
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Ubisoft Bordeaux
Taste attributes: actionadventuredetectivehistoricalvehiclesfasttried & testedimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questempowerment/personal growthfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeAn expansive adventure game that is fast, glossy and familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
IGDB rating
74 / 100
208 ratings
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About This Game
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a stealth-focused action-adventure game set in ninth-century Baghdad. It emphasizes parkour, infiltration, and targeted assassinations. The game follows a more compact structure than recent entries in the series. Players control Basim, a young thief drawn into a secretive order. The title blends historical settings with narrative elements tied to the franchise’s established lore. The story unfolds in a thriving Baghdad at the height of its cultural and scientific influence, where Basim, a young orphan shaped by loss, struggles to survive through street theft. Haunted by disturbing visions and driven by a need for answers, he lashes out violently, forcing him to flee the city. Taken in by the Hidden Ones, he undergoes rigorous training and adopts their code, developing his skills and sense of purpose. As he uncovers the truth about himself and the world he has...
Summary: IGDB
Story
In 861 CE Baghdad, a young street thief named Basim Ibn Ishaq scrapes by in the town of Anbar alongside his closest companion, Nehal. Haunted since childhood by disturbing visions of a monstrous jinni, Basim yearns for purpose beyond petty crime and sets his sights on joining the Hidden Ones, a secretive organization operating in the shadows. When he infiltrates the Caliph's palace to prove his worth and inadvertently triggers a devastating crackdown on the thieves of Anbar, Basim is forced to flee everything he has known. Taken under the wing of the stern Hidden One mentor Roshan, Basim...
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- Developer
- Ubisoft Bordeaux
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Released
- 5 October 2023
- Series
- Assassin's Creed
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 16h rushed, 24h normally, 31h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
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- Source
- IGDB
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