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Assassin's Creed Shadows

Platforms

Mac
PC
PS5
Xbox Series X/S

Initial release Nov. 15, 2024

Developers

Ubisoft Quebec

Genres

Action Adventure
RPG

Publishers

Ubisoft

Franchise Assassin's Creed

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Young shinobi Naoe standing on a snowy precipice looking at a castle in Assassin's Creed Shadows

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Assassin's Creed Shadows release delayed to March as Ubisoft's board consider a company sale

Publisher keen to "extract the best value for stakeholders"

Jan. 9, 2025 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Subnautica 2, Mushroom Musume, Sid Meier's Civilization VII and Monster Hunter: Wilds screenshots.

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Our 50 most anticipated PC games of 2025

Here's what we're excited about in what looks like a big year

Jan. 8, 2025 Graham Smith

Naoe, one of the protagonists of Assassin's Creed Shadows.

News

Assassin's Creed Shadows outlines its stealth systems - which luckily includes the ability to hide in shadows

Also the return of double assassinations

Nov. 21, 2024 Graham Smith

Desmond Miles from Assassin's Creed, looking at the camera being all moody

News

Assassin's Creed Shadows will reboot Assassin's Creed's patchy modern-day story

They don't want it to feel like a "side quest" anymore

Nov. 4, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Young shinobi Naoe making her way through a castle at night in Assassin's Creed Shadows

News

700 Ubisoft staff in France hold strikes in response to worldwide return to office mandate from Assassin’s Creed publisher

Following call in September by the STJV

Oct. 16, 2024 Nic Reuben

Samurai protagonist Yasuke - one of two playable heroes - in the cinematic trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay due to Ubisoft finally listening to developers "pushing for a delay for some time", says report

"It’s a complicated question without a single answer"

Oct. 1, 2024 Nic Reuben

Samurai warrior Yasuke swinging a sword in close-up in Assassin's Creed Shadows

News

Assassin's Creed Shadows delayed to 2025 as Ubisoft try to recover from "softer than expected" Star Wars Outlaws launch

Will now launch day one on Steam, with no season pass

Sept. 25, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Samurai warrior Yasuke swinging a sword in close-up in Assassin's Creed Shadows

Feature

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is actually two games competing for your affections

Ninja vs Samurai vs choice paralysis

June 10, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Samurai protagonist Yasuke - one of two playable heroes - in the cinematic trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows

News

Assassin's Creed Shadows is both a samurai and a ninja game, as it borrows Syndicate’s dual-character story

African swordsmaster Yasuke will be the series’ first real-life protagonist

May 15, 2024 Matt Jarvis

A screenshot from Ubisoft's teaser trailer for Assassin's Creed Codename Red, showcasing a shinobi perching on a rooftop in front of a red sky.

News

The AC game set in feudal Japan is called Assassins Creed Shadows, may have leaked its own release date

The first trailer premieres on YouTube tomorrow

May 14, 2024 Alice Bell

A screenshot from Ubisoft's teaser trailer for Assassin's Creed Codename Red, showcasing a shinobi perching on a rooftop in front of a red sky.

News

Assassin's Creed's feudal Japan sequel will arrive in the next 12 months

Star Wars: Outlaws remains on track for 2024

Feb. 8, 2024 Graham Smith

A screenshot from Ubisoft's teaser trailer for Assassin's Creed Codename Red, showcasing a shinobi perching on a rooftop in front of a red sky.

News

Assassins Creed's Feudal Japan adventure seemingly coming out in 2024

Sneaking up on Codename Red

July 12, 2023 Kaan Serin

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Games from the Assassin's Creed franchise

Assassin's Creed Nexus VR
2023
Assassin's Creed Mirage
2023
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
2020
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Egypt
2018
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017