Assassin’s Creed: Shadows on Cloud Gaming
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is playable on 6 cloud gaming services, including Xbox Cloud, GeForce Now, and Boosteroid. Depending on the service and plan, the game is included in your subscription, streamable with your own copy from stores like Steam and Xbox Store, or installable on a full cloud computer. Compare all options below to play on PC, Mac, Android, iOS, and more via browser or app.
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Rating:
8 / 10
(30137 ratings on Steam)
Description: Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.
Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Quebec
Release Date: 19.03.2025
How to play Assassin’s Creed: Shadows on cloud gaming
You can play Assassin’s Creed: Shadows on cloud gaming in three ways: with a subscription that includes the game, by streaming your own game copy (BYOG), or by installing it on a full cloud PC. Below, we explain each method so you can choose the one that works for you.
Play without owning the game
To play Assassin’s Creed: Shadows on cloud gaming without buying it, you can use a catalog-based service where the game is included in the subscription plan:
- Amazon Luna in the Ubisoft+ plan
After subscribing, you can open the service's catalog in the dedicated app or in your browser (if supported). From there, you can start the stream and play Assassin’s Creed: Shadows without installing or downloading it. The plan will also give you access to other games in the service's catalog.
Bring your own game (BYOG)
If you want to play Assassin’s Creed: Shadows on cloud gaming with your own copy, you can use a catalog-based service that supports it as a BYOG title on its subscription plans:
- Boosteroid: works with any plan
- GeForce Now: requires the Performance or Ultimate plan (Install-To-Play)
- Amazon Luna: requires the Luna Standard (Prime) or Luna Premium plan
- Xbox Cloud: works with any plan (Stream your own game)
To use your own copy of the game, you need to link the store account where you own it to the cloud gaming service. Supported store versions can vary by service:
| Service | Supported store versions |
|---|---|
| Boosteroid | Steam |
| Xbox Cloud | Xbox Store |
| GeForce Now | Steam and Ubisoft Connect |
Once your store account is linked, you can open the service's catalog, select Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, and start streaming in your browser or a supported app. Depending on the service, a brief cloud setup may be required before the first launch. The plan can also be used to stream other games you own that are available in the service's catalog.
On GeForce Now, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is an "Install-2-Play" title, so it must be installed on the GFN server before you can stream it. This happens automatically on launch and doesn't take more than a couple of minutes.
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is a "Stream your own game" title on Xbox Cloud Gaming, which means you need to own or buy the Xbox Store version to play it.
Install and play on a cloud PC
With a full cloud PC service, you can install and play almost any PC game, including Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, on a virtual desktop in the cloud:
- Shadow PC: Provides a full Windows desktop you can access via apps or a browser.
- airgpu: Offers a Windows-based cloud PC you access via remote-desktop apps.
After setting up your cloud PC, you can install almost any supported store version of Assassin’s Creed: Shadows and use additional 3rd party tools or mods if the game supports them.
