Assassin’s Creed Shadows Launches to Overwhelmingly Positive Reviews on Steam

A few delays later, Ubisoft has finally launched its flagship title in the Assassin’s Creed series. Despite receiving a great deal of criticism and negativity prior to its release, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is performing decently at launch—at the time this news was published, the game had garnered over 1,500 «very positive» reviews on Steam, achieving an approval rating of 81%. The game’s peak concurrent players have also been on the rise, currently reaching 41,210 users at the same time.

Based on initial feedback, most gamers seem satisfied with the gameplay, graphics, and the diverse combat mechanics featuring two protagonists. However, negative reviews often highlight issues such as a bland storyline and optimization problems.

Below, we have compiled several notable reviews—both positive and negative.

Balеrion, «thumbs up»

MantisDark, «thumbs down»

X-SCORPION, «thumbs up»

Lt Dan, «thumbs down»

Universus, «thumbs up»

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, and Ubisoft Store), as well as on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and through Amazon Luna’s cloud service, featuring Russian text localization.