Assassin's Creed — Noobstic Open Worlds Atlas

Assassin's Creed (2007)

The series opener, introducing free-running parkour and stealth in historical cities.

Critic Score: 81

Assassin's Creed II (2009)

Introduced Ezio Auditore and perfected the series' formula; still the franchise's highest-rated entry.

Critic Score: 90

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010)

The first entry to add the mechanic of recruiting and managing the Assassin Brotherhood.

Critic Score: 89

Assassin's Creed: Revelations (2011)

Closes out Ezio and Altaïr's story in Constantinople, alongside a new bomb-crafting mechanic.

Critic Score: 80

Assassin's Creed III (2012)

Begins Connor's story during the American Revolution and the series' first taste of naval combat.

Critic Score: 84

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013)

Centered on pirates and an open-world Caribbean; became one of the series' most beloved and best-selling entries.

Critic Score: 88

Assassin's Creed: Unity (2014)

Rebuilt French-Revolution-era Paris with unprecedented architectural detail, despite a bug-riddled launch.

Critic Score: 72 · Sales: 10M+

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (2015)

Industrial Revolution-era London with two playable protagonists, Jacob and Evie Frye.

Critic Score: 76

Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017)

A full overhaul of the series' formula into an action-RPG and the start of its large-scale open worlds, set in ancient Egypt.

Critic Score: 81 · Sales: 10M+

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018)

The franchise's largest map yet, set in ancient Greece, with deeper RPG mechanics and a choice of protagonist gender.

Critic Score: 83 · Sales: 10M+

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020)

Eivor the Viking's story across Norway and England; the franchise's best-selling launch up to that point.

Critic Score: 80

Assassin's Creed: Mirage (2023)

A return to the series' stealth-focused roots in 9th-century Baghdad, with a map far smaller than the previous three entries.

Critic Score: 76

Assassin's Creed: Shadows (2025)

The first entry with two playable protagonists, the samurai Yasuke and the shinobi Naoe, in feudal Japan.

Critic Score: 81 · Sales: 3M+

Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced (2026)

A full remake of Black Flag on the new Anvil engine, with new story scenes and the same Caribbean map.

Sales: 2M+