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ASSASSIN'S CREED
History. Brotherhood. A hidden legacy.
Nine chapters across eighteen years of hidden blades: the Brotherhood and the Templars, three ways to read the timeline, the Ezio years, the naval age, the RPG turn — and a mythology wing kept behind a working spoiler gate.
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CHAPTERS, NOT PLACEHOLDERSChapter A1 min read
Franchise origins — parkour and stealth
Assassin's Creed began in 2007 at Ubisoft Montreal, growing out of ideas first explored for a Prince of Persia project.
Read the chapter →Chapter B1 min read
Assassins vs Templars
Every mainline game is a chapter in one long, fictional conflict.
Read the chapter →Chapter C1 min read
Three timeline views
Assassin's Creed can be read three ways, and a good vault should offer all three.
Read the chapter →Chapter D1 min read
Protagonists and settings
The series reinvents its lead almost every time, and the setting is always the co-star.
Read the chapter →Chapter E1 min read
Ezio and the early legacy
If one character built this franchise, it is Ezio Auditore da Firenze.
Read the chapter →Chapter F1 min read
Naval adventure — Black Flag
Assassin's Creed III put warships on the water, but Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag in 2013 made the sea the whole game.
Read the chapter →Chapter G1 min read
RPG era vs classic stealth
Origins in 2017 changed the contract. Set in Ptolemaic Egypt, it rebuilt combat around hitboxes, added levels, loot and a vast explorable country, and told the founding story of th
Read the chapter →Chapter H1 min read
Modern day and the Isu — mythology
Spoiler warning: this chapter discusses the series' framing story.
Read the chapter →Chapter I1 min read
Where the franchise is now
The franchise today is defined by Assassin's Creed Shadows.
Read the chapter →The Evolution
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2007
Assassin's Creed
Holy Land — Masyaf, Jerusalem, Acre and Damascus, Third Crusade, 1191 — Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
Release order2009Assassin's Creed II
Renaissance Italy — Florence, Venice and Tuscany, 1476–1499 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Release order2010Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Rome, Italy, Italian Renaissance, 1500–1507 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Release order2011Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1511–1512 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
Release order2012Assassin's Creed III
Colonial America — Boston, New York and the Frontier, American Revolution, 1754–1783 — Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor Kenway), Haytham Kenway (prologue)
Release order2013Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Caribbean and West Indies, Golden Age of Piracy, 1715–1722 — Edward Kenway
Release order2014Assassin's Creed: Rogue
North Atlantic, New York and the River Valley, Seven Years' War era, 1752–1760 — Shay Patrick Cormac
Release order2014Assassin's Creed: Unity
Paris, France, French Revolution, 1789–1794 — Arno Dorian
Release order2015Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
London, England, Victorian era, 1868 — Jacob Frye, Evie Frye
Release order2017Assassin's Creed: Origins
Ptolemaic Egypt, 49–43 BC — Bayek of Siwa, Aya of Alexandria
Release order2018Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Ancient Greece, Peloponnesian War, 431–422 BC — Kassandra, Alexios
Release order2020Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Norway and Anglo-Saxon England, Viking Age, from 873 CE — Eivor Varinsdottir
Release order2023Assassin's Creed: Mirage
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, 861 CE — Basim Ibn Ishaq
Release order2025Assassin's Creed: Shadows
Feudal Japan, Sengoku / Azuchi-Momoyama period, from 1579 — Fujibayashi Naoe, Yasuke
Release order- 2007Assassin's Creed
Holy Land — Masyaf, Jerusalem, Acre and Damascus, Third Crusade, 1191 — Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad - 2009Assassin's Creed II
Renaissance Italy — Florence, Venice and Tuscany, 1476–1499 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze - 2010Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Rome, Italy, Italian Renaissance, 1500–1507 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze - 2011Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1511–1512 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad - 2012Assassin's Creed III
Colonial America — Boston, New York and the Frontier, American Revolution, 1754–1783 — Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor Kenway), Haytham Kenway (prologue) - 2013Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Caribbean and West Indies, Golden Age of Piracy, 1715–1722 — Edward Kenway - 2014Assassin's Creed: Rogue
North Atlantic, New York and the River Valley, Seven Years' War era, 1752–1760 — Shay Patrick Cormac - 2014Assassin's Creed: Unity
Paris, France, French Revolution, 1789–1794 — Arno Dorian - 2015Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
London, England, Victorian era, 1868 — Jacob Frye, Evie Frye - 2017Assassin's Creed: Origins
Ptolemaic Egypt, 49–43 BC — Bayek of Siwa, Aya of Alexandria - 2018Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Ancient Greece, Peloponnesian War, 431–422 BC — Kassandra, Alexios - 2020Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Norway and Anglo-Saxon England, Viking Age, from 873 CE — Eivor Varinsdottir - 2023Assassin's Creed: Mirage
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, 861 CE — Basim Ibn Ishaq - 2025Assassin's Creed: Shadows
Feudal Japan, Sengoku / Azuchi-Momoyama period, from 1579 — Fujibayashi Naoe, Yasuke
Peloponnesian War, 431–422 BC
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Ancient Greece, Peloponnesian War, 431–422 BC — Kassandra, Alexios
Historical settingPtolemaic Egypt, 49–43 BCAssassin's Creed: Origins
Ptolemaic Egypt, 49–43 BC — Bayek of Siwa, Aya of Alexandria
Historical settingBaghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate, 861 CEAssassin's Creed: Mirage
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, 861 CE — Basim Ibn Ishaq
Historical settingViking Age, from 873 CEAssassin's Creed: Valhalla
Norway and Anglo-Saxon England, Viking Age, from 873 CE — Eivor Varinsdottir
Historical settingThird Crusade, 1191Assassin's Creed
Holy Land — Masyaf, Jerusalem, Acre and Damascus, Third Crusade, 1191 — Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
Historical settingItalian Renaissance, 1476–1499Assassin's Creed II
Renaissance Italy — Florence, Venice and Tuscany, 1476–1499 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Historical settingRenaissance Rome, 1500–1507Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Rome, Italy, Italian Renaissance, 1500–1507 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Historical settingOttoman Constantinople, 1511–1512Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1511–1512 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
Historical settingSengoku Japan, from 1579Assassin's Creed: Shadows
Feudal Japan, Sengoku / Azuchi-Momoyama period, from 1579 — Fujibayashi Naoe, Yasuke
Historical settingGolden Age of Piracy, 1715–1722Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Caribbean and West Indies, Golden Age of Piracy, 1715–1722 — Edward Kenway
Historical settingSeven Years' War era, 1752–1760Assassin's Creed: Rogue
North Atlantic, New York and the River Valley, Seven Years' War era, 1752–1760 — Shay Patrick Cormac
Historical settingAmerican Revolution, main story 1760–1783 (prologue 1754)Assassin's Creed III
Colonial America — Boston, New York and the Frontier, American Revolution, 1754–1783 — Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor Kenway), Haytham Kenway (prologue)
Historical settingFrench Revolution, 1789–1794Assassin's Creed: Unity
Paris, France, French Revolution, 1789–1794 — Arno Dorian
Historical settingVictorian London, 1868Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
London, England, Victorian era, 1868 — Jacob Frye, Evie Frye
Historical setting- Peloponnesian War, 431–422 BCAssassin's Creed: Odyssey
Ancient Greece, Peloponnesian War, 431–422 BC — Kassandra, Alexios - Ptolemaic Egypt, 49–43 BCAssassin's Creed: Origins
Ptolemaic Egypt, 49–43 BC — Bayek of Siwa, Aya of Alexandria - Baghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate, 861 CEAssassin's Creed: Mirage
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, 861 CE — Basim Ibn Ishaq - Viking Age, from 873 CEAssassin's Creed: Valhalla
Norway and Anglo-Saxon England, Viking Age, from 873 CE — Eivor Varinsdottir - Third Crusade, 1191Assassin's Creed
Holy Land — Masyaf, Jerusalem, Acre and Damascus, Third Crusade, 1191 — Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad - Italian Renaissance, 1476–1499Assassin's Creed II
Renaissance Italy — Florence, Venice and Tuscany, 1476–1499 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze - Renaissance Rome, 1500–1507Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Rome, Italy, Italian Renaissance, 1500–1507 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze - Ottoman Constantinople, 1511–1512Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1511–1512 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad - Sengoku Japan, from 1579Assassin's Creed: Shadows
Feudal Japan, Sengoku / Azuchi-Momoyama period, from 1579 — Fujibayashi Naoe, Yasuke - Golden Age of Piracy, 1715–1722Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Caribbean and West Indies, Golden Age of Piracy, 1715–1722 — Edward Kenway - Seven Years' War era, 1752–1760Assassin's Creed: Rogue
North Atlantic, New York and the River Valley, Seven Years' War era, 1752–1760 — Shay Patrick Cormac - American Revolution, main story 1760–1783 (prologue 1754)Assassin's Creed III
Colonial America — Boston, New York and the Frontier, American Revolution, 1754–1783 — Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor Kenway), Haytham Kenway (prologue) - French Revolution, 1789–1794Assassin's Creed: Unity
Paris, France, French Revolution, 1789–1794 — Arno Dorian - Victorian London, 1868Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
London, England, Victorian era, 1868 — Jacob Frye, Evie Frye
Peloponnesian War, 431–422 BC
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Ancient Greece, Peloponnesian War, 431–422 BC — Kassandra, Alexios
Historical settingPtolemaic Egypt, 49–43 BCAssassin's Creed: Origins
Ptolemaic Egypt, 49–43 BC — Bayek of Siwa, Aya of Alexandria
Historical settingBaghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate, 861 CEAssassin's Creed: Mirage
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, 861 CE — Basim Ibn Ishaq
Historical settingViking Age, from 873 CEAssassin's Creed: Valhalla
Norway and Anglo-Saxon England, Viking Age, from 873 CE — Eivor Varinsdottir
Historical settingThird Crusade, 1191Assassin's Creed
Holy Land — Masyaf, Jerusalem, Acre and Damascus, Third Crusade, 1191 — Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
Historical settingItalian Renaissance, 1476–1499Assassin's Creed II
Renaissance Italy — Florence, Venice and Tuscany, 1476–1499 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Historical settingRenaissance Rome, 1500–1507Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Rome, Italy, Italian Renaissance, 1500–1507 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Historical settingOttoman Constantinople, 1511–1512Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1511–1512 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
Historical settingSengoku Japan, from 1579Assassin's Creed: Shadows
Feudal Japan, Sengoku / Azuchi-Momoyama period, from 1579 — Fujibayashi Naoe, Yasuke
Historical settingGolden Age of Piracy, 1715–1722Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Caribbean and West Indies, Golden Age of Piracy, 1715–1722 — Edward Kenway
Historical settingSeven Years' War era, 1752–1760Assassin's Creed: Rogue
North Atlantic, New York and the River Valley, Seven Years' War era, 1752–1760 — Shay Patrick Cormac
Historical settingAmerican Revolution, main story 1760–1783 (prologue 1754)Assassin's Creed III
Colonial America — Boston, New York and the Frontier, American Revolution, 1754–1783 — Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor Kenway), Haytham Kenway (prologue)
Historical settingFrench Revolution, 1789–1794Assassin's Creed: Unity
Paris, France, French Revolution, 1789–1794 — Arno Dorian
Historical settingVictorian London, 1868Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
London, England, Victorian era, 1868 — Jacob Frye, Evie Frye
Historical setting- Peloponnesian War, 431–422 BCAssassin's Creed: Odyssey
Ancient Greece, Peloponnesian War, 431–422 BC — Kassandra, Alexios - Ptolemaic Egypt, 49–43 BCAssassin's Creed: Origins
Ptolemaic Egypt, 49–43 BC — Bayek of Siwa, Aya of Alexandria - Baghdad under the Abbasid Caliphate, 861 CEAssassin's Creed: Mirage
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, 861 CE — Basim Ibn Ishaq - Viking Age, from 873 CEAssassin's Creed: Valhalla
Norway and Anglo-Saxon England, Viking Age, from 873 CE — Eivor Varinsdottir - Third Crusade, 1191Assassin's Creed
Holy Land — Masyaf, Jerusalem, Acre and Damascus, Third Crusade, 1191 — Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad - Italian Renaissance, 1476–1499Assassin's Creed II
Renaissance Italy — Florence, Venice and Tuscany, 1476–1499 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze - Renaissance Rome, 1500–1507Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Rome, Italy, Italian Renaissance, 1500–1507 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze - Ottoman Constantinople, 1511–1512Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1511–1512 — Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad - Sengoku Japan, from 1579Assassin's Creed: Shadows
Feudal Japan, Sengoku / Azuchi-Momoyama period, from 1579 — Fujibayashi Naoe, Yasuke - Golden Age of Piracy, 1715–1722Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Caribbean and West Indies, Golden Age of Piracy, 1715–1722 — Edward Kenway - Seven Years' War era, 1752–1760Assassin's Creed: Rogue
North Atlantic, New York and the River Valley, Seven Years' War era, 1752–1760 — Shay Patrick Cormac - American Revolution, main story 1760–1783 (prologue 1754)Assassin's Creed III
Colonial America — Boston, New York and the Frontier, American Revolution, 1754–1783 — Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor Kenway), Haytham Kenway (prologue) - French Revolution, 1789–1794Assassin's Creed: Unity
Paris, France, French Revolution, 1789–1794 — Arno Dorian - Victorian London, 1868Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
London, England, Victorian era, 1868 — Jacob Frye, Evie Frye
Featured chapter
Franchise origins — parkour and stealth
Assassin's Creed began in 2007 at Ubisoft Montreal, growing out of ideas first explored for a Prince of Persia project.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows — released March 20, 2025, set in Feudal Japan — 16th-century Japan towards the end of the Sengoku period, with dual protagonists Fujibayashi Naoe, Yasuke. Developed by Ubisoft Quebec.
Dual protagonists Naoe and Yasuke · Feudal Japan, from 1579 · Released March 20, 2025.
Source: Ubisoft (via IGDB game record)