Ubisoft announced the Assassin’s Creed Mirage release date in a new trailer that hearkens back to the stealth game series’ roots. Assassin’s Creed Mirage launches for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on Oct. 12, 2023, following Basim in what Ubisoft calls a tribute to the original game and a refinement of what makes the series special.
It’s pretty easy to see how it pays tribute to the original game as well. Basim’s outfit is awfully similar to Altair’s, and some of the parkour scenes in the trailer feature similar feats of breathless daring and high-flying acrobatics. Basim skulks through the shadows, leaps across rooftops, and baffles – or kills – guards to get where he needs to go.
Ubisoft says the city reacts to your every move and forces you to think on your toes. It’s divided into four substantial districts, including an industrial zone and a lush garden, and you’ll run across important historical figures who helped shape the golden age of Baghdad. Whether they leave your encounters alive is another matter, of course.
Whether Mirage includes any of the RPG elements that defined Origin, Odyssey, and Valhalla remains unclear, though we’ll likely know more during the Ubisoft Forward event in early June.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF