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Assassin’s Creed Shadows hit cabinets at a vital level in Ubisoft’s historical past, with some analysts going as far as to name it an “existential second” for the corporate. If reported participant counts are any indication, Ubisoft’s prayers might certainly be answered because of the Assassins Order’s newest journey.
Ubisoft itself reported two million gamers have entered the AC model of feudal Japan because the sport’s launch on March 20. Whereas two million gamers doesn’t equate to 2 million copies sold–Shadows is on the market to Ubisoft+ subscribers, for example–the social media put up saying the feat stated that Shadows “surpassed the launches of AC Origins and Odyssey.” In the meantime, Christopher Dring of GamesIndustry.biz has reported that Shadows is “comfortably ahead” of Monster Hunter Wilds for greatest bodily launch within the UK this 12 months.
2 MILLION PLAYERS!
We’re thrilled to rejoice this unimaginable milestone!
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has now surpassed the launches of AC Origins and Odyssey. Thanks for becoming a member of the journey in Feudal Japan! #AssassinsCreedShadows pic.twitter.com/a6YezXNtYI— Assassin’s Creed (@assassinscreed) March 22, 2025
SteamDB studies that Assassin’s Creed Shadows launched with 41,000 gamers proper out of the gate, with that quantity peaking at simply over 64 thousand gamers three days later. This breaks the all-time concurrent file for a single Assassin’s Creed sport, which in line with SteamDB’s data was beforehand held by Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s 62,000 customers when it launched in 2018.
Ubisoft has discovered itself in dire straits in current months, with firm inventory sinking to its worst determine in a decade after the underwhelming launch of Star Wars Outlaws final summer time. Rumors have swirled concerning a sale of each the corporate and its particular person franchises, with Tencent, Microsoft, and EA stated to be within the combine.
The newest in Ubisoft’s widespread historical-fiction sequence, Assassin’s Creed Shadows follows the samurai Yasuke and ninja Murderer Naoe as they battle the Templar Order in Sixteenth-century Japan. Players can swap between the 2 Assassins and their distinctive enjoying types to finish missions, with swords, daggers, naginata, and extra weapons at their disposal.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is on the market now on Xbox Sequence X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
