Assassin's Creed Hexe is the next big Assassin's Creed adventure coming to us from Ubisoft Montreal, and we've at last gotten a little update about the curious project.
With a blog post making mention of the upcoming Assassin's Creed game, it promises to be a "darker" installment set during a "pivotal moment in history", with the new creative director, Jean Guesdon, also confirming the studio will be quiet for some time as it works on the new game.
What is Assassin's Creed Hexe?
Assassin's Creed Hexe is described by Ubisoft's Marc-Alexis Cote as a "new flagship title" in the series, one which will be "a very different type of Assassin's Creed game."
In an official blog post titled Assassin's Creed: Into 2026, Jean Guesdon, Head of Content gave an update on Assassin's Creed Hexe, saying we can expect a "unique, darker, narrative-driven Assassin's Creed experience, set during a pivotal moment in history."
That much is evident from the tone of the initial reveal, which opens with ominous music and dead leaves floating from rotting trees – a far cry from the bombast that has been typically associated with Assassin's Creed reveal trailers in the past. If this first look is anything to go by, Assassin's Creed Hexe, it really does look like a "darker" experience is in store.
Assassin's Creed Hexe trailer
It may only be 30 seconds long, but the Assassin's Creed Hexe trailer has got the gears of our brains turning. It's an effective mood piece, which concludes with an Assassin's Insignia – formed from broken branches – hanging from a tree, twirling above an open flame. It's haunting imagery that leaves a lot to the imagination, so perhaps it's no surprise that Ubisoft's Marc-Alexis Cote says that he "can't wait for our fans to tear apart that trailer and find out all its secrets."
Assassin's Creed Hexe setting
While Ubisoft is yet to officially confirm the Assassin's Creed Hexe setting, an uncorroborated rumor from Bloomberg has suggested that the game will be a witchy RPG set in Central Europe during the 16th-century Holy Roman Empire. That would certainly be a "pivotal moment in history", as Ubisoft teased, where mass hysteria gripped the continent as 80,000 people were executed for the crime of being in league with the devil - allegedly.
Hearsay, fear, and spectral evidence were driving forces behind the devastating 16th-century witch trials, and it could make for a truly fascinating setting for an Assassin's Creed game. Unsurprisingly, longtime Assassin's Creed fans are already excited by the Witch Trials concept.
Assassin's Creed Hexe development
Assassin's Creed Hexe is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, the "veteran team behind Assassin's Creed Valhalla." Ubisoft Montreal is the studio responsible for bringing the Assassin's Creed franchise to life in 2007, so it's no surprise that it'll be the driving force behind its future as well.
Clint Hocking who lead production on some of Ubisoft's most technically ambitious games, including Far Cry 2 and Watch Dogs Legion, was originally on board the project as creative director, before his departure from Ubisoft in February 2026. Now, Guesdon has taken up the creative director mantle alongside his duties as head of content.
"While we know we haven't shared much about this one yet," Guesdon said in an official Ubisoft blog post in 2026, "it's being built with great care by our veteran team here at Ubisoft Montreal."
Revealed at the start of 2026, thanks to a spot from ClawsomeGamer, Benoit Richer's LinkedIn profile revealed that he is now the lead on the upcoming game. Richer was the director of Batman: Arkham Origins and a game director on Assassin's Creed Valhalla. So, needless to say, we are in good hands if this is true.
It was also confirmed that Hexe will likely be the next title added to The Animus Hub since the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows.
In a presentation attended by the GamesRadar+ team in 2025, Ubisoft producer Andrée-Anne Boisvert explained that Ubisoft "will also be integrating The Animus Hub in its constantly evolving form into all our future titles going forward. These could include, of course, upcoming flagship titles like the previously announced Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe, upcoming multiplayer titles like Assassin's Creed: Codename Invictus, and new additions and new titles that have not been officially announced yet."
Assassin's Creed Hexe release date speculation
Currently, there is no confirmed Assassin's Creed Hexe release date.
It'll likely be some time yet before we see Assassin's Creed Hexe arrive too. In the latest update from Ubisoft, Guesdon said: "We are taking the time to deliver on its ambitious vision, which means we’ll be quiet for a while longer, but we love seeing all the enthusiasm happening on our channels and can’t wait to unveil more when the time is right."
Rumors have been circulating for some time that an Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake is in the works, and Ubisoft has at last acknowledged the project with a cryptic little teaser in the update about Assassin's Creed into 2026. The post also confirms the PvP multiplayer experience, Codename Invictus is still underway from a team of veteran For Honor developers. So, it'll likely be a while before we get another big update on Hexe, but we'll be watching out for further news as it happens.
While we wait for more on Codename Hexe, be sure to revisit one of the best Assassin's Creed games or read our guide on how to play all the Assassin's Creed games in order.
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