Choose Empress of Gold
Choose Empress of Gold if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 98% cheaper on the Steam Store. Empress of Gold launched in 2020.
Empress of Gold vs A Plague Tale: Innocence
Empress of Gold and A Plague Tale: Innocence 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: Innocence (2019) is 1 year older than Empress of Gold (2020). Empress of Gold is currently ~98% cheaper on Steam than A Plague Tale: Innocence (0.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD). 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 A Plague Tale: Innocence
Choose A Plague Tale: Innocence if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 20,922 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Empress of Gold and A Plague Tale: Innocence 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
 Empress of Gold |  A Plague Tale: Innocence | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 93% positive (20,922 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Tobop Productions | Asobo Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019) is 1 year older than Empress of Gold (2020).
- Empress of Gold is currently ~98% cheaper on Steam than A Plague Tale: Innocence (0.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- A Plague Tale: Innocence is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Empress of Gold has no Deck rating yet.
Empress of Gold vs A Plague Tale: Innocence — FAQ
- Should I play Empress of Gold or A Plague Tale: Innocence first?
- If you want chronology, A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019) came out before Empress of Gold (2020). 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 Empress of Gold and A Plague Tale: Innocence 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.