Its open-world setting in the 12th century Holy Land, with the action jumping between Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus during the Third Crusade. The first Assassin's Creed set up the curious sci-fi framing device of the Animus: a machine for hacking into genetic memories held in the protagonist’s (a kidnapped bartender named Desmond) DNA. And while the graphics and combat may not hold up today – enemies being incredibly easy to defeat simply by running around them until your health regenerated – it’s certainly worthy of its place on this list. The original Assassin’s Creed was truly impressive when it was first released, we hadn't quite seen scope or ambition like it in a video game before. We have mercilessly ranked every series entry available so far, and while they are all high-quality games, they are also long and life is short, so find out which ones we swear by and which ones we would rather skip.

Plenty of time for you to catch up with either some Assassin’s Creed games you haven’t played yet, or give your favourite another go – perhaps our list of the best Assassin’s Creed games will inspire you. Meanwhile, the next actual assassin’s Creed game everyone gets to play is Assassin’s Creed Mirage, set in Baghdad. The latest assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, was something of a flagship for current-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X, and the series continues to look and feel better and better with each new game.Īt the clip at which Ubisoft still produces its famous series, we will at some point have been around the world with Assassin’s Creed, and from the sound of it Ubisoft is setting up it’s own Assassin’s Creed Interactive Universe (ACIU, you can have that one for free, Ubisoft) with the launch of its Assassin’s Creed Infinity platform, which will include multiplayer games and several codenamed titles. While sneaking up on enemies and shanking them does undoubtedly feel good, it’s the way they involve us in history that never seems to get old. The best Assassin’s Creed games teach you something about history through interactivity.

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