All ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Games, Ranked

The Assassin’s Creed series has been around for 15 years, and with two more games on the way (Mirage and Infinity), it shows no sign of slowing down. There’s a reason that Ubisoft continues to make these games – they’re hugely popular, and fans can’t get enough of the sandbox style, open-world gameplay. With beautiful visuals, various missions, and whole worlds to explore, each game has its own merits and downfalls. Indeed, not all Assassin’s Creed games are created equal, and the following is a list of all the games ranked worst to best.

12. Assassin’s Creed: Rogue (2014)

Assassin’s Creed: Rogue follows assassin-turned-templar Shay Cormac and is set during the Seven Years’ War from 1752-1760. Having switched allegiances in the Assassin-Templar War after questioning the Assassin’s motives when a mission goes terribly wrong, Shay is now the target of the missions the player carried out in previous games.

Since Rogue was released shortly after Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag and has the same graphics and mechanics, many people felt it was a redone version of its predecessor. Additionally, the story was lacking, and the switching of sides from assassins to templars was executed poorly. While it’s still considered a solid game, unfortunately, it fades into the background for many players with 11 other games to choose from.

11. Assassin’s Creed III (2012)

This game is the tale of Haytham Kenway, an assassin sent to the British American colonies, and Ratonhnhaké:ton (aka Connor), Kenway’s son and a Native American assassin who fights to protect his land and his people in the American Northeast during the American Revolutionary Wars.

The plot feels rushed, and the missions are disconnected. Additionally, many players didn’t feel Connor was a particularly compelling character and found him lackluster as a protagonist. Lastly, the parkour system is wanting considering the world is ill-suited for it, and the combat tedious.