This feature is finally coming to Assassin’s Creed!

A brand new claim has been made for Ubisoft’s highly anticipated game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows. It was claimed that the company was working on a co-op mode planned for the game’s post-release period. It is stated that the co-op mode was already available during the development phase of the game, but this feature was not the reason for the game to be postponed.

Assassin’s Creed series gets co-op mode!

According to this new report by Insider Gaming, players will be able to control the two main characters, shinobi Naoe and samurai Yasuke, together thanks to this mode. Although Ubisoft has not yet officially announced a co-op mode for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, claims are that this mode will give players the opportunity to play side by side.

This new mode marks a long-awaited return for the series, as Assassin’s Creed games last offered a co-op experience with Assassin’s Creed Unity, which was released in 2014. However, Unity’s troubled launch had a major impact on the game’s reputation and sales, leading the series to shift back to a single-player focus.

Although the great success of the Assassin’s Creed series in recent years is based on single-player experiences, it is known that Ubisoft plans to turn to these multiplayer experiences again.

In 2022, Marc-Alexis Coté, the head of the Assassin’s Creed brand, announced that they were working on a multiplayer project called ‘Codename Invictus’, while talking about the future of the series. This project could mark a return to the series’ old multiplayer modes and could also include the return of multiple familiar characters.

Assassin’s Creed ShadowsLatest reports about the development process of ‘s development suggest that concerns about story depth, game mechanics and overall game quality were among the reasons for the game’s postponement. It seems that employees forced Ubisoft to decide to postpone it in order to polish the game and further refine its content. GameIt was previously announced that the feature has been postponed until 2025, but it may be possible to add additional features during this period.

Assassin’s Creed fans are eagerly waiting to see how the series will return to multiplayer experiences with this new co-op mode.