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Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Switch 2) – Review

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been talked about a lot in 2025, as many gamers were dragging politics into the experience of what should normally be a game to unwind with. While some valid comments were made on each side of the fence, we still tried to be as impartial as possible for our review back in March. After spending quite a lot of hours with Naoe and Yasuke, we concluded that Assassin’s Creed Shadows was a rather fun, albeit unpolished experience. Over the last few months, we went back to the game from time to time to check out new content or to wrap up some side objectives. Today, however, we won’t be delving into new content, but we’ll be discussing the Switch 2 port of this latest Assassin’s Creed adventure. As we reviewed the base experience extensively in March, we suggest reading our original review by clicking here. For this article, we’ll mainly be discussing the quality of the Switch 2 port. No changes have been made to the gameplay, so you’ll be treated to the exact same game as on other platforms. You’ll still play through Naoe and Yasuke’s adventure in feudal Japan with many side objectives on offer. The story was still fairly bland the second time around, but all in all, you’ll be treated to a fairly entertaining experience. The most significant changes are primarily the game’s graphical prowess and overall performance. We have to be honest, while a lot of cutbacks were made in the graphical department, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a good-looking title for Nintendo’s hybrid console. If you already own the game on another platform, you’ll notice reduced framerate and a lot fewer intricate details. The environments are emptier, and the animations are a bit less fluid. Sadly, the execution moves also look less impressive here. Even so, we were still quite impressed by the overall performance here. You won’t notice significant slowdowns, and the loading times were not too bad. In case you already own the game on another platform, your progress will be shared. This means that if you love more powerful platforms to play on the big screen, you can still continue where you left on in handheld mode on your Switch. We quite enjoyed ourselves with this feature, as it was simply nice to play the game on the go, to then continue back home with the progress we made outside. Of course, this feature alone probably doesn’t warrant double-dipping, as Assassin’s Creed Shadows will still set you back 60 Euros/Dollars for the Switch 2 version. We also want to mention that the game doesn’t always sync up correctly when the online services don’t work properly. Conclusion If Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been on your wishlist for a while, and you’re a mobile gamer first and foremost, then this port is certainly worth looking into. If you already own the game on another platform and you’re mainly interested in playing on the big screen, we don’t see a reason to double-dip here, as other platforms offer a far superior version in terms of graphics and performance. If you are on the go a lot, then the shared progress might be a reason to own the game multiple times, however. That being said, Assassin’s Creed Shadows for Switch 2 is a decent port of an amusing entry in the Assassin’s Creed franchise.