Rome is a big, rebuildable city
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Rebuilding Rome—district by district—provides a sense of progression that modern open-world games often struggle to replicate.”
Steam review · 20.9 h played ↗
Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Ubisoft Montreal2011Stealth · Action · Adventure
The verdict
A refined, content-rich Ezio sequel set in Rome with a great recruit-assassin system, but the Ubisoft Connect launcher, login problems and PC bugs ruin it for many. Skip it if you hate DRM hassles.
Great for
Fans of AC2 who want more Ezio, Rome exploration and building a brotherhood of assassins
Main risk
Ubisoft Connect login or suspension problems and FPS-dependent bugs can block you from playing or finishing
What changed in the last 30 days
70 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly cite Ubisoft Connect password/suspension problems, poor optimization and crashes, and stuck missions like the final fight or flying machine. Likely a modest but not certain trend.
70 recent reviews
What players love
Ezio's story and character growth
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Ezio Auditore’s emotionally touching journey, as watching his growth from a vengeance-driven youth into a wise, selfless Master Assassin makes the experience unforgettable.”
Steam review · 53.7 h played ↗
Brotherhood recruit system
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“my favorite part was definitely the Brotherhood system. Recruiting assassins, sending them on missions and calling them in during fights was such a cool mechanic.”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗
Smoother, satisfying combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The addition of kill streaks is a game changer, letting you chain together executions and take down groups effortlessly.”
Steam review · 17.6 h played ↗
Lots of side content
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“There is lots of content and lots of things to do in terms of missions.”
Steam review · 22.4 h played ↗
Runs well on low-end PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“This version works great on my low-end laptop, and it really is a pleasant experience!”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Ubisoft Connect login and suspensions
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Every single time I launch it, I have to enter my Ubisoft password to play.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Final mission and framerate bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the game completely freezes”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Broken controller/Steam Deck controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Absolute garbage port on the steam deck. Controls will work the 1st time you play, but the 2nd time, forget it.”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
Weaker, repetitive story and missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the story pales in comparison to AC2, and the ending sequence is wildly rushed and unearned.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Clunky, unreliable parkour and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the movement is so buggy and so inconsistent that you'll be pulling your hair out in frustration.”
Steam review · 15.5 h played ↗
Lost saves, missing achievements and DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“PLEASE IMPLEMENT A CLOUD SAVE BECAUSE I LOST ALL MY SAVE FILES”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core® 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
Memory1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7®
Graphics256 MB DirectX® 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list*)
Storage8 GB
Recommended
OSWindows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core® 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
Memory1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7®
GraphicsGeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
Storage8 GB
OSWindows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core® 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
Memory1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7®
Graphics256 MB DirectX® 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list*)
Storage8 GB
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