After several recent flops, Ubisoft needed its next big Assassin’s Creed title to be a runaway success. It bet all its chips on the open-world RPG, even delaying it twice to ensure it was as polished and refined as possible. It seems those efforts have paid off, as Assassin’s Creed Shadows is now the second-best-selling game of 2025.
This update comes courtesy of Circana’s Executive Director & Video Game Industry Analyst, Mat Piscatella, who posted to BlueSky that Shadows has enjoyed considerable success since its March 20 release.
