Assassin's Creed Shadows' Main Story Is Reportedly 30 40123i 40 Hours Long

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is set for launch across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on March 20. 6s1o5l

Written by Manas Mitul | Updated: 5 March 2025 16:46 IST

Assassin's Creed Shadows' Main Story Is Reportedly 30-40 Hours Long

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Assassin's Creed Shadows is set in 16th century Japan

Highlights

Assassin's Creed Shadows will feature a new modern-day Animus story
Physical copies of the game leaked last month
Assassin's Creed Shadows has been delayed twice

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla, for instance, featured a main campaign that ran nearly 60 hours.

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The information comes for gaming news and updates channel Genki on X, who interviewed Assassin's Creed Shadows director Jonathan Dumont at a showcase event in Kyoto, Japan. According to Dumont, the main story of the game will be 30 to 40 hours long.

That playtime, however, could double if players engage with side content, bringing the total playtime to over 80 hours, Dumont said.

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The creative director also said that Assassin's Creed Shadows would feature a new modern-day story involving the Animus that would connect the game to future Assassin's Creed titles. A similar claim was made by “new direction”.

Recent RPG-style Assassin's Creed Odyssey, which took over 45 hours to beat the main story. Going for main and side content in the game would easily require over 80 hours, while completionists would need to spend well over 100 hours in the game. Considering Dumont's claim of Assassin's Creed Shadows' main quest to be 30-40 hours long, the game could be a shorter affair than Odyssey.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is set for launch across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on March 20. Last month, some physical copies of the game broke the street date and leaked early, resulting in some players posting spoilers and other game details online.

On the back of underwhelming sales performance of Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft is banking on Shadows to deliver its next big hit. The company said last month the game's pre-order numbers were in line with 2018's Assassin's Creed Odyssey, which stands as the second biggest launch in the Assassin's Creed series.

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REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Renewed focus on Stealth
Stunning visuals and open world
Polished combat
Lack of bugs and glitches
Focus on assassins? story

Bad
Repetitive gameplay loop
Weak story and characters
Shallow combat system

Read detailed Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Shadows review

Genre Action-Adventure

Platform Amazon Luna, PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows, PC: macOS

Modes Single-player

Series Assassin's Creed

PEGI Rating 16+

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