
Assassin's Creed III
by Ubisoft Montreal · published by Ubisoft Entertainment
Released October 30, 2012 on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U.

About Assassin's Creed III
Assassin's Creed III is an open-world action-adventure game set primarily in 18th-century Colonial America during the American Revolution. Players control two characters across the story: Haytham Kenway, a British Templar operating during the French and Indian War, and his half-Mohawk son Ratonhnhaké:ton (also known as Connor), who becomes an Assassin. Gameplay takes place across Boston, New York City, and a large wilderness frontier, with free-running, stealth, and combat using weapons including tomahawks, muskets, bows, and the series' signature Hidden Blades. The game introduces naval combat through Connor's captaining of a warship, as well as hunting, a homestead economy system, and seasonal weather that affects gameplay. A modern-day framing narrative follows Desmond Miles using the Animus to relive his ancestors' memories.
In 1754, British Templar Haytham Kenway travels to the American colonies to locate an ancient temple for his Order. He recruits allies and falls in love with a Mohawk woman named Kaniehti:io while eliminating a rogue associate. Years later, their son Ratonhnhaké:ton witnesses his mother's death during an attack on their village and grows up to become the Assassin known as Connor, trained by the retired Assassin Achilles Davenport. Connor is drawn into the American Revolution as he hunts down the Colonial Templars, who include his own father. Over the course of two decades, Connor eliminates Haytham's allies, uncovers that his mother's death was ordered by George Washington rather than the Templars, and is eventually forced to confront and kill Haytham himself. In the modern day, Desmond Miles uses Connor's memories to locate a key that opens the inner chambers of a precursor temple, ultimately sacrificing himself to activate a device that protects Earth from a catastrophic solar flare.
Release dates by platform
Reviews & players
PC system requirements
Official specs from Steam
Minimum
| OS * | Windows Vista® (SP2) |
|---|---|
| Processor | 2.60 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E8200 or 2.60 GHz AMD Athlon™ II X4 620 |
| Memory | 2 GB |
| Graphics | 512 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)* |
| DirectX® | 10 |
| Hard Drive | 17 GB |
Recommended
| OS * | Windows Vista® (SP2) |
|---|---|
| Processor | 2.66 GHz Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9400 or 3.00 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 |
| Memory | 4 GB |
| Graphics | 1024 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 5.0 or higher (see supported list)* |
| DirectX® | 10 |
| Hard Drive | 17 GB |
Assassin's Creed III FAQ
When did Assassin's Creed III come out?
Assassin's Creed III was released on October 30, 2012 for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U.
Is Assassin's Creed III on PlayStation 5?
No. Assassin's Creed III has not been announced for PlayStation 5. It is available on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U.
Is Assassin's Creed III on Xbox Series X|S?
No. Assassin's Creed III has not been announced for Xbox Series X|S. It is available on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U.
Is Assassin's Creed III on Nintendo Switch 2?
No. Assassin's Creed III has not been announced for Nintendo Switch 2. It is available on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U.
Who is making Assassin's Creed III?
Assassin's Creed III is developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft Entertainment.
Is Assassin's Creed III multiplayer?
Yes. Assassin's Creed III supports single player and multiplayer.
Is Assassin's Creed III good?
Steam players rate it "Mostly Positive" — 74% of 14,212 reviews are positive. Critics average 81/100.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Assassin's Creed III?
The minimum GPU is 512 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)*. See the full minimum and recommended specs on our Assassin's Creed III system requirements page.
Assassin's Creed series
47 games in release order
- Assassin's Creed

- Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles

- Assassin's Creed II

- Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

- Assassin's Creed II: Discovery

- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy

- Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

- Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy

- Assassin's Creed: Multiplayer Rearmed

- Assassin's Creed Revelations

- Assassin's Creed: Recollection

- Assassin's Creed III

- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

- Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

- Assassin's Creed: Pirates

- Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry

- Assassin's Creed: Memories

- Assassin's Creed Unity

- Assassin's Creed Rogue

- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China

- Assassin's Creed Syndicate

- Assassin's Creed Identity

- Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

- Assassin's Creed II

- Assassin's Creed Revelations

- Assassin's Creed Origins

- The Tower Assassin's Creed

- Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt

- Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered

- Escape the Lost Pyramid

- Assassin's Creed Odyssey

- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion

- Assassin's Creed III Remastered

- Assassin's Creed: Liberation Remastered

- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

- Assassin's Creed Valhalla

- Discovery Tour: Viking Age

- Assassin's Creed Mirage

- Assassin's Creed Nexus VR

- Assassin's Creed Shadows

- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

- Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe

- Assassin's Creed Jade

- Assassin's Creed Infinity

- Assassin's Creed: Bloodsail

- Assassin's Creed: Utopia

- Assassin's Creed Online: Alliance










