Ubisoft has updated multiple titles of theirs on Steam in the past few days. Namely, titles in the Far Cry series, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series and the Assassin's Creed franchise are now enhanced with the addition of Steam Achievements.
An Extra Incentive to Play Again
Ubisoft has traditionally had a complicated history with Steam. For years now, many of their titles skip Valve's store at launch and only come to it some time later. In those cases, players who want to play it as early as possible have to either get it from their own store, which is tied to the Ubisoft Connect launcher, or get it on Epic Store.
Even once they're on Steam, however, the games miss on some features that are considered basic for Valve's store. One of them is Steam Achievements, which are an important measure of progress for some players, and a way to mark what they've been able to do so far during their experience. Ever since the seventh generation of consoles, with the introduction of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the achievement system has become a valuable accompaniment to gamer culture and even led some players to become dedicated trophy hunters....
