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Games like A Plague Tale: Innocence

If A Plague Tale: Innocence is your kind of game, the closest matches are Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Awakened: Dark Space and A Plague Tale: Requiem — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and emotional. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019) is an action-adventure game set in 14th-century France during the Black Death. Players guide young Amicia and her brother Hugo through environments where dynamic lighting and fire serve as both tools and weapons, navigating past massive rat swarms using stealth and puzzle-solving. The inventory-crafting system and sibling-escort mechanics add tactical depth to the historical setting, which reviewers describe as meticulously researched. The sibling dynamic and emotional narrative have resonated strongly with players, who highlight how the relationship between Amicia and Hugo develops with authenticity throughout their perilous journey. The game holds a 93% positive rating from over 20,000 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck. At $39.99, it offers an atmospheric medieval adventure focused on survival and narrative-driven exploration.

About A Plague Tale: Innocence: Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

2019ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 81Windowsby Asobo Studio
A Plague Tale: Innocence — Steam game cover
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Historical setting feels meticulously researchedLight and fire become strategic weaponsRat horde feels like a living antagonistAtmosphericDarkEmotional

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  1. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for A Plague Tale: Innocence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Embark on an original story, prequel to the award-winning games: A Plague Tale. As Sophia, journey to the Minotaur’s Island, outsmart deadly foes, unravel ancient secrets, and confront a mythical creature at the heart of a devastating curse.

    2026ActionAdventure49.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Awakened: Dark Space

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Plague Tale: Innocence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    In this Horror Story you go on a search to find your friend Sara who went missing in a mysterious area called Crystal Woods which is rumored to be cursed for over 800 years, since a certain incident.

    2022IndieAdventure10.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. A Plague Tale: Requiem

    WHY THIS

    Shares stealth puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Third-strongest match for A Plague Tale: Innocence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    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.

    2022ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Mafia: The Old Country

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Plague Tale: Innocence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Fight to survive as Enzo Favara and prove your worth to the Family in this immersive third-person action-adventure.

    2025ActionAdventure49.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Ranked #5 for A Plague Tale: Innocence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Assassin's Creed™ is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that redefines the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of...

    2008ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Assassin's Creed® Revelations

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Ranked #6 for A Plague Tale: Innocence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a dangerous journey of discovery and revelation.

    2011ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Ranked #7 for A Plague Tale: Innocence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.

    2017ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Ranked #8 for A Plague Tale: Innocence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to A Plague Tale: Innocence

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Tell Me Why

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Reviewers of A Plague Tale: Innocence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.

    2020AdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Last of Us™ Part I

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Reviewers of A Plague Tale: Innocence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

    2023ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. A Plague Tale: Requiem

    WHY THIS

    Shares stealth puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Reviewers of A Plague Tale: Innocence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    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.

    2022ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Red Dead Redemption 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Reviewers of A Plague Tale: Innocence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

    2019ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tomb Raider Game of the Year

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of A Plague Tale: Innocence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Reviewers of A Plague Tale: Innocence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Reviewers of A Plague Tale: Innocence cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Reviewers of A Plague Tale: Innocence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Plague Tale: Innocence at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under A Plague Tale: Innocence on Steam right now. Shares Action with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Asobo Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Asobo Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Another title from Asobo Studio, the studio behind A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.

    2020Simulation59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Another title from Asobo Studio, the studio behind A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

    2024Simulation69.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. A Plague Tale: Requiem

    WHY THIS

    Shares stealth puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Another title from Asobo Studio, the studio behind A Plague Tale: Innocence. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    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.

    2022ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Asobo Studio, the studio behind A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    The wildly popular Zoo Tycoon series gets set to crank up the excitement, challenge, and fun of building the ultimate zoo. Let your imagination run wild with Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection. Build, manage, and maintain your dream zoo alone or with up to four players.

    2018Simulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Disney•Pixar WALL-E

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Another title from Asobo Studio, the studio behind A Plague Tale: Innocence. Shares Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Based on the 2008 computer animated film from Pixar Animation Studios, the video game version of WALL-E involves playing as the lonely robot as he navigates a trash-tainted world and begins an unlikely trek across the cosmos.

    2015Adventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Disneyland Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Asobo Studio, the studio behind A Plague Tale: Innocence. Shares Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Disneyland Adventures allows fans of all ages to explore Disneyland park, enjoy adventures based on 18 popular attractions, engage in 100 challenging quests, and interact with 35 beloved characters. Disneyland Adventures is your ticket to the magical world of Disneyland right in your living room.

    2018Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. RUSH: A Disney • PIXAR Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Asobo Studio, the studio behind A Plague Tale: Innocence. Shares Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure invites families and fans of all ages to experience the worlds of six beloved Disney•Pixar films like never before. Team up with characters from The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up, Cars, Toy Story, and Finding Dory to solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets.

    2018AdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. CT Special Forces: Fire for Effect

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Another title from Asobo Studio, the studio behind A Plague Tale: Innocence. Shares Action with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    CT Special Forces: Fire For Effect will feature unique missions in the fight against worldwide terrorist networks. The game also benefits from a cutting-edge engine as well as a specific physics system. For the first time in this genre, physics will have a major impact on how you play the game.

    2014Action2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. A Plague Tale: Requiem

    WHY THIS

    Shares stealth puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    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.

    2022ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.

    2017ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with A Plague Tale: Innocence.

    From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Plague Tale: Innocence

Does A Plague Tale: Innocence run on Steam Deck?
A Plague Tale: Innocence is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does A Plague Tale: Innocence cost?
A Plague Tale: Innocence is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Plague Tale: Innocence?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Plague Tale: Innocence are Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Awakened: Dark Space, A Plague Tale: Requiem.
Who developed A Plague Tale: Innocence?
A Plague Tale: Innocence was developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Entertainment.

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