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A Plague Tale: Requiem

Asobo Studio · Focus Entertainment · 2022-10-17

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 18, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 18, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Oct 18, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

A Plague Tale: Requiem is an Action, Adventure game released in 2022, priced at $49.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (91% of 27253 reviews).

144
playing now
91%
positive of 28k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3,241
twitch viewers (latest)
3241.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
86/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (280 ratings)
37
Nexus mods (52k downloads)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (28,866 ratings)
83/100
opencritic · strong · 88% recommend · from 162 critics
18h
to beat · rushed 13h · completionist 27h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

144 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

A Plague Tale: Requiem is a 2022 action-adventure video game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Entertainment. The game is the sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019) and the second installment in the A Plague Tale series. It follows siblings Amicia and Hugo de Rune as they search for a cure to Hugo's blood disease in Southern France while fleeing from soldiers of the Inquisition and hordes of rats spreading the black plague. It was released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 18 October 2022. It received generally positive reviews from critics. At The Game Awards 2022, it received five nominations including Game of the Year. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, a prequel following the character Sophia, is set to release in 2026.

Trailer

A Plague Tale: Requiem trailer thumbnail

A Plague Tale: Requiem - Launch Trailer

≈389,879 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 144 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,697 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~337/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,109 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 556k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 27,795 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99-70%
Steam$17.49-75%
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $13.46 at GameBillet (2026-07-23) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 128 of 183 observed days · $1.53 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.1k2.1k20222026Week of 2022-10-01: 2,130 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,771 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 817 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 765 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 44 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8231352026-09-16 05:00 — 258 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 536 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 632 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 342 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 379 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 573 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 225 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 299 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 579 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 257 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 178 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 394 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 192 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 226 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 669 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 247 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 166 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 363 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 346 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 223 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 265 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 360 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 144 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.1k138Oct 2022Aug 2026Oct 2022 — avg 2,142 · peak 4,903Dec 2022 — avg 459 · peak 961Feb 2023 — avg 228 · peak 662Apr 2023 — avg 179 · peak 432Jun 2023 — avg 228 · peak 673Aug 2023 — avg 208 · peak 523Oct 2023 — avg 165 · peak 444Dec 2023 — avg 238 · peak 498Feb 2024 — avg 187 · peak 436Apr 2024 — avg 189 · peak 493Jun 2024 — avg 142 · peak 379Aug 2024 — avg 225 · peak 532Oct 2024 — avg 182 · peak 476Dec 2024 — avg 200 · peak 418Feb 2025 — avg 183 · peak 452Apr 2025 — avg 181 · peak 419Jun 2025 — avg 241 · peak 629Aug 2025 — avg 178 · peak 422Oct 2025 — avg 172 · peak 430Dec 2025 — avg 162 · peak 344Feb 2026 — avg 166 · peak 402Apr 2026 — avg 169 · peak 378Jun 2026 — avg 262 · peak 644Aug 2026 — avg 331 · peak 740
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
1161162026-09-212026-10-132026-09-21: 116 new positive2026-09-21: 17 new negative2026-09-22: 19 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 21 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 15 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 17 new positive2026-09-25: 7 new negative2026-09-26: 32 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new negative2026-09-28: 11 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 16 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new negative2026-09-30: 17 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new negative2026-10-02: 25 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-04: 38 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 21 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 26 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 25 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 9 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 14 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 11 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-11: 10 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 18 new positive2026-10-13: 4 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$49.99$13.462022-06-232026-10-152022-06-23 — best price $49.992022-09-28 — best price $44.942022-12-05 — best price $39.992023-02-13 — best price $34.492023-03-30 — best price $39.992023-05-07 — best price $29.992023-06-23 — best price $24.992023-08-03 — best price $49.992023-09-18 — best price $27.242023-11-02 — best price $29.492023-12-04 — best price $49.992024-01-18 — best price $22.492024-02-27 — best price $49.992024-04-03 — best price $44.992024-05-09 — best price $19.992024-06-17 — best price $25.002024-07-29 — best price $23.502024-09-10 — best price $49.992024-11-02 — best price $47.492025-01-03 — best price $49.992025-02-07 — best price $43.892025-03-20 — best price $49.992025-04-27 — best price $43.892025-06-16 — best price $39.992025-08-04 — best price $18.242025-09-14 — best price $46.992025-10-27 — best price $15.292025-12-12 — best price $17.002026-01-31 — best price $48.492026-03-13 — best price $19.792026-04-27 — best price $49.992026-06-18 — best price $49.992026-08-03 — best price $16.492026-09-08 — best price $14.992026-09-28 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4.7k2522026-05-19 — 354 pageviews2026-05-23 — 288 pageviews2026-05-27 — 386 pageviews2026-05-31 — 427 pageviews2026-06-04 — 368 pageviews2026-06-08 — 2,585 pageviews2026-06-12 — 825 pageviews2026-06-16 — 586 pageviews2026-06-20 — 494 pageviews2026-06-24 — 912 pageviews2026-06-28 — 767 pageviews2026-07-02 — 487 pageviews2026-07-06 — 553 pageviews2026-07-10 — 440 pageviews2026-07-14 — 405 pageviews2026-07-18 — 489 pageviews2026-07-22 — 400 pageviews2026-07-26 — 505 pageviews2026-07-30 — 497 pageviews2026-08-03 — 510 pageviews2026-08-07 — 515 pageviews2026-08-11 — 665 pageviews2026-08-15 — 789 pageviews2026-08-19 — 625 pageviews2026-08-23 — 948 pageviews2026-08-27 — 4,668 pageviews2026-08-31 — 2,847 pageviews2026-09-04 — 1,573 pageviews2026-09-08 — 1,273 pageviews2026-09-12 — 917 pageviews2026-09-16 — 873 pageviews2026-09-20 — 904 pageviews2026-09-24 — 518 pageviews2026-09-28 — 616 pageviews2026-10-02 — 514 pageviews2026-10-06 — 442 pageviews2026-10-10 — 452 pageviews2026-10-12 — 494 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

18312026-10-01 17:34 — 50 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 46 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 61 viewers2026-10-04 13:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-04 19:34 — 89 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 111 viewers2026-10-05 23:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-06 17:34 — 126 viewers2026-10-06 23:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 172 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-10 13:34 — 66 viewers2026-10-10 20:35 — 72 viewers2026-10-11 02:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 37 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 87 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
83.4%
earned "Under a New Sun"
47.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Czech…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-10-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Windows (Xbox)39,5448%35
PS5 (PlayStation)35,35033%36
Steam (Steam)9,05917%35

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DDarkDramaActionAdventureCinematicEmotionalRealisticAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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