Choose A Plague Tale: Innocence
Choose A Plague Tale: Innocence if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 20,922 Steam reviews back the pick.
A Plague Tale: Innocence vs A Plague Tale: Requiem
A Plague Tale: Innocence and A Plague Tale: Requiem 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 3 years older than A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022). A Plague Tale: Innocence scores higher on Steam reviews (93% 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 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's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 7,151 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both A Plague Tale: Innocence and A Plague Tale: Requiem sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93% vs 91.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 A Plague Tale: Innocence |  A Plague Tale: Requiem | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive (20,922 reviews) | 91.5% positive (7,151 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: Innocence (2019) is 3 years older than A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022).
- A Plague Tale: Innocence scores higher on Steam reviews (93% positive) than A Plague Tale: Requiem (91.5% positive).
- A Plague Tale: Innocence is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than A Plague Tale: Requiem (39.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: A Plague Tale: Innocence is Deck Playable, A Plague Tale: Requiem is Deck Verified.
A Plague Tale: Innocence vs A Plague Tale: Requiem — FAQ
- Which is better, A Plague Tale: Innocence or A Plague Tale: Requiem?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: A Plague Tale: Innocence sits at 93% positive (20,922 reviews), A Plague Tale: Requiem at 91.5% (7,151). 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: Innocence or A Plague Tale: Requiem first?
- If you want chronology, A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019) came out before A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022). 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: Innocence and A Plague Tale: Requiem 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.