Assassin’s Creed Shadows Post-Launch Roadmap to Add New Ally, Abilities and Paid DLC
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- The Year 1 Post Launch Roadmap will add Claws of Awaji, a paid DLC expansion free for those who pre-ordered Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
- A new difficulty setting, New Game+ and parkour updates are planned for the year.
- Ubisoft is holding story drops, which add new free quests.
Ubisoft revealed its planned content roadmap for Year 1 of Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ release. The post-launch roadmap adds paid DLC Claws of Awaji, whose release date has not yet been revealed. The paid Assassin’s Creed Shadows DLC will be available for free for those who pre-ordered Shadows. The DLC adds new enemies, new abilities for both characters and a new weapon specific to Nanoe.
Here is the Year 1 post-launch roadmap, as officially revealed by Ubisoft:
Early May
- 1st story Drop
- New Free Quest: The Works of Luis Frois
- Codex update
- Quality of life improvements
Late May
- 1st special collaboration
- Parkour Update
- Height-gaining back ejects
- Height-gaining side ejects
- New vertical Ledge Jump
- Photo Mode Update
June
- 2nd Story Drop
- New Free Quest
- New Ally For Your League
- New Difficulty Settings
- Gameplay Immersion Options
- Open World Alarm System
- Headgear in Cutscene Option
Additional Free Content to Come
- New Game+
- Community Feedback Updates
- New Story Drops
- Special Collaborations
- Codex Updates Animus Content
- New Rewards
Optional Paid Content
- Store Drops
- Claws of Awaji Expansion
To be included in a future update is New Game+, a feature returning from previous Assassin’s Creed titles. This gameplay option allows players to replay the main story while retaining their progress, thereby keeping their items, abilities and upgrades.
“Our post-launch plan is shaped by ongoing community feedback and a commitment to keeping the world alive with new free quests, feature updates, Codex expansions, special collaborations and community-driven improvements,” Ubisoft said in its Year 1 roadmap YouTube video.
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows was released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on March 20, 2025. The game transports players to late 16th-century Japan, a period marked by widespread civil strife and profound cultural shifts.
