AC - How To Play AC In Chronological Order

The AC timeline now stretches across over two and a half millennia and if like me, you enjoy watching, reading and playing things in chronological order based off its history/lore/story, you may find this brief guide useful. I am specifically excluding comics & cannon titles and primarily listing the order of the video game entries based off the historical dated timeline in the official lore. This framework is set from earliest to most recent.

The Order:

⭐ ​Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (431 BC):

Odyssey is the earliest entry in the Assassin’s Creed timeline by several centuries. It predates the Assassin Brotherhood by some time and connects to the rest of the series by exploring how First Civilization artifacts were used in the ancient world in and around Greece.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Origins (49-43 BC):

Origins is set in Egypt during the time of Cleopatra and explores the beginnings of what would become the Assassin's Brotherhood through an Assassin named Bayek.

⭐ Assassin's Creed: Mirage (863 AD):

In the ninth century CE, Baghdad is at its height, leading the world in science, art, innovation, and commerce. Amid its bustling urban landscape, a conflicted young orphan with a tragic past must navigate the streets to survive.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla (873 AD):

Following the adventures of Eivor, a Viking from Norway who participated in the Norse invasion of England during the 9th century.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed I (1191 AD):

The original Assassin’s Creed games follow Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad as he undertakes a series of assassination missions during the time of the Third Crusade.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines (1191 AD):

Bloodlines takes place directly after the events of Assassin’s Creed, following Altaïr as he learns of the Templars’ plan to escape to Cyprus.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed II (1459 - 1500 AD) - Ezio Trilogy #1

Set during the Italian Renaissance, this story follows Ezio Auditore da Firenze as he undertakes training as an Assassin in order to avenge his slain family.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery (1491 AD):

Taking place during the events of Assassin’s Creed II, this DS/mobile game is a side story follows Ezio as he assists the Venetian Thieves Guild with a threat from the Spanish Inquisition.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (1500 - 1507 AD) - Ezio Trilogy #2

Taking place directly after the end of Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood follows Ezio as he goes to Rome to take the fight to the Borgia family while he rebuilds the Assassin ranks.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (1511 AD) - Ezio Trilogy #3)

In the final installment of the “Ezio Trilogy,” the character travels to Constantinople searching for Altair’s secret library, and in the process uncovers the story of his final days.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China (1526 AD) - Chronicles Trilogy #1

This installment of the Chronicles sub-series continues the story of Ezio’s student Shao Jun as she returns to China during the fall of the Ming dynasty.

⭐ Assassin's Creed Shadows (1550 AD):

Discover the captivating open world of feudal Japan, from spectacular castle towns and bustling ports to peaceful shrines and pastoral landscapes. Adventure through unpredictable weather, changing seasons, and reactive environments.

⭐ ​Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (1712 - 1722 AD):

This narrative centers around Edward Kenway during the Golden Age of Piracy as he sets off to make his fortune only to be pulled into a conflict between the Assassins and the Templars over an ancient artifact called “The Observatory.”

⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Pirates (1716 AD):
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This mobile game (now offline and unavailable to play) follows Alonzo Batilla, a captain during the Golden Age of Piracy as he crosses paths with both Assassins and Templar.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry (1735 - 1737 AD):

The standalone expansion to Black Flag follows Edward Kenway’s former first mate Adewale, as he engages on a quest to free slaves and disrupt the slave trade in the Caribbean.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Rogue (1752 - 1760 AD) - AC Unity Prologue

Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac hunts down his former brethren during the Seven Years’ War. Many characters in this game, such as Edward’s son Haytham Kenway and Achilles Davenport, are major players in Assassin’s Creed III; and the end of the game acts as a prologue for Assassin’s Creed Unity.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed III (1754 - 1783 AD):

This installment follows Haytham’s son Conner, also known as Ratonhnhaké:ton, as he assists the American Revolution in order to save his Native American tribe from the Templar Order.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation (1765 - 1777 AD):

In this PSP game set in the Louisiana Bayou, African French assassin Aveline de Grandpre battles the Templars in New Orleans towards the end of the French and Indian War.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Unity (1776-1808 AD):

Set in Paris during the French Revolution, Unity introduces the assassin Arno Dorian as he seeks to expose the corruption behind the Revolution.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag - Aveline DLC (1784 AD):

This standalone mission for Black Flag takes place in Rhode Island following Aveline’s mission to recruit an escaped slave into the Assassin Order.

⭐ ​Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India (1841 AD) - Chronicles Trilogy #2

The assassin Arbaaz Mir attempts to recover the Koh-i-Noor diamond during a war between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company.

⭐ ​Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (1868 AD):

Syndicate tells the story of twins Jacob and Evie Frye, who must unite the factions or organized crime in Victorian London in order to fight the Templars. A section of the narrative also follows Jacob’s descendant during World War I.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed Syndicate: Jack The Ripper DLC (1888 AD):

Set 20 years after the main narrative of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Evie hunts for famed murderer Jack the Ripper.

⭐ Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia (1918 AD) - Chronicles Trilogy #3

The final instalment of the Chronicles trilogy follows Russian assassin Nikolai Orelov. The story is set in 1918, just after the October Revolution and centers around Orelov’s mission to save the grand duchess, Anastasia, who shares memories with the assassin Shao Jun. A hidden ending in Chronicles: Russia reveals the Precursor box’s role in the Phoenix Project.

In Summary:

⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Origins
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Mirage
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
⭐ Assassin’s Creed I
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines
⭐ Assassin’s Creed II
⭐ Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
⭐ Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China
⭐ ​Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Pirates
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Rogue
⭐ Assassin’s Creed III
⭐ Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Unity
⭐ Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag - Aveline DLC
⭐ Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India
⭐ Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
⭐ Assassin’s Creed Syndicate: Jack the Ripper DLC
⭐ Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia

Final Thoughts:

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Thank you!

[McALEER GAMES]

@Luckytuckcat, you are most welcome, I hope it was helpful to you x

[Luckytuckcat]

thank for making this

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i am good

[Arthuritto]

i am hoping for more games during the wars, how epic can that be? hunting templars in a tank

[nfop13]

im looking the dates of the missions to play the games at the time like playing rogue and the start of ACIII at the same time, but is hard (with liberations included)

[Fah-Cue]

@McALEER i always thought its a different story but the same mechanics as Origins and Odyssey

[McALEER GAMES]

@13_itches, yes it is, esp if you like Nordic heritage and history. The supernatural elements do take over a lot which I am not much a fan of but its always been an integral part of this franchise. Overall its a worthy game in the entire series. Really good story, drop dead beautiful environment and very cool mechanics, the views within the game are breathtaking!

[Fah-Cue]

havent played valhalla yet is it worth buying?