Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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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.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a action-adventure, open world and ninja game
developed by Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Bucharest & Craiova, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Osaka, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Sofia and Ubisoft Ukraine
and published by Ubisoft.
Released on March 19th 2025 is available only on Windows.
It has received 37,057 reviews of which 28,172 were positive and 8,885 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 69.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: INTEL® Core TM i7 8700K AMD RYZEN 5 3600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GEFORCE GTX 1650 4GB / AMD RX-5500 XT 8GB / INTEL® ARC TM A380 6GB (REBAR ON)"
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 115 GB available space
- Additional Notes: The game must be installed on a SSD.
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If I'd have to describe the word "average" to someone I'd probably show them this game. If you are happy by just running from quest marker to quest marker for hours on end, then I highly recommend this game. Because that's pretty much all you do for the entire game. And I personally found it oddly satisfying to just turn off my brain and wander through the admittedly very beautiful open world - hence the positive review. But if you actually have some higher standards when it comes to video games, you'd probably be in for a disappointment. The story is the same as in the last 5 games of the franchise so you can basically foresee pretty much all events from a mile away anyway. The combat looks cool but is not challenging at all. The graphics are commendable; especially the facial expression of the main characters seem to have improved massively compared to older AC games. Its definitely better than the dumpster fire they released back in 2020 with Valhalla but its still far from an adequate product considering we're talking about a "AAA-Publisher" with an insane budget. TL;DR Gud game if you dont care about story or a lack of challenge and like running from quest marker to quest marker like I do :)
Do I like the game? Kind of. I've spent a lot of time playing it so giving it a thumbs down would be strange. Also the settings is easily my favorite historic time period (yeah I like samurais, I'm original like that) and that makes me more lenient towards the game. And there is a lot to like. The game looks stunning. The combat is crisp. The enemies are not hp-spongey. The ninja and samurai playstyles couldn't be more distinct and both feel good to play. Completing castles feels good too - either storming in and killing everyone as a samurai, or stealthing around and picking the targets as a ninja. The target lists / assassin boards are ok. There is quite a bit of them and they are accompanied with a light story bits. It can get a bit tedious the more you do it, but it's fine for the most parts. But there is also quite a bit to be dissapointed in. The open world activites are simply not fun. There are two QTE activities that are as boring as it can get. Then there is pick x scrolls / pray at x shrines and again it's just boring. The horse archery is the least bad, but it's still nothing to be excited about. Just a note here, all of these activities have an unskippable animation at some point and it will eventually make your blood boil, I'm sure of it. The world is big, but there is nothing outside of the roads. I remember the first time I climbed a hill, because why not, it's an open world game, right? And there was absolutely nothing there. Not on any of the hills, unless there was a road leading there. To be honest, the game fights quite hard against such stupid ideas as exploring of the beaten paths. There is this long slide-down animation that almost discouraged me from doing it. But there is also a skyrim horse that gets up almost any slope no matter how steep. And so I climbed and found the same nothing every time. I'm not a big on base building, on arranging and decorating in such a detail Shadows allow. Luckily the end result looked satisfactory enough most of the time, so I largely just slapped the buildings together and was done with it. But the game's whole economy revolves about the base building and it just made it pointless to engage with it. Well, not the whole economy, but a good chunk of it. The second half of the economy is about upgrading gear and honestly that felt just as pointless. The story was structured kind of like Valhalla, which a lot of people didn't like, but it's even worse in Shadows. In Valhalla some of the characters get more spotlight and it made all the difference. In Shadows the story is shattered into such a small loosely connected pieces you don't have enough time to start to care about anyone. The villains are plain, because they don't have enough time to shine. The supporting cast gets the same treatment. The allies have absolutely no substance and they somehow feel even worse than the villains / supporting cast. It feels like they were just glued to the game somehow. The historical figures are here just for a blink of an eye. All the three Japan unifiers appear so briefly it feels almost insulting. Yes, Oda gets more screen time than the other two and he is quite charismatic, but it's not much. I don't dislike the protagonist duo, but I can't say I love them either. Maybe splitting the main character in two serves the gameplay well, but it hurts the narrative I'd say. Or maybe have a protagonist duo, but don't pretend the game is an RPG and make it an action adventure. I would recommend the game only if you like ninjas/samurais and action games with solid combat. But it definitely feels like the worst of the open world Assassin's Creeds. Early this year I played Rise of the Ronin and the games easily blows Shadows out of the water in everything but the visuals and time period.
Yes and no Love playing as Naoe, typical AC type character, stealth, assassinations, bit of sword play, great. Fun doing the castles and forts, quests are fun too, progression and game play excellent and graphically nice too. Played every AC game over the years, Naoe has all the things you would expect in a AC game, jumping, climbing, air kills, duel kills, hiding etc etc. If that was it I would give the game 9/10 but unfortunately thats not it and for me they ruined the game. How did they ruin it? Yasuke. We now have 2 protagonists, Yasuke being the second. He is a big, clumsy, beefy tank who cannot do any of the things Naoe can. In 40 yrs gaming I have never played this type of character and there has never been one in a AC game before. I thought you could play as either or , so I could just ignore him but no, the story quests REQUIRE you use him, you cannot finish quest lines without using him which pissed me off to be honest. Now this is my opinion, you may think differently but for me its a definite negative to what is otherwise a really good game. Because of this I give the game 5/10 and sincerely hope this never occurs again in a AC game.
---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Free Fire ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ All ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{Difficulty}--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{Grind}--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☑ Too much grind ☐ You‘ll need a second live for grinding ---{Story}--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☑ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It‘ll replace your life ---{Game Time}--- ☐ Really short ( 0 - 2 hours) ☐ Short ( 2 - 8 hours) ☐ Few hours ( 8 - 12 hours) ☐ Not bad duration ( 12 - 20 hours) ☑ Long ( 20 - 50 hours) ☑ Too long ( 50 - 100 hours) ☐ Endless ---{Price}--- ☐ It’s free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{Bugs}--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{84/100}---
Don't buy this game unless its on sale. The story is mediocre at best and the only saving grace is the gameplay as Naoe. I would have happily paid $40 for this. I think Yasuke is a very cool character in the story but his gameplay is slow and boring. Its the exact opposite with Naoe. Shes fast paced and has cool assassination animations. Its super fun to play as an assassin in an assassins creed game... who would have thought. Naoe also sucks in the story. Its almost like they wanted yasuke to be the main character but knew his gameplay sucks so they just added her in to make it more assassins creed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is currently priced at 69.99€ on Steam.
No, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 69.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Assassin’s Creed Shadows received 28,172 positive votes out of a total of 37,057 achieving a rating of 7.49.
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows was developed by Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Bucharest & Craiova, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Osaka, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Sofia and Ubisoft Ukraine and published by Ubisoft.
Yes, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is not playable on MacOS.
No, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is not playable on Linux.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Explore additional content available for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam.
No, Assassin’s Creed Shadows does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Assassin’s Creed Shadows does not support Steam Remote Play.
No, Assassin’s Creed Shadows does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
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Online players
2,218
Developer
Ubisoft Quebec,
Ubisoft Belgrade,
Ubisoft Bordeaux,
Ubisoft Bucharest & Craiova,
Ubisoft Chengdu,
Ubisoft Montpellier,
Ubisoft Montreal,
Ubisoft Osaka,
Ubisoft Philippines,
Ubisoft Shanghai,
Ubisoft Singapore,
Ubisoft Sofia,
Ubisoft Ukraine
Publisher
Ubisoft
Release
19 Mar 2025
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