Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows players on Steam won't have to install the Ubisoft Connect Launcher to play the game. This will be great news for gamers who like all their games to be in one place, although there is still a small catch for Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Assassin's Creed Shadows will be Steam Deck compatible and fully Verified at launch after all, Ubisoft has confirmed. This is a pretty big 180 from Ubisoft, which just weeks ago said in no uncertain terms that Assassin's Creed Shadows wouldn't be Steam Deck compatible at launch due to the mobile hardware's technical limitations.

Wondering when Assassin's Creed Shadows releases? This guide reveals the official global release date, release times, as well as when you can preload the game.

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will run on Steam Deck at launch, which is great albeit unexpected news. It's unexpected, because last month Ubisoft ruled out Steam Deck support, pointing out—quite reasonably—that Valve's handheld is " below our minimum specs for PC ".

Ubisoft, over Twitter/X, officially confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will be supported on Steam Deck at launch. The post stated that Ubisoft is further waiting for Valve's certification of the game.

While graphical settings will be locked at launch, you’ll be able to choose the upscalers you want, and we’re looking into providing further options in future updates,” Ubisoft says. The game comes out on March 20th.