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Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Assassin’s Creed Shadows

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.

Released Mar 19, 2025 Developer Ubisoft 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 Publisher Ubisoft Platforms Windows Action-AdventureOpen WorldNinjaStealthSamurai
View on Steam ↗ $27.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

75.0%positive39,909 reviews
Recommended · 55 found this helpful

“A nice overall game for people who love assassin, stealth type, not really love the RPG aspect since it's quite OP and ruins the whole point of the game. Story is very bad, not a single emotion on my face throughout the entire game, all of the missions are the same, gives you a…”

— a player, Steam review · 136 hrs played
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“This has the best AC assassination experience, and maybe the best graphics of any game as of 2026. It feels so refreshing to travel around the map and simply take in the scenery. I also really enjoy the dynamic seasons. You can see the same landscape and the same locations…”

— a player, Steam review · 111 hrs played
Not recommended · 122 found this helpful

“What did the devs do to this game. It crashes every 30 minutes. The game was mostly fine when it first came out so WTF happened. I loved this game at first but coming back in 26 This game is dam near unplayable with the constant crashing.”

— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

64,627all-time peak
0 25k 50k 2026 34.2k avg · Mar 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

75achievements
17.2%median completion
0.7%rarest: MOD Runner
94.7% of players 91.8% of players 87.9% of players 83.2% of players 80.8% of players 73.7% of players 72.5% of players 62.0% of players 61.7% of players 59.0% of players 55.0% of players 54.7% of players 51.2% of players 49.1% of players 49.0% of players 47.1% of players 46.2% of players 45.9% of players 45.1% of players 43.7% of players 43.3% of players 42.7% of players 36.2% of players 33.9% of players 33.5% of players 30.2% of players 24.2% of players 23.9% of players 23.5% of players 23.3% of players 22.2% of players 20.4% of players 18.5% of players 18.5% of players 18.3% of players 18.3% of players 17.5% of players 17.2% of players 16.9% of players 16.3% of players 15.9% of players 12.6% of players 11.8% of players 9.0% of players 8.4% of players 8.1% of players 7.6% of players 7.6% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 94.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.7%Adept Samurai — Perform your first Finisher as Yasuke
91.8%Adept Shinobi — Perform your first assassination
87.9%Prologue — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%MOD Runner — Complete a Challenge Level 10 Domain
0.9%Backfire — Hidden achievement
1.2%Slice of Life — Kill 5 enemies with one single Wind Slash strike (Claws of Awaji)

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$27.99−60% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$69.99base price
$27.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US27.99 USD−60%
EU27.99 EUR−60%
UK23.99 GBP−60%
Australia39.98 AUD−60%
Canada35.99 CAD−60%
Japan3,916 JPY−60%
Brazil139.99 BRL−60%
China119.20 CNY−60%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$18 Japan Canada Brazil US Australia UK EU≈$32

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 29, 2026
🥷 WE'RE LIVE on AC Shadows at Gamescom 2026! 🔴

Simon Lemay-Comtois, our Associate Game Director and MisterAlpha444 are live now, putting their skills to the test in a series of Assassin's Creed Shadows stealth challenges. 📺 Tune in on https://twit

Aug 25, 2026
AC Shadows Title Update 1.1.13

Hello everyone! We just released a quick patch for Assassin's Creed Shadows (1.1.13) focused on resolving some minor user interface fixes.

Aug 24, 2026
Assassin's Creed x Gamescom 2026 🦅

Join us in the Ubisoft Community Lounge throughout the weekend to meet fellow fans, connect with developers, and celebrate the Creed together. 📺 Joining from home? Catch our Live Panels on https://twi

Jul 27, 2026
AC Shadows Title Update 1.1.12 - Release Notes 

AC Shadows Title Update 1.1.12 - Release Notes Hello everyone, Tomorrow, July 28th, we will be releasing this closing Title Update 1.1.12 for bug fixes on Assassin’s Creed Shadows @ 14:00 UTC / 10:00

Jul 09, 2026
AC Black Flag Resynced out now!

Ahoy pirates! Land is finally in sight as Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced looms on the horizon. With launch today on Steam and Steam Deck, we wanted to make sure you have every detail you could p

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsAction-Adventure · Open World · Ninja · Stealth · Samurai · Assassins · Combat · 3D · Action · Historical · Adventure · RPG (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · In-App Purchases · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic, Japanese * , Korean, Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish *
Achievements75
Official sitehttp://www.assassinscreed.com/shadows
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: INTEL® Core TM i7 8700K AMD RYZEN 5 3600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GEFORCE GTX 1650 4GB / AMD RX-5500 XT 8GB / INTEL® ARC TM A380 6GB (REBAR ON)" DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 115 GB available space Additional Notes: The game must be installed on a SSD.