Assassin’s Creed Shadows release date, special editions detailed

Once again, a paid mission is locked behind a Season Pass.

The Assassin’s Creed Shadows release date has been set for 15 November, with Ubisoft also detailing the game’s special editions earlier this morning.

“Assassin’s Creed Shadows will immerse players in 16^th century Japan. The country is heading towards a brutal path to unification, and unrest grows as new coalitions appear and corruptive foreign influences infiltrate the land,” reads a press release.

“Players will experience the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin from the Iga Province, and Yasuke, the powerful samurai of historical legend. Discover their personal stories, meet pivotal historical figures, and shape the duo’s common destiny as they usher in a new era for Japan,” it continued.

“As Naoe and Yasuke, players can master two complementary playstyles, with each character featuring their own progression paths, skills, weapon options, and stats,” Ubisoft continued. “Whether they embrace Naoe’s stealth skills or Yasuke’s combat prowess, players will have plenty of ways to approach objectives. With Naoe, they will experience refined infiltration mechanics, using light, noise, shadows, and changing surroundings to avoid detection. With Yasuke, they will be able to take on larger groups of enemies with brutal precision.”

Shadows‘ lead developer is Ubisoft Quebec, the team behind Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows special editions

In addition to the release date, Ubisoft also detailed Assassin’s Creed Shadows special editions.

• Gold Edition: Includes the base game, the Season Pass (including a bonus quest with additional unlockable content as well as two upcoming expansions) and 3 days early access to the game. This edition is priced at $159.95 AUD.
• Ultimate Edition: Includes the base game, the Season Pass, the Ultimate Pack and 3 days early access to the game. The Ultimate Pack will contain the Sekiryu Character Pack (Naoe and Yasuke outfit and weapon, trinket and mount), the Sekiryu Hideout Pack, 5 Skill points and a Red and black photo mode filter. This edition is priced at $189.95 AUD.

• Collector’s Edition: Includes the base game, the Season Pass, the Ultimate Pack, physical content and 3 days early access to the game. The physical content will be a Steelbook, the World map, Naoe & Yasuke Figurine, life-size Naoe’s Katana Tsuba, a Wall Creed Scroll, an 84 pages collector’s artbook and 2 sumi-e lithographs.

As indicated above, the special editions contain a paid mission that is only accessible through a Season Pass.

Somewhat surprisingly, Shadows will also make it to supported Macs on the same release date as other platforms, so that’s a big win for those Mac players.

Expect Assassin’s Creed Shadows from 15 November on Windows PC, Mac, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PS5. It’s also available through Ubisoft+.