Assassin’s Creed Shadows has topped over two million players, “surpassing the launches of [Assassin’s Creed] Origins and Odyssey”.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows launched on Thursday, 20th March, and had already notched up more than a million players by the afternoon. And as of this afternoon (Saturday 22nd March), another million players had joined the ranks.
Developer/publisher Ubisoft announced the milestone on social media and thanked fans for “joining the journey in Feudal Japan”.
“2 MILLION PLAYERS!” Ubisoft announced. “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!”
Over on Steam, today brings a fresh peak concurrent player count of 60,086, up from a peak of 41,412 on launch day. The game sits with a Very Positive user score rating on Valve’s storefront.
There’s still a little ways to go until Shadows tops the series’ last big launch, Valhalla – though that arrived in late 2020 when many of us were stuck at home. Regardless, Shadows’ launch performance so far will likely be a relief to Ubisoft, at a time when the company is reportedly considering a sale or some other kind of reorganisation to turn around its ailing fortunes.
“Majestic in scope, impressive in detail, Ubisoft’s epic adventure honours the beauty of feudal Japan, even if its strongest moments are saved for the personal stories of its two protagonists,” Tom wrote in Eurogamer’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows review, awarding it four out of five stars.