Summary
Ubisoft has shared the Year 1 content roadmap forAssassin’s Creed Shadows. The newly revealed schedule promises a plethora of free content, new gameplay features, and quality-of-life improvements, in addition to sharing more details about the firstAssassin’s Creed Shadowsstory expansion.
April 20 marked the one-month anniversary ofAssassin’s Creed Shadowshitting digital and physical store shelves. Although Ubisoft still isn’t sharing official sales data, the company previously said thatAssassin’s Creed Shadowssurpassed 3 million playerswithin a week of release, in addition to characterizing it as the second-biggest launch in the history of the franchise—behindAC Valhalla.
As previously promised, Ubisoft shared theAssassin’s Creed Shadowspost-launch roadmap earlier today, April 30. The content agenda starts with an early May update that will introduce a new story quest called The Works of Luis Frois. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because it belongs to a Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary whose in-game counterpart was already introduced at the very beginning ofAssassin’s Creed Shadows, during Yasuke’s opening sequence. Ubisoft says the upcoming quest will provide players with a deeper understanding of Luis Frois and his activities in Japan. A Codex update and some quality-of-life improvements will be arriving alongside this quest.
A few weeks later, the game is slated to receive its very first “special collaboration.” The contents of this collaboration and the identity of the forthcoming collaborator are currently unclear. Ubisoft only said that the content drop will arrive in late May 2025, debuting alongsideAssassin’s Creed ShadowsPhoto Modeimprovements and a parkour update. The latter will reintroduce height-gaining back and side ejects, in addition to debuting a brand-new move called the vertical ledge jump, which can be used for grabbing onto lower overhands like awnings from the ground. Both Yasuke and Naoe will be able to use the vertical ledge jump. More parkour animations and improvements are promised to arrive at a later date.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Year 1 Content Roadmap
June 2025 will then see Ubisoft introduce a newAssassin’s Creed Shadowsally, as well as another story quest. Even tougher difficulty settings for combat and stealth alike will also be part of the June update, together with additional gameplay immersion options, as well as a toggle allowing players to display headgear during cutscenes.
For the second half of 2025, Ubisoft promised even more free content, a New Game Plus mode, and additional “special collaborations,” together with Codex updates, more Animus content, store drops, and new rewards, among other novelties. The game’s first paid expansion,Claws of Awaji, is also part of the year-one roadmap, though it’s currently lacking a firm release window. The DLC itself will feature Naoe and Yasuke exploring a new region in search of treasure as part of a quest taking place immediately after theAssassin’s Creed Shadowsepilogue.Claws of Awajiwill be free for anyone who pre-ordered the game.
