Fans aren’t holding back as Assassin’s Creed Shadows reportedly crosses 1 million players at launch

Assassin's Creed Shadows reportedly surpassed 1 million players on its first day of release. The announcement was made by Ubisoft on X hours after the game became available. Taking to their official handle, developers stated:

"It's not even 4PM here in Canada and Assassin's Creed Shadows has already passed 1 million players! Thank YOU from the bottom of our hearts for joining this adventure in Feudal Japan. We are beyond excited to start this journey with you!"

On Steam, Shadows exceeded 41,000 players simultaneously online, surpassing Valhalla's benchmark of 15,000 and coming very close to Origins' peak player number of 41,551. It also scored 81 on Metacritic.

Internet reactions to the number of players have been aplenty. Some people are not entirely pleased with the numbers, deriding the implication that the franchise is lying.

Others expected the game to flop based on initial criticism, but the figures tell a different story.

Others even roasted supporters who said they wouldn't be playing the Assassin's Creed—before going ahead and playing it anyway. Now, jokes are being tossed left and right, and no one is immune to the roasting of the internet.

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Social media reacts to Assassin's Creed Shadows surpassing 1 million players

Some of the users think that Ubisoft may be fiddling with the figures, saying they are not authentic. Others assert that even if the figures are authentic, Assassin's Creed is bound to fail anyway.

One user @PeasantForHire commented:

"Ubisoft pumping their numbers to save the launch of this dumpster fire."

Another user @jondelarroz added:

"Even if true it’s a huge flop."

A few users weren't so sure because the original source was Ubisoft themselves, joking that it was a "trust me, bro" moment. Others also shrugged it off, saying they didn't care and were off to play the game they wanted to—which, of course, wasn't this one.

A user @GhostlyyNatee went on to roast saying:

"source: Ubisoft. Aka: trust me bro."

One user @Trevorjblake mentioned:

"That's it?? For an Assassin's creed game? Mostly one that's set in japan??"

Meanwhile, a user @KamenZO84925078 hilariously quipped:

"Oh ok Anyway, now return to playing Monster Hunter Wild."

Most users pointed out that Ubisoft had given the number of players but not the sales figures. They suspected that this was because the sales were not good enough to boast about. Users jokingly reacted with memes, asking Ubisoft to provide the actual sales figures rather than player numbers.

A user @RapidCrafterYT mentioned:

"Didn’t people say this game was gonna flop lmao?"

Another user @UltraRedWhite added:

"There's a reason they're touting the number of players instead of copies sold."

Yet another user @khaliltooshort mentioned:

"Players* not copies sold btw"

Sharing a meme, a user @MadamSavvy asked:

"How many sales? why didnt you say sales though?"

Conversely, some users came to the Assassin's Creed defense, citing that a number of the so-called "haters" who vowed they wouldn't play it actually did end up playing it. They made light of the fact that all the online fuming didn't actually amount to anything in the end.

Taking a jab at haters, a user @ImHeika shared a meme, stating:

"Haters right now: “I hate it, I won’t play it.”"

Another user @UBEZERK added:

"Damn all that outrage didn't work??"

Assassin's Creed Shadows has a dual protagonist mode. Players can switch between Naoe, who is a silent assassin, and Yasuke, who is a strong samurai.

Naoe is capable of using various arms like her katana, hidden blade, and kusarigama (ball and chain with spikes), along with throwables like kunai.

Yasuke has more efficient weapons at his disposal such as a naginata (polearm), kanabo (club), and even firearms like a rifle.

The game was released on multiple platforms, including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (released on both Steam and Ubisoft Connect).

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