Assassin's Creed Shadows

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Has Been Delayed With A Change To Its Release Model

Big news.

Ubisoft has today announced that Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been delayed from its November release date and will now release on February 14th, 2025.

Whilst it says that the game is feature complete, it will use the learnings from Star Wars Outlaws to provide additional time to polish the title and also change some of the decisions made around its release model.

The game will no longer have a traditional Season Pass model, with all players able to play the game on February 14th, and those that pre-order the game will get access to the first expansion for free.

The game is also now releasing on Steam on Day One, which seems like it’ll be the case for all Ubisoft games going forward.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows will now release on February 25th, 2025. The cheapest copy is $89 with free shipping on Amazon. 

The statement about the game on Twitter reads:

“Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a dream project for us; finally bringing the series to Feudal Japan with many features developed with our community in mind, such as parkour or the renewed stealth, brought by new technology, all set in a beautiful and immersive world. This is an ambitious addition to the franchise, a rich experience that can be lived through the eyes of two unique protagonists – but we realize we need more time to polish and refine the experience, pushing further some of our key features.

As such, we’ve made the decision to postpone the release date to February 14, 2025. The game will release on a broad range of platforms, including Steam at launch. Additionally, preorders will be refunded and all future preorders will be granted the first expansion for free.

We understand this decision will come as disappointing news, especially to those who’ve been waiting patiently for an Assassin’s Creed game inspired by Feudal Japan, but we sincerely believe this is in the best interest of the game, and ultimately your experience as a player. Rest assured we are looking forward to the moment you will embark on a memorable adventure with Naoe and Yasuke.

Until then, we thank you for your ongoing support.Marc-Alexis Côté, on behalf of all teams working on Assassin’s Creed Shadows.”