Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

The A Plague Tale series drops the stealth and picks up twin blades. Resonance is a third-person action-adventure prequel from Asobo Studio, out since Aug 27, 2026 on Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S — and it's on Game Pass from day one. You play Sophia, a young plunderer on the run, heading for the Minotaur's Island.

Out now · Aug 27, 2026 PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S Game Pass day one $49.99 Action-adventure
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy gameplay: Sophia with twin blades on a sunlit Greek island, enemies closing in

What is Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy?

It's an original story set 15 years before A Plague Tale: Requiem, starring Sophia — in Requiem she was the smuggler captain who helped Amicia and Hugo, and here she gets her own origin story. Asobo calls her "a fierce young plunderer" on the run, chasing the secrets of her past. The journey lands her on the Minotaur's Island, where a mythical creature sits at the heart of a curse she has to break.

The tone shift is deliberate. Where Innocence and Requiem leaned on stealth, rats and hiding, Resonance is more forward: dual-blade combat, bigger set pieces, Greek mythology instead of the Inquisition. It's still very much an A Plague Tale game — heavy story, grim world, gorgeous presentation — but the combat is no longer something you avoid.

How it plays

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy gameplay: Sophia sneaking through ancient ruins on the Minotaur's Island

Release date, platforms and price

Resonance launched August 27, 2026 on Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It's $49.99 on Steam right now with no launch discount. The important part: it's a day-one Game Pass title, confirmed in Xbox's August wave-2 announcement — so if you already pay for Game Pass, you don't pay anything extra for this.

$49.99

Steam price as of Aug 27, 2026. No launch discount. Free on Xbox Game Pass (see our Game Pass explainer).

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy gameplay: a mythic creature looming over Sophia on a clifftop

Quick facts & FAQ

Worth a look if

  • You loved Requiem and want more of that world without replaying it
  • You wanted A Plague Tale with real combat instead of rat-avoidance
  • You have Game Pass — it costs you nothing to try

Skip it if a $49.99 price with no discount is a dealbreaker — the critics were split on it even though Steam players weren't — and it'll almost certainly drop in a sale before the holidays.

Watch it

Official trailers (launch + story) are on YouTube via Focus Entertainment: Launch Trailer · Story Trailer. Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2713000.