The WhatsNext verdict
For Players drawn to tense stealth, environmental puzzles, and story-led adventures: Amicia’s fragile fight to protect Hugo turns light, stealth, and rat swarms into a distinctive survival adventure. Tradeoff: Combat is limited, and the linear, cinematic pacing leaves little room for open-ended exploration.
What it does best
fantasy
historical
stealth
drama
The setup
What you are walking into
A Plague Tale: Innocence is a third-person action-adventure game set in 14th-century France during the Black Death. Players control Amicia, a young girl protecting her little brother Hugo as they flee the Inquisition and navigate environments overrun by swarms of plague rats. Gameplay combines stealth, puzzle-solving, and light combat, with an emphasis on using fire and light to manage the rat hordes.
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