How big is the AC Shadows map? The Assassin’s Creed series has taken a few approaches to map size over the years, with Mirage opting for a condensed play space, chock full of places to explore, while Origins and Valhalla chose to go the sprawling route; vast areas of open space dotted with human settlements and hidden treasures. Shadows attempts to take a stab at both, it seems.
The Assassin’s Creed Shadows map size only hints at the scope of the open-world game. There is a lot to explore here, and not all of it is noticeable on the surface, so we have gathered everything we’ve found so far, from viewpoints to torii gates. We’ve also included the stealth game’s major regions stretching across central Japan, and how the map stacks up against other entries in the series.
How big is the AC Shadows map?
The Assassin’s Creed Shadows map is around the same size as AC Origins, so we expect it to span approximately 80km².
“On a scale level, maybe we can compare it a little bit more to the size of Assassin’s Creed Origins,” creative director Jonathan Dumont tells IGN. We also know that Ubisoft is aiming for a more realistic scale to capture the colossal scale of Japan’s mountains and castles.
According to a video from YouTuber DG VFX which used information from a now-deleted Ubisoft forum post, we’re able to compare the AC Shadows map to the rest of the maps in the Assassin’s Creed series.
Here’s how the AC Shadows map size compares to the other games in the series:
- AC1 – Damascus: 0.13km2
- AC2 – Florence: 0.30km2
- AC2 – Venice: 0.37km2
- AC3 – New York: 0.93km2
- AC Revelations – Constantinople: 0.94km2
- AC Brotherhood – Rome: 1.41km2
- AC3 – Frontier: 1.41km2
- AC Unity – Paris: 2.40km2
- AC Syndicate – London: 3.70km2
- AC Rogue – North Atlantic Sea: 70km2
- AC Origins – Egypt: 80km2
- AC Valhalla – England: 94km2 (landmass only) 120km2 (sea included)
- AC Black Flag – Caribbean: 235km2
- AC Odyssey – Greece: 130km2 (landmass only) 256km2 (sea included)
AC Shadows map regions
The AC Shadows map is divided by region, each soft-gated by a player level. This level dictates the enemy’s difficulty, with enemies above your level being much tougher to defeat, and completely immune to assassination attempts.
Here are the AC Shadows map regions:
- Wakasa
- Omi
- Iga
- Yamato
- Kii
- Settsu
- Harima
- Tamba
- Yamashiro
AC Shadows has a day/night cycle, and more interestingly, a cycle of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter; they’re all here as you’d expect, and each impacts the map differently.
Now that you know what to expect from the AC Shadows map size, settle in for more of the action-adventure game to discover now that the release date has been and gone. Check out our AC Shadows review if you’re still on the fence about whether to jump into one of the most anticipated AC games yet.
