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Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Belgrade · 2025 · Windows

Steam: 74 % positive of 35,900 reviews, as of Oct 28

Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.

24 games that play like Assassin’s Creed Shadows and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition, Assassin's Creed® Origins and Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition.

Player tags

  • Action-Adventure
  • Open World
  • Ninja
  • Samurai
  • Stealth
  • Assassin
  • Combat
  • 3D
Map region: Open-World Action
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players are split: many praise the beautiful Japan setting and stealth with Naoe, but most complaints are about repetitive missions, a thin story and technical problems.

Many players praise the open world in Japan, its dynamic seasons and the lighting, and say the stealth gameplay with Naoe is the strongest part, with good parkour and fluid combat animations. Some say the Yasuke sections feel more blunt and that the combat can turn into dodging and parrying. The main complaints are repetitive missions that follow the same pattern of go somewhere and kill targets, a world that feels empty outside of icons and camps, a story that players call predictable or weak in its second half, and bloated length with many filler tasks. Several players report crashes, online-only checks that block offline play and microtransactions. Recent reviews are more positive than the older helpful ones, with several players saying the game improved after patches or sales, though the criticism about repetition remains. Steam's overall reviews are mostly positive.

Praised

  • Beautiful Japan setting

    Players praise the detailed open world, the lighting and the dynamic seasons that change plants and stealth cover.

    Many players
  • Stealth with Naoe

    Players say Naoe's stealth and parkour are the best part, with plenty of ways to approach targets.

    Many players
  • Fluid combat and animations

    Players find the movement and combat animations smooth and the weapon and skill variety enjoyable.

    Some players
  • Samurai and ninja atmosphere

    Fans of ninja and samurai themes say the feudal Japan setting and the two protagonists suit them well.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Repetitive missions

    Players say missions follow the same pattern of travelling to a marker and killing targets, which becomes tiring.

    Many players
  • Thin story

    Players find the story predictable, uninteresting or weak, especially after the first act, with flat characters.

    Many players
  • Empty open world

    Players say the world is large and beautiful but offers little to do beyond icons, camps and collectibles.

    Some players
  • Crashes and technical problems

    Players report frequent crashes, choppy video or problems with drivers, and say the game sometimes does not start.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who enjoy stealth, parkour and exploring a beautiful feudal Japan, and who do not mind repetitive side tasks, will likely get value from it.
Who should skip it
Players who want a strong story, varied missions or a compact game should skip it, or wait for a sale.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with short playtimes mostly recommend the game for its look and stealth, while players with many dozens of hours more often complain about repetitive missions and filler content.

Summarised by AI from 55 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Assassin’s Creed Shadows

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood87 % positive of 25,270Shared: Action-Adventure · Open World · Stealth
  2. Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: China72 % positive of 3,676Shared: Open World · Stealth · Assassin
  3. Assassin's Creed Valhalla69 % positive of 41,839Shared: Action-Adventure · Open World · Stealth
  4. Assassin's Creed 289 % positive of 58,310Shared: Action-Adventure · Open World · Stealth
  5. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun95 % positive of 30,915Shared: Ninja · Stealth · Assassin
  6. Yasuke Simulator96 % positive of 1,931Shared: Action-Adventure · Ninja · Historical
  7. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced81 % positive of 27,785
  8. Dishonored96 % positive of 67,986Shared: Open World · Stealth · Assassin
  9. HITMAN World of Assassination87 % positive of 59,988Shared: Open World · Stealth · Assassin
  10. Assassin’s Creed® III73 % positive of 14,212Shared: Action-Adventure · Open World · Stealth
  11. Mark of the Ninja95 % positive of 11,744Shared: Ninja · Stealth · Assassin
  12. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®92 % positive of 5,451Shared: Stealth · Third Person · Action

By look

Looks like Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

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  3. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon87 % positive of 34,280
  4. Crimson Desert Enhanced82 % positive of 117,622
  5. Windrose86 % positive of 48,644
  6. Bright Memory: Infinite91 % positive of 36,269
  7. 下一站江湖Ⅱ72 % positive of 8,605
  8. WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers58 % positive of 45,284
  9. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy92 % positive of 4,401
  10. Nioh: Complete Edition78 % positive of 29,742
  11. Gothic 1 Remake87 % positive of 27,058
  12. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced81 % positive of 27,785

At a glance

What games like Assassin’s Creed Shadows have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Stealth (21 of 24), Open World (19) and Action-Adventure (12).
  • They came out between 2008 and 2026, one of them after Assassin’s Creed Shadows (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Dishonored (96 % positive of 67,986).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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