Assassin's Creed Shadows

Previously known as Codename Red, Assassin's Creed Shadows is an upcoming game in Ubisoft's open-world franchise. Set in Feudal Japan, Shadows includes two playable characters, a ninja assassin specializing in stealth and a samurai who focuses on power.

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Released
March 20, 2025
ESRB
Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language
Developer(s)
Ubisoft Quebec
Publisher(s)
Ubisoft
Engine
AnvilNext
Franchise
Assassin's Creed

Experience an epic historical action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi Assassin and a powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos. Switch seamlessly between two unlikely allies as you discover their common destiny. Master complementary playstyles, create your shinobi league, customize your hideout, and usher in a new era for Japan.

• Explore the captivating open world of feudal Japan, from spectacular castle towns and bustling ports to peaceful shrines and war-ravaged landscapes. Adventure through unpredictable weather, changing seasons, and reactive environments.
• Become Naoe, a shinobi Assassin, and Yasuke, a legendary samurai, as you experience their riveting stories and master their complementary playstyles. As Naoe, use stealth to avoid detection and agility to confound your enemies. As Yasuke, strike your foes with lethal precision and power. Unlock new skills, gear, and progression independently for each character.
• Make information your weapon as you explore the world, and build your own network of spies to be your eyes and ears across locations to hunt down your next target. Along the way, recruit new allies with unique abilities to help accomplish your missions.
• Create a fully customizable hideout for your growing shinobi league as you train your crew, craft new gear, interact with key characters, and choose your base’s layout, decorations, and accessories.

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Annoying Assassin's Creed Shadows Issue Getting Fixed in New Update

Ubisoft is planning a big title update for Assassin's Creed Shadows that will aim to address one of the game's more noticeable performance issues.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows: How To Create And Change Loadouts

Players can create various loadouts of their equipment so they can change freely between them depending upon the situation in AC Shadows.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows: How To Find Quest Objectives Without Scouts

Players will need to use scouts if they want to quickly find the next objective in a quest, but here's how they can manage without them in AC Shadows.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows has taken one of Assassin's Creed 3's best features and expanded it to make it far more realistic and engaging.

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Assassin's Creed throws some shade at Elon Musk after the billionaire decides to criticize Hasan Piker's AC Shadows promotion.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows' Parkour is Exactly What it Needs to Be, No More No Less

Parkour is far from the main focus in Assassin's Creed Shadows, but it does exactly what it needs to do, and even has a handful of neat additions.