Assassin's Creed Shadows
Big feudal Japan action RPG, but shallow loot, Ubisoft launcher/shop bloat, and 54% recent Steam reviews.
54My pick scoreWeak fit
Price
+ in-game shop, Ubisoft Connect. Price fetched 11 Oct 2026.
CrackWatcher and DRM
Cracked after 486 days. Scene group: voices38. Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026.
Monetization
From player reviews.
Rank
48 of 55
Tier: Weak fit (45-64)
- Camera3rd person
- Released2025
- ModelBuy once + shop
- Genreaction rpg
- CollectionsCrackWatcher AAA
The numbers
Fetched
- Steam, all time
- 76%Mostly Positive · 16,158 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Steam, last 30 days
- 54%Mixed · 873 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Metacritic critics
- 81approx., from search
- OpenCritic
- 81Strong · approx.
- CrackWatcher
- CrackedCracked after 486 days.Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026. CrackWatcher page
Steam percentages are the share of positive English reviews on the store page. The Steam word, such as Mostly Positive, is Steam's own. Numbers marked approx. come from web search, not from the Steam page.
Metacritic 81; OpenCritic 81.
Critic sources: opencritic.com.
What players say
Great-looking Japan setting, but recent crash waves and Ubisoft bloat hurt it.
Players like
- Gorgeous feudal Japan weather, seasons, and stealth/samurai swap
- Improved combat animations over older AC games
- Huge open world for exploration fans
Players dislike
- Recent Steam score dropped to 54% over crashes and cutscene freezes
- Ubisoft Connect launcher and single-player microtransaction shop
- Repetitive target-board mission structure
- Shallow loot perks and spongey enemies
