Assassin’s Creed Shadows overview

Overview

Assassin’s Creed Shadows comes from 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 and is published by Ubisoft. It arrived on Steam on Mar 19, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, In-App Purchases, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, and Color Alternatives. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Assassin’s Creed Shadows's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1,696 players at 21 September 2026 - 23:03:40 UTC, with a tracked peak near 42,926. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 75% positive across 39,068 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available in 13 languages including:

13 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has sold up to 1,300,000 units and has 35,090 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $59,100,000. On Twitch, 21 streamers are live with around 45 total watchers.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows overview details

Assassin’s Creed Shadows combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Reviews Comparison Grid Premium Edition The Assassin’s Creed Shadows Premium Edition includes: - The base game - Sekiryu Gear Set for both Naoe and Yasuke - Eye of the Dragon Katana - Claw of the Dragon Long Katana - Sekiryu Beast Mount - Dragon Tooth Trinket - The Claws of Awaji Expansion, which features a new region, a new weapon, new skills, and 10+ hours of content. Deluxe Edition The Assassin’s Creed Shadows Digital Deluxe Edition includes: - The base game - The Sekiryu Dual Pack including gear and weapon sets for both Naoe and Yasuke, the Sekiryu Beast, and Dragon Tooth trinket - The Sekiryu Hideout Pack including four unique ornaments to customize the hideout for your shinobi league - Five mastery points PC Specifications About the Game MASTER THE DEEPEST STEALTH MECHANISMS OF THE SERIES & FIGHT IN VISCERAL COMBAT “Shadows is some of the most fun I’ve had with a stealth game in a decade” —PC Gamer Play as Naoe, a quick-witted shinobi, and use light, sound, and shadows to evade detection. Infiltrate enemy strongholds with many parkour options including the new grappling hook, distract guards with shuriken or smoke bombs, and assassinate your targets with your Hidden Blade. As the samurai Yasuke, use silent bow takedowns or unleash devastating melee combos with your katana or naginata. Switch between these two heroes to adapt your strategy and experience feudal Japan through two radically different approaches – stealth and strength, shadows and steel. DEEP-DIVE INTO THE CAPTIVATING WORLD OF ASSASSIN'S CREED SHADOWS “Assassin’s Creed Shadows create…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is listed as a game with $27.99 (60% off from $69.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, In-App Purchases, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, and Color Alternatives, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1,696 players at 21 September 2026 - 23:03:40 UTC, a tracked peak of 42,926, and 75% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

This is an action-adventure game in which players follow the stories of a shinobi assassin (Naoe) and a samurai (Yasuke) as they navigate turbulent clan wars during Sengoku-era Japan. Players explore open-world environments while performing missions (e.g., searching for items, infiltrating enemy compounds) and using stealth to kill human targets.

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Support and legal notes

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