Assassin's Creed Red is the next big flagship game in long-running stealthy series. Developed by Ubisoft Quebec, the next open-world installment will be taking us to Feudal era Japan. Announced among a bountiful slate of upcoming Assassin's Creed games in the works, we also have the the likes of Assassin's Creed Hexe and Assassin's Creed Infinity to look forward to in the future alongside project Red.

While we're still waiting to see more of the new adventure, the latest news came in a financial report in February that suggests it's expected to arrive by March 2025. This means we won't likely be seeing Assassin's Creed Red among the new games for 2024. But with other upcoming Ubisoft games currently in the pipeline - including Star Wars Outlaws - it's certainly a busy time for the publisher.

For a full recap, read on below to get an overview of everything we know so far about Assassin's Creed Red.

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What is Assassin's Creed Red?

Assassin's Creed Japan will be the next major game in the franchise from Ubisoft Quebec, following the success of 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Developer Marc-Alexis Cote, who has served as both creative director and producer on some of the best Assassin's Creed games, described Codename Red as Ubisoft's "next premium flagship title" before teasing that it will be "the future of our open-world RPG games on Assassin's Creed."

Assassin's Creed Red trailer

Assassin's Creed Red's 30-second reveal trailer, as seen during 2022's Ubisoft Forward showcase, still found room to surprise us. You can watch the footage above, which seems to confirm the return of the Animus (and the narrative split between past and present), the new Feudal Japan setting, and our first look at the all new assassin who's wielding a one-handed sword, hidden blade, and jet-black Assassin Order robes.

If the leaks hold true, however, we could end up with a choice between two playable characters: one samurai, one shinobi.

Assassin's Creed Red setting

Confirmed through the clear visual indicators in the trailer, Assassin's Creed Red is set in Ancient Japan.

The franchise has explored no fewer than 10 different locations around the world since the series made its debut 15 years ago, but it has never ventured into Japan until now that is. Marc-Alexis Cote says that Assassin's Creed Codename Red's historically-steeped context will "let players explore one of their most-awaited settings ever," giving us the chance to "live a very powerful Shinobi fantasy."