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A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem is a 2022 action-adventure video game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Entertainment. 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.

Description credits

Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors, A Plague Tale: Requiem · 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-listed base-game release. ESRB-listed platforms: Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series. Other editions, added content, mods and later updates are not assessed.

Catalog ID 9914Edition: default

CONTENT BREAKDOWN

What’s in this entry?

Violence

Strong

Bloody combat includes strangling and burning; mutilated bodies expose internal organs.

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

The word f**k appears.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Frightening & intense themes

Strong

Rat swarms, hanging bodies and scenes of captives being killed create disturbing imagery.

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