A Plague Tale: Innocence Standard Edition

A Plague Tale: Innocence is set in France in 1348, with the Inquisition hunting the de Rune children and the plague doing the rest. Amicia is fifteen and has a sling; Hugo is five and carries something in his blood that the Inquisition wants badly enough to burn a village for. The game is mostly stealth. Amicia distracts, extinguishes and occasionally kills from a distance, crafting alchemical ammunition from what she scavenges, and the guards are strong enough that a straight fight is rarely survivable. The rats are the other half: a swarm that fills streets and cellars and will not cross light, so a brazier, a torch or a thrown firepot becomes the difference between a safe route and none. Other children join along the way, each with an ability that opens up the puzzles. It is single-player throughout, and the relationship between the siblings is what the whole thing is built on. Asobo Studio followed it with Requiem in 2022. This is the only edition — the complete game with no add-ons. Keys activate on Steam, GOG or Xbox. If you also want the sequel, the two games are sold together as A Plague Tale Bundle.