<Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player </Td> </Tr> <P> Assassin's Creed Origins is an action - adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft . It is the tenth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series and the successor to 2015's Assassin's Creed Syndicate . It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 27, 2017 . </P> <P> The game is set in Egypt near the end of the Ptolemaic period (49--47 BC) and recounts the secret fictional history of real - world events . The story explores the origins of the centuries - long conflict between the Brotherhood of Assassins, who fight for peace by promoting liberty, and The Order of the Ancients--forerunners to the Templar Order--who desire peace through the forced imposition of order . </P> <P> Origins received positive reviews from critics, who praised the story, characters, voice acting, reworked gameplay - systems, immersive world of Egypt and the visuals, while criticizing some of the pacing and technical issues . The game has been lauded as either the best or one of the best installments in the series by multiple critics . </P>

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