Assassin’s Creed Mirage

Over the last few years, Assassin’s Creed games have gotten bigger and bigger. And while these massive open worlds are fun to run around and offer 100+ hours worth of stuff to do, many fans have longed for the series to return to its roots with a smaller map and a bigger focus on stealth. In 2023, Ubisoft finally provided fans with what they wanted: Assassin’s Creed: Mirage

A lot of the open-world action-RPG elements from the most recent games are gone, replaced with long-underutilized parkour and stealth mechanics. You are no longer fighting off 20 soldiers with a big shield and fiery axe, instead sneaking around guards and donning disguises to quietly pull off missions and take out targets. It’s so nice to finally have an Assassin’s Creed game in which you are an actual assassin doing sneaky shit, and hopefully Ubisoft continues to provide fans with smaller, sneakier installments in the franchise between the bigger, Valhalla-like entries. — Zack Zwiezen