Overview

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been the top-selling video game in the U.S. for three consecutive weeks and ranks as the second-best-selling game of 2025 to date, according to Circana.
• Ubisoft delayed the game twice to ensure a polished experience, which has contributed to its critical and commercial success.
• The game features dual protagonists, Yasuke and Naoe, offering distinct samurai and shinobi playstyles that have been praised by fans and critics.
• Ubisoft Quebec recently released a quality-of-life update, adding features such as multi-item selling and horse auto-follow waypoints.
• The first expansion, Claws of Awaji, is set to launch later this year, promising at least 10 additional hours of gameplay, while speculation about a co-op mode remains unverified.