Assassin’s Creed Mirage: everything we know so far
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage will come out later this year, and looks set to be a decidedly different outing when compared to the last few games. It’s being designed as a sort of homage to the series’ roots, meaning more stealth, and more focus in its open-world design.
Starring Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Basim Ibn Ishaq, Assassin’s Creed Mirage is set in Baghdad, 20 years before the events of Valhalla, and will take the decades-spanning series back to its roots. So far, this seems to mean that the game will be smaller in scope, and less of an action-packed RPG. Perhaps this means that stealth and parkour could return in a big way.
What we do know is that Assassin’s Creed Mirage will not be as large as Valhalla and that it will release on both last and current-gen consoles. While we wait for more info related to Mirage, you’ll find all of the latest news and rumors right here on this page. We’ll be sure to add new information as it comes out.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: cut to the chase
- What is it? Assassin’s Creed game set in Baghdad
- When can I play it? TBC 2023
- What can I play it on? PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: release date and platforms
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is coming in 2023, though we don’t have a specific release date just yet. Ubisoft confirmed the game’s existence and release window in 2022, following a ton of leaks around the upcoming title.
In terms of platforms, Ubisoft has confirmed that Mirage will be a cross-generation release. As such, expect to see it on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, and cloud streaming service Amazon Luna. There’s, unfortunately, no free upgrade between generations, but it’s also cheaper than recent big releases, launching for $49.99 / £39.99 RRP.
Recently, a report by Insider Gaming claimed (opens in new tab) that Assassin’s Creed Mirage is eyeing an August 2023 release date. This is apparently due to the game having been delayed twice internally. There has been no official confirmation of this from Ubisoft, however, so for now it’s just classed as a rumor. What we do know, though, is that Ubisoft still intends to release Mirage in 2023, despite revealing (opens in new tab) in January 2023 that it had scrapped three unannounced projects and has further delayed its upcoming pirate adventure Skull and Bones.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: trailers
Announcement trailer
We got our first official look at Assassin’s Creed Mirage during the Ubisoft Forward digital showcase in September 2022. While there’s no gameplay footage included, this provided a cinematic look at Mirage’s story, which you can check out in full below:
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: gameplay and setting
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is taking the series back to basics: set in Baghdad 20 years before Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Basim Ibn Ishaq, who was introduced in Valhalla, takes center stage. According to reports, Mirage began as a Valhalla spin-off before escalating into its own fully fledged entry.
Basim is part of the first Assassin Brotherhood, and Mirage takes us on one of his earlier adventures. Here, he’s being taught by Roshan, a Persian assassin portrayed by Shohreh Aghdashloo. Rather than the open-world RPG gameplay of more recent years, Assassin’s Creed Mirage focuses on stealth and parkour once again.
As such, expect a smaller experience overall, likely around 15 to 20 hours. When asked about the game’s length in an IGN (opens in new tab) interview, executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté said, “Not everything has to be a 150 hour RPG, right?”, confirming:
“It is a smaller Assassin’s Creed project. This was conceived [and] built to celebrate the 15th anniversary. So that’s why we’re using our modern Valhalla engine to build a smaller game that pays tribute to our original game by focusing more on stealth, on close-quarter combat, on parkour, and a denser city that goes back to our roots in the Middle East with Baghdad as the centerpiece.”
While we’ve yet to see gameplay, Ubisoft has confirmed that Baghdad is the only city in the game, split into four zones, though we’re also visiting Alamut. Each one contains a boss ready to be thwarted, but it’s unclear how that unfolds in-game. What we do know, according to narrative director Sarah Beaulieu, is that this story will include various historical figures.
As for how you’ll navigate Baghdad, lead producer on Assassin Creed Mirage Fabian Salomon said in an interview with Arab Hardware (opens in new tab) (via PCGamesN (opens in new tab)) that Mirage’s parkour will take some inspiration from the mechanics in Assassin’s Creed Unity:
“We are seriously trying to reach this level with Mirage, and since Baghdad is dense as I mentioned, we want the players to enjoy their time in the city through parkour, which was and still is one of the important pillars that we depended on in the style of playing with Assassin’s Creed Mirage”.
In fact, as part of going back to the series’ roots, Salomon said Mirage will take inspiration from other early titles. This includes the return of Assassination Contracts from Assassin’s Creed II and Brotherhood. He does also, however, mention “new and different opportunities to interact with the environment in Baghdad”, including “new mechanics” in hiding and in assassination among crowds.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: news and rumors
Fans helped shape Ubisoft’s decision to create the “more intimate” Mirage
Speaking to Gamesradar as part of its Big in 2023: Assassin’s Creed Mirage story (opens in new tab)(opens in a new tab), creative director Stéphane Boudon commented on how fan feedback helped build the starting point for Mirage’s world design:
“Amongst our fans, we started hearing the desire for a character-driven story, focused on the core pillars of the first ACs in a more intimate scale. It resonates with us as well, as developers, and this was the starting point of the project.”
Valhalla’s final DLC features a Mirage crossover
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s final update features a new quest called ‘Shared History.’ In it, Eivor and Mirage protatgonist Basim’s mentor Roshan team up. This quest helps set up some of the charcaters and events that are coming in Mirage.
It’s not Adults Only
Following the announcement of Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, some store pages showed the game with an Adults Only rating due to the inclusion of “real gambling” which would mean the “player can gamble, including betting or wagering real cash or currency”.
That was, however, Ubisoft has confirmed, a mistake. In fact, the game is still awaiting a rating. In a statement to Eurogamer, Ubisoft said:
“Following the announcement of Assassin’s Creed Mirage during Ubisoft Forward, some store pages mistakenly displayed the game for pre-orders with an Adults Only ESRB rating. While Assassin’s Creed Mirage is still pending rating, Ubisoft wants to reassure players that no real gambling or lootboxes are present in the game.”
Surprise! Roshan from Assassin’s Creed Mirage makes an appearance in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla with our latest update. Eivor and Roshan team up in “Shared History” – a new free quest available now! #AssassinsCreed pic.twitter.com/s7QOcjaavSNovember 29, 2022
Assassin’s Creed Mirage formally unveiled
We got our first look at Assassin’s Creed Mirage during the September 2022 Ubisoft Forward showcase.
Featuring a “very special Assassin’s Creed showcase”, Ubisoft confirmed many previously rumored details like the Baghdad setting, Basim returning as the protagonist, and how it takes us back to the series’ roots through stealth and parkour gameplay. But that wasn’t all for fans, we soon discovered Assassin’s Creed Mirage is just one of three newly revealed games in the series.
Alongside news on the final Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC, this also revealed two new projects within Assassin’s Creed Infinity. Currently codenamed Red and Hexe, Red takes us to feudal Japan in a new open-world RPG, casting us as a shinobi. Meanwhile, Hexe appears to be focused more on the 16th century witch hunts, according to recent leaks from Try Hard Games (opens in new tab).
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