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Ranking All Assassin's Creed Games From Worst To Best

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Jon Ramuz

Gaming - November 5th 2026, 00:00 GMT+1

Assassins Creed Rogue 2014 — 14. Assassin's Creed: Rogue (2014)

Being hunted by someone hiding in a haystack is a useful reminder of how annoying Assassins must be to everyone else. *Rogue* gets mileage out of reversing that relationship, with Shay Cormac switching sides and turning his weapons on the Brotherhood. Unfortunately, his Templar career borrows so heavily from *Black Flag* that the betrayal feels more adventurous than the gameplay. The icy naval battles entertain; the supposedly radical change of perspective needed more room to breathe. | © Ubisoft

Ranking All Assassins Creed Games From Worst To Best AC Mirage — 13. Assassin's Creed: Mirage (2023)

Leave the enormous damage numbers at the door. *Mirage* sends Basim into Baghdad with an emphasis on investigation, infiltration, and getting away before a bad decision becomes a sword fight. Its closely packed streets make sneaking between objectives satisfying again, especially when tools help you untangle a tricky guard formation. The disappointment is Basim himself: this younger incarnation has less presence than the city around him, leaving a welcome smaller adventure without an equally compelling central character. | © Ubisoft

Cropped Assassins Creed Syndicate — 12. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (2015)

Victorian London comes with a convenient solution to all that exhausting climbing: a rope launcher. It suits *Syndicate’s* breezy approach, although zipping straight onto rooftops sacrifices some of the pleasure of finding your own route. Jacob and Evie Frye bring sibling friction to the campaign, but their gang takeover rarely makes its industrial setting feel dangerous. Between carriage chases and street brawls, there’s plenty of fun here—just surprisingly little that follows you home. | © Ubisoft

Cropped Assassins Creed Shadows — 11. Assassin's Creed Shadows (2025)

Snuffing out a light in *Shadows* can be more satisfying than winning a fight. Naoe’s ability to exploit darkness makes sneaking through Japanese strongholds feel deliberate, while Yasuke offers a considerably less discreet answer to the guards outside. That contrast gives the familiar infiltration loop welcome texture. Across the wider adventure, though, another procession of targets and equipment makes the momentum harder to sustain. The strongest moments arrive when you stop managing the map and study the building ahead. | © Ubisoft

Ranking All Assassins Creed Games From Worst To Best Ac Unity — 10. Assassin's Creed: Unity (2014)

Paris does an awful lot of defending *Unity* before Arno even opens his mouth. Rooftops, crowded streets, and elaborate interiors create a city that invites you to think like an infiltrator, particularly during assassinations with multiple possible approaches. Its reputation shouldn’t rest entirely on the disastrous launch, but beautiful parkour animations don’t always translate into obedient controls, either. Arno’s romance also struggles to compete with the revolution outside. A fascinating city, occasionally held hostage by the game surrounding it. | © Ubisoft

Cropped Assassins Creed Odyssey The Fate of Atlantis 2019 hades — 9. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018)

Somewhere between kicking a soldier off a cliff and sailing toward another Greek island, the Brotherhood starts to feel very far away. *Odyssey* happily indulges its mercenary fantasy, offering dialogue choices, extravagant abilities, and a sprawling adventure as Kassandra or Alexios. Taken on those terms, it’s an inviting holiday with an alarming body count. The trouble is pacing: level requirements and drawn-out fights can turn the next exciting chapter into something you have to earn through overtime. | © Ubisoft

Ranking All Assassins Creed Games From Worst To Best AC Rev — 8. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (2011)

Ezio has reached the age when another ancient conspiracy sounds less exciting than a quiet afternoon. That weariness gives *Revelations* a tenderness the series rarely allows its heroes, especially as his search intersects with Altaïr’s memories. Constantinople supplies fresh rooftops, and the hookblade makes crossing them a pleasure. Bomb crafting and den defense feel less essential, cluttering an adventure whose real attraction is emotional closure. Watching this particular Assassin consider a life beyond the job remains worth the trip. | © Ubisoft

AC Valhalla — 7. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020)

England apparently cannot solve a single political disagreement without Eivor travelling over to supervise. *Valhalla’s* regional alliance structure produces some enjoyable miniature dramas, but making so many of them part of the central journey exhausts an otherwise appealing Viking adventure. Establishing a home for your clan gives the fighting a purpose beyond better trousers and sharper axes. That sense of belonging is its greatest strength; the insistence on sending you away for another lengthy negotiation is its recurring frustration. | © Ubisoft

Ranking All Assassins Creed Games From Worst To Best AC3 — 6. Assassin's Creed III (2012)

Connor’s seriousness deserves more credit than it usually gets. His position within the American Revolution exposes the distance between promises of freedom and who actually benefits, giving *Assassin’s Creed III* a sharper perspective than its parade of famous historical encounters suggests. Running through trees and fighting at sea also expand the series in worthwhile directions. Getting there takes patience: the extended opening and tightly prescribed missions repeatedly interrupt a protagonist whose convictions are more interesting than his reputation suggests. | © Ubisoft

Ranking All Assassins Creed Games From Worst To Best AC Origins — 5. Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017)

Bayek can carry a revenge story without spending every conversation growling through his teeth. His warmth matters as much as his anger, making *Origins’* account of the Hidden Ones feel rooted in a person rather than franchise housekeeping. Egypt gives that journey extraordinary scale, with deserts that make reaching a settlement feel like an arrival. The shift toward RPG progression occasionally slows the storytelling, but more demanding combat and a deeply sympathetic lead give the reinvention substance beyond a bigger map. | © Ubisoft

Ranking All Assassins Creed Games From Worst To Best AC Brotherhood — 4. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010)

Calling in your recruits to dispatch a target is wonderfully lazy in the most professional way possible. *Brotherhood* understands that an experienced Ezio should lead an organization, and rebuilding its presence across Rome makes his authority tangible. Liberating districts and investing in businesses connect the city’s recovery to your own progress, even when the routine becomes familiar. Rather than sending him through another origin story, this sequel lets Ezio enjoy being exceptionally good at a very peculiar job. | © Ubisoft

Ranking All Assassins Creed Games From Worst To Best AC1 — 3. Assassin's Creed (2007)

Forget the increasingly elaborate equipment: a blade, a crowd, and a nervous escape were enough. The original *Assassin’s Creed* gives Altaïr’s assignments a grim ceremony, with each target’s final conversation complicating the certainty behind the killing. Repeated investigations make the structure painfully visible, and the controls demand accommodation. Yet that austerity helps its atmosphere. Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus feel like places where your presence is dangerous, rather than enormous activity menus politely waiting for you to collect everything. | © Ubisoft

Assassins creed 4 black flag — 2. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013)

The next mission can wait; there’s a ship on the horizon carrying upgrades for your ship, which will help you rob larger ships. *Black Flag’s* magnificent cycle of nautical irresponsibility makes the Caribbean irresistible, with sea shanties providing dangerously effective encouragement. Edward Kenway supplies the emotional ballast, his pursuit of wealth gradually acquiring consequences he cannot simply sail away from. Overused tailing missions drag whenever land comes into view, but the Jackdaw always offers an excellent reason to return. | © Ubisoft

Ranking All Assassins Creed Games From Worst To Best AC2 — 1. Assassin's Creed II (2009)

Ezio Auditore earns your affection before he earns his reputation. *Assassin’s Creed II* takes time to establish the family, arrogance, and ordinary pleasures that revenge will rearrange, giving its historical conspiracy personal stakes. Renaissance Italy supplies variety without overwhelming the journey, while the Assassin tombs turn climbing into something more rewarding than transport. Combat is forgiving and the feathers can stay uncollected. The lasting achievement is how naturally its cities, supporting cast, and young troublemaker make you care about the next chapter. | © Ubisoft

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Ask three Assassin’s Creed fans to name the best game, and you’ll probably start an argument about what the series should even be. Historical stealth adventure? Pirate simulator? An RPG long enough to threaten your social life? Ubisoft’s willingness to shake up the formula has given us memorable assassins and entire cities worth getting lost in, alongside some exhausting detours. We’re ranking every Assassin’s Creed game from worst to best, weighing the stories, stealth, combat, and how much we actually wanted to keep playing.

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Ask three Assassin’s Creed fans to name the best game, and you’ll probably start an argument about what the series should even be. Historical stealth adventure? Pirate simulator? An RPG long enough to threaten your social life? Ubisoft’s willingness to shake up the formula has given us memorable assassins and entire cities worth getting lost in, alongside some exhausting detours. We’re ranking every Assassin’s Creed game from worst to best, weighing the stories, stealth, combat, and how much we actually wanted to keep playing.