Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a stealth-action adventure that draws inspiration from the series’ earlier years before it leaped into the open world of massive, hundred-hour action-RPGs with Odyssey and Valhalla.
Ahead of its early October release date, we’ve compiled this comprehensive overview of everything we know about Assassin’s Creed Mirage, including the latest information on platforms, price, gameplay, story, map size, game length, DLC, and more.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Release Date, Price, Platforms
Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be released on October 5 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. (It was previously dated for October 12; Ubisoft moved the release date forward by a week in mid-August.)
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is priced at $50 USD — a notable discount on the new industry standard of $70.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Trailers
The two most recent and relevant Assassin’s Creed Mirage trailers were shown during June’s Ubisoft Forward. The first focuses on the game’s story and protagonist, Basim Ibn Ishaq. You can watch it below:
The second is an eight-minute gameplay walkthrough. You can watch it right here:
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Gameplay
Stealth/Combat
As Ubisoft has messaged from the jump, Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a return to the franchise’s stealth-focused roots. Mirage treats direct combat as a last resort for when stealth options have failed, though Basim is equipped with a sword and a suite of slick offensive and evasive options for when things go awry.
Basim’s stealth toolbox includes the Assassin’s signature hidden blade, smoke bombs, blow darts, and throwing knives; his stealth-based skill set includes pickpocketing, bribing, eavesdropping, aerial assassinations, and ledge kills. He’s also equipped with an all-new ability called Assassin’s Focus, which is charged by performing stealth kills. Once Basim’s Assassin’s Focus Gauge is filled, he can pause time, select targets, and chain assassinations to take out multiple enemies at once.
Parkour
Keeping with its early Assassin’s Creed inspiration, parkour is another tentpole feature of Mirage’s gameplay. As Basim, players will be able to free-run through Baghdad’s streets, up its buildings, and across its rooftops. Staple parkour moves from the franchise’s past return, including the beam hop, corner swing, rope lift, and eagle dive, in addition to new moves such as pole vaulting.
Ubisoft designed its Baghdad with parkour in mind; the city is filled with narrow streets, rooftops, and towers to enable constant movement and set up unsuspecting assassinations.
History of Baghdad
Assassin’s Creed Mirage will include a History of Baghdad feature, similar to the educational Discovery modes of Assassin’s Creed’s past. Unlike Discovery, however, History of Baghdad won’t be a separate mode, rather it’ll be integrated into the main game.
The feature will present players with a database of curated historical information and images that can be fully unlocked across 66 in-game sites. The information covers the beliefs, culture, economy, and more on the everyday life within 9th-century Baghdad.
“From the start we had an ambitious premise: to help the players better understand the world of ninth-century Baghdad, a world that is seldom represented in popular culture,” said historian and Assassin’s Creed Mirage developer Dr. Raphaël Weyland. “In the pursuit of this lofty goal, we were given the freedom to choose what topics we wanted to tackle. We just had to make sure that what we wanted to describe existed in the world of Assassin’s Creed Mirage.”
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Story
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is set in 9th-century Baghdad and stars Basim Ibn Ishaq, a “cunning street thief with nightmarish visions” and eventual Master Assassin. Here’s an official plot synopsis from Ubisoft:
Following an act of deadly retribution, Basim flees Baghdad and joins an ancient organization called The Hidden Ones. As he learns more about their mysterious rituals and powerful tenets, he begins to hone his own unique abilities and understand a new Creed — one that will change his fate in ways he never could have imagined.
Basim first appeared in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla as a major supporting character. We won’t spoil the extend of his connection here given its importance to the ongoing Assassin’s Creed narrative, but those interested can watch our quick feature video on how Valhalla’s The Last Chapter DLC sets up Mirage:
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Map
The map/world of Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be similar in size to Assassin’s Creed Unity’s Paris or Assassin’s Creed Revelation’s Constantinople, according to Ubisoft.
Mirage’s Baghdad is broken up into four districts, including “the industrial Karkh” and “the lush gardens of the Round City,” according to Ubisoft. Players will also visit Alamut, the Assassin’s homebase that is still under construction during the events of Mirage.
Presumably, you’ll be able to move through the game’s districts at will, as Ubisoft confirmed Mirage’s main targets can be pursued in any order.
How Long to Beat Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Assassin’s Creed Mirage will take 20-30 hours to complete — around 20 hours to mainline, closer to 30 for completionists, according to Ubisoft lead producer Fabian Salomon.
This puts its runtime closest to the first Assassin’s Creed, according to IGN sister site How Long to Beat. For comparison, completionist runs of Odyssey and Valhalla each take an average of 143 hours.
Will Assassin’s Creed Mirage Have DLC?
No, as of July, Ubisoft said it has “no plan for DLC or extensive post-launch” content.
Mirage will, however, offer cosmetic-only microtransactions, though the developer noted there will be “no real gambling or lootboxes.”
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Developer
Development of Assassin’s Creed Mirage is led by Ubisoft Bordeaux. Founded in 2017, the French studio employs 420 people, according to its website. Support studios include Ubisoft Montreal, Montpellier, Sofia, Kyiv, Odessa, Singapore, Philippines, and Bucharest.
Lead developer Ubisoft Bordeaux previously developed the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC Wrath of the Druids. It also assisted with the development and live-service operations of Ghost Recon Wildlands, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, and Rainbow Six Extraction.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Special Editions
See our full preorder guide for Assassin’s Creed Mirage for more info.
Standard – $50 USD
Includes:
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage game
- “The Forty Thieves” quest (included with pre-orders)
Deluxe – $60 USD
Includes:
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage game
- “The Forty Thieves” quest (included with pre-orders)
- Deluxe Pack
Collector’s Case – $150 USD
Includes:
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage game (digital)
- 32cm Basim figurine
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage selected soundtrack
- Exclusive steelbook
- Replica of Basim’s brooch
- Baghdad map
- Mini artbook
- “The Forty Thieves” quest (included with pre-orders)
- Deluxe Pack
Jordan covers games, shows, and movies as a freelance writer for IGN.
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