Assassin's Creed® Origins
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ActionAdventureRPGOpen WorldAssassinsAction-AdventureHistoricalStealth

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Game description

Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.

Basic info

DeveloperUbisoft Montreal
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 26, 2017
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit versions only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-6350 @ 3.9 GHz or equivalent
Memory6 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD R9 270 (2048 MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
Storage42 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 429 reviews from the past 1 year

79.2/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (86%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Most reviewers come for ancient Egypt itself, a vast and lovingly built open world that helps this stealth RPG score 79.2.

👍 Strengths

113 reviews praise the world, describing an atmosphere that feels alive and full of historical detail, from desert towns to the banks of the river. Story & World appears in 78% of analyzed reviews and ranks 567th of 1096. 110 call the graphics stunning, with vibrant scenery and a strong art style, and Visuals & Sound ranks 174th of 1249. 48 say it is fun to play, and some call it a good value for anyone new to open world role playing games. Gameplay ranks 606th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

86 reviews find it repetitive, with the same camps, side quests and objectives recycled across the map. 34 say the story is predictable and lacks depth, and some found the main characters' motivations weak. 27 criticize the progression, saying level gaps force them to grind side quests before the main missions, and some call the gear upgrades tedious padding. Content Volume appears in 50% of analyzed reviews and ranks 790th of 1351, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 961st of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“ancient Egypt world is handcrafted, alive, and one of the most beautiful open worlds” · 113 reviews
“stunning, vibrant recreation of Ptolemaic Egypt” · 110 reviews
“game is good and worth buying golden edition” · 48 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.33 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “large well-crafted open world genuinely engaging to explore” · 11 reviews

Progression 26% · Difficulty 14% · Onboarding 3% · Strategy 12% · Controls & feel 24%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 78% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.90 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “ancient Egypt world is handcrafted, alive, and one of the most beautiful open worlds” · 113 reviews
Negative “Egyptian representation feels Afrocentric rather than authentically Egyptian” · 1 review

Story 59% · Characters 31%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.29 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “muy largo, 50+ horas para completar todo el juego” · 10 reviews

Variety 35% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.10 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “stunning, vibrant recreation of Ptolemaic Egypt” · 110 reviews

Audio 13%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.48 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.31 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “boss battles severely unbalanced, infinite dodge and one-shot mechanics” · 14 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 9% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.11 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “visual bugs occasionally appeared toward the end” · 12 reviews

Performance 6% · Developer support 3%

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

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