The project was being led by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group, and it was seemingly canceled while it was still in the earlier stages of development. The report also includes a few leaked screenshots and footage that seem to be from a prototype that was designed all the way back in February 2025. The title would supposedly share the same setting as Assassin’s Creed Jade – Qin Dynasty. However, the exact era would be slightly different, with Destiny taking place in the year 206 BCE, while Jade is set in the year 215 BCE.

The footage starts off by providing a brief explanation of the story. Players take on the role of an assassin who has been tasked with reaching a sacred palace to secure a mysterious artifact before Xiang Yu and his troops reach it. The text implies that Xiang Yu may be an agent of the Templars, since his getting the artifact is considered as it falling into “the wrong hands.”

We then get a look at some gameplay from the prototype, as the assassin makes their way up the walls of the sacred palace. A large-scale battle also seems to be taking place in the background, with quite a bit of artillery raining down on the place. The assassin, in the meantime, takes out a guard before quickly running up to another one to assassinate them. After a bit of sneaking around, the video then shows off a leap of faith followed by an extended fight with a group of palace guards.

There are also a few snippets of in-development assets and animations, which indicate that the protagonist would have the ability to wield an umbrella as a weapon. The footage caps things off by showing scenes of the palace being under siege and getting burned to the ground.

The report states that the project was canceled shortly after TiMi Studio Group announced a restructuring in January 2025. This has seemingly led to several projects being canceled, including one codenamed Athena, which was going to be an action game based on Greek mythology. Another project, codenamed Invictus, was going to be an open-world game set in a cyberpunk world and directed by Ashraf Ismail – a veteran of the Assassin’s Creed franchise.

In the meantime, Ubisoft has been quietly continuing its work on Assassin’s Creed Jade alongside Tencent and Level Infinite. Last we heard about the project was back in 2024, with reports indicating that it had been delayed. Jade still doesn’t have a release date, and is being developed for iOS and Android. It is currently unknown if the company will also bring it to other platforms. For more on Jade, check out the leaks from back in 2022, which showcased some infiltration gameplay.

As per a report published by Reuters, Assassin’s Creed Jade has been delayed from a previously intended 2024 launch window into 2025. Allegedly, Tencent (parent company of Level Infinite) has pushed the game back as it instead shifts resources and prioritizes work on mobile party game DreamStar, which is being billed as a competitor to NetEase’s hit title Eggy Party.

A number of factors have reportedly contributed to Tencent shifting focus away from Assassin’s Creed Jade. For starters, mobile adaptations of AAA Western franchises generally tend to yield thinner profits, while, unlike Jade, DreamStar is also an owned, in-house IP, so any profits it generates would be entirely Tencent’s.

It remains to be seen when Ubisoft and Level Infinite will be officially announcing the specific release date for Assassin’s Creed Jade. Stay tuned for more updates.

A new gameplay trailer has also been released for the action RPG, showcasing its open world Ancient China setting, and offering glimpses of gameplay that fans of the franchise will find very familiar, including some high-flying combat, plenty of parkour, stealth, open world traversal, and more. We also get a pretty good look at the game’s protagonist, whose voiceover talks about his drive for justice and his own personal creed throughout the trailer. Check it out below.

A second closed beta has also been confirmed for the title, following on from one that took place earlier this month. Dates haven’t yet been confirmed for the next beta, but players can register for it now.

Assassin’s Creed Jade is in development for iOS and Android.