Games

Assassin's Creed Shadows

Ubisoft Québec

2025•RPG•PEGI 18•About 35 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehistoricaltried & testedimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirring

Boxlist takeA wide-ranging, glossy RPG, otherwise balanced. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

79 / 100

156 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHistorical

Keywords

NinjaSamuraiMultiple protagonistsJapanFeudal japanHistorical japan

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Québec
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 20 March 2025
Series: Assassin's Creed
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 15h rushed, 35h normally, 74h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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