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Assassin's Creed Shadows

Platforms

Mac
PC
PS5
Xbox Series X/S

Initial release March 20, 2025

Developers

Ubisoft Quebec

Genres

Action Adventure
RPG

Publishers

Ubisoft

Franchise Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed Shadows Spotlight

Review: Assassin's Creed Shadows review

Bamboozled

Brendan Caldwell

2 weeks ago

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Assassin's Creed Shadows team "actively looking at" tougher difficulty options

Plus other feature enhancements in the coming months

Nic Reuben

1 day ago

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Best weapons in Assassin's Creed Shadows

The best weapons in AC Shadows for both Naoe and Yasuke

Jeremy Blum

4 days ago
RPS Verdict: Assassin's Creed Shadows

Overshadowed?

RPS

1 week ago

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Assassin's Creed Shadows Feed

A close-up of Naoe holding her hidden blade and a purple tanto in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

News

Assassin's Creed Shadows team "actively looking at" tougher difficulty options

Plus other feature enhancements in the coming months

March 31, 2025 Nic Reuben

A close-up of Naoe holding her hidden blade and a purple tanto in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

Best weapons in Assassin's Creed Shadows

The best weapons in AC Shadows for both Naoe and Yasuke

March 29, 2025 Jeremy Blum

Yasuke is wearing full samurai headgear in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

News

Tencent hand Ubisoft a big wad of cash to spin out Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six as a separate business

But how separate is it, really?

March 27, 2025 Oisin Kuhnke

Naoe stands in front of a giant rift in a rock wall that leads to the Old Kofun in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

All Kofun locations in Assassin's Creed Shadows

The locations and rewards of all 10 Kofuns in AC Shadows

March 26, 2025 Jeremy Blum

Naoe stands on a rooftop in Assassin's Creed Shadows, looking towards a hostile castle with her Kusarigama in her hands.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows quests list

Here's the full list of all 87 main quest missions in AC Shadows, and the best order in which to complete them

March 26, 2025 Ollie Toms

Naoe, the protagonist in Assassin's Creed Shadows, kneels on the top of a viewpoint on a large tree and looks towards a sunrise over a forest.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: Viewpoint locations

Find and check off all 109 Viewpoints in AC Shadows

March 25, 2025 Ollie Toms

Yasuke sits perched on a tall castle spire in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

All castle locations in Assassin's Creed Shadows

The locations and rewards of all castles in AC Shadows

March 25, 2025 Jeremy Blum

Naoe in Assassin's Creed Shadows aims a golden teppo at someone off-screen indoors.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: The Tea Ceremony walkthrough

All correct answers, and whether to confront Otama or Wakasa

March 24, 2025 Ollie Toms

Samurai protagonist Yasuke - one of two playable heroes - in the cinematic trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows

Feature

RPS Verdict: Assassin's Creed Shadows

Overshadowed?

March 24, 2025 RPS

Rin, one of the romanceable characters in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

All romance options in Assassin's Creed Shadows

How to win the hearts of all of the romanceable NPCs in AC Shadows

March 24, 2025 Jeremy Blum

A close-up of a white Origami Butterfly on a tree in Assassin's Creed Shadows, with Naoe at the base of the tree looking at the butterfly.

Guide

All Origami Butterfly locations in Assassin's Creed Shadows

How to complete The Butterfly Collector questline in AC Shadows

March 23, 2025 Ollie Toms

Feature

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the Steam Deck surprise of the year so far

In the sense that it, uh, works

March 21, 2025 James Archer

A stylised black and white silhouette screenshot of three Kabukimono, the central one sitting down, all facing the camera against a white background.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: Kabukimono locations

Where to find all 8 Kabukimono in Assassin's Creed Shadows

March 21, 2025 Ollie Toms

Naoe stands beside two allies in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: All recruitable allies

How to call in support with allies in AC Shadows

March 21, 2025 Alan Wen

Naoe stands before a group of colourful bags that represent scouts in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: How to use scouts

Here's how to use scouts to gather resources and help you in AC Shadows

March 20, 2025 Alan Wen

Naoe faces shelves of weapons decorating the Forge in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: How to upgrade armor and weapons

Here's how to upgrade your gear in AC Shadows using the Forge

March 20, 2025 Alan Wen

Yasuke and Naoe stand next to each other inside the Animus Hub of Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

What is Canon Mode in Assassin's Creed Shadows?

Here's how to see the canonical story of AC Shadows

March 20, 2025 Alan Wen

Naoe perched on a rooftop in Assassin's Creed Shadows. She wears the epic Apprentice Armor set, which resembles the design and colour scheme of outfits worn by the Brotherhood of Assassins.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: How to find Apprentice Assassin armor

How to find the classic Assassin's Creed armor for Naoe in AC Shadows

March 20, 2025 Alan Wen

A close-up of Naoe in the Assassin's Creed Shadows menu with visual customizing of her headgear to a conical hat.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: How to transmog your gear

How to customize your armor and weapons in AC Shadows

March 20, 2025 Alan Wen

A cinematic image of Naoe looking forward in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

Best Naoe builds and masteries in Assassin's Creed Shadows

Here's how to create the best build for Naoe

March 20, 2025 Jeremy Blum

A cinematic image of Yasuke walking through the mist in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

Best Yasuke Mastery skills in Assassin's Creed Shadows

Here are the best skills for Yasuke in AC Shadows

March 20, 2025 Jeremy Blum

The Mastery menu screen of Assassin's Creed Shadows, with Naoe on the left and her six skill masteries shown on the rest of the screen.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: How to reset skill Masteries

Here's how to respec in AC Shadows

March 20, 2025 Alan Wen

The words WANTED are displayed across the screen in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: How to clear Wanted status

Here's how to get rid of your pesky Wanted status in AC Shadows

March 20, 2025 Alan Wen

Autumn colours decorate a valley vista in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: How to change seasons

How to switch betwen the four seasons in Assassin's Creed Shadows

March 20, 2025 Alan Wen

Naoe crouches to pet a cat on Cat Island in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

Assassin's Creed Shadows: Where to find Cat Island

How to find Cat Island in AC Shadows and adopt new cats

March 20, 2025 Alan Wen

Assassin's Creed Shadows Gallery

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