Assassin's Creed Shadows

StrongAssassin's Creed Shadows header image
81

Top Critic Average

82%

Critics Recommend

PC Gamer
80 / 100
IGN
8 / 10
Fextralife
8.5 / 10
Eurogamer
4 / 5
Game Rant
9 / 10
TheGamer
4 / 5
GamesRadar+
4 / 5
Game Informer
8.5 / 10
Creators: Ubisoft, Ubisoft Quebec
Release Date: Mar 20, 2025 - PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X/S
Share This Game:

Assassin's Creed Shadows Trailers

Assassin's Creed Shadows: World Trailer thumbnail

Assassin's Creed Shadows: World Trailer

Assassin's Creed Shadows: One Duo - Two Playstyles thumbnail

Assassin's Creed Shadows: One Duo - Two Playstyles

Assassin's Creed Shadows Official Gameplay - Combat and Stealth Evolved | Ubisoft Forward thumbnail

Assassin's Creed Shadows Official Gameplay - Combat and Stealth Evolved | Ubisoft Forward


Assassin's Creed Shadows Screenshots

Critic Reviews for Assassin's Creed Shadows

Come for the neck stabs and stay for the surprisingly great combat, Assassin's Creed Shadows is a stealth action buffet with a story to forget.

Read full review

By sharpening the edges of its existing systems, Assassin’s Creed Shadows creates one of the best versions of the open-world style it’s been honing for the last decade.

Read full review

Fextralife

Fexelea
8.5 / 10.0
Fextralife

Expansive, detailed and polished, Assassin's Creed Shadows is a fantastic exploration and stealth game with beautiful Japanese aesthetics, somewhat diminished by a thin story, clumsy narrative, and immersion-breaking design choices. Despite this, it's a thoroughly enjoyable entry into the series for fans seeking to explore medieval Japan.

Read full review

Majestic in scope, impressive in detail, Assassin's Creed Shadows honours the beauty of feudal Japan, even if its strongest moments are saved for the personal stories of two protagonists.

Read full review

Assassin's Creed Shadows is a spectacular return to form for the franchise, delivering one of the series' more tightly focused historical adventures.

Read full review

Despite some repetition and bloat that makes Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ final stretch drag more than the rest of the game excites, its brave approach to exploration in a gorgeous world, heartfelt personal stories, and satisfying tweaks to the formula still make it stand as one of my favourite entries yet. While no one can say if Shadows will be the all-timer hit that both Ubisoft and the series need right now, I can at least say that it’s more than worthy of your time.

Read full review

Not every idea comes together neatly, and two phenomenal protagonists feel wasted on a lackluster story, but this is a titan in the same leagues as series staples Assassin's Creed 2 and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag – and Ubisoft's best RPG to date.

Read full review

As a day-one fan, every Assassin's Creed game has meant something to me. Ezio's trilogy is an all-consuming conspiracy through my favorite period of world history; Edward's journey is the best pirate game out there;

Read full review


Industry Coverage

An Assassin's Creed Fan Has Chronicled The Entire Timeline Across All Media, And It's Gigantic

An Assassin's Creed Fan Has Chronicled The Entire Timeline Across All Media, And It's Gigantic

Assassin's Creed as a series is a lot bigger than you think.

Read more

Assassin's Creed Shadows Update Makes PS5 Pro Version Even Better

Assassin's Creed Shadows Update Makes PS5 Pro Version Even Better

Assassin's Creed Shadows' Title Update 1.0.2 utilizes the PS5 Pro's capabilities, enhancing the game's performance and visuals in three crucial ways.

Read more

"That Kind Of Hurts My Heart": Naoe Actor On Assassin's Creed Shadows' Shrine Destruction

"That Kind Of Hurts My Heart": Naoe Actor On Assassin's Creed Shadows' Shrine Destruction

Naoe actor Masumi spoke about the shrine destreuction in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Read more

Assassin's Creed Shadows Releases New Update for April 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Releases New Update for April 2025

Ubisoft details a massive new patch coming to Assassin's Creed Shadows that's set to improve horse riding, add PSSR support for PS5, and much more.

Read more