Assassin’s Creed Shadows Hits One Million Players On The Launch Day

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows crossed over one million players across all platforms. While the company didn’t reveal exact sales numbers, it said that the game had reached an impressive milestone on launch day. 

The open-world action RPG was released on March 20 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X.

Ubisoft took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to announce the milestone achieved on the launch days while expressing gratitude to the players. 

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“It’s not even 4 PM here in Canada and Assassin’s Creed Shadows has already passed 1 million players! Thank YOU from the bottom of our hearts for joining this adventure in Feudal Japan. We are beyond excited to start this journey with you,” the company said in the post.

It’s not even 4PM here in Canada and Assassin’s Creed Shadows has already passed 1 million players!

Thank YOU from the bottom of our hearts for joining this adventure in Feudal Japan. We are beyond excited to start this journey with you! 💝 pic.twitter.com/1cqwABrQfN

— Assassin’s Creed (@assassinscreed) March 20, 2025 

These one million players include those on PC (via Steam, Ubisoft Connect, and other stores), PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. The game is also available through the Ubisoft+ subscription.

Currently, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is at the top of Steam’s Top Sellers chart, which ranks the top 100 games by revenue. According to SteamDB, the game has hit a peak of 46,531 concurrent players within one day of launch. 

Assassin’s Creed Shadows launched on March 20, so its player count will increase over the next few weeks. Sony and Microsoft don’t share player numbers publicly.