People weren’t sure where the Assassin’s Creed series fit in the gaming world, but it’s becoming a lot about exploration. The series started in the stealth genre, slowly becoming more about action role-playing. The mainline series, however, has never veered away from open-world designs.
Assassin’s Creed’s developers are continually pushing the envelope in open-world design. The series spans at least twenty-two games, making it one of the longest franchises in history. With so many Assassin’s Creed games, it could be time for Ubisoft to focus on new IPs, which is what they’re doing with Immortals Fenyx Rising. In the meantime, players can’t go wrong with Assassin’s Creed if they are looking for a breathtaking open-world game.
10 Assassin’s Creed (2007)
After the release of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, a project was in development named Prince of Persia: Assassin. This later evolved into a more ambitious project with a more in-depth story called Assassin’s Creed.
The open-world design of Assassin’s Creed is not the best of the series, but it was a necessary step. Putting unrefined combat mechanics aside, there isn’t much to do in Assassin’s Creed’s twelfth-century Jerusalem. The freerunning mechanics were a step forward for exploration, yet the game’s open-world pales compared to more recent Assassin’s Creed games.
9 Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
In a simpler time when players could hold all the Assassin’s Creed games in one hand, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations was a knockout open-world game. Featuring two of the most prominent figures in the series, Revelations takes place in different timelines.
It’s not the most expansive Assassin’s Creed open-world, but it does win points for the setting. The game takes gamers to places like the 16th century Assassin’s Base in Constantinople and the 12th and 13th centuries in Masyaf. The best way to play this is part of the Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection, even if the compilation fell short of expectations.
8 Assassin’s Creed III
The fifth major installment in the franchise, and the third in the main series, Assassin’s Creed III was released after Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. As a sequel, the game features an open-world ready for exploration. As usual in the early games, players use parkour mechanics and stealth to carry out missions.
Assassin’s Creed III takes place in the 18th century when piracy was commonplace. This entry was not quite the blockbuster main series game avid fans were looking for, yet there are times when the open-world is impressive.
7 Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Widely considered one of the best Assassin’s Creed games, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is set in 16th century Rome. The city of Rome is in ruins due to corruption within the Borgia papacy. The game still follows the Templars, who try to gain control.
Along with present-day sections featuring Desmond Miles, players slip into Ezio’s shoes, an Assassin who advocates free will and peace. The open-world encourages exploration rather than having a linear focus.
6 Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Syndicate modernized Assassin’s Creed in a way never seen before. The game takes players to a fluid open-world with an astonishing amount of detail. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate contains an abundance of side missions in the 1869 London setting.
The Templars return, once again, but this time they must face twin assassins, Jacob and Evie. Players can travel the world on a carriage or parkour their way with the help of a grappling hook.
5 Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
The fourth mainline Assassin’s Creed game, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, is a sight for sore eyes. The Caribbean map is one of the largest in the Assassin’s Creed series, and the world is more massive than it seems.
At approximately 90.2 square miles, this open-world is of epic proportions. Packed with islands, wildlife, and quests to keep players engaged, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag has one of the best maps in the franchise’s history.
4 Assassin’s Creed II
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II is considered the best all-around game in the series. The main story will take players to Italian cities and regions. Gamers will even visit the bright-minded Leonardo da Vinci’s workshop and build the Villa Auditore familial home, which generates income.
The open-world of Assassin’s Creed II is a contender for the best of its era, as it compares favorably with its contemporaries. In order to travel around the sizable map, a horse was provided for the first time in the franchise. The world is not the most expansive or detailed in the series, but it had a unique charm that is indescribable.
3 Assassin’s Creed Origins
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Origins seems to have much more detailed landscapes than other entries. The game consists of large desert spaces and not the typical huge cities of the earlier games in the series, but Assassin’s Creed Origins is incredibly scenic.
Players can traverse the land and waters on a camel, horse, boat, and more. People are still playing Origins because it’s packed with so much content.
2 Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
When Assassin’s Creed Odyssey released in 2018, players were blown away by the game’s picturesque open-world. The staggering amount of detail is what makes Odyssey a gamechanger. The Exploration Mode is also a smart way to engage players who just want to travel the world.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is a crowning achievement in open-world design and scale. While it can be sometimes too big for its own good, Odyssey‘s map is undeniably impressive.
1 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Since it recently had the biggest launch for an Assassin’s Creed game, the series is likely not going anywhere. The twelfth major installment proves Ubisoft knows video games. It wasn’t the biggest step forward for the series, yet Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has the most epic open-world.
Gamers play as Eivor, a Viking, who visits places like Norway and England. It takes place during the Viking invasion of Britain in AD 873. With an intriguing narrative and an open-world too massive to explore in a week, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla deserves recognition.
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