Assassin’s Creed Shadows has received a new update via Ubisoft this week, which implements a time-limited quest as part of a crossover with Attack on Titan. This will be available for players until December 22, 2025. Beyond that, players can also take part a new story quest, a Puzzlement, which is described as a fun and humorous quest. In addition, the update also improves the Corrupted Castles and adds a number of key gameplay, UI, and visual improvements.
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows was released for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S in March 2025, and takes place toward the end of the Sengoku period in 16th century Japan. The narrative chronicles the exploits of female shinobi, Fujibayashi Naoe, and African samurai Yasuke as they become embroiled in the long-running battle between the Assassin Brotherhood and Templar Order, with players exploring a large open-world setting based on the Kansai region in Japan.
Special Collaboration: Attack On Titan
With a kidnapped Titan-Shifter as their weapon, a mysterious, power-hungry faction has infiltrated feudal Japan, setting their sights on total domination.
But when an attempt to rescue the Shifter fails, the lone survivor (with a dark secret) recruits Naoe and Yasuke to help her stop the group from unleashing the terror of a Titan on Japan.
Please note that this is a time-limited quest that is available from November 25th – December 22nd.
The quest giver is in the Yamashiro region, North of Hanazo Tower (the icon is displayed on the map). Note that the quest will not be within the objective board until the player interacts with the quest giver.
Unlock conditions: Unlock Yasuke as a playable character.
During the quest, players can find customization for their hideout (banners and a statue) and upon quest completion, players will earn a crystal katana for Naoe.
New Story Quest: A Puzzlement
Who is up for some friendly competition?
“A Puzzlement” is the 3rd story drop coming to Assassin’s Creed Shadows. In this fun and humorous quest, Naoe and Yasuke encounter two old acquaintances having a loud argument about a mysterious door in south Wakasa. They task our protagonists with figuring out how to open it.
During the quest, Naoe and Yasuke will learn new skills from each other:
- Naoe will learn how to perform her own spectacular version of Yasuke’s war kick ability.
- Yasuke will learn how to stealthily dispatch enemies in a non-lethal way.
Additional Highlights
Corrupted Castles
Improvements have also been made to Corrupted Castles. The chances of encountering the same castles from the previous season have been reduced, and the available castles each season will now provide a better distribution of Daisho per castle.
List of Bug Fixes
SPOILER WARNING
Stability
- Fixed an issue where the game crashed when switching to the ‘Sell Items’ tab in some menus.
Gameplay
- Corrected the two Tanuki Sumi-e rewards so they are no longer swapped.
- Sword Hunter’s Prized Odachi Blade can now be obtained from the Sword Hunter.
- Loadout slots will no longer reset automatically after completing quests.
- Sliding doors will no longer prevent players from summoning allies. You shall now pass!
- Resolved an issue where the gear vendor in Mibuno Vale kept some engravings for himself.
- Addressed a naming issue between the Green Pheasant and the Copper Pheasant, where they sometimes switched personalities. Freaky…
- Ezio gear engravings now correctly unlock between multiple saves.
- Fixed an issue where the player could purchase the same swords Karuta cards multiple times.
- Fixed an issue where the Sword of Fathoms Katana allowed a double transmog exploit, enabling a stack of four engravings.
- Fixed an issue where certain Bunny, Deer and Doe, Green Pheasant and Flying Squirrel pets were unobtainable.
- Players will no longer get stuck when trying to exit Miyataki Warehouse. Get outside and touch some grass!
Combat
- Yasuke can now correctly perform finishers with non-postured attacks.
- Addressed an issue where the Bo Staff did not trigger Counterstrike as intended.
- Summoned allies will no longer flee combat after only taking only a few hits.
UI
- Addressed an issue where the UI indicator for pricing displayed reversed values.
Visuals & Graphics
- Addressed an issue where the Dragon Hideout building skin was missing the floor.
- The Robe of Ezio outfit no longer glitches while climbing.
- Fixed an issue where Widower’s Solace Saya Katana was a duplicate of Iga’s Flame Saya Katana.
- Corrected the knowledge description formatting for Naoe’s “Damage With Ability”.
- Fixed an issue where Kimura Kei had texture clipping through his legs during the fight in the quest “Fighting For The Cause”.
Localization
- Corrected some NPC dialogue in Italian that addressed Naoe despite playing as Yasuke.
- Corrected the Momochi Sandayu German voice lines during the “Traditions” quest.
- Addressed an issue where Korean characters (봇 윙 슐 낍) displayed as corrupted square boxes (□).
Quests
MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!
- “Fighting For The Cause”: Fixed an issue where Kimura Kei could get stuck on a balcony and become invulnerable during the quest.
- “Go With The Bo”: Fixed an issue where items such as the Long Stick Disciple costume and headband obtained from the quest were missing.
- “Ride Into Town”: Addressed an issue where players were unable to proceed in the quest because Rin wouldn’t move.
- “Suika No Bakemono”: Corrected the quest reward.
- “The Pirate Alliance”: Fixed an issue where the quest could not be completed because Oni-Yuri glitched when killed.
- Players will now correctly receive the Classic Tea Bowl collection after defeating “The Wise”.
Claws of Awaji
- Addressed an issue where Yasuhira’s Secret could not be collected after completing the DLC.
- Corrected the description for Yasuhira’s Secret (Spymaster EPZ Fallback Letter).
- Fixed an issue where moving a plank at Myoshoji Temple with Yasuke, caused it to no longer be moved by Naoe.
- Naoe will no longer get stuck on the big tree in Izanagi Shrine during the quest “A Snake In The Shrine”.
- Keys collectibles are now correctly present, with a total of 15 collectibles scattered across Awaji island.
PLATFORM SPECIFIC
XBOX
- Fixed an issue where the audio cuts out and the game crashes on Xbox after Title Update 1.1.1.
[Source – Assassin’s Creed Shadows Patch Notes]