Assassin's Creed Shadows lands on Nintendo Switch 2 on Dec 2, 2025

Ubisoft will release Assassin’s Creed Shadows for the Nintendo Switch 2 on December 2, 2025, the company announced, bringing the feudal Japan open-world action role-playing game to Nintendo’s hybrid console with touchscreen support, cross-progression and most postlaunch updates. The Switch 2 edition will be available in digital form and as a physical Game Key Card, and will include the updates and enhancements that have arrived on PC and current-generation consoles since the game’s March launch.

Ubisoft said the Switch 2 version will support touchscreen interactions for menus, the world map, the in-game store and the hideout, allowing players to navigate interfaces without using traditional controllers. The company also confirmed cross-progression via Ubisoft Connect so players can continue a current save across platforms. Game director Charles Benoit said players will be able to “roam the streets and rooftops of feudal Japan at home or anywhere their journey takes them on Nintendo Switch 2.”

The Switch 2 release is the capstone of a fall roadmap Ubisoft unveiled, which lays out two major updates before the December launch. On October 28, Title Update 10 will overhaul the...