Upon its launch last Thursday, Assassin’s Creed Shadows got off to the races on Steam, hitting a peak of over 41,000 concurrent players, which put it ahead of all Assassin’s Creed games except 2018’s Odyssey. Over the weekend, however, it predictably ascended to the throne.
As per SteamDB, Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ peak concurrent player count on Steam now sits at 64,825 players. That puts it comfortably ahead of all prior Assassin’s Creed titles on the platform. Being Ubisoft’s first day and date release on Steam since 2019, it’s certainly seeing solid numbers right out the gate.
Reports have also claimed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the second-biggest Ubisoft launch of all time, behind only Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Ubisoft recently announced that it crossed 2 million players in its first two days.
In our review of Shadows, we awarded it a score of 9/10, saying, “Assassin’s Creed rises to the occasion once more with Assassin’s Creed Shadows, an expertly crafted entry that blends the strengths of the old and new styles of Assassin’s Creed title alike to deliver one of the best outings this long and storied franchise has ever had.” Read the full review through here.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
