Tales of the Black Death

About

Tales of the Black Death follows Baldasar, a young Italian boy navigating the medieval plague's chaos across three regions. As he flees Italy to France and finally England, survival hinges on managing infections, injuries, and hunger while making choices that shape his path. The story blends resource management with moral dilemmas, lying, helping strangers, or seeking revenge all carry consequences. Each decision impacts relationships and outcomes, with your morality meter reflecting whether you lean toward kindness or self-interest. The game’s unforgiving mechanics mirror the era’s brutal reality, where a single misstep can lead to death or ruin. What stands out is the weight of every choice. Players balance immediate survival needs against long-term ethical stakes, with no clear right answers. Community feedback highlights the tense atmosphere and historical grit, though some note the pacing slows during dialogue-heavy sections. With a focus on consequence-driven storytelling, it offers a raw take on survival that feels both personal and epic. The trilogy structure lets events from earlier chapters ripple into new conflicts, keeping the narrative tightly woven.

Storyline

Part 1 : Tales of the Black Death – Italy Hunted by the death of his parents from an unknown illness, Baldasar becomes an outcast and finds solace in the companionship of a traveling thief. Together, they try to survive the unforgiving land populated with disease, bandits and death. Part 2 : Tales of the Black Death – France As the Black Death rages in Italy, Baldasar flees to France where a voice from the past warns him of the apocalyptic state of the known world. In his journey he will become the protector of a young French girl in search of her missing mother as they try to survive the unforgiving land and cross paths with desperate townsfolk, man-at-arms and death. Part 3 : Tales of the Black Death - England Having befriended two army deserters, Baldasar joins them in their journey until fate decides otherwise. Through cruel and unknown land, he reaches London at the height of the pandemic where he discovers a town ravaged by death and despair. Will he choose a path paved with goodness or turn his blade into a weapon of vengeance? A game of survival. While it’s important to eat from now and then, the game primarily tracks your health which is represented by infections, sickness and injury inflicting your characters. In the Middle Ages, it was common to die as a result of neglected an illness for too long. This is also the case in Tales of the Black Death. A game of morality. In addition to managing your health, injuries, malaise and infections, the game establishes its own morality landscape where the player has to make difficult choices. Many of the choices you make will impact the story or the characters around you. Lie, cheat, betray others or follow the path of righteousness...it’s all up to you. Beware how you play: Indulging in iniquities will diminish your morality and could lead to the loss of your soul.