Revolutionary War setting and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“There’s something about the Colonial setting that just hits differently.”
Steam review · 43.5 h played ↗
Assassin’s Creed® III
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%Ubisoft Montreal2012Stealth · Adventure · Action
The verdict
A divisive but ambitious American Revolution entry with strong story, brutal combat and naval battles. The delisted PC version is buggy and tied to Ubisoft Connect, so skip it if you hate jank or DRM.
Great for
Series fans who want the Desmond finale, a Colonial America setting, naval battles and brutal tomahawk combat
Main risk
The delisted PC version is flickery and buggy, and it depends on Ubisoft Connect, with key and DLC problems.
What players love
Strong visuals, music and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Amazing atmosphere, amazing graphics, amazing soundtrack, amazing voice acting and many more "amazings".”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Frontier parkour, hunting and homestead
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The homestead missions are worth doing as they involve founding and populating a village on the Frontier”
Steam review · 68.6 h played ↗
Fun naval battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“While the ship content isn't open world, it feels tighter and more epic than the Black Flag ship combat.”
Steam review · 55.4 h played ↗
Brutal, satisfying combat and tomahawk kills
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The game also had the most brutal combat of all the games in the franchise, the animations were fast and fluid”
Steam review · 19.9 h played ↗
Concludes Desmond's story well
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“This story is like a climax which pays off to the fans thus far in a very rewarding way that no game since has lived up to.”
Steam review · 48.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Ubisoft Connect, keys and removed DLC/multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Input my CD key but says it's no longer valid. YOU STOLE MY GAME!”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Many bugs and game-breaking glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“What an unbelievable collection of JANK.”
Steam review · 36.2 h played ↗
Slow start and boring pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Takes far too long to get started, with one of the longest introductions of all time.”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
Flickering and white-flash screens
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“totally unplayable, game flickers constantly”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Won't run on modern systems without workarounds
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Had to follow a ton of online steps to even make it operate on modern hardware.”
Steam review · 51.8 h played ↗
Annoying optional objectives and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Fun game ruined by optional objectives.”
Steam review · 49.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown17 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista® (SP2)
Processor2.60 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E8200 or 2.60 GHz AMD Athlon™ II X4 620
Memory2 GB
Graphics512 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)*
Storage17 GB
Recommended
OSWindows Vista® (SP2)
Processor2.66 GHz Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 or 3.00 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 940
Memory4 GB
Graphics1024 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 5.0 or higher (see supported list)*
Storage17 GB
OSWindows Vista® (SP2)
Processor2.60 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E8200 or 2.60 GHz AMD Athlon™ II X4 620
Memory2 GB
Graphics512 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)*
Storage17 GB
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