Mirage is a prequel to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

• Mirage is set two decades before the events of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
• The protagonist, Basim, plays a pivotal role in the story of Valhalla.
• Mirage takes place in 9th century Baghdad, providing an urban city map reminiscent of the original games.

“Mirage is something of a prequel, and we’ll be working with the original assassins, the hidden ones, under the mentorship of Roshan.”

The gameplay in Mirage is reminiscent of classic Assassin’s Creed

• Mirage’s gameplay returns to the classic Assassin’s Creed style.
• The city map is filled with streets, roofs, and towers that create a parkour-laden labyrinth.
• The protagonist undergoes the original assassin’s ritual of cutting off his finger to make way for his hidden blade.

“This is properly classic Assassin’s Creed.”

Mirage emphasizes stealth

• After years of RPG combat design, Mirage places a significant emphasis on stealth.
• The trailer showcases Sim silently tailing an enemy and pickpocketing a key.
• Tailing, thieving, and eavesdropping, which were fundamental to Assassin’s Creed 1’s preparation missions, make a return.

“Mirage puts a huge emphasis on stealth.”

Choice-based missions make a return in Mirage

• Mirage introduces a choice in how players approach missions.
• The trailer suggests players can either bribe guards or resort to more violent methods.
• This nod to Assassin’s Creed Unity’s assassination missions is a welcome return.

“Mirage will return to those ideas and hopefully build upon them.”

Classic and new combat moves in Mirage

• Mirage brings back classic kill moves such as aerial assassinations and ledge kills.
• The protagonist also uses throwing knives for ranged kills.
• The new Assassin’s Focus ability allows for quickly marking and killing multiple targets.

“Mirage fully embraces Assassin’s Creed stealth roots, and the classic kill moves are back in action.”

Parkour returns in Mirage

• Mirage pays homage to the iconic image of a hooded killer free running across an ancient city.
• Classic parkour moves such as beam hopping, corner swinging, and rope lifting make a comeback.
• New additions to the environmental toolkit, like riding poles across wide gaps, add to the gameplay.

“Perhaps the most iconic thing from AC’s early years is the image of a hooded killer free running across an ancient city.”

“Those are the big things we spotted in the new Assassin’s Creed Mirage Gameplay trailer.”