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Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: China

2015

Should you play it?

The first entry in the Assassin’s Creed Chronicles saga takes place in China, 1526, as the Ming dynasty starts to crumble. You embody Shao Jun, the last remaining Assassin of the Chinese Brotherhood, returning to her homeland with a vendetta.

What works

  • Unique watercolor art style
  • Engaging stealth mechanics
  • Multiple playstyles and approaches
  • Historical chinese setting
  • Rewarding challenge and scoring system

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Awkward keyboard controls
  • Linear level design
  • Simplistic story
  • Some technical issues with checkpoints

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Devil Within: Satgat

  • Mark of the Ninja: Remastered

  • Assassin's Creed Mirage

  • Tails of Iron

  • Foregone

  • Stray Blade

More exploratory

Games that feels like Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: China but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Somber Echoes

  • Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

  • Dishonored 2

  • Afterimage

  • Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

Less expressive

Games that feels like Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: China but with less self-expression and customization

  • Styx: Master of Shadows

  • Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition

  • Darkenstein 3D

  • REPLACED

  • UberSoldier II

  • Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition

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Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: China: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Fantasy, Exploration.

Last update: 08/08/2026