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A Plague Tale Returns With Resonance: A New Prequel Takes Sophia to the Minotaur's Island

Asobo Studio's Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a new prequel to A Plague Tale, launching August 27 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It stars Sophia from Requiem on the mythic Minotaur's Island, swapping the series' grim European towns for sun-bleached ruins, ancient labyrinths and a curse tied to a mythical creature.

A Plague Tale Returns With Resonance: A New Prequel Takes Sophia to the Minotaur's Island

Asobo Studio is returning to the world of A Plague Tale - but this time it is looking back rather than forward. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a new prequel to the acclaimed Innocence and Requiem, and it arrives August 27, 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, published by Focus Entertainment.

Rather than continuing the story of Amicia and Hugo, Resonance hands the lead to Sophia - the sharp, resourceful ship captain who became a fan favourite in Requiem. The new game follows an original chapter of her past, trading the plague-ravaged towns of medieval France for a sun-bleached Mediterranean island steeped in myth.

Sophia and a companion stand before a colossal Minotaur statue in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

Into the Minotaur's Island

The setting is described as the Minotaur's Island: a place of ancient ruins, half-buried temples and ceremonial labyrinths, where Sophia must outsmart deadly foes, unravel long-buried secrets and eventually confront a mythical creature at the heart of a devastating curse. It is a bold change of scenery for a series known for its grey, rat-swarmed European backdrops, and the screenshots trade that grim palette for turquoise water, crumbling colonnades and towering stonework.

Familiar Tension, New Puzzles

Expect the series' signature blend of stealth, light-and-shadow puzzle-solving and tense survival, now built around the island's mythology and its rune-lined labyrinths. Asobo has positioned Legacy as a focused, standalone story you can enjoy whether or not you have played the earlier games - a self-contained detour into the corner of the world Requiem only hinted at.

Sophia solves a glowing rune puzzle inside an ancient temple in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy launches August 27, 2026 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

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