Ubisoft has launched a brand new Murderer’s Creed Shadows replace in the present day, which brings a wealth of contemporary content material to the ready together with a collaboration with Lifeless by Daylight. Different highlights embody the pre-order bonus quest Thrown to the Canines, in addition to a brand new vertical leap for each protagonists and a wealth of bug fixes. You possibly can learn the complete particulars within the Murderer’s Creed Shadows replace 1.0.5 patch notes beneath.
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Murderer’s Creed Shadows was launched for PS5, PC, and Xbox Collection X/S on March 20, 2025. Circana’s Mat Piscatella reported that the sport is the second-best promoting title within the US of 2025 thus far, behind solely Monster Hunter Wilds. Ubisoft later revealed that AC Shadows recorded the second-highest day one gross sales income for the collection, behind solely AC Valhalla.
“THROWN TO THE DOGS” QUEST UNLOCKED
With this replace, all gamers will obtain entry to the pre-order bonus quest, “Thrown to the Canines”. Assist a loyal canine avenge his late grasp and unlock Tsuki-maru as a pet to put in your Hideout.
The search is obtainable in early sport, upon getting accomplished “From Spark to Flame”. It may be discovered on the Tennoji Temple, exterior of Osaka.
SPECIAL COLLABORATIONS
DEAD BY DAYLIGHT EVENT
We’re excited to unveil our first particular collaboration with this new Lifeless by Daylight occasion coming to Murderer’s Creed Shadows.
As villagers start to vanish, Naoe turns into suspicious of the unusual presence attacking the native individuals of Harima. To succeed, you will have to grasp distinctive mechanics and confront a formidable otherworldly menace…
This occasion comes with a brand new free quest that you may entry from the Hideout upon unlocking Yasuke as a playable character. As soon as the occasion is accomplished, you’ll get hold of a free trinket and banner.
Additionally, you will be capable of additional personalize your two characters with a Lifeless by Daylight-inspired pack within the retailer, that includes outfits, weapons, trinkets, and the possibility to journey off into the shadows with none aside from the loyal steed, Maurice.
BALATRO TRINKET
We’re additionally including a brand new trinket for Naoe, and an amulet for Yasuke referred to as “Successful Hand” — straight impressed by Balatro. These new objects include a legendary perk that offers you an opportunity to set off a random affliction impact on combo enders.
Now… you will have to work collectively to determine the right way to get it!
PARKOUR IMPROVEMENTS
The group has ready a bunch of enhancements to reinforce the parkour mechanics. We wish to give a giant thanks to all our devoted parkour gamers for his or her ongoing suggestions since launch.
Listed here are the principle adjustments:
NEW VERTICAL JUMP
We’re including a brand-new parkour interplay permitting each Naoe and Yasuke to leap and seize any ledge, awnings or overhangs inside attain, lowering the necessity to depend on vertical wall-runs. To set off it, merely press the leap button as you method low overhangs, and your character will make the leap.
SPRINT TOGGLE LOCK
So long as the directional inputs are maintained, dash not disengages when utilizing Parkour Up or Parkour Down.
ENHANCED BACK AND SIDE EJECTS
We’ve additionally enhanced the gap and peak of aspect & again ejects, favoring foot landings over hand landings. This contains new animations for Naoe when performing height-gaining aspect ejects, extending her capability to stay high-up throughout parkour.
NEW PHOTO MODE FEATURES
Photograph Mode is receiving its greatest replace for an Murderer’s Creed sport, with the addition of latest options to higher customise your pictures and take advantage of out of capturing the great thing about Feudal Japan.
These embody the next choices:
Change the time of dayPlay round with quite a few poses and facial expressionsToggle headgear on/offPlay music whereas modifying your shotsSticker colorizationNew customization framesSave Customized FiltersReset just one parameterTweak digital camera speedImproved preview modeFullscreen (PC solely)
We hope you get pleasure from these new customization choices! Don’t hesitate to share your new Photograph Mode pictures on-line utilizing #ACPhotoMode for an opportunity to be featured on our social media channels (@AssassinsCreed).
LIST OF BUG FIXES
GENERAL
Fastened the problem the place gamers had a persistent New Merchandise notification of their stock. We did it!Addressed a difficulty the place some gamers got a brand new save file at stage 60, with gear and all aims uncovered.Fastened a difficulty the place the desynchronization warning for ‘killing civilians’ would seem with none motive.Fastened a difficulty the place romancing Girl Oichi earlier than romancing Rin might trigger a breakup.Fastened numerous localization points.
BALANCING
Fastened a difficulty the place the Samurai Daisho and Ronin sometimes gave a particularly excessive quantity of Mon no matter their stage, disincentivizing different strategies of gaining Mon.We’ve got additionally partially rebalanced the Mon financial system to encourage extra world exploration and gameplay actions to earn Crafting Supplies and Hideout Assets as a substitute of buying them by way of retailers.In pursuit of this, we’ve bumped up the price of Crafting Supplies and Hideout Assets bought by Retailers and lowered the amount out there every season for every Service provider.Should you nonetheless wish to buy them, we’ve elevated the quantity of Mon acquired from finishing contracts.
WORLD
Fastened a difficulty the place Yagoro would develop into trapped in a Kofun and never return to the hideout.Fastened a difficulty the place gamers might stay caught inside the development web site at Osaka Fortress.
QUESTS
Fastened a difficulty the place gamers couldn’t exit the hunt “Imaginative and prescient of Realms” if they chose ‘Give up to Reminiscences’ and loaded their progress from the Animus Reminiscences menu.Fastened a difficulty the place quitting throughout the “Nobutsuna Sensei” quest prompted Yasuke to develop into caught within the flashback.Fastened a difficulty the place Yaya doesn’t be part of “The League” after being efficiently recruited.Fastened progress points within the “Showdown in Sakamoto” quest that occurred if Katsuhime beforehand died.Fastened a difficulty within the “Wake Up Name” quest the place the “troublemaker” couldn’t be hunted down.Fastened a difficulty within the “Discover Native Dishes” quest the place Narezushi couldn’t be obtained from retailers.Fastened a difficulty within the “Wolves and Foxes” quest the place gamers weren’t capable of communicate with Hattori Hanzo. I assume we’ll allow you to speak to him now.Fastened a difficulty the place gamers couldn’t progress in “A Peculiar Visitor”.Fastened a difficulty the place gamers couldn’t full the “Lacking Missive” quest as a consequence of being unable to retrieve the letter.Fastened a difficulty the place the sport would crash throughout the “Temple of the Horseman (An Eye for an Eye)” quest.Fastened a difficulty within the “Diary of Girl Rokkaku” quest the place Katsuhime’s letter would typically disappear. You bought mail!Fastened a difficulty the place the sport incorrectly believed Katsuhime was useless and gamers couldn’t full the “Diary of Girl Rokkaku” quest.Fastened a difficulty the place gamers couldn’t full the “Diary of Girl Rokkaku” quest as a consequence of Naoe and Katsuhime being hooked up to surrounding water. They only wished to go on slightly swim!Fastened a difficulty the place gamers couldn’t full the “Diary of Girl Rokkaku” quest as a consequence of Katsuhime dropping into the water and swimming to shore.
STEALTH
Fastened a difficulty the place the Shinobi Bell impact was blocked by line of sight from NPCs.
COMBAT
Adjusted a difficulty the place the +600% affliction buildup engravings was a textual content error. It now has been fastened to mirror the actual build-up quantity of 6%.
VISUALS & GRAPHICS
Fastened visible points.Fastened some points the place the “Kaen” and “Sekiryu” mounts wouldn’t absolutely match within the stables.Fastened a visible difficulty with the “Samurai Daimyo Armor”.Addressed a difficulty the place gamers might typically see an enormous NPC in cities.
HIDEOUT
Improved stability for closely personalized Hideout.Fastened a difficulty the place gamers might typically not work together with Gennojo within the Hideout.
PLATFORM-SPECIFIC FIXES
XBOX
Addressed a difficulty the place the gamertag would load indefinitely within the thumbnail of Photograph Mode photos on the World Map.Addressed Mouse and Keyboard enter points.Restored Balanced Efficiency Mode that was lacking on Xbox Collection X after Replace 1.0.4.NOTE: Balanced Efficiency Mode requires having the correct setup with a 120, 144, 165 or 240 Hz monitor.
[Source – Assassin’s Creed Shadows Patch Notes]