Assassin’s Creed Shadows: How to download, PC system requirements

After several delays, Ubisoft finally released its much-anticipated title — Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The game is set in feudal Japan, where you get in the shoes of Naoe (a shinobi Assassin) and Yasuke (a legendary samurai) and experience the spectacular castle towns and war-ravaged landscapes.

Intrigued? Let’s see on which platforms you can play the game, how to install it, and the minimum and recommended system requirements.

How to download and play Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available on all major platforms, including PC, laptops, and Sony’ PlayStation 5. It is also available on the Microsoft console.

For PC and laptops, the standard version of the game costs Rs 4,899, whereas the Digital Deluxe Edition is priced at Rs 6,299. On the console side, the PS5 disc edition retails for Rs 4,999.

The Digital Deluxe Edition for the PS5 costs Rs 6,999. This special edition ships with a Sekiryu Hideout Pack, Sekiryu Dual Pack, and five mastery points.

Once you purchase the game, you can download and install it on your PC, laptop, and console and begin playing. But before you go ahead and purchase the game for PC or laptop, consider checking the system requirements.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: PC and laptop system requirements

Following are the minimum, recommended, and enthusiast system requirements to play Assassin’s Creed Shadows on your PC or laptop.

Minimum system requirements – Low (1080 at 30fps)

CPU – Intel Core i7 8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600

GPU – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB or AMD RADEON RX 5700 8GB or Intel ARC A580 8GB

RAM – 16GB dual-channel

Storage – SSD

OS – Windows 10/11 with DirectX 12

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Recommended system requirements – Medium (1080 at 60fps)

CPU – Intel Core i5 11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

GPU – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti 8GB or AMD RADEON RX 6700 XT 12GB or Intel ARC B580 12GB

RAM – 16GB dual-channel

Storage – SSD

OS – Windows 10/11 with DirectX 12

Enthusiast system requirements – High (1440p at 60fps)

CPU – Intel Core i5 11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

GPU – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB or AMD RADEON RX 6800 XT 16GB

RAM – 16GB dual-channel

Storage – SSD

OS – Windows 10/11 with DirectX 12

Enthusiast system requirements – High (4K at 60fps)

CPU – Intel Core i7 12700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

GPU – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070Ti Super 16GB or AMD RADEON RX 7900 XT 20GB

RAM – 16GB dual-channel

Storage – SSD

OS – Windows 10/11 with DirectX 12

Apart from this, if you want to max out features like Ray Tracing, Ubisoft recommends the Intel Core i7 13700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 with 24GB of VRAM.

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