When it was revealed last year, Assassin's Creed Mirage was sold on its deference to AC games of old. At the time, Ubisoft promised a smaller, more succinct stealth-driven open-world action adventure game. Having now been shown a hands-off demo ahead of Ubisoft Forward 2023, it appears the studio is well on its way to delivering just that.
It's worth saying here that anyone worried the next AC game will be a diluted, less-committed version of the series now approaching its 15th anniversary should think again. Assassin's Creed Mirage is being brought to life by Ubisoft Bordeaux whose core team is composed of over 400 people. When you fold in the extra help offered by wider Ubi outfits worldwide – a further 11 studios in total – that number breaks half a century, and so while Assassin's Creed Mirage may be smaller in scope, it's definitely as ambitious as anything that's come before it.
