknown 9: Awakening — FAQ
- Which is better, A Plague Tale: Requiem or Unknown 9: Awakening?
- On Steam reviews A Plague Tale: Requiem scores higher (91.5% positive) than Unknown 9: Awakening (60.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, A Plague Tale: Requiem is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play A Plague Tale: Requiem or Unknown 9: Awakening first?
- If you want chronology, A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022) came out before Unknown 9: Awakening (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are A Plague Tale: Requiem and Unknown 9: Awakening similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.