Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is an action role-playing game set in an open version of ancient Greece. You accompany Kassandra or Alexios in the search for their own family and get drawn into the conflict between Athens and Sparta. Instead of a fixed hero story, your dialogue choices, allies and exploration shape the course of numerous quests.

The adventure combines sword fights, sneaking, equipment and travel across the sea. Historic cities, islands and mythological stories all belong to the same game world.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey was released on Oct 5, 2018 for PC and Xbox One. The German PlayStation Store lists Oct 4, 2018 for the PS4 version. Buyers of certain special editions could start as early as Oct 2.

Later, new adventures and the educational mode Discovery Tour expanded the game. The two major story expansions were released after the base game in several episodes.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey was originally released for Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. On newer console hardware, the corresponding older versions can run via backward compatibility. This does not create a separate PS5 or Xbox Series version.

PC players need a Ubisoft Connect account for the Steam version. On Steam, the German user interface, German voice-over and German subtitles are included in the game.

Odyssey combines melee combat with free dodging, ranged abilities and silent approaches. With Leonidas's spear, you unlock special abilities. Weapons, armour pieces and equipment stats change your character's strengths, while different enemies force you to switch tactics.

You can explore the world on foot, on horseback and with your own ship. At sea, you fight enemy crews, upgrade your trireme and can recruit new crew members.

Legacy of the First Blade tells, across several episodes, of the early roots of the Assassins and the Hidden Blade. The Fate of Atlantis takes Kassandra or Alexios into mythological realms and deepens the story of the Isu.

The first chapter of Atlantis, Fields of Elysium, was released on Apr 23, 2019. The expansion adds special enemies, equipment and improved abilities. Both stories are part of the Season Pass and are also available separately.

For the Windows version, Steam lists as minimum 8 GB RAM, a GeForce GTX 660 with 2 GB video memory or a Radeon R9 285, and more than 46 GB of available storage. An Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD FX 6300 is listed as the processor, among others.

The recommended graphics cards are a GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 290. For higher quality, Steam lists an Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-8350, among others. The currently listed Windows requirements refer to a 64-bit system.

At the start, you choose Kassandra or Alexios. Both lead you through the main story, but you decide with dialogue options, relationships and choices how individual conflicts develop. Allies can take on different roles, and several storylines have different outcomes.

The main story tells of the family conflict of a Spartan mercenary and of the Peloponnesian War. Additional stories lead to historical figures and the secrets of the First Civilization.

The open world covers the Greek mainland and numerous islands of the Aegean. Athens and Sparta face each other in a historic conflict, while smaller regions offer their own quests, fortresses and dangers.

Discoveries are not limited to settlements. Ruins and treasures lie under water, and camps, caves and battlegrounds are spread across the land. The variety of places is closely tied to exploring on foot and by ship.

With the Adrasteia, you command your own ship and sail between the islands. In battles, you must hold position relative to enemy ships, deploy your crew, and weaken or board enemy ships.

You can upgrade the Adrasteia and recruit crew members for your team. This makes sea travel not just a fast way to get around, but an independent part of the battles.

Swords, spears, bows and other weapons differ in reach, speed and bonuses. Helmets, chest armor, arm guards and other armor pieces also affect your character's appearance and stats.

With unlocked abilities you shape your style between offensive combat, ranged attacks and silent takedowns. Equipment supports these choices instead of prescribing a fixed character class.

The regular entry into the Atlantis story requires an advanced character and several completed quest chains. Ubisoft also offers a shortcut with a specially prepared character at level 52.

Anyone who uses the shortcut plays the expansion separately from their own campaign progress. Progress made there is not carried over to the actual save game.

The Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece opens the game world as an interactive educational space. Instead of combat, the focus is on guided stops covering culture, daily life, architecture, philosophy and warfare. Short quizzes accompany the tours.

This mode is a different way to experience the existing Greek world. It complements the RPG without having to replace the main story or its progression systems.

The Story Creator Mode lets you design your own quests and dialogue and share them with others. The browser-based editor offers various mission objectives, such as rescuing a person, reaching a location or carrying out an attack.

Branching dialogue allows multiple paths through the same story. Published quests can be played on supported platforms, even if their authors created them on another system.

Beyond the main storyline, Odyssey offers regional tasks, encounters with historical figures and its own stories. The free Lost Tales of Greece add further narratives with new and familiar characters.

Many of these stories can be played independently of the two paid major story expansions. They are not the same as the regularly changing tasks in the game world.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a single-player adventure. The main story, combat and sailing are built around one character. On Steam, single-player mode is listed as a core game feature.

The Story Creator Mode lets you share self-made stories, but it does not create a shared co-op mode for the campaign.

According to Steam, the PC version supports German menus, German subtitles and German voice acting. English, French and several other languages are also available.

On consoles, the available language packs depend on the respective store version. The language details of the PC version should therefore not be transferred to every console region without checking.