The firstAssassin’s Creedgame was released back in 2007. Set against the backdrop of the Third Crusade, the first chapter told what seemed like a straightforward story of the secretwar between the Assassins and Knights Templar. However, the timeline may have gotten messy after fourteen years, twelve main games, and several spinoffs.
Fortunately, one fan came to the rescue with a convenient image showing when each game takes place relative to the rest of the series. While it doesn’t cover every piece ofAssassin’s Creedmedia, it’s still a helpful guide for keeping track of the major events of theAssassin’s Creeduniverse. The image also reveals some interesting details that may not be obvious to casual players.
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Reddut user Chapere’s timeline looks at the 12 main games in theAssassin’s Creedfranchise. In the order of when they take place, the games areOdyssey, Origins, Valhalla, the firstAssassin’s Creed, the three games of theEzio Trilogy, Black Flag, Rogue, Assassin’s Creed 3, Unity, andSyndicate. The timeline notably excludesAssassin’s Creed: Liberation, theChroniclestrilogy, and all DLC.
For anyone curious about the missing games,AC: Liberationtakes place from 1765 to 1777, putting itwithin the timeframe ofAssassin’s Creed 3. Meanwhile, theChroniclesgames are scattered about but would mostly come near the end of the timeline. India took place in 1841, about 27 years beforeAC: Syndicate.Russia, meanwhile, took place in 1918, more than half a century after the franchise’s trip to London. That would also make it the last game in the timeline. China is the outlier, coming a decade afterAC: Revelations.
As for the games included in Chapere’s timeline, a few patterns stick out. The first is thatAssassin’s Creedtitles get much more tightly packed the closer they get to the present day. Five games, almost half the series, take place after 1700. Meanwhile, the three most recently released games are the most spread out and earliest in the timeline. For example,the gap betweenOriginsandValhallais twice the size of the one betweenValhallaand the original game.
This pattern makes sense when one looks at Ubisoft’s approach to the series overarching narrative. The games tell different parts of what’s essentially thesame story until after the release ofAssassin’s: Creed Rogue. Beyond that, there was a trend of each game generally moving forward in time.Black FlagandRoguewere the only exceptions. However, Ubisoft seems to have mostly abandoned that approach.
The timeline also shows how much of history the series could still explore.Originsonly technically took place during the Roman Empire, and it’s been long enough that it might be worth revisiting the Crusades. The Mongol invasions of Europe and the Middle East could also make for an exciting setting. Not to mentions places like India, China, Japan, or sub-Saharan Africa. None of which have ever featured in a main seriesAssassin’s Creedgame.
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