Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition

2007 Ubisoft Montreal Action, Adventure

Windows 11With a fix

MacNot sold

LinuxGold

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic 794

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 801

How it’s combined

Playability today

4.5

Runs today4/5

Design today4.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

81%

21,897 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11With a fix

Runs with a fix. See the steps below.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxGold

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Gold, runs perfectly after tweaks.3

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

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How to get Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition running today

To stop the regular freezes and stutters caused by the game contacting retired Ubisoft servers, install EaglePatchAC1 with Ultimate ASI Loader, which also removes telemetry and improves controller support (GitHub, PCGamingWiki).
If the game crashes at the Ubisoft logo, block its executables in Windows Firewall or start it with the network disconnected (PCGamingWiki).
Keep vsync on or cap the frame rate at 60 to avoid physics glitches such as failed leaps of faith (PCGamingWiki, Steam Community).

Synopsis

Assassin's Creed is an open-world stealth action game in which a modern bartender relives the memories of Altair, a member of a secret order of assassins in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade. You climb and run across the rooftops of Jerusalem, Acre and Damascus, gather information on nine targets and then plan each assassination and escape. The PC Director's Cut adds four extra kinds of investigation missions.

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Released: 2007
Genre: Action, Adventure
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

Critics praised its striking cities, fluid climbing and original premise, but many said its investigation missions repeat almost the same steps for every target and the combat is shallow. Steam players today still value its story and atmosphere and see it as the rough foundation of the series. The most common complaints now are the repetitive structure and freezes or stutters caused by the game trying to reach dead Ubisoft servers, plus physics glitches above 60 frames per second.

Trailer from Steam

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

4/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Needs fan patches to run well on Windows 11
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The game is single player only, and the retired Ubisoft servers only tracked usage statistics (PCGamingWiki).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
PCGamingWiki lists native widescreen and 4K support, with ultrawide available through a fix (PCGamingWiki).
Full controller support or remappable controls
PCGamingWiki lists full controller support with XInput and Xbox prompts (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
Known game-breaking bugs in the current version
Without a fan patch or a firewall block, the game freezes every minute or two or crashes at the logo because it tries to reach retired Ubisoft servers (PCGamingWiki, Steam Community).

Design today

4.5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
Full controller support with Xbox prompts sits alongside remappable mouse and keyboard controls, and the context-based puppet scheme maps each limb to one button. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, videogamemanual.com.
Menus, text and interface are clear on today's screens
The game supports widescreen and 4K natively and lets players turn individual HUD elements on or off, though dialogue subtitles need a mod. Source: pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
Progress is kept per memory block, and Continue Session picks up a session partway through a block, so no manual saving is needed. Source: videogamemanual.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
The opening memory teaches movement, the puppet controls and the investigation loop step by step, and the core loop is easy to learn. Source: mediasoupsite.wordpress.com, videogamemanual.com.
Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtracking
Each of the nine targets follows nearly the same routine of eavesdropping, pickpocketing and interrogating, and players widely call the structure repetitive. Source: nbcnews.com, steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com.
Camera and movement never fight the player
The third-person camera follows Altair freely through the open cities and recenters with one button, with only tight interiors limiting the view. Source: videogamemanual.com, mediasoupsite.wordpress.com.