A Plague Tale: Innocence

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Steam Deck Playable

Asobo Studio · Story Rich · May 14, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

93%
Very Positive
71k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 255 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 133 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 71k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise45% are divided9% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The tl;dr: Fantastic story, excellent mechanics, and I maintain that this little gem does survival horror better than the OGs.
255 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Replayability: Choices don't matter.
133 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics: Beautiful.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It is a game that succeeds on every front: narrative, visual design, sound, and pacing.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
It's fairly well optimized with only the occasional frame jump.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters255 reviews
Gameplay133 reviews
Graphics93 reviews
Audio68 reviews
Optimization15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat55 reviews
89%
Difficulty21 reviews
76%
Performance14 reviews
86%
Controls11 reviews
82%
Interface8 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs18 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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