Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a action adventure game developed by ‘Asobo studios‘ and published by ‘Focus Entertainment‘. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is said to be coming out the 27th of August 2026 on the Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. X35 Earthwalker noticed this game during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026. Let’s take a look.
Resonance: A Plague Tale is set 15 years before ‘A plague Tale: Requiem’. So no need to worry about those rats… hopefully. Players control Sophia. Sophia is described as a “fierce young plunderer”. What we do know is that she is on the run from an army basically. She also for some reason doesn’t know some stuff about her past… typical. So yeah… time towhead out on a action adventure, fighting for your life and using your head.
It’s nice to be on an island. Except this ain’t no regular island. It’s the ‘Minotaur’ island. This is where Sophia will face dangerous trials. Resonance: A Plague Tale is bringing a creepy atmosphere. There’s a restless presence “lurking in the shadows”. Following you around. It is apparently aware and sees your every move. The deeper you go into the island, the worse this will get. Hopefully nothing bad happens to us as we continue out journey.
Set 15 years before A Plague Tale: Requiem, play as Sophia, a fierce young plunderer, on the run but determined to uncover the secrets of her past. Dive into an original story blending combat, myth and fate with a brand new take in the universe of A Plague Tale. Sophia’s journey leads to the Minotaur’ Island, where she faces deadly trials, navigates treacherous trails, solves puzzles, all while fighting and staying one step ahead of the army chasing her. But the true challenge awaits, as the terrifying creature hidden behind the myth will soon resonate with her…
Resonance: A Plague Tale does things quite differently. The game is basing things on your every action. The developers even said that “ever step is a risk”. They even sued that you passing and taking your time is a factor that’s taken into account. No stopping allowed. Keep moving. Hide at times if you have to but get moving when it comes to the trials.
There’s quite the emphasis on puzzles. There’s puzzles for sure and nothing regular about them. Players must use a Minoan sphere to solve them. Light manipulation. Sophia has a notebook in Resonance: A Plague Tale. The knowledge contained will help Sophia track and follow in the footsteps of her crew. Things going to happen for sure. Get your daggers ready.
We checked out some Resonance: A Plague Tale gameplay and it’s mostly what we expected. The animations are excellent. I dare say the animations are fantastic. playstation has never reached this level of animation before. Xbox has multiple times. Resonance: A Plague Tale is impressive. The movements and the strikes in the combat is something that’s pleasant to watch. It’s only going to get better. Graphics are great and the details are very good too. Of course those both will be better as well to a smaller degree. Things are looking good. They even got the whole time travel stuff of going from middle age times of Sophia to an ancient Minoan times. The past effecting the future and such.
Overall Resonance: A Plague Tale looks like an excellent game. Sadly excitement is lowered knowing that some bummy content creators get to play an early version. Developers need to stop doing that. This is a new thing. It’s not the same as avoiding rats and using light sources in plagues tale: requiem. We are getting something different and that also adds to the whole thing. Maybe Sophia has what it takes to make it into our top female gaming characters list. The developers ‘Asobo studios’ has done a good job so far. We at X35 Earthwalker will keep an eye out for this game. Now Resonance: A Plague Tale may not have rats (supposedly) but what they certainly don’t have is… the ‘Earth Walk!’
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