While Ubisoft has been quietly continuing its work on Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe, few details about the project have been revealed so far. As caught by a Reddit user, Ubisoft leaker Rogue Tx has seemingly revealed a few details about the upcoming title, including the fact that it will feature Assassin’s Creed 2 trilogy protagonist Ezio as a mentor figure for the new protagonist.
The leaker has also said that the protagonist will be named Anika, and that the previously-reported name of Elsa was simply a placeholder, similar to how Ubisoft uses Jora to refer to Eivor for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. This name has been further corroborated by fellow-leaker j0nathan. The character has been described as a descendant of Claudia Auditore. The story of Codename Hexe will be primarily set in Wurzburg, Germany.
Ezio’s return has been seemingly leaked thanks to a voice line of Anika saying, “That white hood, it’s like the one in my mother’s drawing.” There are also voice lines for Ezio revealed, like saying that “She wanted you to have a life,” and “Come. Leap with me. One last time for an old man.” He also reportedly says, “They always fear what they cannot control. They called us demons once, too. But remember, Elsa: ‘Nulla è reale, tutto è lecito.”
It is worth noting that the presence of these voice lines doesn’t directly reveal whether Ezio will be directly present in the game. Considering the general nature of Assassin’s Creed as a franchise, he could also show up as part of a flashback or ghost thanks to Isu artifacts.
Other dialogue by Anika gives us more of an idea about the witch-hunting nature of the story. She says, “They call me a witch. They want to burn me for what I can do. For what I know.” j0nathan has also noted that the story for Codename Hexe is slated to be a major step up in quality, especially when compared to recent entries like Shadows, Mirage, Valhalla, and Odyssey. Other story details include the presence of a character named Wolfgang.
When it comes to gameplay, Codename Hexe will seemingly feature plenty of forests, and players will also have access to a skill tree to enhance their “tree-to-tree branch jumping”. Some missions will also task players with finding “ritual sites” and recovering “stolen relics”. NPC characters are also getting a bit of a boost with the ability to report even minor activities that might raise suspicions.
Some of the more witchcraft-related parts of the story are indicated with the presence of voice lines like, “Form a circle, do not let her vanish”, “They say the forest moves at night,” and “Check the shadows! She can’t have gone far”.
The development of Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe has seemingly been a strenuous one, with the team facing many departures. A recent rumor has indicated that the team has lost around 50 developers. Along with this, the report also indicates that Ubisoft is looking to release this game in June 2027.
Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe will likely come to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Ubisoft might also plan to bring it to the Nintendo Switch 2.
