What is the best order to watch Assassin's Creed?

For first-timers, we recommend Release Order as it's the intended experience. For rewatches, Timeline/Chronological Order offers a fresh perspective by following the in-universe chronology.

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Should I watch Assassin's Creed in release order or chronological order?

Release order is best for first-time viewers as it preserves the creators' intended narrative reveals. Chronological order is great for rewatches and understanding the timeline better.

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Assassin's Creed

edited 2026-05-21

A complete play and watch order for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise — the mainline games from 2007's Acre Crusades entry through 2025's feudal Japan, the handheld and side-scroller spin-offs, the 2016 Justin Kurzel film, and the three animated shorts. Includes both release-order and in-universe historical chronology, so you can play the series in publication order or follow the Brotherhood's history from Ancient Greece to Victorian London.

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main games15 items · 15 unwatched

01GAME

2007The 2007 series debut developed by Ubisoft Montreal, set in 1191 during the Third Crusade. Bartender Desmond Miles is kidnapped by Abstergo…

02GAME

2009The 2009 sequel developed by Ubisoft Montreal, set across Renaissance Italy from 1476 to 1499. Desmond Miles relives the life of Florentine…

03GAME

2010The 2010 direct sequel to Assassin's Creed II, set in Rome from 1499 to 1507. Ezio Auditore rebuilds the Italian Brotherhood while pursuing…

04GAME

2011The 2011 closing chapter of the Ezio trilogy, set in Ottoman Constantinople in 1511–1512. An older Ezio Auditore travels east to recover mem…

05GAME

2012The 2012 third numbered entry developed by Ubisoft Montreal, set during the American Revolutionary War from 1754 to 1783. Following a prolog…

06GAME

2012A 2012 companion entry to Assassin's Creed III, originally developed by Ubisoft Sofia and Ubisoft Milan for the PlayStation Vita. Aveline de…

07GAME

2013The 2013 fourth numbered entry, set across the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy from 1715 to 1722. Welsh pirate Edward Kenway — gra…

08GAME

2014The 2014 last-generation entry developed primarily by Ubisoft Sofia, set in the North Atlantic during the Seven Years' War from 1752 to 1761…

09GAME

2014The 2014 first dedicated current-generation entry, set in Paris during the French Revolution from 1789 to 1794. Arno Dorian, raised by Templ…

10GAME

2015The 2015 Victorian-era entry developed primarily by Ubisoft Quebec, set in London in 1868. Twin Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye take down Temp…

11GAME

2017The 2017 reinvention developed by Ubisoft Montreal, set in Ptolemaic Egypt from 49 to 43 BCE. Medjay Bayek of Siwa and his wife Aya hunt the…

12GAME

2018The 2018 Greek entry developed by Ubisoft Quebec, set during the Peloponnesian War from 431 to 422 BCE. The player chooses Alexios or Kassan…

13GAME

2020The 2020 Viking-era entry developed by Ubisoft Montreal, set in 873 AD across Norway and the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. The player cho…

14GAME

2023The 2023 Baghdad-set entry developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux, set in the Abbasid Caliphate from 861 to 870. Basim Ibn Ishaq — first introduced i…

15GAME

2025The 2025 feudal-Japan entry developed by Ubisoft Quebec, set in 1579 during the Azuchi–Momoyama period in the Kansai region. Players freely…

spin-off games6 items · 6 unwatched

live-action film1 items · 1 unwatched

animated shorts3 items · 3 unwatched