Is Assassin's Creed Origins Worth It in 2026?

Overview

About Assassin's Creed Origins

Assassin’s Creed Origins is an action-adventure game set in ancient Egypt at the end of the Ptolemaic era. The story follows Bayek, a Medjay tasked with protecting the people, as personal tragedy draws him into a wider conflict that leads to the origins of the Assassin Brotherhood. The game features a large open-world recreation of Egypt, including cities, deserts, and the Nile, with an increased emphasis on exploration. Gameplay combines stealth, melee and ranged combat, and role-playing elements such as character leveling, skill trees, and gear progression.

Story setup

IT ALL STARTS WITH ONE Ancient Egypt. Once a prosperous and influential empire, now a crumbling civilization. Delve into this mysterious part of history and uncover the thrilling and dangerous tale behind the creation of the Assassins’ Brotherhood.

Reference

At a glance

Released: October 26, 2017
Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox Series X/S
Genres: RPG, Adventure, Action
Play modes: Single Player
Age rating: ESRB M
Time to beat: ~52 hours

Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Assassin's Creed Origins.

Rushed: 36hoursMain story only
Typical: 52hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist: 83hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 11 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Assassin's Creed Origins offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Assassin's Creed Origins. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBMA 15+

Strong violence, sex and coarse language, online interactivity

CEROZ

Crime
Violence

CLASS_IND16

Violência (Violence)
Conteúdo Sexual (Sexual Content)
Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language)

ESRBM

Sexual Content
Intense Violence
Nudity
Blood and Gore
Use of Alcohol
Strong Language
Drug Reference

GRAC19+

Language
Crime, Anti-Social
Sexuality
Violence

PEGI18

Sex
Violence
Bad Language

This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to depictions of gross violence towards human characters, motiveless killing of multiple innocent humans characters, violence towards vulnerable human characters, depictions of sexual activity with visible genital organs, and use of sexual expletives. Not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.

USK16

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