Games like Assassin’s Creed Shadows
If Assassin’s Creed Shadows is your kind of game, the closest matches are Assassin's Creed Mirage, Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cinematic and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Assassin's Creed Shadows is a 2025 action-adventure RPG set in feudal Japan, developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft at a price of $69.99. The game features dual protagonists, Yasuke and Naoe, who offer distinct combat and stealth playstyles, with character-switching mechanics enabling players to experience both a shinobi assassin and a legendary samurai. Mechanics include combo-based combat with parry and deflect options, a day-night cycle, environmental interaction, and fast travel across a massive open world. Reviewers highlight the feudal Japan setting with its samurai and shinobi gameplay fantasy, noting that players describe the stealth mechanics as the best since Assassin's Creed Unity, incorporating prone movement and grappling hook traversal. The game supports solo-only play with a verified Steam Deck version and holds a 78% positive rating from 14,789 Steam reviews.
About Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage
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Shares stealth, environmental interaction, adventure and an atmospheric mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Top pick for Assassin’s Creed Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Become a deadly Master Assassin in this action-adventure game. Explore the streets of ninth-century Baghdad through the eyes of Basim. Take down your targets while seeking justice as part of the Hidden Ones.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
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Shares skill tree progression and an atmospheric mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Second-strongest match for Assassin’s Creed Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game in which you are a Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic open world set in England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies and grow your settlement to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
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Third-strongest match for Assassin’s Creed Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
The iconic solo pirate adventure returns. Sail the Caribbean as Edward Kenway during the Golden Age of Piracy in this faithfully enhanced remake featuring stunning visuals, upgraded gameplay, and new content.
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
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Shares open world exploration and an epic mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Ranked #4 for Assassin’s Creed Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
In this action-adventure game, set sail for Ancient Greece to alter its fate. Fight in visceral battles on land and sea, shape your destiny from outcast to legend, and uncover secrets of your past.
Assassin's Creed® Origins
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Shares open world exploration and an epic mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Ranked #5 for Assassin’s Creed Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
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Ranked #6 for Assassin’s Creed Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
Nioh 3
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Shares parry system, weapon variety, action and an epic mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Ranked #7 for Assassin’s Creed Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.
God of War
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Ranked #8 for Assassin’s Creed Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
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The Last of Us™ Part I
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
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Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
Thief
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Reviewers of Assassin’s Creed Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
Assassin's Creed® Origins
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Shares open world exploration and an epic mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Reviewers of Assassin’s Creed Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.
SHOGUN: Total War™ - Collection
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Reviewers of Assassin’s Creed Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
SHOGUN: Total War™ is the first, original title in a 15 year series of award-winning strategy games. This Collection Edition also includes the Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack.
Mirage
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Reviewers of Assassin’s Creed Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Mirage is a Next Gen VR/PC adult sandbox game. It features next-gen graphics (now) and next-gen physics (soon). Interact with digital girls, choose among > 200 animations, create your perfect girl. Pose them in VR/PC, undress, customize their appearance (> 500 sliders), share girls with community.
ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Reviewers of Assassin’s Creed Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. 150 years in the future, war and destruction have left the world in ruins with few humans remaining and nature having reclaimed the world.
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Reviewers of Assassin’s Creed Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
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Shares skill tree progression, action and an atmospheric mood with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Reviewers of Assassin’s Creed Shadows cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Assassin’s Creed Shadows at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~86% under Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~79% under Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~71% under Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~86% under Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Priced ~43% under Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~86% under Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
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Priced ~71% under Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Subnautica
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Priced ~57% under Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
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Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Frequently asked about Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Is Assassin’s Creed Shadows verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Assassin’s Creed Shadows is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Assassin’s Creed Shadows cost?
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows is listed on Steam at 69.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Assassin’s Creed Shadows?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Assassin’s Creed Shadows are Assassin's Creed Mirage, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced.
- Who developed Assassin’s Creed Shadows?
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows was developed by Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Bordeaux and published by Ubisoft.
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