Player totals for "Assassin's Creed Shadows" are surfacing
Time to dive into the success of Assassin's Creed Shadows, the latest Ubisoft release, and let's see how it's stacking up against its predecessors.
It's no secret that Ubisoft boasted about Shadows hitting a million players on launch day, and now, shining brighter than ever, they've announced it has rocketed past the 2 million player mark across all platforms, surpassing both Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey. Valhalla might still hold the record, but Shadows is giving it a run for its money and there's still time for more! Initially, insider chatter suggested Ubisoft was aiming for Odyssey numbers, and it looks like they'll comfortably reach that target.
Of course, every eye will be on the concurrent Steam numbers. As I write this at 9:30 AM ET, Shadows is cruising at 55,000 players on Steam, steadily climbing. It's more than possible it will exceed Odyssey's 62,000 from six years ago – if not today, then tomorrow perhaps. Valhalla isn't really a fair comparison as it launched on Steam after its initial release, so its 15,000 peak doesn't come into play here. So yep, Shadows is on its way to becoming the highest concurrent Steam release in the Assassin's Creed series.
Onto the console scene, we only have PS5 data as Xbox data takes several days to catch up. With that said, Shadows sits comfortably at the #2 spot in the US, behind only MLB The Show 25, with Fortnite, 2K25, FC 25, and Call of Duty trailing behind.
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All in all, things are looking peachy for Ubisoft with Shadows' impressive player numbers. They wouldn't be tossing out these figures if they weren't impressed, and based on what we can track, Shadows is performing well against the rest of the series. It's too early to crown Shadows the ultimate winner, but it's off to a great start.
The game currently enjoys a 4.76 out of 5 stars rating on PS5, and you don't get better than that! We'll need longer-term results to make any definitive statements, but based on this initial launch, Shadows seems to be everything Ubisoft hoped it would be.
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- Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows has surpassed both Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey, with over 2 million players across all platforms, a feat that initially Ubisoft was aiming for with Odyssey.
- As of 9:30 AM ET, Assassin's Creed Shadows is cruising at 55,000 players on Steam, a number that, if it continues to rise, might exceed Odyssey's 62,000 from six years ago.
- On the US PS5 chart, Assassin's Creed Shadows holds the #2 spot, just behind MLB The Show 25, a position that suggests a promising start for the game on the console scene.
