Assassin's Creed III
Relive the American Revolution or experience it for the first time in Assassin's Creed® III Remastered, with enhanced graphics and improved gameplay mechanics. Also includes Assassin's Creed Liberation remastered and all solo DLC content.
- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- Ubisoft Romania
- Platforms
- 8 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 45 GB
What is Assassin's Creed III?
Relive the American Revolution or experience it for the first time in Assassin's Creed® III Remastered, with enhanced graphics and improved gameplay mechanics. Also includes Assassin's Creed Liberation remastered and all solo DLC content.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 30 October 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Ubisoft Romania, Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Quebec |
| Publisher | Akella |
| Platforms | Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
| Languages | 13 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q40166, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Assassin's Creed III received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 45 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Content descriptors
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Assassin's Creed III on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes14 of 300 (5%)
Players are constantly locked out of the game entirely due to the mandatory Ubisoft Connect launcher crashing, forcing them into endless authentication loops or throwing CD-key errors for a game they legally own.
Steam review, 17 May 2026 · 2 hours played · 31 readers marked it helpfulOnce starting the 8th sequence in New York, the game constantly crashes and makes the save file unable to be played for the other actions of the game due to an auto-save happening directly when the sequence starts.
Steam review, 7 August 2026 · 105 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful
A further 38 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Assassin's Creed III
24 games overlap with Assassin's Creed III on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Assassin's Creed III Remastered, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
Common questions about Assassin's Creed III
What platforms is Assassin's Creed III on?
Assassin's Creed III is available on Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck. It first released in 2012.
How much does Assassin's Creed III cost?
$39.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Assassin's Creed III?
63% of 15,821 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
Does Assassin's Creed III work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Assassin's Creed III as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Assassin's Creed III download?
45 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made Assassin's Creed III?
Assassin's Creed III was developed by Ubisoft Romania, Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Quebec and published by Akella.