Assassin’s Creed Games Tier List: Ranking All AC Titles

Over the course of its existence, the Assassin’s Creed series of video games have developed and grown more sophisticated. Ubisoft has tied the series to other brands, such as Watchdogs, as a direct result of the series’ success. When it comes to determining which games are superior to others, though, making a decision may be a serious challenge. 

Assassin’s Creed Games Tier List Ranking Table
Tiers	Games
S-Tier	Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Assassin’s Creed Black Flag
A-Tier	Assassin’s Creed Unity, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, and Assassin’s Creed Origins
B-Tier	Assassin’s Creed 3, Assassin’s Creed 2, and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
C-Tier	Assassin’s Creed Liberation, Assassin’s Creed Rogue, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Assassin’s Creed Revelations
D-Tier	Assassin’s Creed Chronicles and Assassin’s Creed 1

Assassin’s Creed Tier List

Complete details of all the Assassin’s Creed games and their rankings: 

Tier	Game	Description
S-Tier	Assassin’s Creed Black Flag	Best AC game with captivating storytelling, immersive world, and thrilling combat. Experience pirate adventures in a visually stunning open world.
S-Tier	Assassin’s Creed Odyssey	Massive open world RPG with diverse activities, naval combat, and stunning visuals. Offers over 60 hours of gameplay and multiple endings.
A-Tier	Assassin’s Creed Origins	Explores the origins of the Assassin Brotherhood in ancient Egypt. Impressive open world, manageable difficulty, and engaging exploration.
A-Tier	Assassin’s Creed Syndicate	Set in a grand rendition of London with playable male and female protagonists. Offers cooperative multiplayer and influenced future games.
A-Tier	Assassin’s Creed Unity	Initially flawed but improved over time. Revamped parkour mechanics and smooth movement across Paris. Showcases potential of the franchise.
A-Tier	Assassin's Creed Mirage	Latest addition to the series of Assassin's Creed. Mirage takes place in Baghdad and introduces Basim Ibn Ishaq as the protagonist.
B-Tier	Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood	Follows Ezio Auditore in Renaissance Italy with improved gameplay. Blend of main missions, side adventures, and cooperative multiplayer.
B-Tier	Assassin’s Creed 2	Introduces a wider range of weapons and improved personalization. Stunning locations in Renaissance Italy and diverse mission structures.
B-Tier	Assassin’s Creed 3	Conclusion of the initial trilogy with a large open world and alternate combat strategies. Expands the conflict between Templars and Assassins.

S-Tier

The Assassin’s Creed Games I have mentioned in my S-Tier List are simply the best in the series. From storyline, cinematics, and music to ambiance and combat, these games nailed the AC formula and have no parallel in the rest of the AC series of video games. 

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Montreal	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia	October 29, 2013	Edward Kenway

If you ask Assassin’s Creed players what their favorite part of the game is, most of them would probably choose the game’s famous iconography, which depicts a mystery person wearing a hood and pushing through a throng in order to carry out a flawless assassination with a concealed blade.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag is one of the few games released in the modern era of video games that address the issue of game piracy. There have been some outstanding instances in the period afterward, such as Sea of Thieves

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Quebec	PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia	October 5, 2018	Alexios/Kassandra

RPG-heavy features from the previous game, such as the main quest lasting more than 60 hours and multiple endings, are incorporated into a much larger world in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. 

The fact that there is so much more to do in Odyssey is both the game’s greatest strength and, at other times, its fundamental flaw. It may be difficult to tell how much of the seemingly endless variety of things to see, do, steal, and murder truly contributes to the overall experience of the game since it isn’t always made obvious how much of it actually exists.

A-Tier

The A-Tier Assassin’s Creed Games Listed below are very close to becoming the ultimate AC games, but they lack a little punch. Don’t get me wrong, and even if you play these titles today, you will be glued to the storyline and combat mechanics for days. Still, these video games in the series are not as perfect as S-tier ones. 

Assassin’s Creed Origins

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Montreal	PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Stadia	On PS4, Windows, and Xbox One October 27, 2017 On Stadia December 15, 2020	Bayek of Siwa

There is nothing novel about the main storyline of any Assassin’s Creed game at this point. Many players have said that they don’t really know what’s going on anymore, and newbies feel scared by it. The eternal conflict between the Templar Order and the Assassin Brotherhood over the years has grown so confusing and dense.

You now find yourself in Origins, which tells the tale of how the Hidden Ones, the group that served as the ancestor to the Assassin Brotherhood, were founded. The premise, which revolved around Bayek and Aya’s tale of vengeance and became more political as the main questline went, was plain and uncomplicated, which is precisely why it was so enjoyable to play through.

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Quebec	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Stadia	October 23, 2015	Jacob Frye / Evie Frye

On a deeper level, though, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is a really valuable experience that captures the essence of what made the genre so successful in the first place. Even after all this time, there are still plenty of compelling reasons to give the game a go due to the depth of personality and vitality it possesses.

The fact that players may choose between a male or female protagonist in Odyssey and Valhalla was inspired by the fact that Odyssey and Valhalla included two playable characters, Jacob and Evie. Meanwhile, the free-flowing combat of Syndicate served as the basis for the hit-box system that has been in place since Origins. Syndicate was responsible for developing the system.

Assassin’s Creed Unity

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Montreal	PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Stadia	November 11, 2014	Arno Dorian

Many people recall that at its first release, Assassin’s Creed Unity was one of the poorest entries in the series and garnered the least positive reception of all of the games in the franchise. AC  Unity, which was released on the same day as Rogue.

AC Unity was met with disappointment from both fans and critics alike, owing to a large number of game-breaking bugs and flaws, some of which brought the game to the point where it was almost unplayable.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Bordeaux	PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, Windows, Stadia	October 05, 2023	Basim Ibn Ishaq

The latest addition to the AC Franchise is Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Mirage introduces Basim Ibn Ishaq, a thief on his way to becoming a Master Assassin, as the main protagonist of the story. Basim was first introduced in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla as an Assassin Mentor. Right after its release on the 5th of October 2023, AC Mirage received very positive reviews from the AC Community.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage introduces the traditional AC mechanics whose absence was criticized by many fans of the series. Ubisoft has centered Mirage around stealth and has focused less on combat, which was also criticized by the community. It also imitates the advanced mechanics of AC Unity. However, these mechanics are not as good as Unity or Syndicate.

B-Tier

The Assassin’s Creed B-Tier Games that I have ranked below have nailed most of the AC series of video game formulas. Still, they shy away from providing a robust storyline and gameplay elements that players could revisit. These games were one of the best in the series, but since the overall Assassin’s Creed video game formula has evolved over the years, we don’t see them at the top now. 

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Montreal	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	November 16, 2010	Ezio Auditore da Firenze

An adventure that takes place mostly in Rome, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood transports players back to Renaissance Italy. They take on the role of Ezio Auditore de Firenze, an accomplished assassin who lives during this time period.

Despite the fact that in many aspects, AC Brotherhood does follow the same cookie-cutter storyline stated above, it just executes all of these things considerably better than the majority of prior Assassin’s Creed games.

Amazing and profound scenes appear throughout the narrative, such as the mission in which you must foil an assassination attempt on the remains of the Roman Colosseum as a play is being performed about the murder of Jesus Christ.

Assassin’s Creed 2

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Montreal	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: November 17, 2009 Microsoft Windows: March 9, 2010	Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Assassin’s Creed 2 was a great game in its own right, in addition to being crucial in the development of subsequent installments of the series. However, the most important change was the expansion of an assassin’s arsenal of weapons, which allowed cities to be larger and appear better than they did in the first Assassin’s Creed game.

The player’s weaponry was expanded in Assassin’s Creed 2 with the addition of smoke bombs, poisoned swords, and a disguised wrist gun. Additionally, the player was given the ability to unlock and buy improved weapons and armor from local merchants.

Assassin’s Creed 3

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Montreal	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia	October 30, 2012	Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor) Kenway

Within the expansive Assassin’s Creed franchise, which has maintained releases on a nearly yearly basis for more than a decade, Assassin’s Creed 3 has a particularly peculiar position. To begin, it marked the conclusion of the first three games in the Assassin’s Creed series.

The protagonist of Assassin’s Creed 3 had a far more reserved attitude than Ezio, which is one of the reasons why many fans believed he was unable to measure up to the standards set by his predecessor. The world that Connor lived in may have been less colorful and extravagant than Italy in the fifteenth century, but despite the fact that it had fewer colors, it was also far less binary in nature.

C-Tier

The C-tier Assassin’s Creed Games that I have included below have an excellent ambiance and presentation of the AC series formula, but they missed lots of boxes and, hence, are weak AC games. The gameplay elements, storyline, and combat are three key elements that the games listed below didn’t offer much more than the games released before them.  

Assassin’s Creed Revelations

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Montreal	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	November 15, 2011	Ezio Auditore da Firenze

The title Assassin’s Creed Revelations is aptly chosen for this game. The most recent episode delivers on the promise made by the title. It provides some significant insights into the ever-expanding story for those who have been following the adventures of Desmond, Altair, and Ezio.

The central missions have a degree of cinematic immersion and a tight design that is unique to the series, and the plotline ties up loose ends in the narrative to create a satisfactory setting that follows the installment in the series. Even while there are some problematic side objectives and novel gameplay elements, they are simply minor defects in the context of an otherwise exciting experience.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Montreal	PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia, PlayStation 5	November 10, 2020	Eivor Varinsdottir

If someone has played either Assassin’s Creed Origins or Odyssey, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla won’t come as much of a surprise to them at all. The gameplay and all of the additional aspects that come with the game are exact replicas of earlier editions in the series, right down to the gameplay itself. 

The fact that players may relax while on the sea or opt to engage in raid operations brings a new level of sophistication to the game never previously seen.

Assassin’s Creed Rogue

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Sofia	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia	November 11, 2014	Shay Patrick Cormac

You take on the role of Shay Patrick Cormac, a member of the Assassin’s Colonial Brotherhood, when you play Assassin’s Creed Rogue. At least in the beginning, for as time goes on, he loses trust in the Creed and betrays them by joining their most dreaded adversary.

The fundamental game mechanics were lifted wholesale from the Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag video game. Sailing, fighting, and the stealth mechanics required for minimal stealth are largely functionally the same, but each has been modified in ways that significantly enhance them. For instance, in comparison to the Jackdaw, Shay’s ship, the Morrigan, is a far more svelte and nimble beast.

Assassin’s Creed Liberation

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Sofia	PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia	October 30, 2012	Aveline de Grandpré

AC Liberation provides a fairly great portable Assassin’s Creed experience for the first time, which is quite astounding given that the multitude of iOS productions like Bloodlines really didn’t do the franchise any genuine justice.

The protagonist of the video game, Aveline de Grandpré, is half-French and half-African-American. She is a young woman of luxury who has access to a multitude of luxuries that many others do not have, in addition to having the assistance of her family’s assassination organization.

D-Tier

By all means, Assassin’s Creed Games entailed in my D-tier are not poor or just bad. However, playing these titles will make you quit and experience the better ones we have listed above. 

Assassin’s Creed 1

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Ubisoft Montreal	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows	November 13, 2007	Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad

The world-building in Assassin’s Creed is likely one of the franchise’s most impressive achievements. In Assassin’s Creed 1, there wasn’t a huge open world like there is in the more recent games, but each city had its own flavor, and it seemed like it was still very much alive.

It was only a minor narrative about a regular man who was abducted and utilized for his heritage, and there were no global stakes that had been established at this point.

Assassin’s Creed Chronicles

Developer	Platform	Release	Protagonist
Climax Studios	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita	April 21, 2015 (China) January 12, 2016 (India) February 9, 2016 (Russia)	Shao Jun (China) Arbaz Mir (India) Nikolai Orelov (Russia)

Assassin’s Creed Chronicles comes with three games, and each one of them is comparable to the others in a number of ways. They all provide a tale that is rather unremarkable and tell it in a manner that is uninspired, neither drawing you in nor allowing you to form a relationship or an attachment to the storyline or the people in the story.

The ‘cartoony‘ style that the games use for their graphics is appropriate for the kind of games that they are. Still, China’s limited color palette sadly results in a visually uninteresting experience. It is far better in India and Russia, with the colorful brightness of India being possibly the most enticing of the two countries.

Assassin’s Creed Games Tier List Criteria

The AC games tier list that I have curated above is based on my experience of all Assassin’s Creed games, along with research involving player base preference for each AC title. I understand that my ranking of all AC games may or may not be similar to how you rank each game. Still, this tier list represents my thought process only, and any criticism regarding the rankings is not welcome. 

That is pretty much everything you need to know about Assassin’s Creed Games tier list rankings. Which is your best and worst AC game from the series? Let us know more of your thoughts in the comments section below.

Also don’t forget to check out our reviews on the following games of Assassin’s Creed, reviewed by our competent reviewers:

• Assassin’s Creed Mirage
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla