Assassin's Creed Shadows
2025 • Ubisoft Québec • Ubisoft Entertainment • ESRB M
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Experience an epic historical action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi Assassin and a powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos. Switch seamlessly between two unlikely allies as you discover their common destiny. Master complementary playstyles, create your shinobi league, customize your hideout, and usher in a new era for Japan.
- Critics7 critic reviews
- Players144 IGDB players
- To finish the story
- 35h
- Your rating
Should You Play It?
Great fit if you want
A big world that rewards wandering off the path
The option to take it quietly
To build a character over dozens of hours
A story that leads you somewhere
Think twice if you want
A tightly guided path from one scene to the next
- Main journey
- 35h
- Completionist
- 74h
Long. Several weeks of evenings.
Rated
ESRB MPEGI 18USK 18ACB MA 15+CERO ZGRAC 19+ClassInd 18
ESRB: Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Language
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Announcement Trailer
Dev Diary
Announcement Trailer
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Cinematic Trailer
Dev Diary
Launch Cinematic TV Ad
Launch Trailer
Watch Gameplay Videos
43:13Assassin's Creed: Shadows - All Endings, Secret Boss Fight
5:09Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Yasuke vs Nuno Caro Boss Fight
3:45Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Yasuke's Backstory
40:23All Romance Scenes - Assassin's Creed: Shadows
4:34Assassin's Creed: Shadows - All 10 Yasuke Leap of Faith Crash Quotes
2:42Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Cinematic Seasons
2:39Assassin's Creed: Shadows - The Final Boss Fight
18:12Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Kanegasaki Castle (Combat Gameplay)
51:03Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Nobutsuna's Students Quest
13:15Assassin's Creed: Shadows - The Toxin Master - Oni-yuri Arc
5:30Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Yasuke vs Momochi Sandayu Boss Fight
4:49Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Yasuke vs Duarte de Melo Boss Fight
30:19Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Hibuse Fudo Temple Gameplay
6:01Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Kimura Kei Boss Fight
18:54Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Yasuke vs Naoe vs Oda Nobunaga
2:57Assassin's Creed: Shadows - How to get Tamakichi's Hood
2:58Assassin's Creed Shadows - Ao Andon The Yokai Boss Fight
18:02Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Omizo Castle Combat Gameplay
34:52Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Shoryuji Castle Combat Gameplay
20:47Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Hiraiyama Fort Combat Gameplay
2:04Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Oda Nobunaga Vs Naoe Boss Fight
0:15Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Yasuke's Leap of Fail
38:01Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Amagasaki Castle Combat Gameplay
23:30Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Takatsuki Castle Combat Gameplay
23:21Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Nijo Palace Combat Gameplay
19:51Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Tsuchibashi Fort Stealth Gameplay
46:21Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Osaka Castle Combat Gameplay
1:20:56Assassin's Creed: Shadows - All Fast Travel Viewpoints & Synchronization
3:07Assassin's Creed: Shadows - How to get Hibiki's Hood
3:09Assassin's Creed: Shadows - How to get Epic Light Armor
3:48Assassin's Creed: Shadows - How to Get Sumire’s Hood
1:32Assassin's Creed: Shadows - How to get Namazu Mount!
0:57Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Leap of Flight 😂
4:16Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Naoe's Training Gameplay
1:23Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Animus Memory Intro Access
38:04Assassin's Creed: Shadows - Epic Opening Gameplay
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How Long It Takes
- Rushing it
- 15 hours
- Normally
- 35 hours
- Completionist
- 74 hours
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This editionAssassin's Creed Shadows
Premium Edition
2025
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. The Assassin’s Creed Shadows Premium Edition includes: - The base game - Sekiryu Gear Set for both Naoe and Yasuke - Eye of the Dragon Katana - Claw of the Dragon Long Katana - Sekiryu Beast Mount - Dragon Tooth Trinket - The Claws of Awaji Expansion, which features a new region, a new weapon, new skills, and 10+ hours of content.
Series X|SPCPS5
Gold Edition
2025
Assassin's Creed Shadows takes players on an epic historical action adventure set in feudal Japan. Step into the roles of both a deadly shinobi assassin and a legendary samurai as you navigate a stunning open world during tumultuous times. Seamlessly switch between two interconnected characters to uncover their entwined destinies while mastering unique playstyles. Build your own shinobi league, customize your lair, and influence the future of Japan as you embrace the chaos of this immersive journey. The Assassin's Creed Shadows Gold Edition includes: - The base game - Up to three days early access to the game - The Season Pass with a bonus quest at launch and two later expansions.
Series X|SPS5
Digital Deluxe Edition
2025
The Assassin's Creed Shadows Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game and the Deluxe Pack. 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. Master complementary playstyles, create your shinobi league, customize your hideout, and usher in a new era for Japan.
Series X|SPCPS5
Limited Edition
Series X|SPS5Story
Live the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin from Iga Province, and Yasuke, the powerful African samurai of historical legend. Against the backdrop of the turbulent late Sengoku period, this remarkable duo will discover their common destiny as they usher in a new era for Japan.
Series
Part of the Assassin's Creed series. 5 more games here.
Details
- Release date
- 20 March 2025
- Developer
- Ubisoft Québec
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Engine
- Ubisoft Anvil
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- Action, Historical, Stealth, Open world
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms
- Series X|S, Switch 2, PC, PS5, Mac
- Critic score
- Player score
- Combined score
- Series
- Assassin's Creed
- Anticipated by
- 234 people before release
- Type
- Main Game
- Rated for (ESRB)
- Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Language
- Rated for (PEGI)
- Violence
- Rated for (CERO)
- Violence
- Rated for (GRAC)
- Violence, Language, Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug, Crime, Anti-Social
- Rated for (ClassInd)
- Violência Extrema (Extreme Violence), Conteúdo Sexual (Sexual Content), Drogas Ilícitas (Illegal Drugs)
- Official titles
- アサシン クリード シャドウズ (Japan), 어쌔신 크리드 섀도우스 (Korea)
- Companies
- Ubisoft Entertainment (Publisher), Ubisoft Québec (Developer), Ubisoft Montreal (Porting, Supporting), Ubisoft Belgrade (Supporting), Ubisoft Bordeaux (Supporting), Ubisoft Bucharest (Supporting), Ubisoft Chengdu (Supporting), Ubisoft Montpellier (Supporting), Ubisoft Osaka (Supporting), Ubisoft Philippines (Supporting), Ubisoft Shanghai (Supporting), Ubisoft Singapore (Supporting), Ubisoft Sofia (Supporting), Ubisoft Craiova (Supporting), Ubisoft Ukraine (Supporting)
- Also known as
- Assassin's Creed: Codename RED, ACShadows.exe
Release Dates
- Switch 2
- Dec 02, 2025
- Series X|S
- Mar 20, 2025
- PC
- Mar 20, 2025
- PS5
- Mar 20, 2025
- Mac
- Mar 20, 2025
Platforms and Makers
Xbox Series X|S • gen 9
Nintendo Switch 2 • gen 9
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 5 • gen 9
Mac
Ubisoft Anvil
Ubisoft Entertainment • Publisher
Ubisoft Québec • Developer
Ubisoft Montreal • Porting, Supporting
Ubisoft Belgrade • Supporting
Ubisoft Bordeaux • Supporting
Ubisoft Bucharest • Supporting
Ubisoft Chengdu • Supporting
Ubisoft Montpellier • Supporting
Ubisoft Osaka • Supporting
Ubisoft Philippines • Supporting
Ubisoft Shanghai • Supporting
Ubisoft Singapore • Supporting
Ubisoft Sofia • Supporting
Ubisoft Craiova • Supporting
Ubisoft Ukraine • Supporting
Engine
Ubisoft Anvil
Ubisoft Anvil (until 2009 known as Scimitar and until 2020 as AnvilNext) is a game engine created in 2007 by Ubisoft Montreal video game developers for use on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Stadia.
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Languages
- Audio
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese
- Subtitles
- Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, Russian, Polish, English, French
- Interface
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Arabic, Russian, Polish
Tags
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