The Great Plague Exodus

The Great Plague Exodus

Priory Games · 2021 · Simulation, Life Sim, Interactive Fiction, Choices Matter, Character Customization

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About The Great Plague Exodus

The Year is 1665 and the Great Plague has struck London


Escape the Plague


Travel from city to city as you struggle to escape the grip of the Black Death. Explore the chaotic lands of an England brought to its knees by the Great Plague as you journey north.

Customise and Lead Your Family


Manage every detail of your family, from their work to their hobbies to their medicines. Select activities for each family member based on their background, manage their health, morale and even where you live.

Pay Your Way


On the road, money can be the difference between life and death. With jobs ranging from dangerous grave-digging to comfortable jobs like a parish clerk your life choices are essential. If things get too tight you can always sell your family jewels, or maybe someone else’s.

100s of Random Events


With 100s of randomly generated events the story comes to life, crafting a unique narrative for each player as you navigate a world in crises. Will you be able to live morally while your children starve or give in to your desperation? Experience an authentic world with all new custom artwork accompanying the events helping you to truly inhabit the life of a London refugee.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 7, 2022
[h1] Escape from the plague [/h1] A challenging survival simulator. [h1] STORY [/h1] History is written from the decisions made by the player. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2831893229 [h1] GAMEPLAY [/h1] The gameplay is the management of family survival in an epidemic. We are invited to make certain decisions that will have consequences. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2831893105 Consider the pros and cons of the game, sum up. [h1] PROS: [/h1] + Nice graphics. + Good music and sound accompaniment. + Potentially (if you manage to play) an interesting plot. [h1] CONS: [/h1] - In my opinion - the complexity is artificially overestimated. My heroes just died and there was no way to win. At the same time, almost 30% of achievements were obtained in 11 minutes. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2831893303 [h1] CONCLUSIONS [/h1] Controversial survival simulator. On the one hand, it's well made. On the other hand, it is too difficult to play. [code] If you liked this review, then join the [b][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/da_way_games]group[/url][/b] and subscribe to the [b][url=https://store.steampowered.…
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Recommended Jun 12, 2024
[h2]All in all, not a bad game. [/h2] It has a good balance between text and gameplay, and it follows historical events of that time pretty well. I recommend it if you enjoy these types of games.
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Recommended Mar 9, 2026
The Great Plague Exodus developed and published by Priory Games is a narrative-driven survival management game that places players in the midst of one of the most devastating public health disasters in European history. Set during the Great Plague of London in 1665, the game focuses on the desperate journey of an ordinary family attempting to escape the disease-ridden city and find safety in the countryside. Blending elements of resource management, interactive storytelling, and moral decision-making, the game offers a somber experience that emphasizes survival and the human cost of historical tragedy. The narrative begins in plague-stricken London, where the disease is spreading rapidly through overcrowded neighborhoods and fear dominates daily life. As death tolls rise and quarantine measures intensify, the player must make the difficult decision to leave the city in hopes of reaching safer rural areas. However, escaping London during such a crisis is far from simple. Roads are dangerous, villages are suspicious of outsiders who might carry the infection, and basic necessities such as food and medicine are increasingly scarce. The journey that follows is not just a physical esca…
Recommended Jun 14, 2025
Not without it's flaws, it still creates an Oregon Trail like experience. Some repetitive "needs" and such but the novelty keeps things interesting.
Recommended Apr 13, 2024
I Have had the pleasure of playing this game from a small Indy game company. This game is excellent and captures history well. The storytelling and ability to progress and survive in different ways is excellent. Great job on creating this game!
Not recommended Dec 18, 2022
Currently the game is 8 but due to a game breaking bug I'm not sure it's worth much of anything. Seems interesting from the small bit I've been able to explore, but moving time forward when in a city requires hitting a "next day" button, which every so often decides to stop working making it impossible to progress. Completely exiting the game and restarting seems to be a sort of fix but it doesn't save every turn so with that fix you're usually only progressing a turn at most in between restarts, if not being stuck in a loop of playing however man days only to exit and be sent back to the first. If this were fixed the game might be worth the money but as is After less than 20 minutes in any given save it seems to become impossible to progress.

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