Assassin’s Creed Mirage,
billed as a return to the series’ roots, is set to come to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, PS4, and Xbox One on October 12, according to a recently leaked listing for Japanese retailers. It’ll be the first new game in the stealth-action series in three years, the longest gap in the franchise’s history.
Japanese store listings for the game
were discovered earlier today. “Japanese retailers generally don’t date a product unless it’s official,”
tweeted the website
Gematsu. “In other words, placeholder dates aren’t a thing.” While Ubisoft has not yet officially confirmed
Mirage’s release date,
Kotaku understands the leaks to be accurate as of now, though it’s always possible the game could still be delayed.
A direct successor to 2020’s
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,
Mirage will carry on the story of the street thief
Basim Ibn Ishaq and take place largely in Baghdad during the 9th century. Unlike the recent sprawling open-world incarnations of the series,
Mirage will seemingly be a more linear adventure with a greater emphasis on closed environment stealth assassinations, similar to much earlier games.
