Ubisoft were working on a second Assassin’s Creed game set in Qin Dynasty China, if this allegedly leaked footage is to be believed
Ubisoft reportedly cancelled a PC and console Assassin’s Creed game set in ancient China, after alleged prototype footage surfaced online. The project, called Assassin’s Creed Destiny in reports, would have been separate from the mobile game Assassin’s Creed Jade.
The game was reportedly led by TiMi Studio Group and set in 206 BCE, during the Qin Dynasty. The footage appears to show a female assassin fighting into a besieged palace amid a conflict involving warlord Xiang Yu; reports say Tencent shifted away from costly Western franchises. Jade remains in development without a release date, while Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China is an existing PC game set in the later Ming Dynasty.
- A reported Assassin’s Creed project set in ancient China was cancelled.
- Destiny was reportedly planned for PC and consoles.
- Assassin’s Creed Jade remains without a release date.
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Assassin’s Creed is a series of historical action games from Ubisoft, usually featuring fictional assassins in real periods of the past. Its China settings include Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, set during the later Ming Dynasty, and Assassin’s Creed Jade, a separate mobile game that remains in development.
The Qin Dynasty ruled China from 221 to 206 BCE, a period of conflict and political change. Xiang Yu was a military leader in the struggles that followed the dynasty’s fall. Reports describe the proposed game, Assassin’s Creed Destiny, as a PC and console project led by Tencent’s TiMi Studio Group, distinct from Jade.
The project’s reported cancellation would mean one planned game is no longer moving forward, while Jade remains in development. The distinction matters because the alleged footage has been linked to a separate project, rather than to the existing Chronicles game or the mobile title.