Assassin's Creed Shadows gets its final big update and a free week on Ubisoft Premium

Ubisoft dropped two things at once: the final major update for Assassin's Creed Shadows and a free Ubisoft Premium trial running June 18–23. Anyone on the fence about the game now has a direct window to try it right after its biggest content drop.

The update adds Animus-bending endgame challenges that remix the game's mechanics in fantastical ways and demand strong builds to clear. On the quality-of-life side, shurikens deal more damage and the Forge engraving list navigation is easier to use. The free trial covers a wide slice of Ubisoft's catalog alongside Assassin's Creed Shadows — Star Wars Outlaws, Rainbow Six Siege, Far Cry 6, Anno 117: Pax Romana, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, The Crew Motorfest, For Honor, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and The Division 2 are all included. After the trial ends, progress carries over if you start a paid subscription. Ubisoft Premium runs $17.99 a month and includes day-one access to new Ubisoft releases, virtual currency discounts, and extras like the Spyro and Crash Bandicoot trilogies and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The cheaper Classics tier is $7.99 a month but covers PC only and strips out all DLC.

Assassin's Creed Shadows launched in 2025 to generally favorable reviews, though it was a polarizing release in some corners of the internet. With this being the final major update, Ubisoft is clearly making a push to convert players who sat it out — whether from franchise fatigue or just waiting for the right moment.

The free trial window closes June 23, so there's a narrow but real opportunity to see what the endgame content looks like before committing to a subscription.