The Claws of Awaji expansion of AC Shadows is out now!

October 23, 2025

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ASSASSIN’S CREED SHADOWS FALL ROADMAP UPDATE

Hey Assassins!

We just released our fall update for Assassin's Creed Shadows! You will find all the information regarding what's coming to Assassin's Creed Shadows in the next months.

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First of all, thank you for your amazing reactions to our latest title updates. We're happy that you liked our progression update including the New Game+ feature, quality of life improvement features such as the fast forward time of the day and finally our expansion release: Claws of Awaji.

This fall, from parkour tweaks to epic crossovers, there's something for every AC Shadows player... and even Switch 2 players ☺️


Title Update 10 (October 28)

Parkour Update 2

Following our first Parkour update, we've listened to your feedback and are coming back with a 2nd Parkour Update coming October 28. This update will feature a new toggle option named "Advanced Parkour". It will remove all parkour barriers, allowing you to do side ejects and back ejects from any height. We also bring some tweaks with side eject on parkour down, giving you more freedom of expression.

The vertical ledge grab in regular parkour will now work in more situations, including non-standing objects, whether or not the advanced parkour toggle is on. From those non-standing objects, we are also introducing a new beam manual jump option. Finally, we are reintroducing a much-requested feature: the directional catch ledge mechanic.


Corrupted Castles

October 28 is also when you can expect a new Animus themed activity called Corrupted Castles. Any previously completed castle may get corrupted and filled with Animus anomalies, including Samurai Daisho and their corresponding reward chests. Up to five Corrupted Castles will appear on the map each season, allowing you plenty of opportunities to reengage those castles and higher levels of play for even greater rewards.


Title Update 11 (November 25)

Free Story drops

The 3rd story drop is coming your way on November 25th, and it's called "A Puzzlement". This quest has a much more humorous, silly tone, much more akin to something like AC Odyssey, in which we are digging up old foes from Naoe's past who are looking for a bit of redemption. Our two protagonists will learn new skills from each other:

  • Naoe will learn how to perform her own spectacular version of Yasuke's war kick ability.
  • Yasuke will learn how to stealthily dispatch enemies in a non-lethal way.

As the name suggests, "A Puzzlement", also introduces a brand new and intricate environmental puzzle that may hold the answers to a bunch of questions that you, the community, have been asking for a while.

But there is more! We are doubling down on free story drops because our next special collaboration is also dropping on November 25th.

You can also expect a bunch of freebies around the holiday season.


COMING TO NINTENDO SWITCH TM 2

Assassin's Creed Shadows is coming on the Nintendo SwitchTM 2 on December 2nd. It will have all the recent updates and free content drops, except for the Claws of Awaji Expansion that will come later in the new year. It will also work with cross-progression to Ubisoft Connect, so you will be able to pick up where you left off. SwitchTM 2 also offers a new way to play with touch screen features in all menus including world map, store and hideout.

And if you haven't already, join our official Discord server and share your wildest wishes for future content in Assassin's Creed Shadows!

Keep an eye out in the future for more contests and giveaways to enter, all with prizes to win!

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