Assassin’s Creed Shadows is tearing up sales charts
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Assassin's Creed Shadows may not be the only game in the franchise releasing in 2025, with another Assassin's Creed title potentially incoming.
Reports are indicating Ubisoft plans to release a second Assassin's Creed game in addition to Assassin's Creed Shadows this year.
Assassin's Creed Shadows' gets a lot right, but it feels like Ubisoft is really floundering figuring out what to do with the series' modern-day story.
According to Circana's data, Ubisoft's open world RPG immediately cemented itself amongst the best-selling games of 2025 so far, ranking in the top five for dollar sales. But more impressively, it's the year's second best-selling title in terms of week one dollar sales, beaten only by the mega hit that is Monster Hunter Wilds.
Ubisoft 's long-awaited action RPG Assassin's Creed Shadows is finally here, giving fans the opportunity to explore the beloved series' new dual protagonist system – one that, according to creative director Jonathan Dumont, came as part of a "natural progression."
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Worldwide, Shadows has reached more than three million players so far. Shadows had the second-highest day-one sales revenue for any Assassin's Creed game, only trailing Valhalla. Shadows did beat Valhalla by one measurement, though, setting a record for the most day-one digital revenue on the PlayStation Store for the Assassin's Creed franchise.
What is the point of continuing to get Knowledge Points in Assassin's Creed Shadows if you already hit the max level, 6, for skill upgrades? Well, there's an answer.
While it’s not quite as good as Ubisoft's roast of the world’s most pathetic man, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is still a fun time. Clearing out castles as a neck-slitting shinobi is bloody brilliant now that this series,
Another new Assassin's Creed game "should" come out this year, but it's unfortunately not the AC Black Flag remake.