ASSASSIN’S Creed is one of the world’s best-known game franchises – with 12 core entries since 2007.
The games are typically large open-world action-adventures following an overarching story of assassins loosely inspired by history.
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Timelines within the franchise date back from Ancient Greece through to the 21st century – depicting a fictional struggle between the Assassins and the Templars.
Any gamer looking to play through the entire collection has two ways to go about it.
They could play the games in order of their release, or for a truly immersive experience, by following the franchise in timeline order.
We’ve put together a guide to completing the series one way or the other below.
Assassin’s Creed franchise release order
Here are the Assassin’s Creed games in release order, alongside their launch dates.
To make things concise, we’ve not included the mobile games or any cross-platform spin off titles.
Assassin’s Creed – 2007
Platforms: Android, Windows, Xbox 360, PS3
The first game in the series, Assassin’s Creed was set during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land in 1191.
Assassin’s Creed II – 2009
Platforms: Android, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, OS X, Nintendo Switch
For the second entry to the series, Assassin’s Creed moved to 15th century Renaissance Italy – introducing iconic Florentine assassin Ezio Auditore de Firenze.
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood – 2010
Platforms: Android, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, OS X, Nintendo Switch
Brotherhood was part of the Ezio trilogy, landing as a sequel to AC2.
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – 2011
Platforms: Android, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Revelations was the third and final part of the Ezio trilogy.
Assassin’s Creed III – 2012
Platforms: Android, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia
Assassin’s Creed III moved players on to more recent history: the American Revolution in the late 1700s.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 2013
Platforms: Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia
Black Flag transported players to the West Indies, during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early 18th century.
Assassin’s Creed Rogue – 2014
Platforms: Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia
For Assassin’s Creed Rogue, players were dropped into the French and Indian War in the mid-18th century.
Assassin’s Creed Unity – 2014
Platforms: Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Google Stadia
Unity was set in Paris during the French Revolution, Dewey 1789 and 1794.
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – 2015
Platforms: Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Google Stadia
Syndicate marked the main Assassin’s Creed franchise’s visit to London – specifically, during in 1868 during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Assassin’s Creed Origins – 2017
Platforms: Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Google Stadia
Origins took players back to ancient times, during the Ptolemaic period in Egypt between 49 BC and 43 BC.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – 2018
Platforms: Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Google Stadia
Odyssey is set during the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens between 431 BC and 422 BC.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – 2020
Platforms: Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Google Stadia
Valhalla is currently the latest entry to the main Assassin’s Creed series. Set in England between 872 and 878, it follows a fictional story of Viking invasions and expansions across the British Isles.
Assassin’s Creed games timeline order
You can also play the games in order of when they were set.
A lot of the games jump around across time, so we’ve taken the earliest date that the campaign takes place in.
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (431 – 404 BC)
- Assassin’s Creed Origins (49-43 BC)
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (872-878 AD)
- Assassin’s Creed (1191 AD)
- Assassin’s Creed II (1476-1499 AD)
- Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (1499-1507 AD)
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations (1511-1512 AD)
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (1715-1722 AD)
- Assassin’s Creed: Rogue (1752 – 1776 AD)
- Assassin’s Creed III (1754 – 1783 AD)
- Assassin’s Creed Unity (1776-1800 AD)
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (1868 AD)
What is Assassin’s Creed Infinity?
In 2021, Assassin’s Creed developers Ubisoft revealed that they are working on an online-only version of Assassin’s Creed.
Called Assassin’s Creed Infinity, their new title is expected to feature multiple settings that evolve over time, much like the sprawling maps of multiplayer games like Fortnite.
Previous Assassin’s Creed games each unfolded in specific historical settings such as ancient Greece or Ptolemaic Egypt.
Infinity, on the other hand, “will contain multiple settings with room to expand to others in the months and years following its debut,” Bloomberg said, citing anonymous sources.
“Individual games on the platform might look and feel different, but they will all be connected.”
The game’s release date is unclear, but Bloomberg cautioned that the ambitious title was “years away”.
A spokesperson for Ubisoft declined to discuss the game in detail but confirmed its existence.
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