Plague Road

About

Plague Road casts you as a physician returning to a city rotting from the inside. Explore crumbling districts teeming with infected creatures while scavenging resources and rescuing survivors. Each character you save becomes a playable ally with distinct skills that reshape combat tactics. Battles unfold in grid-based arenas where positioning and ability timing determine survival. Permanent death lurks around every turn making each decision carry weight. The game balances strategic depth with roguelike unpredictability. Survivors' evolving abilities create fresh playstyles across runs while environmental hazards and enemy types keep encounters dynamic. With a 72% Metacritic score it earns praise for its tense combat loops and bleak atmosphere though some note pacing dips in later acts. The 2017 release still holds up as a compact but challenging blend of dungeon crawling and resource management.

Storyline

"Set around a city being consumed from within by disease, Plague Road tells a story of a lone doctor who once abandoned their home and now returns to learn the fate of those they left behind. Travel from the safe refuge of your farm through a series of regions progressively more affected by the infernal plague, rescue survivors and use their talents to fight horrific monsters."