Canceled Assassin’s Creed Game Was Set After The Civil War

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A recently revealed report details a cancelled Assassin’s Creed game planned to be set after the American Civil War.

Stephen Totilo of Game File reported that an Assassin’s Creed game set after the American Civil War was once in the works, but it was eventually cancelled.

The Assassin’s Creed games have been popular for nearly twenty years. Ubisoft’s historical action series has seen many installments across different time periods. The newest game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, is finally launching after facing delays and some discussion about its character, Yasuke. According to reports from Totilo, this controversy may have even caused another potential game to be cancelled.

A game set after the Civil War was once in the works, featuring a former slave as the main character. The story would have followed their return to the South to challenge the growing Ku Klux Klan. While development was going smoothly and the team was happy with the progress, it was ultimately cancelled. Sources say this was largely due to the negative reaction to the game *Yasuke*, and the tense political atmosphere in the US at the time.

More Details and Corroboration

As long-time TopMob readers know, we’ve followed the Assassin’s Creed series and its upcoming games closely. While not mentioned by Totilo, I can share that this particular project was internally referred to as Project Scarlet.

I was really excited about this game, and it’s such a shame it was cancelled. It all happened after the controversy surrounding the Yasuke reveal. But before that, it was going to be the next big RPG in the series – they were aiming for a release around October 2027, which would have been in their 2028 fiscal year.

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Ubisoft Quebec was developing the game, with Scott Philips – a veteran of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and Odyssey – as Game Director. From what I understand, the team was very excited about the project during its early concept stages.

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2025-10-08 22:48