Can't Beat the ValAssassins Creed Shadows couldn't beat Valhalla, but it's officially the second-biggest launch in series historyUbisoft hasn't officially said it, but reports suggest Assassins Creed Shadows is the series' second-biggest launch.Image credit: Ubisoft News by Sherif Saed Contributing Editor Published on March 25, 2025 Whether or not Assassins Creed Shadows is the game Ubisoft needs it to be remains to be seen, but the action RPG has apparently done pretty well for the publisher. Shadows was released less than a week ago, and attracted over 2 million players in its first two days of release.According to new information, however, Shadows has had a solid launch, if a little less headline-worthy.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. In an internal memo obtained by Variety and VGC, Ubisoft revealed that Assassins Creed Shadows has seen record levels of player engagement, and incredibly positive feedback from players.Sources also told the outlets that Shadows has had the second-best day one sales revenue for any Assassins Creed, sitting just behind Valhalla. Its worth noting that Ubisoft did not share hard sales numbers, either publicly or in that internal communication.Ubisoft also noted in the memo that Shadows had the best day one launch out of any of its games on the PlayStation Store. The games performance on PC was also strong, with the platform responsible for 27% of the games player base. Steam is said to have been a major contributor, which is especially notable as Shadows is the first Assassins Creed since 2019 to launch on Steam day-and-date with Ubisofts own store and the Epic Games Store.On Steam, Shadows started out at a decent 41,412 players peak concurrent. The positive word of mouth around the game caused it to gain a lot more players over the weekend, having now peaked at 64,825 (via SteamDB).Assassins Creed Valhalla, of course, enjoyed a big boost as a result of the 2020 pandemic, and came out in the fall, as opposed to March. Nevertheless, this looks to be about the best case scenario for Shadows.