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 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
A Plague Tale: Innocence 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: Innocence (2019) is 7 years older than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (2026). A Plague Tale: Innocence is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (39.99 USD vs. 49.99 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 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
Choose Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy if you want the HDR available side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy launched in 2026.
Both A Plague Tale: Innocence and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy 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: Innocence |  Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive (20,922 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 7 years older than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (2026).
- A Plague Tale: Innocence is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy (39.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- A Plague Tale: Innocence is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy has no Deck rating yet.
A Plague Tale: Innocence vs Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy — FAQ
- Should I play A Plague Tale: Innocence or Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy first?
- If you want chronology, A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019) 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: Innocence 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.
- Does A Plague Tale: Innocence run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — A Plague Tale: Innocence is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.