Choose A Plague Tale: Requiem
Choose A Plague Tale: Requiem if it's currently about 65% cheaper on the Steam Store. 7,151 Steam reviews back the pick.
A Plague Tale: Requiem vs Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
A Plague Tale: Requiem and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy 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 4 years older than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (2026). Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than A Plague Tale: Requiem (91.5% 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 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Choose Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy if you want the DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Gamepad Recommended side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 5,353 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both A Plague Tale: Requiem and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Camera Comfort, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91.5% vs 92.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 A Plague Tale: Requiem |  Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 17.49 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.5% positive (7,151 reviews) | 92.8% positive (5,353 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Asobo Studio | Asobo Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022) is 4 years older than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (2026).
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy scores higher on Steam reviews (92.8% positive) than A Plague Tale: Requiem (91.5% positive).
- A Plague Tale: Requiem is currently ~65% cheaper on Steam than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (17.49 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: A Plague Tale: Requiem is Deck Verified, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is Deck Playable.
A Plague Tale: Requiem vs Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy — FAQ
- Which is better, A Plague Tale: Requiem or Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: A Plague Tale: Requiem sits at 91.5% positive (7,151 reviews), Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy at 92.8% (5,353). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play A Plague Tale: Requiem or Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy first?
- If you want chronology, A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022) came out before Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (2026). 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 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy 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.