Description
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an
action role-playing video game developed by
Ubisoft Montreal and published by
Ubisoft. It is the twelfth major installment and the twenty-second release in the
Assassin's Creed series, and a successor to the 2018's
Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Set in 873 AD, the game recounts a fictional story during the
Viking invasion of Britain. The player controls
Eivor, a
Viking raider who becomes embroiled in the conflict between the Brotherhood of Assassins and the Templar Order.
[c] The game was released on November 10, 2020, for
Microsoft Windows,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox One,
Xbox Series X and Series S, and
Stadia, while the
PlayStation 5 version was released on November 12. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the narrative, characters, graphics, world-design, and the interconnectivity of activities. In contrast, the inconsistent gameplay mechanics, progression-systems, technical issues, and a lack of innovation of the core-gameplay of the series were criticized. Assassin's Creed Valhalla was nominated for Innovation in Accessibility and Best Action/Adventure at
The Game Awards 2020.