Here Is How Assassin’s Creed Hexe Can Redeem Ubisoft

Ubisoft, the company that once held a pioneer position in the gaming industry due to its beloved franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, had fallen from its grace a long time ago. From sexual allegations to duping the money of the gamers, the company has been facing a lot of controversy in the past 4 years. However, a ray of hope has been seen for the company recently by one of the classic franchises, Assassin’s Creed.

Assassin’s Creed Hexe, their upcoming game in 2026, is already ensuring the fans that this will successfully provide the long redemption that the company is seeking. Well you must be thinking how they are so serious about it. Well there are some strong reasons behind it in general.

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Reasons why  Assassin’s Creed Hexe can start a redemption arc of Ubisoft

One of the main reasons is that the genre of this game would be way different from a normal game of this franchise. Normally, Assassin’s Creed games are RPG; however, as per the information of insiders, the game Assassin’s Creed Hexe would be not RPG but something on the line of survival horror adventure. The departure from the traditional genre of this franchise can also provide a fresh take on this series and possibly set up the long-due redemption that they seek.

Besides this, the teaser of this game also indicates that, unlike the previous games of this franchise, Assassin’s Creed Hexe will be a lot darker, and since it is confirmed by reliable insiders that the game is taking place in medieval era Europe precisely in Germany and the theme of this game would be mainly magic. It is seen that mostly medieval-era fantasy-based games always being heavily admired by the fans, and if Ubisoft manages to pull this concept in a nice and effective way, chances are that they will finally get the long redemption that they have been seeking for 4 years.

The focus on witchcraft in this game also creates a possible chance for seeing various unique designs of the characters, which will add a new visual to the series that has not been seen before. Besides, as per the description of the leaked game footage, the players can also use magic spells and have the ability to transform or control various living creatures like cats. This aspect is something that probably has not been seen in the Assassin’s Creed game previously; it certainly makes this game a prime contender for cultivating the redemption arc for the company.

However, not only the setting of the game that is making fans cross their fingers for this game, but another reason is due to the team that will develop this game. The game is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, the team which has previously responsible for bringing some classic games of this franchise. Especially the creative director of this game, Clint Hocking, who was responsible for leading production on some critically acclaimed games of Ubisoft, which is Far Cry 2 and Watch Dogs Legion, respectively,.

Future of the Franchise  after Assassin’s Creed Hexe

The future of this franchise is already looking bright. As of 2026, besides the release of Assassin’s Creed Hexe, they are also remaking there one of the classic games of this franchise which is Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag. Besides remastering, two new games of Assassin’s Creed are also in development. The first is Assassin’s Creed Codename Invictus which will first time bring the genre of multiplayer in this franchise. Besides that, two more games have been rumored to be in the development stage; one is codename Jade, another is Netflix exclusive game that has been in the works since September 2022.

Besides that, two more games are also in the development chain as reports from credible insiders have emerged which are Assassin’s Creed Nebula takes place in 3 different locations which, are Aztec Empire, India, and The Mediterranean, another is Assassin’s Creed Echoes which is rumored to be set on 1930s Germany and depicts the rise of Hitler and his connection with Templars. So it certainly looks like that for the upcoming couple of years it will be a busy day for this franchise.

What is Assassin’s Creed?

Assassin’s Creed is mainly a historical action-adventure video game series that was developed by Ubisoft. The game engine which being used is Anvil. The creators of this series are Patrice Desilets, Jade Raymond, and Corey May. This series depicts the struggle between the order of assassins who fight for peace and free will and the Knights Templar, who want to access peace by order and control. The series has been noted for blending historical and science fiction together and also bringing the various historical events and characters into a new light. The series is based on the Novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartoi.

Play these games, which are similar to Assassin’s Creed Hexe

There are still 2 years left before the release of Assassin’s Creed Hexe; what to do right while waiting for this game? Simple play some games which have a similar genre to this upcoming game.

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