Today, Ubisoft announced that the recently delayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be arriving on Steam on day one when it finally launches in February 2025 and confirmed that future Ubisoft games will do the same, ending a years-long strategy of keeping its biggest games off Steam for months or longer after launch.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows was delayed to February, now we know the reason why – and it’s not the thing some fans keep talking about.

According to Eurogamer, Assassin's Creed Mirage is making its debut on Steam, signaling Ubisoft's complete return to Valve's PC storefront. Last month, Ubisoft revealed that new releases would be available on Steam from day one,

The developers behind Assassin's Creed Shadows reportedly spent months trying to convince Ubisoft to delay the game.

Ubisoft is coming back to Steam, and it's starting with last year's Assassin's Creed Mirage.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Ubisoft, the French gaming company behind "Assassin's Creed," acknowledged a recent report that it may be sold off, saying it "regularly reviews all its strategic options" in a statement Monday. The statement comes a few days after Bloomberg reported Chinese tech company Tencent was considering buying Ubisoft.

France’s largest video gaming firm, which has long been seen as a takeover target, declined to comment on Tencent’s reported buyout interest.