Assassin's Creed Mirage: Release Date, Gameplay, Story, and Latest News

18.08.2023 - 22:09 / ign.com / Basim Ibn-Ishaq

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 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.

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:

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.

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.

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