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Enter the Assassin’s Creed universe

Assassin’s Creed Games in Chronological Order

Synchronise history. Preserve the modern story.

Follow Assassin’s Creed in story order across the main games, historical memories, the modern-day Animus storyline and connected books, comics, film and audio stories.

Explore 74 games, novels, comics and screen stories by historical setting—then follow the separate 21-part modern-day frame in release order.

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Universe orientation

Two timelines. One conflict that refuses to sort cleanly.

The quick answer

Use release order for a first playthrough. Historical order begins with Odyssey-era material, but it scrambles Desmond, Layla and the modern-day plot beyond recognition.

Switch to release order or use Starter Mode for a shorter route.

The second chronology

The modern-day story, in the only order that works.

Desmond, Abstergo, Layla and the Animus Hub move forward by release—not by the century being simulated. These 21 frame chapters are shown separately so historical browsing never destroys their narrative.

Modern chapter 01MODERN-DAY CHRONOLOGY21 frames
  1. M1
    2012Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Assassin’s Creed — Desmond at Abstergo

    Found in Game

    Assassin’s Creed — Desmond at Abstergo occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  2. M2
    2012Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Assassin’s Creed II — Desmond joins modern Assassins

    Found in Game

    Assassin’s Creed II — Desmond joins modern Assassins occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  3. M3
    2012Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Brotherhood — Monteriggioni / Apple

    Found in Game

    Brotherhood — Monteriggioni / Apple occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  4. M4
    pre-2012 memories revealed in 2012Release year varies by parent workCanon

    The Lost Archive — Clay Kaczmarek history

    Found in DLC

    The Lost Archive — Clay Kaczmarek history occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  5. M5
    2012Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Revelations — Animus Island

    Found in Game

    Revelations — Animus Island occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  6. M6
    2012Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Assassin’s Creed III — Grand Temple

    Found in Game

    Assassin’s Creed III — Grand Temple occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  7. M7
    1998–2012Release year varies by parent workC / Multi-Era

    The Fall / The Chain — Daniel Cross modern story

    Found in Comics

    The Fall / The Chain — Daniel Cross modern story occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  8. M8
    multi-era, modern framingRelease year varies by parent workC/A

    Initiates / Project Legacy dossiers

    Found in Web/transmedia

    Initiates / Project Legacy dossiers occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  9. M9
    2013Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Black Flag — Abstergo Entertainment researcher

    Found in Game

    Black Flag — Abstergo Entertainment researcher occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  10. M10
    2014Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Rogue — Abstergo analyst

    Found in Game

    Rogue — Abstergo analyst occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  11. M11
    2014Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Unity — Helix Initiate

    Found in Game

    Unity — Helix Initiate occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  12. M12
    2015Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Syndicate — Helix / Bishop

    Found in Game

    Syndicate — Helix / Bishop occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  13. M13
    2016Release year varies by parent workC/A shared transmedia continuity

    Assassin’s Creed film — Callum Lynch

    Found in Film

    Assassin’s Creed film — Callum Lynch occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  14. M14
    2016–2018Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Assassins / Templars / Uprising comics

    Found in Comics

    Assassins / Templars / Uprising comics occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  15. M15
    2017Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Origins — Layla Hassan begins

    Found in Game

    Origins — Layla Hassan begins occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  16. M16
    2018Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Odyssey — Layla / Atlantis

    Found in Game

    Odyssey — Layla / Atlantis occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  17. M17
    2020Release year varies by parent workCanon

    Valhalla — Layla, Basim and the Grey

    Found in Game

    Valhalla — Layla, Basim and the Grey occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  18. M18
    2019Release year varies by parent workC/A

    Assassin’s Creed Gold

    Found in Audio drama

    Assassin’s Creed Gold occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  19. M19
    2023Release year varies by parent workC/A

    Nexus VR — Dominika Wilk/Abstergo modern frame

    Found in VR game

    Nexus VR — Dominika Wilk/Abstergo modern frame occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  20. M20
    post-Valhalla contextRelease year varies by parent workCanon

    Mirage — historical experience framed after Valhalla

    Found in Game

    Mirage — historical experience framed after Valhalla occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

  21. M21
    2025–2026Release year varies by parent workC/A

    Shadows / Animus Hub modern layer

    Found in Game/platform

    Shadows / Animus Hub modern layer occupies this point in the modern-day frame.

Universe explored

The Assassin’s Creed universe, story by story

The main map follows the ancestor memories from the Isu simulations to twentieth-century conflicts. It does not pretend that this is a safe first-play order: the modern-day frame has its own dedicated chronology directly above it.

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Historical setting controls this view. The modern-day storyline is intentionally separated because it only remains coherent in release order.

Showing 74 of 74 released stories.

  1. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Odyssey — main story

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 431–422 BCE. Source status: C.

    Story eraAntiquityContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement431–422 BCEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Steam / IGDB
  2. DLCCanon

    Odyssey — Legacy of the First Blade

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed during/after Odyssey. Source status: C.

    Story eraAntiquityContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementduring/after OdysseyFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
    Steam / IGDB
  3. DLC / simulation-heavyCanon unclearC/A

    Odyssey — The Fate of Atlantis

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon unclear

    Placed after main Odyssey. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraAntiquityContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementafter main OdysseyFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
    Steam / IGDB
  4. NovelAlternate continuityR / alternate Kassandra telling

    Assassin’s Creed Odyssey — novel

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicAlternate continuity

    Placed 431 BCE. Source status: R / alternate Kassandra telling.

    Story eraAntiquityContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement431 BCEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  5. NovelCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Origins: Desert Oath

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon

    Placed ~70s–50s BCE. Source status: C.

    Story eraAntiquityContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement~70s–50s BCEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
    Goodreads
  6. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Origins

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Ptolemaic Egypt. The founding of the Hidden Ones. If you want the Brotherhood's actual origin story, this is it.

    Story eraAntiquityContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement49–43 BCEFirst release2017Placement confidenceStrong
    Steam / IGDB
  7. DLCCanon

    Origins — The Hidden Ones

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed ~38 BCE. Source status: C.

    Story eraAntiquityContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement~38 BCEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
    Steam / IGDB
  8. DLCCanon

    Origins — The Curse of the Pharaohs

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed ~38 BCE. Source status: C.

    Story eraAntiquityContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement~38 BCEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
    Steam / IGDB
  9. ComicCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed Origins comic

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed 44–30 BCE. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraAntiquityContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement44–30 BCEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  10. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: Prophecy of the Emperor

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed early 7th century. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraChina / Tang DynastyContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementearly 7th centuryFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
  11. ManhuaCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Dynasty

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon

    Li E during the An Lushan Rebellion, Tang dynasty China. Chinese-market original; a genuinely under-read corner of the franchise.

    Story eraChina / Tang DynastyContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement755 CE onwardFirst release2019–22Placement confidenceApproximate
  12. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 1526 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraChina / Tang DynastyContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1526 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Steam / IGDB
  13. MangaCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: Blade of Shao Jun

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed 1526–1530s. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraChina / Tang DynastyContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1526–1530sFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Goodreads
  14. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed Mirage: A Daughter of No One

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed 824 CE ~. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement824 CE ~First releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
  15. ComicCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed Mirage: A Soar of Eagles

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed ~850s. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement~850sFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
  16. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Mirage

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Basim Ibn Ishaq in Abbasid Baghdad. A deliberate return to the pre-RPG formula. Historically before Valhalla, but must be played after it — its modern-day framing spoils Valhalla entirely.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement861 CEFirst release2023Placement confidenceStrong
    Steam / IGDB
  17. Free story DLCCanonReleased 18 November 2025

    Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Basim follows a lead about his long-lost father to AlUla. Ubisoft places this six-plus-hour story expansion before the final events of Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementduring Mirage, before the final eventsFirst release2025Placement confidenceStrong
  18. ManhuaCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed ~860s. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement~860sFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
  19. NovelCanon

    Assassin’s Creed: The Golden City

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon

    Placed 867 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement867 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Goodreads
  20. ComicCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla — Song of Glory

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed ~870 CE. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement~870 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
  21. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla — main England/Norway memories

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 872–878+ CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement872–878+ CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  22. DLCCanon

    Valhalla — Wrath of the Druids

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 879 CE ~. Source status: C.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement879 CE ~First releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
    Steam / IGDB
  23. DLCCanon

    Valhalla — The Siege of Paris

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 885–886 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement885–886 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Steam / IGDB
  24. DLCCanon unclearC/A

    Valhalla — Dawn of Ragnarök / mythic memories

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon unclear

    Placed mythic/Isu memory layer. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementmythic/Isu memory layerFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  25. Game mode / mythic layerCanon unclearC/A

    Valhalla — Forgotten Saga

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon unclear

    Placed mythic/Isu memory. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementmythic/Isu memoryFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  26. Free story DLCCanon unclear

    Valhalla — The Last Chapter

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameAdaptation continuity
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed late Eivor life framing. Source status: C.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementlate Eivor life framingFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
  27. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Geirmund’s Saga

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed Viking Age. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementViking AgeFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Goodreads
  28. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed Viking Age. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementViking AgeFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Goodreads
  29. ComicCanon unclearC/A

    Valhalla — Forgotten Myths

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed mythic/Isu layer. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementmythic/Isu layerFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  30. ComicCanon unclearC/A

    Valhalla — The Hidden Codex

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed Viking Age. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraNinth Century — Mirage / ValhallaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementViking AgeFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  31. GameCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: Altaïr’s Chronicles

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon unclear

    Placed 1190 CE. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraCrusades / AltaïrContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1190 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  32. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Third Crusade. The original. Structurally repetitive by modern standards; historically essential.

    Story eraCrusades / AltaïrContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1191 CEFirst release2007Placement confidenceStrong
  33. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: The Secret Crusade

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed Altaïr life, multi-era. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraCrusades / AltaïrContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementAltaïr life, multi-eraFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
    Goodreads
  34. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 1191 CE, after AC1. Source status: C.

    Story eraCrusades / AltaïrContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1191 CE, after AC1First releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
  35. Game memory segmentsCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Revelations — Altaïr memories

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 12th–13th c.. Source status: C.

    Story eraCrusades / AltaïrContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement12th–13th c.First releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  36. Comic anthology storyCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: Reflections — Altaïr story

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed Altaïr era. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraCrusades / AltaïrContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementAltaïr eraFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  37. Short-film trilogyCanon

    Assassin’s Creed: Lineage

    Direct link to this story
    WatchMovieCanon

    Giovanni Auditore, Ezio's father. Produced as a marketing prequel to AC II; genuinely good, entirely canon, almost forgotten.

    Story eraRenaissance / EzioContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1476 CEFirst release2009Placement confidenceStrong
    IMDb
  38. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed II

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Ezio in Florence, Venice, Tuscany. The best entry point to the entire franchise. Everything the series is known for begins here.

    Story eraRenaissance / EzioContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1476–1499 CEFirst release2009Placement confidenceStrong
  39. GameCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon unclear

    Placed 1491 CE. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraRenaissance / EzioContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1491 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  40. NovelAdaptation continuityR / adaptation

    Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicAdaptation continuity

    Oliver Bowden. The first AC novel.

    Story eraRenaissance / EzioContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementAC II eraFirst release2009Placement confidenceStrong
  41. GameCanon unclear

    Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameAdaptation continuity
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Rome. Introduces recruit management and the series' first multiplayer. Widely regarded as the peak of the pre-RPG era. The supplied chronology also indexes a novel version with this story. The supplied chronology also indexes an additional novel version with this story.

    Story eraRenaissance / EzioContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1499–1507 CEFirst release2010Placement confidenceStrong
    Steam / IGDB
  42. DLCCanon

    The Da Vinci Disappearance

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 1506 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraRenaissance / EzioContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1506 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  43. Animated shortCanon

    Assassin’s Creed: Ascendance

    Direct link to this story
    WatchTV / streamingCanon

    Cesare Borgia's backstory, told in motion-comic style.

    Story eraRenaissance / EzioContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1507 CE ~First release2010Placement confidenceApproximate
    IMDb
  44. GameCanon unclear

    Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameAdaptation continuity
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Ezio in Constantinople, aged 52, searching for Altaïr's library. Closes both Altaïr's and Ezio's arcs at once. The supplied chronology also indexes a novel version with this story. The supplied chronology also indexes an additional novel version with this story.

    Story eraRenaissance / EzioContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1511–1512 CEFirst release2011Placement confidenceStrong
    Steam / IGDB
  45. DLCCanon

    The Lost Archive

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed Desmond/Clay layer; memories pre-2012. Source status: C.

    Story eraRenaissance / EzioContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementDesmond/Clay layer; memories pre-2012First releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  46. Animated shortCanon

    Assassin’s Creed: Embers

    Direct link to this story
    WatchTV / streamingCanon

    Ezio's final days and death. Ten minutes long. Do not skip it — it is the actual ending of the Ezio trilogy and it ships buried in a bonus menu.

    Story eraRenaissance / EzioContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1524 CEFirst release2011Placement confidenceStrong
    IMDb
  47. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: The Ming Storm

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed 16th century China. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraMing / India / other early-modern storiesContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement16th century ChinaFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
    Goodreads
  48. Graphic novelCanon

    Assassin’s Creed: Brahman

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon

    Placed 1839 CE India + modern. Source status: C.

    Story eraMing / India / other early-modern storiesContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1839 CE India + modernFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Goodreads
  49. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 1841 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraMing / India / other early-modern storiesContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1841 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Steam / IGDB
  50. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: Underworld — historical narrative

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed 1840s–1860s. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraMing / India / other early-modern storiesContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1840s–1860sFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  51. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag — Edward memories

    Direct link to this story
    PlayBlack Flag Resynced (2026 remake)Canon unclear

    Edward Kenway’s main Caribbean memories from 1715–1722. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced (released 9 July 2026) is attached here as a remake of the same underlying story rather than a duplicate chronology event; it adds new narrative material including the eight-mission A World Without Gold chapter, officer questlines, additional Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet quests, Animus rifts and other expanded story beats.

    Story eraGolden Age of Piracy / Colonial AmericaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1715–1722 CEFirst release2013 / 2026 remakePlacement confidenceStrong
  52. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Black Flag

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed Edward life, expanded. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraGolden Age of Piracy / Colonial AmericaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementEdward life, expandedFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Goodreads
  53. Game/DLCCanon

    Freedom Cry

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 1735–1737 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraGolden Age of Piracy / Colonial AmericaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1735–1737 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Steam / IGDB
  54. WebtoonCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed 1725+ CE. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraGolden Age of Piracy / Colonial AmericaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1725+ CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  55. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Rogue

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Shay Cormac, an Assassin who defects to the Templars. The franchise's best structural argument — it makes you the villain of AC III and is right to. Overlooked because it shipped on last-gen hardware the same week as Unity.

    Story eraGolden Age of Piracy / Colonial AmericaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1752–1760 CEFirst release2014Placement confidenceStrong
  56. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed III — Haytham memories

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 1754+ CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraGolden Age of Piracy / Colonial AmericaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1754+ CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  57. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: Forsaken

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Oliver Bowden. Haytham Kenway's journal. Recontextualises AC III entirely; best read before it, not after.

    Story eraGolden Age of Piracy / Colonial AmericaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementHaytham life, multi-eraFirst release2012Placement confidenceApproximate
    Goodreads
  58. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed III — Connor memories

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 1760–1783 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraGolden Age of Piracy / Colonial AmericaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1760–1783 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  59. DLCAlternate continuityM

    The Tyranny of King Washington

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameAlternate continuity

    Placed alternate Apple-created reality. Source status: M.

    Story eraGolden Age of Piracy / Colonial AmericaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementalternate Apple-created realityFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  60. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Liberation

    Direct link to this story
    PlayGameCanon

    Placed 1765–1777 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraGolden Age of Piracy / Colonial AmericaContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1765–1777 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  61. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed Unity — Élise portions / Unity novel

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed 1778–1794 CE. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraFrench RevolutionContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1778–1794 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  62. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Unity

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    Arno Dorian, French Revolution. Catastrophic launch; now patched to 60fps and substantially rehabilitated. The densest crowd simulation and best parkour in the series.

    Story eraFrench RevolutionContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1789–1794 CEFirst release2014Placement confidenceStrong
  63. DLCCanon

    Unity — Dead Kings

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    Placed 1794 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraFrench RevolutionContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1794 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  64. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

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    Jacob and Evie Frye, Victorian London. The last pre-RPG mainline game.

    Story eraVictorian / Industrial EraContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1868 CEFirst release2015Placement confidenceStrong
  65. NovelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed Underworld — main historical plot

    Direct link to this story
    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed 1862–1868 CE. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraVictorian / Industrial EraContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1862–1868 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  66. DLCCanon

    Syndicate — Jack the Ripper

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    Placed 1888 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraVictorian / Industrial EraContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1888 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  67. ComicCanon

    Assassin’s Creed: The Fall — Nikolai memories

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    Placed 1888–1908 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraVictorian / Industrial EraContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1888–1908 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  68. ComicCanon

    Assassin’s Creed: The Chain — Nikolai memories

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    Placed early 20th c.. Source status: C.

    Story eraVictorian / Industrial EraContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementearly 20th c.First releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
  69. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia

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    Placed 1918 CE. Source status: C.

    Story eraTwentieth CenturyContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1918 CEFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
  70. Graphic novelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: Conspiracies

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    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed WWII era. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraTwentieth CenturyContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementWWII eraFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Goodreads
  71. Graphic novelCanon unclearC/A

    Assassin’s Creed: Bloodstone

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    ReadBook / comicCanon unclear

    Placed 1950s–1960s. Source status: C/A.

    Story eraTwentieth CenturyContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1950s–1960sFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceStrong
    Goodreads
  72. GameCanon

    Assassin’s Creed Shadows — base game

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    Placed 1579 onward. Source status: C.

    Story eraFeudal Japan — ShadowsContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placement1579 onwardFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
  73. ExpansionCanon

    Shadows — Claws of Awaji

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    Placed immediately after base ending. Source status: C.

    Story eraFeudal Japan — ShadowsContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementimmediately after base endingFirst releaseRelease year not listed in sourcePlacement confidenceApproximate
  74. Free story questCanonReleased 16 June 2026

    Shadows — Black Tides

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    Released 16 June 2026. Black Tides is an approximately two-hour story capper for Naoe and Yasuke that introduces the Black Cross Templars and explicitly bridges Assassin’s Creed Shadows toward Black Flag Resynced. Ubisoft requires the main Naoe/Yasuke story and A Critical Encounter before starting it.

    Story eraFeudal Japan — ShadowsContinuityPrimary transmedia continuityIn-world placementpost-main story; exact placement relative to Claws of Awaji is not fixedFirst release2026Placement confidenceApproximate

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Assassin’s Creed order guide

Use one authoritative timeline, then choose the view that matches how you want to experience the universe.

Assassin’s Creed Games Watch Order

Use the chronology for story sequence, then switch to release order when you want the original viewing experience.

Assassin’s Creed Games Games in Order

Game entries stay in the same researched timeline, with adaptations and side stories labelled so they do not distort the play sequence.

Assassin’s Creed Games Books in Order

Books, comics and other reading material are placed by story chronology while publication order remains available as a separate view.

Assassin’s Creed Games Release Order

Release order re-sorts the same mapped stories by first publication or release instead of creating a duplicate guide page.

What Order Should You Play Assassin’s Creed?

Start with the guide’s recommended route if this is your first time. Use the full chronology when you want the complete cross-media timeline.

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Common Assassin’s Creed order questions

Direct answers based on the same chronology, continuity labels and coverage notes used in the guide.

What Order Should You Play Assassin’s Creed?

Use release order for a first playthrough. Historical order begins with Odyssey-era material, but it scrambles Desmond, Layla and the modern-day plot beyond recognition.

Should you use chronological or release order for Assassin’s Creed?

Use chronological order to follow events as they happen. Use release order when you want to preserve the sequence of the original reveals. Both views use the same researched stories.

What does this Assassin’s Creed order guide include?

All-media guide: 74 ordered historical-memory and transmedia records, plus a separate 21-part modern-day chronology. Black Flag Resynced is attached to the original Black Flag story as a remake with additional narrative material rather than duplicated as a second full chronology event. Coverage is current through released narrative works and confirmed story material available by 8 September 2026.

Suggested routes

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Use the full chronology or follow a shorter route.

01 · Classic route

Start with Assassin’s Creed II

Then Brotherhood → Revelations → III before branching outward.

02 · Modern route

Start with Origins

Continue Odyssey → Valhalla → Mirage for the newer connected arc.

03 · Everything route

Use release order

It keeps the modern-day story coherent even when historical periods jump.

Abstract branching map representing separate story continuities

Story versions

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Researched editions and adaptations stay together under one story.

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Sources

What anchors this order.

Official franchise, creator and publisher sources anchor the chronology. Conflicts and uncertain placements are labelled.

Official Assassin’s Creed games index ↗Ubisoft’s Animus Hub explanation ↗Official Assassin’s Creed Gold page ↗

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