A Plague Tale: Requiem release date set for October, coming day one to Xbox Game Pass
Amicia and Hugo’s Medieval horror adventure will continue later this year.
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What you need to know
A Plague Tale: Requiem, the next chapter in Asobo Studio and Focus Entertainment’s rat swarm horror story, now has a release date of Oct. 18, 2022, as shared by the developers during a special livestream on Thursday. You can check out the release date reveal trailer with extended gameplay onYouTube.
Sequel to the 2019 A Plague Tale: Innocence, A Plague Tale: Requiem wasfirst revealedat the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase 2021. The game focuses on a now-older Amicia and Hugo De Rune, who are trying to escape the horrific events of the first game. Hugo’s powers reawaken, meaning that once again, the siblings will have to carefully evade swarms of rats and other humans alike.
As first announced alongside the game’s 2021 reveal, A Plague Tale: Requiem is launching day one into Xbox Game Pass for console, Cloud, and PC.
A Plague Tale: Requiem is coming exclusively to current-generation consoles, meaning it takes advantage of theXbox Series X,Xbox Series S,PS5and high-end PC hardware. It’ll also be available on Nintendo Switch via Cloud Streaming.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Amicia and Hugo will struggle to survive in the next chapter of their story, which sees the return of terrifying rat swarms.
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