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[Topher]

Details on Assassin’s Creed Hexe are few and far between. Officially, the series’ Vice President and Executive Producer, Marc-Alexis Côté, alluded that the game will be different from past entries and developed by Ubisoft Montreal. From the game’s official tease, we know that it will lean heavily into witchcraft, with the game rumored to be set in Central Europe during the 16th-century Holy Roman Empire (via Bloomberg).

Insider Gaming understands that the game is still in a relatively early stage of development and is expected to be released in 2026 on the Infinity platform. Hexe is understood to be a more linear experience compared to its predecessors with some elements of open-world exploration, somewhat akin to some of the earlier Assassin’s Creed games. As already reported by Insider Gaming, Hexe is poised to have a single female protagonist, currently named Elsa, who has some supernatural abilities.

While details on all of her abilities are unclear, footage sent to Insider Gaming under the condition that it not go public shows off one of these abilities. In the footage, Elsa is seemingly being hunted by 16th-century German soldiers (image of what the soldiers look like here) and uses a spell to possess a nearby cat. The player then controls the cat and uses it to distract the soldiers by knocking over a glass bottle, which smashes on the ground and diverts the soldier’s attention. The gameplay provided to Insider Gaming depicts a dark and gloomy setting in the cobbled streets of the city.

Sources also outlined that the plan is to have Fear System in the game inspired by the Assassin’s Creed Syndicate ‘Jack The Ripper’ DLC. While the exact details of the system are unknown, it isn’t difficult to see how this system, or at least a version of it, can be easily implemented into Hexe. The 16th-century Witch Trials saw up to 80,000 suspected witches executed between 1500 and 1660, so some form of fear system makes sense for the setting.

EXCLUSIVE - Early Details on Assassin's Creed Hexe

Insider Gaming has learned of some early details on Assassin's Creed Hexe, including gameplay, features, and more.

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[hybrid_birth]

Sounds like an Assassins creed horror game.

Ubiscared.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

I thought the asssasins creed udder must be completely dry by now. Clearly not.

 

[ungalo]

Sounds lame as fuck, not surprised.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Hyped. Love everything they have going for this one so far.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

"...more of a linear experience..."

 

[VanCityGamer]

I never like it when Assassin’s Creed moves more into fantasy and magic. So that part sucks.

 

[FalconPunch]

They should just make a new ip and let ass creed rest for a bit.

 

[realcool]

Hexe is poised to have a single female protagonist, currently named Elsa, who has some supernatural abilities.

While details on all of her abilities are unclear, footage sent to Insider Gaming under the condition that it not go public shows off one of these abilities. In the footage, Elsa is seemingly being hunted by 16th-century German soldiers (image of what the soldiers look like here) and uses a spell to possess a nearby cat. The player then controls the cat and uses it to distract the soldiers by knocking over a glass bottle, which smashes on the ground and diverts the soldier’s attention.

The 16th-century Witch Trials saw up to 80,000 suspected witches executed between 1500 and 1660

leave it to ubisoft to justify the witch trials

 

[Perrott]

In the footage, Elsa is seemingly being hunted by 16th-century German soldiers and uses a spell to possess a nearby cat. The player then controls the cat and uses it to distract the soldiers by knocking over a glass bottle, which smashes on the ground and diverts the soldier’s attention. The gameplay provided to Insider Gaming depicts a dark and gloomy setting in the cobbled streets of the city.

Damn, Ubisoft has completely ripped-off Patrice Désilets' unreleased 1666: Amsterdam.

 

[Seyken]

Let me guess, and I'm being really daring today:

Elsa will be a strong, powerful woman with no personality flaws and completely overpowered abilities, stronger than any previous AC main character and will fight against an evil white man at the end?

 

[Killer8]

I really hate how this series leaned more and more into supernatural shit to get some of that Witcher 3 dollar.

It's all just hand-waved away as "iT's A gLiTcH iN tHe aNiMuS!"

Then again this is Call of Duty right now so i'm not surprised any more that people want ridiculous shit:

 

[hybrid_birth]

I really hate how this series leaned more and more into supernatural shit to get some of that Witcher 3 dollar.

It's all just hand-waved away as "iT's A gLiTcH iN tHe aNiMuS!"

Then again this is Call of Duty right now so i'm not surprised any more that people want ridiculous shit:

W

we can play as velociraptors in COD now?

 

[Northeastmonk]

Isn’t this a card game or a mobile game? It sounded interesting, but there was a catch. There’s always a catch. Some to every good idea.

 

[Rockman33]

Let me guess, and I'm being really daring today:

Elsa will be a strong, powerful woman with no personality flaws and completely overpowered abilities, stronger than any previous AC main character and will fight against an evil white man at the end?

I mean if your going to have that outline, least it makes sense for the time period revolving around witchcraft.

 

[Perrott]

I really hate how this series leaned more and more into supernatural shit to get some of that Witcher 3 dollar.

It's all just hand-waved away as "iT's A gLiTcH iN tHe aNiMuS!"

It ain't no glitch in the Animus, the AC series have been dealing with the supernatural and the divine since their very inception. In fact, that's literally the reason behind the conflict between Assassins and Templars: the control of supernatural artifacts of power from a precursor civilization.

 

[Dorfdad]

love the sound of this, the old formula was dry... I like the inclusion of magic now and darker tones for a chance.. Just went up on my game list for 2024!

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

I'm intrigued by the new direction, will keep my eye on this one, cautiously optimistic about AC Red too.

 

[DavidGzz]

"...more of a linear experience..."

Instead of another bloated open world with question marks everywhere with samey missions? I'm willing to hear them out. It's like Bloodborne vs. Elden Ring. Not everyone liked the latter's formula compared to the former.

 

[Pejo]

Am I misremembering or didn't they say the next mainline game was about a black samurai ninja? Did that already release or something?

 

[Kurotri]

Damn, Ubisoft has completely ripped-off Patrice Désilets' unreleased 1666: Amsterdam.

Yeah this one immediatelly came to my mind as well. I like that they are trying something different but supernatural abilities and playing as a cat? Cmon man.

 

[hybrid_birth]

Am I misremembering or didn't they say the next mainline game was about a black samurai ninja? Did that already release or something?

Thats Assassins Creed Red, which is coming this year supposedly. Its like Assassins Creed's version of Ghost of Tsushima. Hexe is probably the next game after Red.

 

[VanCityGamer]

Thats Assassins Creed Red, which is coming this year supposedly. Its like Assassins Creed's version of Ghost of Tsushima. Hexe is probably the next game after Red.

Red is 2024, Black Flag Remake is 2025, and Hexe is 2026.

 

[Perrott]

Red is 2024, Black Flag Remake is 2025, and Hexe is 2026.

Invictus, a cooperative AC game, is the 2025 title.

Black Flag is scheduled to arrive after Hexe, so probably 2027.

 

[Negotiator101]

Invictus, a cooperative AC game, is the 2025 title.

Black Flag is scheduled to arrive after Hexe, so probably 2027.

So are all of these AAA Assassin's Creeds? Seems very ambitious if they are.

 

[SJRB]

a more linear experience compared to its predecessors with some elements of open-world exploration, somewhat akin to some of the earlier Assassin’s Creed games.

What does this even mean? What earlier AC games were linear?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

"...more of a linear experience..."

I’m sure you can find a way to put another 100 hours into Valhalla.

 

[makaveli60]

All this sounds good, but then I remember it’s 2024 and it will be full of retarded woke bullshit with writing that will be on the level of a 5-year-old.

 

[balls of snow]

Let me guess, and I'm being really daring today:

Elsa will be a strong, powerful woman with no personality flaws and completely overpowered abilities, stronger than any previous AC main character and will fight against an evil white man at the end?

Doubt when Kassandra can stealth multikill from coast to coast in an instant.

 

[balls of snow]

So are all of these AAA Assassin's Creeds? Seems very ambitious if they are.

The big mainline is Ac Red this year. Hexe is probably mirage level with the witch hook. Ac Valhalla was 4 years ago. Ubisoft was setting the dominoes to get 1 ac game per year starting last year.