As Ubisoft announced, Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be released on Steam in October.
The release of Mirage on Steam comes one year after its launch exclusively on the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect on PC, as well as on PlayStation and Xbox.
Ubisoft recently abandoned its policy of signing a PC exclusive deal with Epic and will now return to day one releases on Steam following the impoverished performance of Star Wars Outlaws, which also bypassed Steam at launch. Outlaws itself will be released on Steam on November 21, 2024.
Mirage is a well-received Assassin’s Creed game that goes back to basics, focusing more on the hidden origins of the series. You play as Basim, a cunning street thief who navigates the bustling streets of 9th century Baghdad. Mirage is also shorter than recent Assassin’s Creed games – in stark contrast to recent installments Valhalla and Odyssey, which had huge open worlds that would take dozens of hours to explore. IGN’s review of Assassin’s Creed Mirage gave it an 8/10 rating.
Shortly after launch, Ubisoft stated that Mirage’s player count was “in line” with that of Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey. The company added that Mirage was the biggest next-gen launch game in terms of unit sales in Ubisoft’s history.
Mirage’s launch on Steam comes during a tumultuous year for the company, which has seen disappointing returns from competitor Call of Duty XDUnfaithful and the previously mentioned Star Wars Outlaws. Ubisoft delayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows for 2025 due to impoverished sales of Outlaws and his workers planned a strike for the end of the month.
In a recent note to investors, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot admitted that the company’s “second quarter fell short of expectations” and announced the launch of “a review to further improve our execution.” He too referred to some cultural conversations has been happening at Ubisoft lately, which has intensified around Star Wars Outlaws and the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows game.
Last week, the Guillemot family, the founder of Ubisoft and a Tencent shareholder, were reportedly considering joining forces to take the company private after its share price fell.
Wesley is the UK news editor at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. Wesley can be reached at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
