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Assassin's Creed II

An open-world action-adventure set in Renaissance Italy, with Venice as a central setting. You play an assassin who climbs rooftops, blends into crowds and takes down targets through stealth or combat. Missions mix story, investigation and sandbox exploration, with a time-travel frame around the historical plot. Is it your kind of game?

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88%

3,220 ratings

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89%

57,753 reviews

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you want historical settings, rooftop parkour and a story-driven stealth adventure.

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you want deep combat or a modern open world with lots of systems.

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Platforms: PlayStation · PC · Xbox
Release date: November 17, 2009
Length: About 26 hours
Difficulty: 3/5 (estimated)
Genres: Platform · Adventure
Themes: Action · Fantasy · Science fiction · Historical · Stealth · Sandbox · Open world
Perspective: Third person
Modes: Solo only
Languages: 5 languages
Text in your language: Yes
Steam Deck: Playable
Microtransactions: None

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How long is Assassin's Creed II?: About 26 hours to finish the main story.
Which platforms is Assassin's Creed II on?: Assassin's Creed II is available on PlayStation · PC · Xbox.
Does Assassin's Creed II have co-op?: No, Assassin's Creed II is single-player only.
Does Assassin's Creed II run on Steam Deck?: Playable
What does Assassin's Creed II cost?: $4.99 on Steam.