Xbox Games Showcase 2025: Plague Tale Spin-Off Title, Resonance, Releasing in 2026
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy was officially announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, after accidentally leaking on the internet just the day before.
This new game coming from the French developers Asobo Studio boasts an original story, separate from mainline entries A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019) and A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022) and features Sophia, a pirate captain who encounters series protagonists Amicia and Hugo de Rune as they seek voyage to the island of La Cuna.
The story of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy takes place fifteen years before the events of A Plague Tale: Requiem, as a younger Sophia pursues her destiny of becoming the firm plunderer Amicia and Hugo know her to be. The trailer sees Sophia raiding tombs, traversing what very much seems to be Venice on a gondola and fighting off in a Spartan-like arena before uncovering the carcass, laden in strands of golden lights, of what seems to be the Minotaur.
According to Studio Asobo, Resonance is looking to blend 'combat, myth and fate' as Sophia navigates between the 14th century and the time of the Ancient Greeks. In her quest, she must overcome mazes, traps and puzzles and escape a shadowy presence intent on deterring her from the mysterious island. Surprisingly, the hordes of rats which literally infested the world of the first two Plague Tale games, are nowhere to be found as of yet.
CGM's reviews of both A Plague Tale: Innocence and A Plague Tale: Requiem have been glowing, with my colleague Zubi Khan describing the first entry as a 'engaging and dark story' and rewarding it with a 8.5 score and opining that the sequel feels 'imperative to fans of the original' and hailing it with a review score of 8/10.
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy will release in 2026 on Xbox Series X/S, Game Pass, PS5 and Steam.
Be sure to check out all of the other announcements from the Xbox Games Showcase
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