Assassin's Creed® Origins

Third-person open-world action RPG set across ancient Egypt

Ubisoft Montreal · Published by Ubisoft · Released Oct 26, 2017

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 129K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 653 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,664; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Jan 14, 2025

What is Assassin's Creed® Origins?

This is a third-person, single-player open-world action RPG set in ancient Egypt. You explore cities, deserts, oases, and tombs; complete quests; fight enemies and bosses; use stealth; collect weapons; and develop skills.

For you if...

+you enjoy exploring large historical open worlds
+you want RPG progression alongside stealth and action combat
+you prefer story-focused single-player adventures

Not for you if...

−you dislike loot, levels, and skill-based progression
−you mainly want multiplayer modes

What players say

86% of 129,014 reviews are positive · 84% of 653 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the ancient Egyptian world, exploration, and Bayek's story. The most common complaint is that Ubisoft Connect login and account problems can prevent the game from launching; some players also find the loot and leveling systems grindy.

Screenshots and trailer

Assassin's Creed® Origins system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-6350 @ 3.9 GHz or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD R9 270 (2048 MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 42 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Video Preset: Lowest (720p). Game contains Denuvo and VMProtect anti-piracy technology.

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
Processor: Intel Core i7- 3770 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 280X (3GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 42 GB available space
Notes: Video Preset: High (1080p). Game contains Denuvo and VMProtect anti-piracy technology.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Third-party account: Ubisoft Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 67
Steam features: Trading cards, In-app purchases, HDR
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
First time setup requires active internet connection
Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian. Text only: Czech, Dutch, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.