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A Plague Tale: Innocence

A Plague Tale: Innocence is an action-adventure stealth game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive. Set in mid-14th century Aquitaine, France, during the Hundred Years' War, the game focuses on the plight of Amicia de Rune and her ill brother Hugo as they flee from soldiers of the French Inquisition and from hordes of rats that are spreading the black plague.

Description credits

Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors, A Plague Tale: Innocence · CC BY-SA 4.0. Text adapted for this entry.

REVIEW COVERAGE

Partially reviewed

Original notes based on the cited sources. This is a partial assessment; categories we haven’t assessed remain unknown.

Edition & review scope

Concise original summary of ESRB-reported content, not a full playthrough. Levels are Parents Forge interpretations. Unknown means not established; online interactions are outside this guide.

Source's PS5/Xbox Series release only. ESRB-listed platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series. Other editions, added content, mods and later updates are not assessed.

Catalog ID 9931Edition: default

CONTENT BREAKDOWN

What’s in this entry?

Violence

Strong

Characters are impaled and attacked with weapons; rats can be lured to people and eat them.

Sexual content

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Nudity

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Language

Strong

Dialogue includes f**k and sh*t.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Frightening & intense themes

Strong

Screaming rat victims and burned or partly eaten bodies, sometimes showing entrails, are described.

Content notes describe the material, not a universal age recommendation. Different releases, editions and installments can contain different material.

Review sources

Guide updated 2026-11-11T05:56:58Z · Parents Forge source-based summary

ESRB: A Plague Tale: Innocence · Source (accessed 2026-11-11)
Factual source: Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Original concise advisories by Parents Forge; no endorsement claimed.