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Assassin's Creed Shadows

Assassin's Creed Shadows

Ubisoft Québec·Released Mar 20, 2025·Single player

Platforms
Xbox Series XSwitch 2PCPS5
Genres
RPGAdventure
Critic81/100
Across 8 reviews
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About

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.

Reviews

10 reviews
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Critic80/100
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Outside of the technical ups and downs of its transition to Switch 2, Assassin's Creed Shadows remains a thoroughly enjoyable refresh for the series. Taking its most captivating open world to date and offering two distinct playstyles, it goes a long way toward appeasing current franchise fans while nurturing a new generation of assassins, presenting a huge, intricately crafted depiction of feudal Japan and giving you enjoyable dual protagonists to usher you through it.Shadows isn't a perfect port, then, but it's still a colossal achievement and one of the best-looking games on Nintendo's console.

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Critic85/100
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In Assassin's Creed Shadows, playing as Yasuke and Naoe is as powerful as the Shoguns that ruled during this era of Japan, even if the story doesn't match the gameplay's towering heights.

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Assassin's Creed is for magpies. These stealth action adventures constantly dangle some glittering side hustle to distract you from the winding road of the main story. They are "while we're here" games. In town to kill a guy who dishonored your family? OK, but there's a…

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Kotaku
Zack Zwiezen·Mar 18, 2025
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Ubisoft's latest open-world RPG overcomes forgettable quests thanks to standout characters and improved stealth action

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PC Gamer
Morgan Park·Mar 18, 2025
Critic80/100
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Come for the neck stabs and stay for the surprisingly great combat, Assassin's Creed Shadows is a stealth action buffet with a story to forget.

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Critic80/100
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While Assassin's Creed Shadows is unlikely to win over those who struggled to push through Odyssey or Valhalla, this is still one of the strongest overall entries in the series - and arguably the best of the open world RPG bunch. The storytelling is largely fantastic, the main characters are deeply likeable, and the open world itself is a thing of beauty.

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GameSpot
Jordan Ramée·Mar 18, 2025
Critic80/100
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Ubisoft Quebec's Assassin's Creed Shadows messes with a good thing by including one too many playable protagonists, but Naoe is a valuable new addition to the legacy

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IGN
Jarrett Green·Mar 18, 2025
Critic80/100
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The long-awaited Japan adventure sharpens and refines its edge without fully reforging it.

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