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Assassin's Creed Unity

Assassin’s Creed Unity is an action-adventure game set in Paris during the French Revolution. The player controls Arno Dorian, an Assassin who seeks to uncover the forces behind the political unrest. The game…

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Assassin's Creed Unity is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Montreal, released 11 November 2014 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 27.9 hrs to finish.

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What Assassin's Creed Unity is

Assassin's Creed Unity is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released in 2014. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on AnvilNext.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Paris, 1789. The French Revolution turns a once-magnificent city into a place of terror and chaos. Its cobblestoned streets run red with the blood of commoners who dare to rise up against an oppressive aristocracy. Yet as the nation tears itself apart, a young man named Arno will embark upon an extraordinary journey to expose the true powers behind the Revolution. His pursuit will throw him into the middle of a ruthless struggle for the fate of a nation, and transform him into a true Master Assassin.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 57 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Assassin's Creed series

Assassin's Creed Unity is the 81st of 205 entries we hold in the Assassin's Creed series. The next entry was Assassin's Creed Unity: Revolutionary Armaments Pack in 2014. Its critic score of 71 is 4 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Assassin's Creed III: Deluxe Edition at 96.

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How it was received

Assassin's Creed Unity holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 2 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 71, across 990 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 27.9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 69 hrs, roughly 2.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (2 GB VRAM). An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 50GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Assassin's Creed Unity launched on 11 November 2014, within three weeks of Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and Tales from the Borderlands. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Tales from the Borderlands.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Assassin's Creed Unity yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Assassin's Creed Unity — frequently asked questions

When did Assassin's Creed Unity come out?
Assassin's Creed Unity was released on 11 November 2014 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Assassin's Creed Unity?
At minimum, Assassin's Creed Unity needs Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz, 6 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (2 GB VRAM) graphics, 50 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Assassin's Creed Unity?
The main story of Assassin's Creed Unity takes around 27.9 hrs, or 69 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Assassin's Creed Unity?
The PC version needs about 50 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("50 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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