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Assassin's Creed Shadows

Platforms

Mac
PC
PS5
Xbox Series X/S

Initial releaseMarch 20, 2025

Developers

Ubisoft Quebec

Genres

Action Adventure
RPG

Publishers

Ubisoft

FranchiseAssassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed Shadows Spotlight

Review: Assassin's Creed Shadows review
Bamboozled
Brendan Caldwell
1 month ago
165
Assassin's Creed Shadows adds a self-driving horse, but I implore you not to use it
Almost as brainless as fast travel
Brendan Caldwell
2 weeks ago
101
All Hidden Trail locations and rewards in Assassin's Creed Shadows
All 10 hidden parkour challenges in AC Shadows
Jeremy Blum
3 weeks ago
Open worlds can afford to be small, as long as they feel vast
A chat with the creators of Dread Delusion and Atomfall
Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
3 weeks ago
29

Assassin's Creed Shadows Feed

Naoe sits on horseback with a tower in the distance on a hillside.

News

Assassin's Creed Shadows adds a self-driving horse, but I implore you not to use it

Almost as brainless as fast travel

April 8, 2025Brendan Caldwell

101 comments

A temple and obelisks jutting out of a blue river with trees behind and hazy hills and an eagle flying in the foreground. From Assassin's Creed Origins.

Feature

Open worlds can afford to be small, as long as they feel vast

A chat with the creators of Dread Delusion and Atomfall

April 4, 2025Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

29 comments

Naoe runs through the forest in Assassin's Creed Shadows, towards a hidden trail.

Guide

All Hidden Trail locations and rewards in Assassin's Creed Shadows

All 10 hidden parkour challenges in AC Shadows

April 4, 2025Jeremy Blum

Yasuke stands in the middle of a Japanese garden outside of a pagoda in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

All Kakurega locations in Assassin's Creed Shadows

A complete list of all Kakurega in AC Shadows

April 4, 2025Jeremy Blum

Naoe crouching while wearing her red and black Master Assassin armor set in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Guide

Best armor in Assassin's Creed Shadows

The best armor sets and trinkets for both Naoe and Yasuke in AC Shadows

April 3, 2025Jeremy Blum

A race between horse drawn carts in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Feature

Assassin's Creed, please remember how silly you used to be

Oi oi what's all this then

April 2, 2025Nic Reuben

38 comments

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, 2025Nic Reuben

5 comments

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, 2025Jeremy 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, 2025Oisin Kuhnke

33 comments

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, 2025Jeremy 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, 2025Ollie 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, 2025Ollie 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, 2025Jeremy 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, 2025Ollie 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, 2025RPS

88 comments

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, 2025Jeremy 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, 2025Ollie 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, 2025James Archer

6 comments

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, 2025Ollie 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, 2025Alan Wen

1 comment

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, 2025Alan 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, 2025Alan 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, 2025Alan 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, 2025Alan 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, 2025Alan Wen

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