Assassin’s Creed Shadows boasts a 30-40 hour main campaign

Assassin’s Creed Shadows players will be able to finish the game in 30-40 hours.

That’s according to the title’s creative director, Jonathan Dumont, who also held the same role on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

Following 2023’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage, which was a more streamlined action-adventure game in the vein of earlier series entries, Shadows is a more expansive RPG akin to Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla.

In an interview with Genki, Dumont also said completionists should expect to spend in excess of 80 hours with the game.

This seemingly puts the game’s scope roughly in line with 2017’s Assassin’s Creed Origins.

According to game length tracking site How Long to Beat, Origins took 30 hours to finish the main story, and 85 hours to complete.

The main story in 2018’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey took some 45 hours to beat, while completionists spent 144 hours with the game.

2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was even longer, with players taking 61 hours to finish the main story and 148 hours to complete the game.

Unlike Valhalla, Assassin’s Creed Shadows could receive a New Game Plus mode post-release. Dumont reportedly told Genki that Ubisoft would look into adding the feature and other modes based on player feedback.

Following two delays, Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be released on March 20, 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

However, the game’s street date was broken in late February, leading to a significant number of people being able to obtain the game nearly a month ahead of its official release.

“The development team is still working on patches to prepare the experience for launch and any footage shared online does not represent the final quality of the game,” Ubisoft said at the time.

“Leaks are unfortunate and can diminish the excitement for players. We kindly ask you not to spoil the experience for others.”