How long is Assassin's Creed Shadows? What the developers have said
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The Assassin's Creed series has developed somewhat of a reputation for being overly long, but is the same true of Assassin's Creed Shadows?
The latest entry in the storied franchise has achieved some pretty good reviews as players dive into Yasuke and Naoe's story.
So, whether you've already started or are thinking of joining AC's Japanese jaunt, we're here to let you know how long it takes to beat Assassin's Creed Shadows.
How long is Assassin's Creed Shadows? How many hours to beat the game explained
The main story of Assassin's Creed Shadows will take around 30-40 hours to complete.
This was confirmed by game director Jonathan Dumont in an interview with Genki, although he added that players can expect to play upwards of 80 hours, depending on how much side content they engage with.
In terms of the main campaign, Shadows will be slightly shorter than Odyssey, and quite a bit shorter than Valhalla.
Naturally, most players will likely engage with varying amounts of side content, so the average time to complete will likely be somewhat higher than 40 hours.
This lines up nicely with the times listed on HowLongToBeat, which lists around 30 hours to complete the main story, and 55 hours for the main story plus extras.
It's also pretty much in the middle of how long it takes to beat the main story and Dumont's upper estimate, so this seems like a good estimate for the average playthrough.
We don't have much info yet on how long it would take to Platinum the game, but based on Dumont's estimate and the time it has taken to beat other recent games in the series, it is likely going to be pretty high.
We wouldn't be surprised to see a completionist playthrough take players at least 80 hours, or potentially up to and exceeding 100 hours.
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It remains to be seen how long completionists can expect to sink into Shadows. Odyssey and Valhalla required more than 100 hours of gameplay to fully complete, while Origins was a more manageable 80-90 hours.
Beyond the base game, a paid expansion dubbed 'Claws of Awaji' is set to release post-launch, which will reportedly add around 10 extra hours of content.
Lastly, if one playthrough wasn't enough, Dumont also confirmed that the team at Ubisoft are working on a potential New Game Plus to be added to the game at some point after launch.
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