Assassin’s Creedhas been around for a long time, amassing 13 mainline games, several spin-offs, and even more major story-based DLCs since it first appeared back in 2007. Right now,Assassin’s Creed Valhallais Ubisoft’s primary focus in the franchise, but fans also know about a future game. Although it is mostly shrouded in secrecy and unlikely to reveal more any time soon,Assassin’s Creed Infinityis an evolving world with multiple settingsthat could change how Ubisoft treats the franchise.
While there’s a lot to be seen about Ubisoft’s future, it’s worth taking a look back at its past. For those looking to play any game they missed or for those curious how much time they’ve sank into the franchise, how long it takes to beat each game is a curious factor. The times below are taken from aggregate site HowLongtoBeat, meaning that these times are averages and obviously do not count replays of theAssassin’s Creedfranchise.
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Assassin’s Creed: How Long It Takes to Beat Every Individual Game
One notable factor in the below times is the franchise’s shift from action-adventure to RPG. As franchise fatigue began to impact the game’s annualized releases, Ubisoft took a break betweenSyndicateandOrigins, putting out the first RPG of the franchise when it returned afterSyndicate.Assassin’s Creed Originswas well-received, withOdysseyandValhallafollowing in its footsteps even if each changed quite a few features as well.UnityandSyndicate, in retrospect, took 17 and 18.5 hours to beat respectively, whileOriginsandOdysseytook 30 and 43 each, which is quite the leap.
There are two main numbers listed foreveryAssassin’s Creedgame below(with a few exceptions). Main stands for how long it takes to complete the game’s main story, while completionist playthroughs include doing everything the game has to offer. This typically doubles or nearly doubles the games' length, though fans can check out the big differences between the two below.
Spin-Offs
Major DLC
**due to the nature of these games, titles for “How Long to Beat” are indeterminable.
Assassin’s Creed Combined Playtime
Based on the times above, playing through every single main game, every single spin-off entry, and the major DLCs associated with the franchise, one complete playthrough takes 447.5 hours, or 18.64 days. That means the franchise, for those who enjoyed the games but only did one playthrough, consumed nearly three weeks of their life. Of course, replays are not factored into this day, and that only pushes the number up.
For those who have dedicated enough time to do a completionist playthrough of every game or those who are considering it, fans are looking at 1164.5 hours, or 48.52 days. This would translate to about 6 weeks of gameplay, and while the future remains to be seen, that number can only go up.Assassin’s Creed Valhallais only getting more DLC on the horizon, not counting the festivals but includingThe Siege of Paris and the 2022 DLC, andAssassin’s Creed Infinitysounds like it may be a time sink. For now, though, several fans have at least 447.5 hours invested in the franchise, if not somewhere between that and completionist playthroughs.
Assassin’s Creed Infinityis in development.
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