How many people play Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Assassin’s Creed Shadowsrelease date is finally here and thousands of players are currently delving into Ubisoft’s latest open-world adventure.
On July 16, 2025, Assassin’s Creed Shadows was released on console and PC. Despitethe controversysurrounding Yasuke and the historical inaccuracies, Assassin’s Creed has garneredglowing reviewsfrom critics and fans alike, currently garnering a ‘Very Postivitve’ review rating on Steam.
Because of this, thousands of players have logged in and begun to explore the feudal Japan setting. Like all new games, you may be wondering how many people are currently playing AC Shadows.
Fortunately, our Assassin’s Creed Shadows player count has all the information, as well as how it compares to other popular games in the series.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows player count (March 2025)
As perSteamDB, Assassin’s Creed Shadows hit itsall-time peak of 64,825concurrent users on March 23 – officially beating AC Odyssey’s peak. Naturally, this figure only takes into account PC players and doesn’t reflect the player base across Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 platforms.
On launch day, the Assassin’s Creed team announced on X that at 4 PM Canada time, the game had surpassed one million players.
It’s not even 4PM here in Canada and Assassin’s Creed Shadows has already passed 1 million players!Thank YOU from the bottom of our hearts for joining this adventure in Feudal Japan. We are beyond excited to start this journey with you! 💝pic.twitter.com/1cqwABrQfN
The open-world title reached thetwo-million-player milestonedays later on March 22, outpacing the launches of AC Origins and Odyssey.
A week after, Ubisoft celebrating reaching thethree-million-player milestone.
On release week, Assassin’s Creed Shadows ranked in 28th place onSteam’s most-playedgames list, directly under Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and Helldivers 2. Shadows also ranked third underSteam’s global top sellerschart.
The ranking and player count will shift in the coming days as more people dive in. For comparison’s sake, below is a quick look at some of the most popular AC games on Steam and their all-time peak player counts:
Best Assassin’s Creed games ranked, from the original to Shadows
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When does Assassin’s Creed Shadows come out? PS5, Xbox & PC release times
As of March 23, Shadows has officially overtaken AC Odyssey to become the series entry with the highest concurrent player count on Steam. Additionally, players can use Ubisoft’s subscription service, Ubisoft+, to play the game on their launcher. The game is also available on console, so the Steam player count is a fraction of the total.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ player count will fluctuate as time goes on, so be sure to check back here regularly for the latest updates.
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