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A Plague Tale: Innocence

Developer
Asobo Studio
Publisher
Focus Entertainment
Released
14 May 2019
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£34.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: adventure

A Plague Tale: Innocence, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, tells the grim story of two siblings fighting together for survival in the darkest hours of History. This new video game from Asobo Studio sends you on an emotional journey through 14th-century France, with gameplay combining adventure, action and stealth, supported by a compelling story. Follow the young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, who face the brutality of a ravaged world as they discover their purpose to expose a dark secret. On the run from the Inquisition's soldiers, surrounded by unstoppable swarms of rats incarnating the Black Death, Amicia and Hugo will learn to know and trust each other as they struggle for their lives against all odds.

Best gaming PC for A Plague Tale: Innocence in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for A Plague Tale: Innocence today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Focus Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64 bits) Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64 bits)
CPU Intel Core i3-2120 (3.3 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 X4 (3.6 GHz) Intel Core i5-4690 (3.5 GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz)
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU 2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 480
Storage 50 GB 50 GB
DirectX

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run A Plague Tale: Innocence?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-4690 (3.5 GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz) and your GPU is at or above 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 480, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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