Assassin’s Creed Shadows Surpasses 3 Million Player Milestone
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- Assassin’s Creed Shadows celebrated hitting 3 million players.
- This marks the second highest day 1 sales revenue in Assassin’s Creed franchise history.
- The game was released on March 20, 2025.
Ubisoft celebrated yet another milestone, achieving 3 million players for Assassin’s Creed Shadows – a title that was released on March 20, 2025. This marks the second highest day 1 sales revenue for Assassin’s Creed franchise history. The title has accumulated over 40 million hours played.
After the game’s resounding success, evident through the game’s abundant player count and positive critical reviews, the development team responsible for Assassin’s Creed Shadows thanked the community on Reddit.
“While we don’t reply directly, please know we’re listening. The entire Dev Team has been reading your posts — the celebrations, the feedback, the theories — and it’s been inspiring. It fuels us. And it helps us keep improving,” the post reads.
Before Assassin’s Creed Shadows was released, many gamers were skeptical of the title – indicated by the world premiere trailer having a 33% like ratio on YouTube. Controversy regarding creative direction circulated the internet, resulting in harsh online criticism. Ubisoft implemented anti-harassment measures to preemptively protect their developers from social media scenarios. This included psychological and legal support for targeted employees.
