Assassin’s Creed Shadows
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ActionAdventureRPGAction-AdventureOpen WorldNinjaSamuraiStealth

1,458 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,306

Peak in the last 7 days: 2,754

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Game description

Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.

Basic info

DeveloperUbisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Bucharest & Craiova, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Osaka, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Sofia, Ubisoft Ukraine
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMar 19, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorINTEL® Core TM i7 8700K AMD RYZEN 5 3600
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA® GEFORCE GTX 1650 4GB / AMD RX-5500 XT 8GB / INTEL® ARC TM A380 6GB (REBAR ON)"
Storage115 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 431 reviews from the past 1 year

62.1/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (75%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Feudal Japan has rarely looked this good, yet players score this stealth epic 62.1 after 431 analyzed reviews, unhappy with what fills it.

👍 Strengths

166 reviews praise the visuals, calling the scenery gorgeous and the art style a clear step up from earlier entries. Visuals & Sound ranks 366th of 1249. 30 find it fun, at least for a stretch, and some enjoy it as a calm, scenic way to unwind. 21 admire its world and atmosphere, and some single out the changing seasons and weather or the depth of cultural detail.

👎 Where it falls short

Story & World comes up in 76% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1029th of 1096. 96 reviews call the story weak, with poor pacing, flat villains and little emotional pull. 85 find the open world repetitive, with the same loop of kill lists and side quests wearing thin. 33 criticize the controls and camera, saying the character snags on small obstacles and the camera fights back in combat. Content Volume ranks 1172nd of 1351, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 1044th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“visually an improvement over older entries” · 166 reviews
“repetitive formula, same gameplay loop numbs you” · 85 reviews
“game is fun for a few hours” · 30 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +0.79 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “mix and match gear, engravings, and skill trees to craft unique playstyles” · 14 reviews
Negative “RPG systems lack depth, builds not extreme enough for min-max players” · 5 reviews

Progression 18% · Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 8% · Freedom 31% · Controls & feel 36%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 76% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.14 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “incredible open world and atmosphere” · 21 reviews
Negative “wasted potential with such a good historical setting and theme” · 2 reviews

Story 63% · Characters 39%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.67 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “repetitive formula, same gameplay loop numbs you” · 85 reviews

Volume 23% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 67% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.88 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “visually an improvement over older entries” · 166 reviews

Audio 14%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Community -2.33 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 3% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.28 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “major cliffhanger requiring DLC to see ending is scummy” · 12 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 14% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.23 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “ton of bugs including broken questlines, animation glitches, map loading issues” · 19 reviews
Positive “no crashes or stutters, stable performance at 70 fps” · 1 review

Performance 15% · Developer support 9%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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