Ubisoft Cancelled Post-US Civil War-Era Assassin's Creed Game Over Fears of Political Backlash: Report

Ubisoft scrapped its plans for an Assassin's Creed game set in the Reconstruction-era US after the Civil War over fear of political backlash, according to a new report. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the report claimed the game would have featured a former slave as the assassin protagonist taking on Templars and members of the Ku Klux Klan.

Oct 9, 2025 - 20:30
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Ubisoft scrapped its plans for an Assassin's Creed game set in the Reconstruction-era US after the Civil War over fear of political backlash, according to a new report. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the report claimed the game would have featured a former slave as the assassin protagonist taking on Templars and members of the Ku Klux Klan.

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