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Assassin's Creed 2

Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft · 2010-03-09

SteamEpic Games StoreXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Franchise: Assassin's Creed · Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 03, 2009 (PlayStation 3), Nov 17, 2009 (Xbox 360), Mar 17, 2011 (Mac), Mar 09, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. New low price!

233
playing now
89%
positive of 61k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (3186 ratings)
26h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 37h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

233 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Assassin's Creed II is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the second major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and the sequel to 2007's Assassin's Creed. The game was first released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2009, and was later made available on Microsoft Windows in March 2010 and OS X in October 2010.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 233 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,339 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~542/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.4M–4.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 61,160 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$4.99-75%
Uplay$5.00-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.15 at GreenManGaming (2023-11-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 91 of 113 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,229 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 801 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 687 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 627 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 616 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 448 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 544 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 670 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 555 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 713 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 495 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 833 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 641 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 897 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 614 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 420 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 489 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 544 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 762 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 630 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 636 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 605 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 681 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 601 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 19 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5971892026-08-06 21:00 — 436 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 267 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 465 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 462 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 281 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 500 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 466 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 317 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 577 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 489 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 257 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 451 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 381 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 238 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 463 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 386 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 211 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 453 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 482 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 207 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 308 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 411 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 227 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 362 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 428 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 210 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 249 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 355 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 233 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.062015-01-012026-08-202015-01-01 — best price $4.992016-09-03 — best price $19.992017-09-29 — best price $19.992018-11-29 — best price $19.992019-04-25 — best price $19.992019-12-03 — best price $19.992020-06-18 — best price $19.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-05-20 — best price $5.992021-09-18 — best price $19.992021-12-16 — best price $5.162022-03-12 — best price $3.262022-05-28 — best price $19.992022-09-10 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $2.582023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-06-09 — best price $19.992023-08-29 — best price $9.992023-12-11 — best price $4.992024-02-13 — best price $9.992024-05-07 — best price $5.002024-07-23 — best price $9.992024-09-30 — best price $7.732024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-03-03 — best price $7.732025-05-12 — best price $2.102025-07-31 — best price $19.992025-10-23 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $7.732026-03-09 — best price $2.062026-05-19 — best price $19.992026-07-16 — best price $4.992026-08-20 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.3k5172026-05-29 — 628 pageviews2026-06-01 — 636 pageviews2026-06-04 — 552 pageviews2026-06-07 — 844 pageviews2026-06-10 — 631 pageviews2026-06-13 — 610 pageviews2026-06-16 — 584 pageviews2026-06-19 — 540 pageviews2026-06-22 — 718 pageviews2026-06-25 — 604 pageviews2026-06-28 — 693 pageviews2026-07-01 — 557 pageviews2026-07-04 — 716 pageviews2026-07-07 — 805 pageviews2026-07-10 — 1,204 pageviews2026-07-13 — 1,334 pageviews2026-07-16 — 960 pageviews2026-07-19 — 1,042 pageviews2026-07-22 — 849 pageviews2026-07-25 — 904 pageviews2026-07-28 — 826 pageviews2026-07-31 — 803 pageviews2026-08-03 — 766 pageviews2026-08-06 — 691 pageviews2026-08-09 — 677 pageviews2026-08-12 — 648 pageviews2026-08-15 — 567 pageviews2026-08-18 — 695 pageviews2026-08-21 — 667 pageviews2026-08-24 — 608 pageviews2026-08-26 — 570 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

7902026-08-26 19:15 — 66 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 9 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 75 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 30 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-player

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Korean

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionParkourStealthAssassinAdventureConspiracyHistoricalOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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