Assassin's Creed Shadows

Assassin's Creed Shadows on Switch 2 delivers a surprisingly robust native port, achieving stable 30 FPS and fast loading times through pragmatic visual sacrifices. While evident cutbacks in textures and physics temper its graphical ambition, the core gameplay remains intact. This version serves as a commendable entry point or a perfect portable complement, despite minor menu quirks and the temporary absence of launch DLC.

Assassin's Creed Shadows on Nintendo Switch 2 delivers the same strong core experience seen on other platforms enhanced with portable features and touchscreen support.

Outside of the technical ups and downs of its transition to Switch 2, Assassin's Creed Shadows remains a thoroughly enjoyable refresh for the series. Taking its most captivating open world to date and offering two distinct playstyles, it goes a long way toward appeasing current franchise fans while nurturing a new generation of assassins, presenting a huge, intricately crafted depiction of feudal Japan and giving you enjoyable dual protagonists to usher you through it. Shadows isn't a perfect port, then, but it’s still a colossal achievement and one of the best-looking games on Nintendo’s console.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ port on Nintendo Switch 2 is, overall, a surprisingly impressive technical achievement, although it comes with the expected trade-offs of adapting a next-gen open world to hybrid hardware. If you prefer a better frame rate or more graphical “muscle” in terms of detail—and you have the option to play on PS5, Xbox Series X, or PC—those remain, without question, the best choices. But if portability is your priority and you want the full Shadows experience in the palm of your hand, Switch 2 delivers a more than solid version.

Assassin's Creed Shadows on the Nintendo Switch 2 is a remarkable adaptation of this vast, open world RPG experience. Everything that made the game remarkable has been successfully ported to the Switch 2, such as the dual approach to the missions thanks to the differences between the two protagonists, the intricacies of the combat system, the shift in weather seasons with its gameplay implications, the attention to detail and fluid performance, all of that comes together to deliver a marvelous chapter of the Assassin's Creed series to Nintendo's new console. Veterans and newcomers alike will feel at home, with the added benefit of being able to play anywhere.