All Assassin’s Creed Games in Order & Ranked

Want to play the Assassin’s Creed games in order? Below, we’ve listed all 14 mainline entries released since 2007, along with the new Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag remake.

Assassin’s Creed has grown into one of gaming’s biggest franchises. The series now spans settings as varied as the Third Crusade, Renaissance Italy, Ancient Egypt, Viking-era England, and feudal Japan.

This guide lists the major Assassin’s Creed games in order of release. That is also the order we recommend for most first-time players, since the historical periods jump around while the modern-day storyline generally moves forward from one release to the next.

The list focuses on the main console and PC games, plus 2026’s Black Flag Resynced. It does not include every handheld, mobile, VR, or smaller spin-off release.

Each entry includes a brief overview, its release year, notable historical figures, and the PC system requirements.

Also: Let us know which game in the series is your favorite in the comments below!

The Best Assassin’s Creed Games Ranked (Top 5)

Are you just looking for a quick list of the best Assassin’s Creed games to jump into? Here are our top five:

1. Assassin’s Creed II (2009)
2. Assassin’s Creed Origins (2017)
3. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (2013)
4. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018)
5. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Disagree with our rankings? Share your top five Assassin’s Creed games in the comments below.

All Assassin’s Creed Games in Order of Release

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1. Assassin’s Creed (2007)

The original Assassin’s Creed introduces Desmond Miles, a bartender kidnapped by Abstergo Industries and forced into the Animus. The machine allows Desmond to relive the genetic memories of his ancestor Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad, an Assassin operating in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade.

After Altaïr breaks the tenets of the Assassin Brotherhood and compromises a mission, he is stripped of his rank and equipment. To redeem himself, he must investigate and assassinate nine targets in Acre, Damascus, and Jerusalem.

What begins as a series of seemingly separate assignments gradually reveals a larger conflict between the Assassins and Templars, as well as the power of a mysterious artifact known as the Apple of Eden.

Historical Figures

• Al Mualim – Based on Rashid ad-Din Sinan, a leader of the Nizari Ismailis.
• Robert de Sablé – Grand Master of the Knights Templar.
• Richard the Lionheart – King of England and a leader of the Third Crusade.

System Requirements

The original Assassin’s Creed is easy to run on modern hardware. Its PC requirements call for a dual-core processor, 2GB of memory, a DirectX 9-compatible graphics card, and roughly 8GB of storage.

2. Assassin’s Creed II (2009)

Assassin’s Creed II begins shortly after the first game. Lucy Stillman helps Desmond escape Abstergo, and he joins a small group of modern-day Assassins who use an upgraded Animus to train him through the Bleeding Effect.

This time, Desmond relives the life of Ezio Auditore da Firenze during the Italian Renaissance. After members of Ezio’s family are betrayed and executed, he begins a decades-long search for the people responsible.

Ezio’s pursuit takes him across Florence, Venice, Forlì, and other parts of Italy. Along the way, he works with figures such as Leonardo da Vinci, who repairs and improves Assassin equipment using pages from Altaïr’s Codex. Ezio eventually learns that his family’s tragedy is part of the much larger war between the Assassins and Templars.

Historical Figures

• Leonardo da Vinci – Renaissance artist, engineer, and polymath.
• Pope Alexander VI – Pope from 1492 to 1503.
• Lorenzo de’ Medici – Ruler of the Florentine Republic.
• Caterina Sforza – Italian noblewoman and ruler of Forlì.
• Niccolò Machiavelli – Diplomat, philosopher, and political theorist.

System Requirements

Assassin’s Creed II will also run on nearly any modern gaming PC. It requires a dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a graphics card with 256MB of video memory, and approximately 17GB of storage.

3. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (2010)

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood picks up immediately after the ending of Assassin’s Creed II. In the present day, Desmond, Lucy, Shaun, and Rebecca establish a hideout beneath the ruins of Villa Auditore while searching for the Apple of Eden.

Ezio’s story resumes in 1499. After returning to Monteriggioni, the villa is attacked by Cesare Borgia’s forces, and Ezio’s uncle Mario is killed. Ezio travels to Rome to dismantle the Borgia family’s grip on the city.

Brotherhood expands the series by allowing Ezio to recruit and train new Assassins. As he destroys Borgia towers, restores businesses, and eliminates Cesare’s allies, the Assassin Brotherhood slowly regains control of Rome.

Historical Figures

• Cesare Borgia – Military leader and son of Rodrigo Borgia.
• Lucrezia Borgia – Italian noblewoman and daughter of Rodrigo Borgia.
• Bartolomeo d’Alviano – Italian mercenary commander.
• Niccolò Machiavelli – Florentine diplomat and political theorist.

System Requirements

Brotherhood is another undemanding game by modern standards. Its PC version calls for a dual-core processor, 2GB of memory, a DirectX 9-compatible graphics card, and about 8GB of available storage.

4. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (2011)

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations brings the stories of Altaïr, Ezio, and Desmond together. An aging Ezio travels to Masyaf in search of the library built beneath the Assassin fortress by Altaïr.

To open it, Ezio must find five keys hidden in Constantinople. The keys also contain memories from Altaïr’s life, allowing Ezio—and the player—to see what happened to the original game’s protagonist after his confrontation with Al Mualim.

Meanwhile, Desmond remains trapped inside the Animus following the events of Brotherhood. From an isolated area called the Black Room, he must reconstruct his own memories before his mind can safely return to his body.

Historical Figures

• Suleiman the Magnificent – Future sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
• Piri Reis – Ottoman admiral, navigator, and cartographer.
• Manuel Palaiologos – Heir to the deposed Palaiologos dynasty.

System Requirements

Revelations has modest PC requirements: a dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a DirectX 9-compatible graphics card, and approximately 12GB of storage.

5. Assassin’s Creed III (2012)

Assassin’s Creed III is set primarily during the American Revolution. After an extended opening sequence starring Templar Grand Master Haytham Kenway, the story shifts to his son Ratonhnhaké:ton, better known as Connor.

Connor is born to a Kanien’kehá:ka mother and an English father. After his village is attacked, he seeks training from retired Assassin Achilles Davenport and becomes involved in the conflict between the American colonies and Great Britain. Although Connor works alongside several revolutionaries, his main goal is to protect his people and eliminate the Colonial Templars.

In the present day, Desmond and his allies explore the Grand Temple while trying to prevent a solar catastrophe. Assassin’s Creed III concludes the modern-day storyline that began with Desmond in the original game.

Historical Figures

• George Washington – Commander of the Continental Army and first U.S. president.
• Benjamin Franklin – Founding Father, diplomat, and inventor.
• Charles Lee – General in the Continental Army.
• Samuel Adams – American revolutionary and Founding Father.
• Paul Revere – American patriot and silversmith.
• Thomas Jefferson – Founding Father and third U.S. president.

System Requirements

Assassin’s Creed III requires more capable hardware than the Ezio games, but its minimum specifications are still low by modern standards. Ubisoft listed a Core 2 Duo E8200 or Athlon II X4 620 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 512MB DirectX 10-compatible graphics card, and 17GB of storage.

6. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (2013)

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag takes the series to the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy. Its protagonist, Edward Kenway, is a Welsh privateer-turned-pirate and the grandfather of Assassin’s Creed III protagonist Connor.

After killing an Assassin named Duncan Walpole and assuming his identity, Edward becomes caught between the Assassins and Templars. Both groups are searching for the Observatory, an Isu site that can locate and monitor people through samples of their blood.

Black Flag greatly expands the naval gameplay introduced in Assassin’s Creed III. Players can sail the Jackdaw across an open world, attack and board enemy ships, hunt for treasure, explore islands, and upgrade Edward’s vessel.

In 2026, Ubisoft released Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, a full remake with upgraded visuals, reworked combat and stealth, new missions, and other additions. We cover the remake separately below.

Historical Figures

• Blackbeard (Edward Thatch) – One of history’s most infamous pirates.
• Charles Vane – English pirate captain.
• Anne Bonny – Irish pirate active in the Caribbean.
• Mary Read – English pirate who sailed under an assumed male identity.
• Bartholomew Roberts – Prolific Welsh pirate also known as Black Bart.

System Requirements

The original Black Flag does not require a high-end gaming PC. Its recommended specifications list an Intel Core i5-2400S or AMD Phenom II X4 940 processor, a GeForce GTX 470 or Radeon HD 5850 graphics card, 4GB of RAM, and 30GB of storage.

7. Assassin’s Creed: Rogue (2014)

Assassin’s Creed: Rogue follows Shay Patrick Cormac, a member of the Colonial Brotherhood during the Seven Years’ War. After an Assassin mission to recover an Isu artifact triggers the devastating 1755 Lisbon earthquake, Shay becomes convinced that the Brotherhood’s leaders are recklessly endangering innocent lives.

Shay attempts to steal the manuscript used to locate the Isu sites. During his escape, Achilles shoots him, but nearby Templar supporters rescue him. Shay eventually joins the Templar Order and begins hunting his former Assassin allies.

Rogue offers a rare look at the conflict from a Templar’s perspective. Its story also connects Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed III, and Unity.

Historical Figures

• Benjamin Franklin – Founding Father, diplomat, and inventor.
• James Cook – British explorer and Royal Navy officer.
• George Monro – British Army officer.

System Requirements

Rogue’s recommended PC requirements include an Intel Core i5-2400S or AMD FX-6100 processor, a GeForce GTX 560 Ti or Radeon HD 6870 graphics card, 4GB of memory, and 12GB of storage.

8. Assassin’s Creed: Unity (2014)

Assassin’s Creed: Unity is set in Paris during the French Revolution. The story follows Arno Dorian, whose father was an Assassin and whose adoptive father, Templar Grand Master François de la Serre, is murdered.

Arno is blamed for de la Serre’s death and imprisoned in the Bastille. After escaping, he joins the Assassin Brotherhood and begins investigating the conspiracy behind the murder. His search repeatedly brings him into conflict—and cooperation—with Élise de la Serre, his childhood friend and a member of the Templar Order.

Unity introduced a redesigned parkour system, larger crowds, more detailed indoor environments, and four-player cooperative missions. A 2026 console update also added 60 FPS support on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Historical Figures

• Napoleon Bonaparte – French military leader and future emperor.
• Maximilien Robespierre – Influential figure during the French Revolution.
• Marquis de Sade – French nobleman and writer.
• Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau – Statesman and early leader of the French Revolution.

System Requirements

Unity represented a major jump in hardware requirements. Ubisoft’s recommended specifications list an Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-8350 processor, a GeForce GTX 780 or Radeon R9 290X graphics card, 8GB of RAM, and 50GB of storage.

9. Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (2015)

Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate takes place in London in 1868, near the end of the Industrial Revolution. It stars twin Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye, who travel to the city against the wishes of their Brotherhood superiors.

London is controlled by Templar Grand Master Crawford Starrick and his network of politicians, industrialists, criminals, and street gangs. Jacob forms a gang called the Rooks to challenge Starrick’s Blighters, while Evie searches for a powerful Piece of Eden known as the Shroud.

The twins offer different playstyles: Jacob leans toward direct combat, while Evie is better suited to stealth. Syndicate also introduced horse-drawn carriages and a rope launcher that makes it easier to cross London’s wide streets and tall buildings.

Historical Figures

• Queen Victoria – Queen of the United Kingdom.
• Charles Darwin – Naturalist known for the theory of evolution by natural selection.
• Charles Dickens – English novelist and social critic.
• Karl Marx – Philosopher and socialist revolutionary.
• Florence Nightingale – Founder of modern nursing.
• Alexander Graham Bell – Inventor associated with the development of the telephone.

System Requirements

Syndicate’s recommended specifications include an Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-8350 processor, a GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon R9 280X graphics card, 8GB of RAM, and 50GB of storage.

10. Assassin’s Creed Origins (2017)

Assassin’s Creed Origins takes the series to Ptolemaic Egypt and explains how the Assassin Brotherhood began. The story follows Bayek of Siwa, a Medjay seeking revenge after a group of masked men causes the death of his son, Khemu.

Bayek’s hunt leads him and his wife, Aya, to the Order of the Ancients, a secret organization manipulating Egypt’s rulers. Their fight becomes intertwined with the conflict between Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII, as well as the growing influence of Julius Caesar.

By the end of the story, Bayek and Aya establish the Hidden Ones, the organization that eventually becomes the Assassin Brotherhood. Origins also introduced the RPG-style progression, gear, and combat systems that shaped the next several entries.

Historical Figures

• Julius Caesar – Roman general and statesman.
• Cleopatra VII – Last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom.
• Pompey the Great – Roman general and political leader.
• Ptolemy XIII – Pharaoh of Egypt and Cleopatra’s brother.

System Requirements

Origins recommends an Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 processor, a GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon R9 280X graphics card, 8GB of RAM, and approximately 42GB of storage.

11. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018)

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is set in Ancient Greece during the Peloponnesian War. Players choose between two Spartan siblings, Kassandra and Alexios, although later series material establishes Kassandra as the canonical protagonist.

After being thrown from Mount Taygetos as a child, the protagonist survives and grows up as a mercenary on the island of Kephallonia. A contract involving the Spartan general Nikolaos eventually develops into a search for the protagonist’s scattered family.

The journey also reveals the Cult of Kosmos, a secret organization attempting to control both sides of the war. Odyssey pushes the series further into RPG territory with dialogue choices, multiple endings, romance options, naval exploration, and an extensive loot system.

Historical Figures

• Socrates – Greek philosopher.
• Pericles – Athenian statesman and general.
• Leonidas I – King of Sparta.
• Herodotus – Ancient Greek historian.
• Aspasia – Influential intellectual associated with Pericles.
• Alcibiades – Athenian general and politician.

System Requirements

Odyssey’s recommended PC specifications include an Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 processor, a GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 290 graphics card, 8GB of memory, and 46GB of storage.

12. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (2020)

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla follows Eivor Varinsdottir, a Viking warrior who leaves Norway and helps establish a new settlement in ninth-century England. Players can choose Eivor’s appearance, but the character is canonically female.

To secure a future for the Raven Clan, Eivor forms alliances with kingdoms across England. She also works with Hidden Ones Basim and Hytham to hunt members of the Order of the Ancients.

Valhalla received several major expansions, including Wrath of the Druids, The Siege of Paris, and Dawn of Ragnarök. Composer Stephanie Economou’s music for Dawn of Ragnarök won the first Grammy awarded in the Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media category in 2023.

Historical Figures

• Alfred the Great – King of Wessex.
• Guthrum – Viking leader and later King of East Anglia.
• Ivar the Boneless – Viking leader associated with the Great Heathen Army.
• Halfdan Ragnarsson – Viking commander and leader of the Great Heathen Army.
• King Harald Fairhair – Traditionally regarded as the first king to unify Norway.

System Requirements

Valhalla’s minimum PC requirements include a Ryzen 3 1200 or Core i5-4460 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a Radeon R9 380 or GeForce GTX 960 graphics card. For 1080p at 30 FPS using the High preset, Ubisoft recommends a Ryzen 5 1600 or Core i7-4790, 8GB of RAM, and an RX 570 or GTX 1060.

13. Assassin’s Creed Mirage (2023)

Assassin’s Creed Mirage follows Basim Ibn Ishaq roughly 12 years before the events of Valhalla. Living as a street thief in ninth-century Anbar, Basim is haunted by strange visions and dreams of joining the Hidden Ones.

After a robbery goes disastrously wrong, Basim flees with Hidden One mentor Roshan and trains at the fortress of Alamut. He later travels to Baghdad to investigate the Order of the Ancients and uncover the truth about his own identity.

Mirage is smaller and more stealth-focused than Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla. It brings back elements associated with the early games, including social stealth, investigative target hunting, and a dense city designed around parkour.

In November 2025, Ubisoft released Valley of Memory, a free story expansion that adds more than six hours of content. It sends Basim to AlUla in search of his missing father and also adds smoother parkour, mission replay, new difficulty options, and other gameplay improvements.

Historical Figures

• Al-Mu’tasim – Abbasid caliph from 833 to 842.
• Al-Kindi – Arab philosopher, mathematician, and scientist.
• Al-Jahiz – Arab writer and scholar.
• Zubayda bint Ja’far – Abbasid princess known for public works and patronage.

System Requirements

Mirage requires at least a Ryzen 5 1600 or Core i7-4790K processor, a Radeon RX 570, Arc A380, or GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card, 8GB of RAM, and 40GB of SSD storage. For 1080p at 60 FPS using the High preset, Ubisoft recommends a Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i7-8700K, 16GB of RAM, and an RX 5600 XT, Arc A750, or GTX 1660 Ti.

14. Assassin’s Creed Shadows (2025)

Released on March 20, 2025, Assassin’s Creed Shadows takes place in Japan during the late Sengoku period. It features two playable protagonists: Naoe, a fictional shinobi from Iga, and Yasuke, a historical African retainer in the service of Oda Nobunaga.

Naoe is built around stealth, parkour, and tools, while Yasuke relies on armor, powerful weapons, and direct combat. Players can switch between them for much of the story, approaching targets in very different ways.

Shadows also introduces changing seasons, a light-and-shadow stealth system, a network of scouts, and a customizable hideout. Its major expansion, Claws of Awaji, launched on September 16, 2025. The expansion adds more than 10 hours of content, a new island region, additional equipment, and a bō staff for Naoe.

Historical Figures

• Oda Nobunaga – Powerful daimyō who helped begin the unification of Japan.
• Yasuke – African retainer who served Oda Nobunaga.
• Akechi Mitsuhide – Samurai general who betrayed Nobunaga at Honnō-ji.
• Sen no Rikyū – Influential tea master.

System Requirements

Shadows requires 16GB of dual-channel RAM and 106GB of SSD storage. Its minimum 1080p specifications list a Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3600 processor and a GeForce GTX 1070, Radeon RX 5700, or Intel Arc A580 graphics card. For 1080p at 60 FPS, Ubisoft recommends a Core i5-11600K or Ryzen 5 5600X and an RTX 3060 Ti, RX 6700 XT, or Arc B580.

15. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced (2026)

Released on July 9, 2026, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a ground-up remake of 2013’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. It retells Edward Kenway’s Caribbean adventure rather than serving as the next chapter after Shadows, but it is the newest major Assassin’s Creed release.

Ubisoft rebuilt the game using a newer version of the Anvil engine. The remake features ray-traced lighting, improved water and weather effects, reworked combat, crouch-anywhere stealth, enhanced parkour, and smoother open-world streaming.

Resynced also adds new story missions and scenes, additional officers for the Jackdaw, new sea shanties, expanded ship customization, and reworked activities. However, unlike the original Black Flag, the remake does not include multiplayer.

Because Resynced retells the original game’s story, it features the same major historical pirates, including Blackbeard, Charles Vane, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Bartholomew Roberts.

System Requirements

Black Flag Resynced requires 16GB of dual-channel RAM, 65GB of SSD storage, and Windows 11 according to Ubisoft’s launch specifications. For 1080p at 30 FPS using the Low preset, Ubisoft lists a Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3600 processor and a GeForce GTX 1660, Radeon RX 5500 XT, or Intel Arc A580 graphics card.

For 1080p at 60 FPS using the Medium preset, Ubisoft recommends a Core i5-10600K or Ryzen 5 3600 and an RTX 3060, RX 6600 XT, or Arc B580.

Upcoming Assassin’s Creed Games

Ubisoft has confirmed that several more Assassin’s Creed projects are in development, but none of the following games has an announced release date:

• Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe – A darker, narrative-driven single-player game in development at Ubisoft Montreal.
• Assassin’s Creed Codename Invictus – A player-versus-player multiplayer project led by a team that includes For Honor veterans.
• Assassin’s Creed Jade – A mobile action-RPG set in Ancient China.

Ubisoft has also said it is exploring the return of cooperative play. Until the company announces release dates or final titles, we have not added these projects to the numbered release-order list.

What’s Your Favorite Assassin’s Creed Game?

Have you played all of the main Assassin’s Creed games? If so, which ones are your favorites? Let us know in the comments below.