Assassin’s Creed Shadows Surpasses 2 Million Players in Just 48 Hours

More than 2 million gamers have joined Assassin’s Creed Shadows, boasted Ubisoft. This milestone was achieved within just two days of the game’s release.

According to the studio, things are going quite well for Shadows so far:

From Ubisoft’s announcement:

🔥 2 MILLION PLAYERS! 🔥

We are excited to mark this amazing achievement!

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has outperformed the launches of both AC Origins and Odyssey. Thank you for embarking on this journey in Feudal Japan! #AssassinsCreedShadows pic.twitter.com/a6YezXNtYI

Meanwhile, Shadows is approaching the highest peak concurrent player count in the series on Steam. Currently, the title is trailing behind Odyssey, which had 62,069 players at the same time. However, the adventure of Naoe and Yasuke is rapidly closing in on that record. At the time of this writing, the maximum number of players in Shadows reached 58,606 players, and that number continues to grow.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is now available on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Store), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and the Amazon Luna cloud service, complete with Russian subtitles. The game has received a warm welcome from both critics and players alike. On Valve’s store, Shadows holds very positive reviews, boasting an 81% rating.