Ubisoft has revealed that Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the new series entry that launched last week and takes the series back to its pre-RPG roots as a stealth and parkour sim, has had the biggest new-generation launch of an Ubisoft game as far as unit sales to date.
The company celebrated the achievement with a post on social media, thanking fans and congratulating the folks at Ubisoft Bordeaux Studio for the success. It also revealed some insightful numbers, importantly that players have collectively pet 1.2 million street cats in Baghdad.
The post reads:
“Assassin’s Creed Mirage has been out for 6 days now, and we are thrilled by the love and positivity we have received over the last week.
“Thank YOU for joining us on this incredible journey that celebrates, honours and builds upon the 15-year legacy of the Assassin’s Creed series. We could not have been happier that our back to the roots experience has been embraced by the community.
“With the number of players being in line with past successful launches such as Assassin’s Creed Origins and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, we are humbled by the positive reception. We are proud to also share that Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the biggest New Gen launch in terms of units sales to date at Ubisoft (PS5, Xbox Series X|S).
“A big congratulations to the Bordeaux Studio and all its partners in the project for this accomplishment.
“As a final thank you, we’d like to share some exciting community achievements from this first week of Mirage:
- 479 collective YEARS spent parkouring the rooftops of Baghdad
- 60 million Leaps of Faith
- 1.2 million street cats pet.
“See you in Baghdad!”
Thank you all for joining us on Basim's journey in 9th Century Baghdad!
We are thrilled by the response from the community and for embracing our homage to the roots of the AC franchise. #AssassinsCreed pic.twitter.com/KnL2YxGION
— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) October 11, 2023
We gave Assassin’s Creed Mirage an 8/10 in our review, saying “Assassin’s Creed Mirage makes great effort to simplify the Assassin’s Creed formula back to what it was when it first found popularity. The solid stealth mechanics lend themselves well to creating satisfying infiltrations and the open-ended assassinations are some of the series most engaging contracts. It’s just a shame that in scaling so much back, the optional content is lacking and the story ultimately goes nowhere. Still, if you’re here for an experience akin to the original Assassin’s Creed, you’ll find little wrong with Mirage. It’s an endearing callback to what made us fall in love with the franchise over a decade ago, for better or for worse.”
