<Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player </Td> </Tr> <P> Assassin's Creed Rogue is an action - adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Sofia and published by Ubisoft . It is the seventh major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and acts as a sequel to 2013's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and a prequel to 2012's Assassin's Creed III with its final mission being the prologue to 2014's Assassin's Creed Unity . It is the last of the Assassin's Creed game to be released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Ubisoft announcing that the company will no longer release games for them, except for its casual rhythm series Just Dance . The game was first released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November and December 2014 in North America, Australasia, Europe and Japan, and released for Microsoft Windows on March 10, 2015 . A remastered version was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 20, 2018 . </P> <P> The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries - old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control . The story is set in the mid-18th century during the Seven Years' War, and follows Shay Patrick Cormac, an Assassin - turned - Templar who hunts down former members of his Brotherhood after being betrayed by them . Gameplay in Rogue is very similar to that of Black Flag with a mixture of ship - based naval exploration and third - person land - based exploration with some new features . </P> <P> Upon release, Rogue received a mixed reception; most critics praised the game's twist on the traditional formula by playing as a Templar, the mature story - line, the complex protagonist, the sophisticated depiction of the fight between Templars and Assassins, as well as the additions to the franchise's lore and the naval warfare gameplay . Other reviewers criticized it for failing to innovate the series' formula and its similarities to Black Flag . </P>

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