Assassin’s Creed Shadows Bests AC Odyssey and AC Origins, as It Establishes New Franchise Records on PC
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows is seeing quite a successful start for its opening weekend, as Ubisoft has announced the game has established a new player record in terms of sales.
Not only that, but AC Shadows has also set a new player-metric record on Steam as well, proving that the delays and controversy surrounding the title have not affected it one bit.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Has Had Over 2 Million Players Since Its Release
As revealed on X, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has pulled off over 2 million players since its release last Thursday. This is across every hardware platform (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC), as well as available PC storefronts (Ubisoft Connect, Steam, Epic Games Store), with Ubisoft confirming that the launch is the biggest the franchise has ever seen,
🔥 2 MILLION PLAYERS! 🔥
We’re thrilled to celebrate this incredible milestone!
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has now surpassed the launches of AC Origins and Odyssey. Thank you for joining the journey in Feudal Japan! #AssassinsCreedShadows pic.twitter.com/a6YezXNtYI
— Assassin’s Creed (@assassinscreed) March 22, 2025
Moreover, not only does AC Shadows have the best launch of any Assassin’s Creed game in hstiroy, bit it also has nabbed the most concurrent player achievement as well. Looking at Steam Charts, AC Shadows peaked at roughly 65K concurrent players earlier today, the highest the franchise has seen on Steam. Note that this is just on Steam, and the Ubisoft Connect player count isn’t know, so this could be way higher. And of course, it doesn’t factor in the console player counts as well, which we’re sure is significant.
We should note that those two million players aren’t all confirmed sales, as the game is also available as part of a Ubisoft+ subscription and is being bundled as part of various ongoing PC parts promotion. It’s hard to say how many of those players are subscribed to Ubisoft+ or got the game for free from Intel and AMD bundles, though we can’t imagine it being a massive amount to make that big of a difference. Even if that was the case, recording the highest concurrent player count on Steam is no easy feat. Hopefully, Ubisoft will likely disclose sales on the title at a later date.
Whether it can outperform Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is another question, as the title earned Ubisoft over one billion dollars after a year on the market. It was the first Assassin’s Creed game to do so, making it the most successful in the series. Either way, Assassin’s Creed Shadows seems to be a hit for Ubisoft!
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is now available for purchase. If you haven’t already, check out our review where we state, ” Shadows captures the franchise’s spirit in fresh and exciting ways that I’m sure any diehard fan will come to appreciate.”
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