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Ubisoft Releases Free 'Discovery Tour: Medieval Baghdad' for Mobile and Web

It repurposes Mirage’s Baghdad into a combat-free learning experience.

Overview

  • The app is available now on iOS, Android and web browsers, and it does not require owning Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
  • Two modes are included: Access Codex with encyclopedic entries on art, science, beliefs, daily life, economy and government, and Explore Baghdad, a narrative path that gathers entries through minigames and 360‑degree scenes.
  • Interaction focuses on puzzles and exploration such as an astrolabe constellation task, an eavesdropping slider mechanic and an Eaglevision-style object analysis tool.
  • Engadget describes a roughly two-hour narrative set in 9th‑century Baghdad and notes an augmented reality feature that displays 3D models of artifacts.
  • The launch extends Ubisoft’s Discovery Tour series from Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla, with reporting split on attribution between Ubisoft Bordeaux’s Mirage recreation and UK studio Sugar Creative.