Assassin’s Creed Mirage is coming to Steam later this month

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is finally coming to Steam a year after launch. Ubisoft has announced that the action-adventure title will be available on Valve’s platform later this month. While a release date has not yet been confirmed, the Steam page for the game is now live. Assassin’s Creed Mirage was previously available on PC via Epic Games Store and the Ubisoft store.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is heading to Steam

Ubisoft confirmed in a post on X Saturday that Assassin’s Creed Mirage would release on Steam in October. “As we celebrate one year since launch, we can’t wait to welcome more fans to our back to the roots experience set in 9th century Baghdad,” the publisher said in the post. The game can now be wishlisted on Steam.

The studio has released its recent games on PC through its own store and Epic Games Store, with a delayed launch on Steam. However, Ubisoft is going to change that strategy with the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Last month, the company announced that it was delaying the next Assassin’s Creed title, which was initially set to release on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on November 15, 2024, to February 14, 2025. Ubisoft also confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows would doing. will be available on Steam from day one. “The game marks the return of our new releases on Steam Day 1,” the company said.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage has reduced the scope of its open world and story to deliver a relatively shorter experience reminiscent of early games in the series. It follows the story of Basim, a cunning street thief in ninth-century Baghdad, who joins the Hidden Ones and becomes an assassin. The game was first released on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, and PC (via Ubisoft and Epic Games Store) on October 25, 2023.

Ubisoft brought Assassin’s Creed Mirage to iPhone and iPad devices earlier this year, on June 6. The game can be downloaded and played on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPad Air and iPad Pro with the M1 chip or higher.

Ubisoft explores buyout

Last month, Ubisoft launched Star Wars Outlaws, but said the game fell short of expectations. With the disappointing performance of Outlaws and the delay to Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the company has also revised its financial targets for the 2024-2025 financial year.

Last week, Bloomberg reported that shareholder Tencent and Ubisoft’s founding Guillemot family were considering options including a possible buyout of the French video game developer after it lost more than half its market value by 2023.

On Monday, Ubisoft announced arecognized the report, saying it “regularly reviews all its strategic options.”