Assassin’s Creed series has given us some of the most recognizable and successful video games till now. The series was so successful that it has split into various spinoff games, board games, films, novels, and even comics. Given the 14 years of game releases, many players are confused about the underlying story arc and timeline. Plus, many players don’t want to miss even one of the spinoff games Ubisoft has released. So, to help out both the new and veteran AC games fans, check out this guide to know all the Assassin’s Creed games in both chronological & release date order.
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Assassin’s Creed Games in Order by Release Date
Now, let’s look at all AC games per the release date order:
| Release Year | Ttile | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Assassin’s Creed | Main series | Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
| 2008 | Assassin’s Creed: Altaïr’s Chronicles | Spin-off | Android, Symbian, iOS, webOS, Windows Phone, Nintendo DS |
| 2009 | Assassin’s Creed II | Main series | Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, OS X, Nintendo Switch |
| 2009 | Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines | Spin-off | PlayStation Portable |
| 2009 | Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery | Spin-off | iOS, Nintendo DS |
| 2010 | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood | Main series | Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, OS X, Nintendo Switch |
| 2010 | Assassin’s Creed: Project Legacy | Spin-off | Browser |
| 2011 | Assassin’s Creed: Revelations | Main series | Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch |
| 2011 | Assassin’s Creed: Multiplayer Rearmed | Spin-off | iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch |
| 2011 | Assassin’s Creed: Recollection | Spin-off | iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch |
| 2012 | Assassin’s Creed III | Main series | Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia |
| 2012 | Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation | Spin-off | Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Stadia |
| 2013 | Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag | Main series | Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Stadia |
| 2013 | Assassin’s Creed: Pirates | Spin-off | Android, iOS |
| 2014 | Assassin’s Creed Rogue | Main series | Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia |
| 2014 | Assassin’s Creed Unity | Main series | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia |
| 2014 | Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry | Spin-off | Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch |
| 2014 | Assassin’s Creed: Memories | Spin-off | iOS |
| 2015 | Assassin’s Creed Syndicate | Main series | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia |
| 2015 | Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China | Spin-off | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita |
| 2016 | Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India | Spin-off | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita |
| 2016 | Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia | Spin-off | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita |
| 2016 | Assassin’s Creed Identity | Spin-off | Android, iOS |
| 2017 | Assassin’s Creed Origins | Main series | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia |
| 2017 | Assassin’s Creed Unity: Arno’s Chronicles | Spin-off | Android |
| 2018 | Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | Main series | Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia |
| 2018 | Assassin’s Creed Rebellion | Spin-off | Android, iOS |
| 2020 | Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | Main series | Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Amazon Luna |
| 2023 | Assassin’s Creed Mirage | Main series | Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Luna, iOS |
| 2023 | Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR | Spin-off | Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro |
All Assassin’s Creed Games in Order – Chronological Timeline
Even though the first Assassin’s Creed game came out in 2007, it’s not the first origin story, as per the AC Lore. The main underlying story tells about the Precursor race called Isu creating Apple of Eden artifacts to control the Human race as their slaves. This succeeded till Adam and Eve stole one of the artifacts and started a rebellion against the Isu. The war between the two races continued until the earth was hit by a massive solar flare around 75,000 BCE.
Today, we know this day as the day of the Toba Catastrophe, which wiped out most of the Isu and left only a handful of the human race behind. Millenniums continued until some Isu (avoiding more in-game spoilers here) started indirectly controlling humans, giving rise to the Order of the Ancients. They were the successors to the Children of Cain who sought to control humanity with the Pieces of Eden. The only two groups that fought against this world domination were Babylonian Iltani’s Order and Artabanus’ Persian elite group. Till the last Medjay, Bayek of Siwa and Aya of Alexandria founded the Hidden Ones in 47 BCE. Thus began the Assassin Brotherhood to save humanity from slavery by fighting against Templars for free will and freedom. Now that you have caught up with the beginning of the Assassin Order let’s look at the games chronologically from here.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (431–422 BC)
Set during the Peloponnesian War fought between Athens and Sparta, Kassandra, the granddaughter of King Leonidas I of Sparta, receives the Spear of Leonidas. The story is set in beautiful Greece and is rendered in the AnvilNext 2.0 game engine. You fight and meet both historical and mythical characters from the Hellenistic world. This is a play as the game was built on the RPG elements its predecessor, AC Origins, started. The story tells how she comes into possession of the ‘Staff of Hermes Trismegistus‘ from none other than Pythagoras.
Assassin’s Creed Origins (49–44 BC)
Set during the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, you play Bayek, the last living medjay of Siwa. You can slash your Khopesh, fight hippos, and even climb the pyramid of Giza in this game. If hieroglyphs and Ankhs made you curious, you will even get excited about the Discovery mode from Ubisoft (the first of its kind to be released) to explore and understand real Egyptian history.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage (861–unknown AD)
Assassin’s Creed Mirage story starts in 861 AD in the bustling city of Baghdad. AC Mirage tells the story of Basim Ibn Ishak, a cunning street thief with a mysterious past haunted by nightmarish visions. Basim’s path crosses with the Hidden Ones, an ancient form of the Templar order. He is saved by the Hidden Ones and taken to Alamut Castle (which was being constructed at the time), as seen in Assassin’s Creed (2009).
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (872–878 AD)
Pick up your Ulfberhts and sail the great North Sea on your Longboats to the war-torn kingdoms of England. You meet the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok, who made up the Great Heathen Army. As a new Viking protagonist, you will build your clan settlement and explore ancient Roman ruins while you find new friends among the Anglo-Saxons. Basim from Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a major character in the plot of this game.
Assassin’s Creed: Altaïr’s Chronicles (1190 AD)
This is the First Game as Per the Release Order of This Series. You get to play as the legendary Altaïr on your way to retrieve the Chalice. You explore the city of Damascus during the height of the Third Holy Crusades.
Assassin’s Creed (1191 AD)
The game that started it all. The first title was released in the AC series. You continue the story of Altaïr hunting his targets spread across Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus, not going into much detail on this one, as this a game you need to experience for yourself.
Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines (1191 AD)
Set right after the first Assassin’s Creed game, Altaïr hunts down Armand Bouchart, the new Grand Master of the Templar Order. This story tells you how Altaïr met Maria, enemies at first, but circumstances made them fall in love.
Assassin’s Creed II (1459–1499 AD)
Considered one of the best AC games ever made, AC2 tells the story of Ezio Auditore, who takes up the mantle among the Assassin Order to avenge his family. Ezio goes on to meet Leonardo da Vinci, helps destroy the Templars from the Italian peninsula, and finally becomes the face of the AC series.
Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery (1491 AD)
Ezio travels to Spain during the Spanish Inquisition to free his fellow Assassins. The story tells how Ezio saves Christopher Columbus, kills Tomás de Torquemada, and how Italian Grand Templar Rodrigo Borgia becomes Pope of the Catholic church.
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (1499–1507 AD)
Ezio unites and builds the Assassin Brotherhood under one banner, leading the fight in Italy against Pope Alexander VI in Vatican City. That’s it, and you need to play the game right away.
Assassin’s Creed Revelations (1511–1512 AD)
The game winds up the story of Ezio, who travels to Constantinople to find Altaïr’s library. He fights through all his enemies and finally touches the Apple of Eden. But he leaves it behind to protect it from evil and honor Altaïr’s sacrifice.
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China (1526 AD)
After training with Ezio, Shao Jun returns to her homeland, China, to wipe out the Templar group Eight Tigers. Before the arrival of Shao Jun, Eight Tigers managed to wipe out the entire Assassin Brotherhood in mainland China. Shao Jun takes up the responsibility to destroy the evil herself.
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (1715–1722 AD)
You are Edward Kenway, the Pirate who ended up being an assassin and frees the Caribbean people from Templars. All this despite his love for gold and lack of remorse against others. He finally becomes the people’s savior through his bravery and fighting skills.
Assassin’s Creed Rogue (1752–1776 AD)
See the world from the eyes of a Templar. Set during the Seven Years’ War between Britain and France, a former Assassin turned Templar, Shay Cormac, hunts down those once he called his brothers.
Assassin’s Creed III (1754 to 1783 AD)
Set during the American Revolution, Ratonhnhaké:ton takes up the name Conner, picks up a Tomahawk, and trains to be an assassin. The game tells how Conner gets torn between saving his mother’s Native American clan and his father, Templar Grand Master Haytham’s motives.
Assassin’s Creed Unity (1776 to 1808 AD)
Arno Dorian sets out to find the secrets behind his father’s death during one of the most dangerous times in history—the city of Paris during the mighty French Revolution. Climb the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris and see the atrocities of the Noble class against the people.
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India (1841 AD)
Set during the war with the East India Company in the Sikh Empire, the Indian assassin Arbaaz Mir begins a journey to uncover many ancient secrets the land holds.
Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (1868 AD)
Set in Victorian London, twins Jacob and Evie Frye must bring the gangs off the streets and unite them under one banner to destroy the Templar Order in London.
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate: Jack The Ripper (1888 AD)
Set two decades after the events of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Evie sets out to uncover the secret behind the murderer, more commonly known as Jack the Ripper.
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia (1918 AD)
Set during the aftermath of the October Revolution, Nikolai Orelov fights the Bolsheviks to save the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, Grand Duchess Anastasia.
That’s all about all Assassin’s Creed games in order, including chronological timeline and release date order. We hope this helped you map out the entire storyline of the series from the beginning until today. While here, check out some of the best Viking games that you may enjoy playing, like AC Valhalla.