Assassins’ Creed began as a game about sneaking up behind people and stabbing them. Decades later it’s much, much more, and the latest game in the franchise, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, appears to be building on its ever more complex open-world RPG architecture with a new base-building minigame that looks straight out of a management sim.

A new leaked gameplay video of Assassin’s Creed Shadows reveals how the game will push the boundaries of open-world design with new mechanics.

Assassin's Creed Shadows looks set to cater to people who have an appetite for inflicting blunt-force trauma and lethal stab wounds on digital enemies, but it looks like the Ubisoft-developed game will also appeal to budding architects.

Assassins’ Creed began as a game about sneaking up behind people and stabbing them. Decades later it’s much, much more, and the latest game in the franchise, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, appears to be building on its ever more complex open-world RPG architecture with a new base-building minigame that looks straight out of a management sim.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, set in feudal Japan, will be released on November 15, 2024. The game will be available on multiple platforms with three different editions. It features two protagonists, Yasuke and Naoe and offers different playstyles and story perspectives.

Ubisoft has collaborated with Lexip to create a line of Assassin's Creed Shadows-inspired gaming accessories you can pre-order now.