Assassin’s Creed Shadows Continuing to Top Sales Charts

Summary

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has topped US sales charts for 3 weeks, ranking second in the year.
Despite pre-release controversies, the game was praised by critics for its RPG entry and return to form.
Strong sales have solidified Shadows as the second best-selling title this year, just behind Monster Hunter: Wilds.

Weeks after its successful release, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has continued to top the sales charts in the US. While the exact sales figures are unknown, the latest update puts Assassin’s Creed Shadows second in the year to date.

After a rocky pre-release period that included controversies, multiple delays, and a full game leak, Assassin’s Creed Shadows proved to be worth the wait. Critics raved about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, hailing it as a return to form for the franchise in its latest RPG entry. The last game in the series, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, took the series back to its smaller-scale roots, but wasn’t quite met with the same positive response as Shadows.

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According to video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella at Circana, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been the best-selling game in the United States for all three weeks it has been on sale. This is an impressive feat for the game, coming at a time when Ubisoft desperately needed a hit under its belt. Had Assassin’s Creed Shadows flopped, it would have spelled trouble for the publisher, which recently formed a brand-new subsidiary backed by Tencent to handle some of its flagship franchises.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Tops Sales Charts For Third Consecutive Week

Here’s a fun one… Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has been the best-selling video game in the US for each of its first 3 weeks in market, according to Circana’s Retail Tracking Service (dollar sales, latest data through April 5th). Currently ranks #2 year-to-date trailing only Monster Hunter: Wilds.
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-04-14T15:21:04.109Z

Piscatella claims that Assassin’s Creed Shadows‘ strong sales to date are enough to put the game in the number two spot of best-selling titles this year, second only to the popular Monster Hunter: Wilds. When Ubisoft boasted of the game’s big player count numbers post-release, there was some speculation that its presence on Ubisoft+ may have impacted sales, but this doesn’t appear to be the case.

Despite the strong launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, there’s even more to come for the game. Ubisoft continues to push updates to improve the game experience, with Assassin’s Creed Shadows‘ Claws of Awaji expansion set to release later this year. It’s unknown exactly when the game’s first expansion will release, so players should keep an eye out online for Ubisoft to confirm a date.