Assassin's Creed Shadows is an action-adventure game set in feudal Japan during the turbulent Sengoku period, featuring two playable protagonists: the shinobi assassin Naoe and the samurai Yasuke, who have complementary skills for stealth and combat. Players explore a large open world, switching between the characters to complete missions, build a spy network, and experience the era's conflict from different perspectives. The game was released in March 2025 for major platforms, with a Switch 2 version following in December 2025, and has received generally positive reviews, with updates adding significant content and improvements.