Ubisoft Fixes Windows 11 Issues for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Origins, But Odyssey Remains Broken

Ubisoft has released patches for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Assassin’s Creed Origins, resolving compatibility issues with Windows 11’s 24H2 update. However, fans of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey remain plagued by crashes with no timeline for a fix.

The problems arose after Windows 11’s November 2024 update made multiple Ubisoft titles unplayable, causing frequent crashes and getting the Assassin’s Creed franchise’s affected titles review-bombed on Steam, as well as Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. 

“Hello everyone, we have just deployed a new title update for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,” said a statement on the game’s Steam page, with a similar announcement accompanying the Origins patch. “This patch fixes compatibility issues with Windows 11 update 24H2.”

Ubisoft has not provided an update yet on when the issue with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be addressed, leaving the title that sold more than 10 million copies worldwide unplayable.

The compatibility issues come amid broader struggles for Ubisoft, whose recent releases have faced underwhelming sales and negative publicity. Star Wars Outlaws has performed below the company’s expectations, prompting Ubisoft to cancel its planned Season Pass and early access model. In a bid to recover, the game was released on Steam to attract a larger audience since the game’s launch on Aug. 30, 2024 PC version was available exclusively through the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect.

Adding to Ubisoft’s woes, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the upcoming Japan-set title of Ubisoft’s major franchise, has already been delayed twice. The game has faced criticism for inaccuracies in its portrayal of Japan and a controversy over the unauthorized use of a historical recreation group’s flag. Even collectible figure maker PureArts pulled a Shadows statue from sale over what it called an “insensitive” design.