Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition

Buy81%

Very Positive · 25k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Ubisoft Montreal · Action · Apr 10, 2008

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio0 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 131 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 25k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
131 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Fortunately, the story becomes much more interesting toward the end, especially when the Templar conspiracy and the mysteries surrounding Altaïr and Al Mualim start coming together.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
99 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The progression isn't particularly deep by modern standards, but it gives you a nice feeling of becoming a more capable Assassin.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat was in-depth as well and I wish I got the hang of it more.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Not in the visuals, mind you, because the game still manages to look great after all these years (the visual style and the game's music are still great).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Jesper Kyd truly did a wonderful job in capturing the essence of the cities with the soundtrack.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story131 reviews
Gameplay99 reviews
Combat62 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
45% still recommend
Performance
68% still recommend
Bugs
47% still recommend
Controls
66% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
68% still recommend
Interface
63% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$4.99$19.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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