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A Plague Tale: Requiem

Asobo Studio · Focus Entertainment · 2022-10-17

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

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.

711
playing now
91%
positive of 27k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
111
twitch viewers (latest)
86/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (280 ratings)
18h
to beat · rushed 13h · completionist 27h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

711 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 711 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 6% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 530k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,501 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99-70%
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 107 of 159 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

7111482026-08-06 22:00 — 284 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 163 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 455 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 309 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 255 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 503 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 342 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 277 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 629 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 316 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 189 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 458 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 248 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 165 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 408 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 235 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 157 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 486 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 374 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 148 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 279 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 386 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 220 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 370 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 423 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 201 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 281 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 443 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 269 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 711 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$13.462022-06-232026-08-302022-06-23 — 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 $16.492026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.6k2522026-05-19 — 354 pageviews2026-05-22 — 301 pageviews2026-05-25 — 317 pageviews2026-05-28 — 363 pageviews2026-05-31 — 427 pageviews2026-06-03 — 386 pageviews2026-06-06 — 427 pageviews2026-06-09 — 1,414 pageviews2026-06-12 — 825 pageviews2026-06-15 — 740 pageviews2026-06-18 — 535 pageviews2026-06-21 — 638 pageviews2026-06-24 — 912 pageviews2026-06-27 — 741 pageviews2026-06-30 — 636 pageviews2026-07-03 — 558 pageviews2026-07-06 — 553 pageviews2026-07-09 — 499 pageviews2026-07-12 — 447 pageviews2026-07-15 — 425 pageviews2026-07-18 — 489 pageviews2026-07-21 — 435 pageviews2026-07-24 — 949 pageviews2026-07-27 — 543 pageviews2026-07-30 — 497 pageviews2026-08-02 — 548 pageviews2026-08-05 — 416 pageviews2026-08-08 — 478 pageviews2026-08-11 — 665 pageviews2026-08-14 — 655 pageviews2026-08-17 — 746 pageviews2026-08-20 — 840 pageviews2026-08-23 — 948 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

23732026-08-26 19:15 — 225 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 76 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 24 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 78 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 74 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 68 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 237 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 89 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 93 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 85 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 187 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 196 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 69 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 111 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…

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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