Assassin’s Creed is a historical action-adventure video game series and multimedia franchise published by Ubisoft. The series is known for its intricate plots, immersive historical settings, and dynamic gameplay.
It has gained a massive following and has expanded into other media, including novels, comics, and a feature film. The franchise consists of 18 games as of 20 July 2024 that move between various historical periods. We compile the major games(excluding mobile games and VR) into 2 different orders to help the gamers understand the game order.
Key Highlights
Overall the franchise consists of 18 games as of 20 July 2024.
There are two orders to understand the play (Historical & Chronological)
Everyone played the game chronologically to grasp the evolution of the games, including improvements in graphics and other settings, and to be part of the community. However, in this section, we discuss two different ways to play Assassin’s Creed.
The two orders include the Historical and Chronological orders. The Chronological order follows the sequence in which the games were released, while the Historical order follows the sequence of events from the history and timeline point of view.
All Assassin’s (Image by Ubisoft)
Chronological Order
The chronological order in which the Assassin’s Creed games were released, providing insight into the series’ evolution and development over the years, is as follows:
Games
Year
Historical Character
Modern Character
Assassin’s Creed
2007
Altair Ibn’La-Ahad
Desmond Miles
Assassin’s Creed II
2009
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Desmond Miles
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
2010
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Desmond Miles
Assassin’s Creed Revelations
2011
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Desmond Miles
Assassin’s Creed III
2012
Ratonhnhaké “Connor” Kenway
Desmond Miles
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
2013
Edward Kenway
Unnamed Abstergo Employee
Assassin’s Creed Rogue
2014
Shay Patrick Cormac
Abstergo Employee “Numbskull”
Assassin’s Creed Unity
2014
Shay Patrick Cormac
Unnamed Helix Player
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China
2015
Shao Jun
TBD
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
2015
Jacob and Evie Frye
Unnamed Helix Player
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India
2016
Arbaaz Mir
TBD
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia
2016
Nikolai Orelov
TBD
Assassin’s Creed Origins
2017
Bayek of Siwa
Layla Hassan
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
2018
Cassandra or Alexios
Layla Hassan
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
2020
Eivor Varinsson/Varinsdottir
Layla Hassan
Assassin’s Creed Mirage
2023
Basim Ibn Ishaq
TBD
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
2024
Naoe and Yasuke
TBD
All Assassin’s History (Image by Ubisoft)
Historical Order
As the chronological order is for the release order of the game here’s the historical order of the franchise. The Historical order follows the sequence of events as they occur in the historical timeline is as follows:
Assassin’s Creed is one of the most visual ascetic and story-full games that shows the different parts of history in its unique way. The game provides the player access to relive the environment and the events of the history in their respective character according to the version of the game that they are playing.
Overall, no matter how you play it and what game you wanna start from, the game will let the player know the basic mechanics and the way to process the game. This is also why no matter if you play the latest game you will enjoy it to its fullest without any problem.
Author’s Note: This is just my way of appreciating this franchise that I enjoy dearly. I hope it helps you to some extent and I appreciate it if you read this to the end. If I leave a point or so, do let me know in the comments. Thank You.
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