Summary

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows breaks the series record on Steam with a high all-time peak player count.
• Despite controversy, the game launched to positive reviews, holding a Very Positive score on Steam.
• The all-time peak player count of 63,055 surpasses Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s previous record.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has broken a massive series record on Steam that has stood for over six years. This new record is a good sign for fans who want to see Assassin’s Creed Shadows be a big success for Ubisoft.

The lead-up to Assassin’s Creed Shadows was fraught with controversy, with multiple delays and even a full game leak before its launch. Despite this, Assassin’s Creed Shadows launched to positive reviews, showing that Ubisoft was correct to delay until it felt it had a polished title on its hands. The game currently holds a Very Positive review score on Steam, showing that the wider gaming community is also enjoying the latest Assassin’s Creed game.

According to SteamDB, Assassin’s Creed Shadows now holds the record for the game in the series with the highest all-time peak player count on Steam. At the time of writing, this number sits at 63,055 but is still rising constantly. This takes the previous record by Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, which set an all-time peak player count of 62,069 over six years ago.