For someone looking to play a big, meaty RPG, it’s tough not to consider one of the recent Assassin’s Creed games. Starting with 2017’s Assassin’s Creed Origins, the series shifted gears, becoming some of the most densely packed video games around.
But as expected, not everyone was on board with such a significant change in formula. It’s why in 2023, Ubisoft decided to take the next big expansion for the viking-themed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and turned it into its own spinoff game that turns back the clock on both the game’s setting and mechanics. The result was Assassin’s Creed Mirage, a game that trades in the expansive world and dense RPG mechanics for a more straightforward action game that can be completed in a dozen hours. This more approachable game is not only a fun throwback to the series' roots, but the perfect new addition to Xbox Game Pass this month.
