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Action-adventure · Stealth · Historical

Assassin's Creed

Real history, secret wars. Play through the Renaissance, the age of pirates, the American Revolution and feudal Japan.

Games on Switch
9
Story complexity
Moderate
Consoles
Switch · Switch 2
Start with Assassin's Creed IISee the playing order

The story, simply explained

What is it?

An action-adventure series about two secret groups, the Assassins and the Templars, fighting over power through real moments in history.

What is the story about?

Each game drops you into a different historical era through the "Animus", a machine that lets present-day characters relive their ancestors' memories.

Who are the main characters?

Ezio Auditore (Renaissance Italy), the Kenway family (pirates and the American Revolution), Naoe and Yasuke (feudal Japan), and Desmond Miles in the present day.

Why play it?

You climb and explore famous cities as they looked hundreds of years ago and meet real historical figures.

Is the story connected?

Loosely. Most historical stories stand alone, but a present-day storyline links them. The Ezio trilogy and the Kenway games are tightly connected.

How many games should I play?

For the core story on Switch: the Ezio Collection (3 games), then the Kenway saga (Black Flag, Rogue, III). Shadows is a separate, newer adventure on Switch 2.

Choose your playing order

The Switch games only: Ezio's full arc first, then the Kenway family saga in story order, then Shadows.

Story order or beginner order — what's the difference?

Story order lists games by when their events happen inside the story. Beginner order is the order we recommend playing them, which is often closer to release order because later games are written assuming you played earlier ones. Playing in story order can spoil twists or start you on an older, harder game.

  1. 1II
    Start here

    Assassin's Creed II

    20091476–1499 · Renaissance Italy

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    Young Ezio Auditore in Renaissance Florence and Venice sets out to uncover a conspiracy against his family.

  2. 2Brotherhood

    Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

    20101499–1507 · Rome

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    Ezio rebuilds the Assassin order in Rome and recruits new members to fight the Borgia family.

  3. 3Revelations

    Assassin's Creed Revelations

    20111511–1512 · Constantinople

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    An older Ezio travels to Constantinople to find the secrets left behind by Altaïr.

  4. 4IV: Black Flag

    Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

    20131715–1722 · Golden Age of Piracy

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    Edward Kenway, a privateer turned pirate, sails the Caribbean and gets pulled into the Assassin–Templar war.

  5. 5Rogue

    Assassin's Creed Rogue

    20141752–1776 · Seven Years' War

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    Shay Cormac, an Assassin who turns against the Brotherhood, tells the story from the Templar side.

  6. 6III

    Assassin's Creed III

    20121754–1783 · American Revolution

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    Connor, a young Mohawk warrior, fights for his people during the American Revolution.

  7. 7Liberation
    Optional

    Assassin's Creed Liberation

    20121765–1777 · New Orleans

    Switch 1Switch 2: check compatibility

    Aveline, an Assassin in French-Spanish New Orleans, fights slavery and Templar plots.

  8. 8Shadows
    Latest chapter

    Assassin's Creed Shadows

    20251579 onward · Sengoku-era Japan

    Switch 2 only

    Two heroes in feudal Japan: Naoe, a shinobi, and Yasuke, a samurai, whose paths cross during a time of war.

    Switch 2 only. Fine to play first if that is your console.

Missing chapters

  • Assassin's Creed (2007), Unity, Syndicate, Origins, Valhalla, Mirage — Not released on Switch or Switch 2 as of this check. They appear greyed out in the timeline so you can see where they fit.

What to buy

Two collections cover most of the series on Switch: The Ezio Collection (II, Brotherhood, Revelations) and The Rebel Collection (Black Flag, Rogue). Assassin's Creed III Remastered includes Liberation. Shadows is Switch 2 only. Odyssey exists only as a Japan-only cloud version — it needs a Japanese Nintendo Account and is not sold on the Malaysian eShop.

Switch 2 runs most Switch games, but not all. Check Nintendo's compatibility information for older titles. Availability on the Malaysian eShop is not yet verified for every game.

Gear for the journey

Storage, cases, controllers and headsets that suit long story games.

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