Assassin's Creed Games, Ranked

A 91 Metacritic score, its 2009 Renaissance Italy setting and Ezio Auditore's introduction are widely regarded as the series' finest hour.

A 90 Metacritic score, the 2010 Rome-set sequel polished Ezio's story and added a novel competitive multiplayer mode.

An 88 Metacritic score, its 2013 open-sea naval combat and pirate fantasy are frequently cited as the best of the modern entries.

An 85 Metacritic score, the 2017 Ancient Egypt entry rebooted the series into a full open-world RPG to strong acclaim.

Praised for its enormous Ancient Greek world and dialogue choices, the 2018 entry earned scores in the mid-80s and expanded the RPG formula.

An 80 Metacritic score, the 2011 entry gave Ezio a fitting send-off in Constantinople while tying together the Ezio and Altair storylines.

The 2025 entry finally delivered the fan-requested feudal Japan setting with dual protagonists, reviewing well in the low 80s.

An 85 Metacritic score but divisive, the 2012 Revolutionary War entry introduced a new engine and naval combat amid a polarizing protagonist.

The 2020 Viking-era entry became the best-selling game in the series, reviewing well but criticized for its sprawling length.

The 2007 debut introduced the acclaimed parkour and Animus concept, an 81 Metacritic landmark held back by repetitive mission design.

The 2015 Victorian London entry with dual sibling protagonists reviewed solidly, seen as a steady recovery after a rough prior year.

The 2023 Baghdad-set entry deliberately scaled back to classic stealth and a compact map, welcomed as a focused return to form.

The 2014 Paris entry launched with severe bugs and performance issues that overshadowed its beautiful recreation of Revolutionary France.

A 2014 companion to Unity, its fresh Templar viewpoint and Black Flag-style sailing earned decent reviews but limited attention as a last-gen release.

The 2012 PS Vita spin-off starred Aveline, the series' first female protagonist, a notable milestone hampered by handheld limitations.

This 2015-16 spin-off trilogy reimagined the series as a 2.5D stealth-platformer, earning mixed reviews for repetitive gameplay.

The 2009 PSP entry bridging the first two games was widely panned for shallow, repetitive gameplay and technical shortcomings.

This 2008 handheld prequel translated the series poorly to a 3D platformer, receiving low scores as one of the weakest entries.