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Assassin’s Creed® Rogue
Developer Ubisoft Sofia, Ubisoft Kiev
Assassin's Creed Rogue is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Sofia and published by Ubisoft. It is the seventh major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and is set alongside 2012's Assassin's Creed III and after 2013's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. It also has ties to Assassin's Creed Unity, which was released on the same day as Rogue. It is the last Assassin's Creed game to be developed… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Audience score
88
LovedLoved
236 positive · 31 negative
95% range 84–92%
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| Steam reviews | 236 | 31 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
7,005 of 8,121 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
89% recommend · 218 yes, 27 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 245 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (19,552 of 22,590 positive).
Players praise Rogue as an underrated gem that offers a tighter, more focused experience than Black Flag. [1][2][3] The unique Templar perspective and Shay's character arc are widely appreciated. [3][4][5] Some reviewers criticize the short story and repetitive gameplay, while others note DRM issues. [6][7][8]
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I just found out I can't play this game completely offline. It just gets stuck in the Ubisoft portal. Why would booting up a single player game needs internet connection at all? What nonsense
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I am dead serious. This is easily the most underrated "classic" Assassin's Creed game. This game has no business being as good as it is, given it was the "backlogged/last-gen" game during the release of Unity. Yet, it's genuinely better than Unity in almost every way.
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The Most Underrated Masterpiece in the Series As an AC series lover I must say that Assassin's Creed Rogue is the most underrated game in the entire franchise. If you liked Black Flag, you will definitely enjoy this one too. Why you should play it: Amazing Story: This game shows the "other side" of the war. You play as Shay Patrick Cormac, a former Assassin who joins the Templars. Deep Character: The internal …
- [5]
This was my first Assassin's Creed game. I came in expecting a simple action game, but ended up spending over 30 hours exploring instead of rushing the story. The naval combat is easily one of the best parts of the game. Upgrading the Morrigan, boarding enemy ships, and taking on massive warships never got boring. The world is also beautiful to explore, with plenty of islands, forts, and hidden locations that made …
- [7]
Repetition on top of repetition from previous games. Still, the gameplay is just as enjoyable as in Black Flag, which is what keeps you going until the end, even though there are almost no real changes. The story is interesting because of its concept - I’ve always wanted to see things from the other side - but the idea isn’t fully developed, in my opinion. And of course, it doesn’t escape the usual idiocy in the …
Summarised from 33 of the 252 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Assassin’s Creed® Rogue sits at 88% positive across 267 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Assassin's Creed Rogue received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Ray Carsillo from Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game an 8.5/10, praising its interesting lead character, enjoyable story, new weapons introduced, new mission design, which requires players to prevent assassinations instead of carrying out assassinations like in other Assassin's Creed titles, as well as advanced and improved combat mechanics. However, he criticized poor pacing of the story, frequent bugs, lack of replayability and the lack of inclusion of a multiplayer mode. He concluded the review by saying that "Rogue is a far more pleasurable experience than I…
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Reactions
60 of 275 · most liked firstShort and Focused: The Perfect Franchise Spin-off Assassin's Creed Rogue is often described as "Black Flag in the Arctic," and that's both its greatest strength and its core identity. It takes the fantastic naval mechanics of its predecessor and packages them into a tighter, more focused experience with a narrative premise that remains one of the series' most intriguing. https://youtu.be/19GE57IUjfk This game is essentially a compact version of Black Flag, but with a far more centralized and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just found out I can't play this game completely offline. It just gets stuck in the Ubisoft portal. Why would booting up a single player game needs internet connection at all? What nonsense
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am dead serious. This is easily the most underrated "classic" Assassin's Creed game. This game has no business being as good as it is, given it was the "backlogged/last-gen" game during the release of Unity. Yet, it's genuinely better than Unity in almost every way.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Most Underrated Masterpiece in the Series As an AC series lover I must say that Assassin's Creed Rogue is the most underrated game in the entire franchise. If you liked Black Flag, you will definitely enjoy this one too. Why you should play it: Amazing Story: This game shows the "other side" of the war. You play as Shay Patrick Cormac, a former Assassin who joins the Templars. Deep Character: The internal conflict of Shay is written very well. You really feel his pain and his reasons…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is mainly focused on Ubisoft requiring players to create an account or log in on their side in order to run the game at all. Aside from clicking the "I have read all of the terms" or "I agree" boxes. Why not just let the players play the game without needed to read a whole legal essay that gets updated with more vague jargon than what they would bother to look into. And heaven forbid they choose not to go ahead with that? They just dont get to play the game they paid for. There…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So this is actually one of my favorite game but I havd 14 hours of playthrough lost due to the online only DRM when my Steam deck lost Internet during an auto save. It killed replaying the series and catching up with it for me and made sure I'll never purchase a remastered title since they still use the DRM that cost me the enjoyment of the series built in to it and I'm not supporting that. Do better Ubisoft.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game got overlooked by people due to it releasing at the same time as assassin's creed unity and that's sad because despite it being short and very similar to black flag It's good. it should've been a longer game and they could've done more with the character dynamics but they did well with how short it was Shay is a really good lead and I liked how didn't have this cliche full hatred for the assassin's but he had an actual reason to go against Achilles's mentorship. the assassin's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game and peak game for those players who struggle financially.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played Assassin's Creed Rogue for about 50 hours and completed the game 100%. For me, this is one of the most unusual parts of the Assassin's Creed series, because here the plot literally turns the usual game formula upside down. In most parts, we play as assassins and automatically consider them to be the right side of the conflict. In Rogue, it's the opposite. The main character, Shay Cormac, starts out as an assassin, but after certain events, he completely changes sides and starts hunting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Way too underrated, This is the only actually good AC game after Black Flag
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the good Ubisoft I miss. I enjoyed 95% of the game, sure its not perfect but its a real Assassin's Creed game with a point of view of a Templar. I got no urges to cut my balls off or to put a fork into the eletrical socket, unlike when I suffered something like 85 hours on AC Valhalla/Odyssey for a story that made me ♥♥♥♥ liquid for a whole week. Probably many people may not like to play as a traitor that joins the Templars, but thats because their shaft is bending 42 degrees to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm certainly NOT doing a 100% on Rogue however I will farm for his cutie coat with fluffy hoodie to keep him warm 😔 #assassinscreed #assassinscreedfanart #assassinscreedrogue #shaycormac
neutral · AI labelView post →Would be cool if I could play again but Ubisoft Connect is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ garbage that it wont launch the game anymore
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The PC port of Assassin's Creed IV was a buggy mess that at times was filled with stutter. This port, however, is great despite not being updated since release really. It runs smooth, it runs great, and it plays great. This game also in general has a gameplay loop that is Assassin's Creed IV but harder and with less content, which I thought both were positives. The few additions to the gameplay gave the stealth some of the stuff missing from the Ezio trilogy back that were absent in III and IV,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If it only had longer story then it would have been perfect. Still solid game Would recomend to anyone who played Black Flag.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Uphold the principles of our Order... I am Shay Patrick Cormac, Templar of the Colonial... of the American rite. I am an older man now, and perhaps wiser. A war and a revolution have ended, and another is about to begin. May the Father of Understanding guide us all."
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I stopped playing the Assassin's Creed series after I couldn't get into Unity around 2015. I was totally burned out by the gameplay formula that hadn't moved much and the rapid release schedule they had going. I've been eyeing the series considering getting back in after having spent so much time away. Almost ten hours in and I think I might throw in the towel. I'm not having fun. It's a decent game, very competently made. But even after a decade of not playing the series it feels so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →betrayed my friends, sank some boats, questioned my life choices. great game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was my first Assassin's Creed game. I came in expecting a simple action game, but ended up spending over 30 hours exploring instead of rushing the story. The naval combat is easily one of the best parts of the game. Upgrading the Morrigan, boarding enemy ships, and taking on massive warships never got boring. The world is also beautiful to explore, with plenty of islands, forts, and hidden locations that made me want to sail around instead of rushing the main story. Shay is a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Story could've been better. It was too bland.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Between this and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, I choose this. It improves on the naval movement and combat in every way. The environments are more varied. The combat is faster-paced. The progression is more meaningful. There are simply more mechanics and abilities across the board. Everyone playing this game - especially at the time of release - had probably played other Assassin's Creed games before it, so Ubisoft mostly glosses over the Animus explanation and blazes through the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Repetition on top of repetition from previous games. Still, the gameplay is just as enjoyable as in Black Flag, which is what keeps you going until the end, even though there are almost no real changes. The story is interesting because of its concept - I’ve always wanted to see things from the other side - but the idea isn’t fully developed, in my opinion. And of course, it doesn’t escape the usual idiocy in the finale. Overall, it’s a decent game, a 6/10, but you won’t miss much if you skip…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shay turned out to be more likeable than I expected and following his story was what kept me invested. The collectibles felt more like filler with too much time spent travelling between them. Worth a play despite its flaws.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After black flag is the best one in the americas, it fixed all the BS that 3 had, way WAY better than 3 in everything, the game is fun, great graphics, great gameplay, the story was also incredible.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Storywise, it's not the best out of the Assassin's Creed Games, but gameplay wise it's more Black Flag with some of AC3's maps thrown in. Instead of the Caribbean from Black Flag this one mostly deals with the North Atlantic Ocean, the British American Colonies (hence the AC3 maps), and is set against the backdrop of the historical Seven Years War. Definitely worth picking up if you enjoyed Black Flag. Also, Ubisoft, if you guys are actually reading these, any chance Rogue can get the same…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Assassin's Creed Rogue isn't a bad game, but I wouldn't call it a great one either. The story is interesting and feels different from the other Assassin's Creed games, which I really appreciated. There are quite a few bugs, but thankfully most of them don't ruin the gameplay; they're just annoying when they happen. For some reason, finishing the story took me almost twice as long as it probably should have, but I still had fun overall. The only mission I genuinely disliked was Cold Fire. It…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →rogue is my favorite assassins creed because it has the gameplay of 4 with a cooler theme and better shanties
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Only bought the game because it had naval battle system but loved the story as well. we get to play as Templar so we get to see a new perspective. Gameplay may not be refined but its still fun to play and you can buy it for cheap on sale so I mean why not....
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feels like a DLC for Black Flag, yet has one of the most interesting plots in the franchise. Released on the PS3 and Xbox 360, with it's counterpart Unity on PS4 and Xbox One, Assassin's Creed Rogue is an amazing installment that got shadowed by it's more grandiose counterpart. Shay is an amazing protagonist that gets to experience the shortcomings of the Assassins firsthand, and decides to take up arms against them. The writing is exponential for a game that was fated to be one of the worst in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While Rogue is essentially "Black Flag, but in north Atlantic" I found it more enjoyable due to it not being filled with tailing missions like Black Flag
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game plays fine on PC. I love AC Rogue its my second favorite in the series AC3 is my favorite. The game is cool basically just a reskin of AC4 and shorter. This game kinda got left behind as the Xbox 360 and PS3 AC game while AC Unity got the most attention as it was made for the at the time new Xbox one and PS4. They came out the same day and I played both at the time. Even went to the midnight release to pick up both I pre ordered. I played AC Rogue on the 360 as AC Unity installed on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Better than Black Flag AC Rogue's entire story is actually about the assassins and templars - their ideology, methods, mistakes, and conflict. No pirate adventures, revolution, or other historical storyline taking over the main plot. Shay also became one of my favorite characters in the universe. Character development is insane. He has seen both sides and realized that they are both flawed. Deeper than one could expect from an AC game. gameplay-wise it's basically a more polished…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolute cinema. Gem from the past. The only negative is the graphics but c'mon, the old assassin creed combat is amazing. Easy from the get go, no bullsh4t. Straight to the action. Get the Deluxe edition on a sale its worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR The game is average compared to the other AC, obviously an improvement compared to the first ones but I will give a positive review just because it's cheap and I had fun. The Good: - The Naval theme is pretty good. The battles, the journey are pretty engaging. - The base of the story is decent. The prespective shift was interesting. - World is beautiful ( Especially Icy North Atlantic - the cold hostile atmosphere ). - There are many mini activities they added to the base game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You basically play as someone stuck between the Templars and Assassins, and you can totally go rogue in the game — even messing with civilians or animals, which makes both sides come after you. You also get this rifle that’s basically a grenade launcher. Honestly, the chaos is what makes it so fun. Definitely one of my favorite AC games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sometimes, I wonder if Shay betrayed the assassins or my controls while running
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →100% Achievements I make my own luck W sea shanties Adewale got done dirty Wouldn't mind seeing another templar sided AC game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story is one of the strongest parts of the game, and Shay is an interesting character with believable motivations. The naval combat is also enjoyable, especially for players who liked Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Black Flag but very cold = good game also a short but nice story
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommend for players who enjoys open world, and open-world sailing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game overall. Has both water and land missions.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After Assassin's Creed 3 and 4, this is a short film-style game designed to complete some of the unfinished story. The gameplay is almost identical to the others. For those who enjoy piracy, it's a lighthearted game to play after Black Flag. Beyond that, it's an interim game to be played as part of the continuation of the Animus-Abstergo story and character histories.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game that gives you perspective of a templar, its pretty much the same as black flag gameplay wise
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, it’s not a bad game, but there are quite a few ‘buts.’ If the main story makes up only about 30% of the experience and the rest is filled with boring collectibles and other insignificant activities, then it’s probably not for me. So far, this is the weakest Assassin’s Creed game I’ve played in recent times. The hardest part was defeating the ship boss, but in the end, I managed to do it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →almost became my most fav ac after ac ii... but shay's decision making in the last two sequences robbed it. what a unique ac game, truly. i felt like i was playing something new and refreshing in this franchise. i felt very close to how i did back in middle school, when i first launched ac ii. all in all, i highly recommend playing this after having played ac iii and black flag. i recommend not skipping it, it's short anyway. okay, shorter than my playtime for sure. i like to take my time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Being a long time Assassins Creed fan and a Black Flag enjoyer back in the day picking this up on sale was a good decision. Never got to play this back in the day but I must admit it is quite fun but shows it age just like myself. Controls are slightly funky and climbing is strange but I think its due to me coming straight from Valhalla. Story isn't the worst, get to play as a templar assassin killer, which is different and enjoyable. The story itself is short but the side activities stretch…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was so bored the entire time. I didn't care about any of the characters, any of the missions, any of the locations, the objectives, the equipment, any of it. I have a weirdly good memory for plot points, character moments, and story arcs. I couldn't tell you anything that happened in this game just a few months out from playing it. I get flashes of Benjamin Franklin and sailing, and the Northern Passage. My life is less for having played this game. I go not recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly would give it a 4.5/5 rating due to it having few minorglitches such as other characters not appearing or flying lol and there's also spots where you find yourself trapped as in you can't even move at all to get out, apart from those it's still an enjoyful gaming session
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only bad thing here isn't the game itself, but Ubisoft Connect, which for some reason keeps asking me to change my password every day.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not bad, if you really like black flag I would recommend it. Otherwise I would just say pass on it unless you like a good story. And it does tie in with black flag and a few other games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Assassin's Creed Rogue is a unique entry in the series with an interesting story and a fresh perspective. Playing as Shay feels different, and the naval combat is still fun. The world is beautiful, and the gameplay is enjoyable, even if it feels similar to Black Flag. Overall, it's an underrated Assassin's Creed game worth playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rogue plays exactly like Black Flag but this time is set in North America, which is NOT as fun as the Caribbean. Pleasurable and also the shortest and easiest AC game I ever played. There's ships, there's lot of things to do but its just not as exciting. The only purpose it serves is to play it right after you finish Black Flag, because you miss it so much... Ok, this a Rogue review. Focus. It was fun. The ending was lame.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Minimum Viable Product: The Game. This game is like when Oreos releases a "new" type of Oreo that no one wants, with the goal of just keeping the brand awareness alive in consumer's minds. Strange spinoff/prequel of AC3, with pieces of AC4: Black Flag tacked on (Ship Battles). It is fine as a game, but adds nothing that you have not seen, or isn't done better in the other games. It does have penguins though..... This one feels like AC3 and AC4 sloppy seconds, built and scaled down so it runs…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →really just black flag with a new coat of paint and thats a compliment
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another Assassin's Creed and another assassin. Honestly, if you like ships and naval battles, this game is for you. If you don't like the "Black Flag" style, skip this one and buy something else. Personally, I think the game has a unique charm, and even time hasn't diminished that, as the graphics are still beautiful and the mechanics are solid. The game is focused on action, but fans of stealth assassins will also find a place for themselves. The game is a truly interesting blend of naval…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Assassin’s Creed – One of the Most Underrated Entries This is easily one of the most underrated Assassin’s Creed games in the franchise. It delivers the same kind of simple, fun, and adventurous experience that made AC IV: Black Flag so enjoyable. The world is lively, exploration feels rewarding, and the gameplay focuses more on pure enjoyment rather than over-complication. While it may not get the spotlight, it offers solid combat, smooth movement, and that classic Assassin’s Creed charm. A…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay was fine and well optimized for low end pc. Should kept a long Campaing and Map activity like AC black Flag. Yet , it has better perspective and story plotline over the AC journey !!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For me, Assassin's Creed Rogue is an amazing game with a very interesting story about an assassin who became a templar. This is first time where we actually get to play the other side and see their point of view showing the player that not all the assassins are good guys and not all templars are bad guys. Shay is an amazing protagonist with a tragic and sad background, marked by the death of his mother at birth, his father's frequent absence, his father's subsequent death at sea. Pretty sad,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my favorite AC game just because of the complete flip of the dynamic. I played this game more than any other on my xbox being one of the few games I had gotten all the achievments. This game is just way to much fun I actually think it compares to brotherhood and black flag for the amount of time played.
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