Assassin's Creed Valhalla
In Assassin's Creed Valhalla, become Eivor, a legendary Viking raider on a quest for glory. Explore a dynamic and beautiful open world set against the brutal backdrop of England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies…
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Montreal, released 10 November 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 110.2 hrs to finish.
What Assassin's Creed Valhalla is
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released in 2020. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on AnvilNext.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Driven from Norway by endless wars and dwindling resources in the ninth century CE, players will lead Eivor's clan of Norsemen across the icy North Sea to the rich lands of England's broken kingdoms. Players must carve out a new future for their clan, reliving the ruthless fighting style of Viking warriors with a revamped combat system that includes the ability to dual-wield weapons against a greater variety of enemies than ever before. To secure resources players can lead raids to select locations using their longship to earn much-needed riches and resources. As the Vikings begin to settle in their new home, they encounter resistance from the Saxons including King Aelfred of Wessex, who…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, historical, open world and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 92 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Assassin's Creed series
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is the 151st of 205 entries we hold in the Assassin's Creed series. It arrived 11 months after Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection. The next entry was Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Gold Edition in 2020. Its critic score of 85 is 10 points above the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Assassin's Creed III: Deluxe Edition at 96.
How it was received
Assassin's Creed Valhalla holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 478 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 110.2 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 257 hrs, roughly 2.3 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz / Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM and AMD R9 380 /NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. It also needs around 160GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Assassin's Creed Valhalla launched on 10 November 2020, within three weeks of Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Astro's Playroom. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs: Legion, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Astro's Playroom.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Assassin's Creed Valhalla yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Dlc
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Way of the Berserker
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Legend of Beowulf
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: River Raids
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Mastery Challenge
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Siege of Paris
Discovery Tour: Viking Age
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Tombs of the Fallen
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: A Fated Encounter
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Title Update 1.5.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Forgotten Saga
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Tombs of the Fallen Pack 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Last Chapter
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Shared History
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