The Plague Doctor of Wippra
Buzz
- “The art, writing and programming is all by one person, which always blows my mind, and I really enjoyed the pixel style. I love that The Plague Doctor Of Wippra exists. It’s such a specific moment in time to capture, the brevity of an adventure-short being the perfect medium.”
Recommended – The Plague Doctor of Wippra, I experienced a wonderful adventure that had coherent and logical settings, so that it is worth playing through a second time in the hope of getting a different ending. “
84/100 – gamers-palace.de, Germany
- “The Plague Doctor of Wippra isn’t perfect, and its brevity may be a turn-off for some. However, the story it offers is genuinely compelling and worth your time. It’s a reflection on how far humanity has come in the last 500 years. And, more importantly, it’s also a reminder that there’s still plenty of work to be done.”
80/100 – Plague Doctor of Wippra has many merits worth your attention. Its storyline can slowly hook you in and you’ll just want to find out how the story ends. The beautiful orchestrally tuned soundtrack is definitely a big plus, as is the full support for the Steam Deck, through which I reviewed the game itself. If you like classic point & click games and would like to take a short trip to the plagued Middle Ages from the position of a doctor, The Plague Doctor of Wippra is exactly the right title for you.”
81/100 – czechgamer.com, Czechia
- “There are only a few minutes that have to pass before you are faced with the first case, and that is the only one that puts you in the dilemma of whether or not to continue playing, but as soon as you turn on the light of wisdom, and that of the house where the race against the plague begins, you will know that you will want to give the game so much to finish it because no puzzle should defeat you. This is the mentality you must take if you want to be victorious in The Plague Doctor of Wippra.”
80/100 – kopodo.com, Spain
- “The Plague Doctor of Wippra is in fact a story about the role of medicine, information and politics during a pandemic crisis, and it offers clear parallels between the response to the plague and the events following the global spread of COVID-19. […] The Italian translation is excellent.”
Recommended – artribune.com, Italy
- “Those who play the point-and-click adventure game “The Plague Doctor of Wippra” will have to act as a doctor in the Harz village of Wippra during plague times – and will have to deal with conspiracy ideologies. A successful mixture of game and educational content.”
Recommended – deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Germany
- “The Plague Doctor of Wippra is, without a doubt, a truly different title, with an approach to historical fiction that departs from the video game canons (along the lines of Ambition: A Minuet in Power) to take the most interesting aspect of the historical novel: the fascination with a specific period and the different lines of thought that formed it.”
70/100 – anaitgames.com, Spain
About the GameExperience a working day as medieval German plague doctor Oswald Keller. Make diagnoses, prescribe treatments, and even perform surgery. You’ll also have to face popular ignorance and stand up to superstition. It’s dangerous work, but it’s your only chance at finding the cause of the Black Death.
The Plague Doctor of Wippra is a short point-and-click adventure filled with medical puzzles, medieval period detail, and beautiful, hand-drawn pixel art. Expect interesting characters, a gripping story, and captivating gameplay in a historical setting with contemporary resonance.
Features
- Moody medieval setting with believable characters
- Rich atmosphere and nuanced storytelling
- Gorgeous, painterly, low-res pixel art
- Puzzles with real-life historical and medical context
- Choices matter and drive the story, with multiple endings
- The feeling of a retro adventure in a modern presentation
- Contains no bad jokes
Game Discussion
Steam User 5
This game is a nice, short point & click. I like the pixel style and direction they took with the Black Death period.
I recommend getting this on sale.
Steam User 2
It was a short game but it was enjoyable. The puzzles were just the right level of complex. I wish it were possible to create save files so you didn't have to play the whole thing through again just to get different endings
Steam User 2
Very enjoyable but very short. I loved the art and setting.
Steam User 1
A short story type point and click game, would recommend if you want a quick game that you can easily get 100% achievments for.
Steam User 1
The Plague Doctor of Wippra is a wonderfully atmospheric point-and-click adventure with stunning low-res pixel art and a hauntingly effective soundtrack that together create a genuinely oppressive medieval atmosphere. The story follows a plague doctor navigating superstition and ignorance with real historical grounding, and the puzzle design is mostly logical — I particularly enjoyed the zodiac man puzzle, though a couple of solutions felt arbitrary and had me stumped. My main complaint mirrors what everyone else says: the game ends just when you're getting truly invested, clocking in around two hours, which feels too brief to fully develop its characters or themes. That said, the quality of what's here is undeniable, and the multiple endings give it some replay value even if the differences are modest. If you can catch it on sale and appreciate slow-burn narrative adventures in the vein of The Last Door, it's absolutely worth your time.
Steam User 1
Maybe it's my lack of familiarity with the genre but some of the puzzle solutions were more frustrating than intuitive. A hint system beyond the medical book would have been nice as well not being punished for using it. The achievements weren't very impactful: being acquired for just doing the main story or choosing specific dialog options. The autosave and deletion of your save file after completing the game meant replaying the whole game for them. The game didn't really hold up to a second playthrough since there's no difference in the puzzles or dialog outcomes beyond the very last one. Despite everything, I still enjoyed my time with the game. Great art, music, and atmosphere.
Steam User 1
Short but surprisingly immersive. A sad and beautiful story, fun for an evening to get all achievments.