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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Integrates Historical Codex, Foregoes Japan Discovery Tour

Ubisoft confirmed that Shadows will embed historical content directly in the core experience ahead of planned deep-dive expansions into the Assassins vs. Templars storyline.

Naoe looking at the wrist blade in Assassin's Creed Shadows
AC Shadows focusing on Assassins versus Templars narrative in the “near future”
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Overview

  • In a recent Reddit AMA, Ubisoft confirmed there will be no standalone Japan Discovery Tour for Shadows and that its Historical Codex will be integrated into the main game.
  • Developers Luc and Simon clarified that the Critical Role story drop is canonical and that the Dead by Daylight crossover is not part of the official Shadows narrative.
  • Luc said that the Critical Role story drop scratched the surface of the Assassins vs. Templars conflict and that a more extensive treatment will arrive soon.
  • Journalists note that the limited Shadows roadmap lists only one major story DLC and speculate that the Claws of Awaji expansion could introduce Templar-focused narrative.
  • Simon cautioned that revealing specific future lore details would spoil the experience but hinted at additional deep-lore content in upcoming updates.