Next Assassin’s Creed Game May Be More Uncharted and Less Valhalla

The rumor mill has been working and says that the next Assassin’s Creed game may be more like Uncharted and The Last of Us than Valhalla, Odyssey, and Origins, according to a prominent Assassin’s Creed leaker.

They state that a new game is, or was, in development focusing on Richard the Lionheart, the former King of England.

Twitter user and YouTuber j0nathan, the leaker of this news, has made a name for himself within the Assassin’s Creed community for accurately relaying details about Valhalla before it was released.

According to him, the new game may have been scrapped since the team which was leading the project is now working on DLC for Valhalla.

Irrespective of whether this game is in development or not, there is no chance that it will be released this year. In fact, j0nathan said that it looks unlikely we’ll get a new Assassin’s Creed game in 2022 either, which means fans will have to wait till 2023 for the next game.

On the topic of the new game based on Richard the Lionheart, j0nathan claimed that it was very different from the previous few installments, which boasted massive open-worlds and open-ended gameplay.

Instead, the new game was planned to be “semi-linear,” with each “game level” being its own mini-open world. This would follow the trend of Uncharted 4, Uncharted Lost Legacy, and The Last of Us Part 2.

Going into further detail, he said the game would have involved The Third Crusade (1189-1192) and Richard’s journey back to the United Kingdom. Players would not play as Richard himself, instead as his bodyguard.

A second playable character, a female assassin, may have been available as well, as j0nathan stated that the game would have unfolded from two perspectives, with the two characters eventually crossing paths.

However, it seems that this project – being handled by Ubisoft Sofia – may have been possibly canceled, which is disappointing. This could have become a unique and possibly new genre of Assassin’s Creed games.

About Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Developed and Published by Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the latest instalment in the Assasin’s Creed series launched in November 2020. The action-adventure, role-playing video game is available to play on Playstation 5/4, Xbox One/ Series X/S and PC.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla takes players back to the Vikings’ glory days around the 9th century through the eyes of a Viking invader from Norway named Eivor. By playing as Eivor, gamers must represent the clan and help fellow warriors in the battle against Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms. The game brims with phenomenal main quests along with noteworthy side quests. AC Valhalla will also embrace many new features like dual-wielding of various weapons and armours.