Assassin's Creed Shadows will be Steam Deck compatible and fully Verified at launch after all, Ubisoft has confirmed. This is a pretty big 180 from Ubisoft, which just weeks ago said in no uncertain terms that Assassin's Creed Shadows wouldn't be Steam Deck compatible at launch due to the mobile hardware's technical limitations.

Yes, you'll be able to play the latest Assassin's Creed game on Valve's gaming handheld from day one. Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will be playable on Steam Deck when it launches next week.

Looks like Ubisoft managed to get it optimized enough, after insisting that the requirements are just too high.

Ubisoft has confirmed Assassin's Creed Shadows will support Steam Deck at launch. In February, the publisher shared a lengthy Q&A where it answered a number of questions about Shadows, its PC and console features, as well as whether the game would be available on Steam Deck.

Ubisoft, over Twitter/X, officially confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will be supported on Steam Deck at launch. The post stated that Ubisoft is further waiting for Valve's certification of the game.

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will run on Steam Deck at launch, which is great albeit unexpected news. It's unexpected, because last month Ubisoft ruled out Steam Deck support, pointing out—quite reasonably—that Valve's handheld is " below our minimum specs for PC ".

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be supported on Steam Deck at launch, despite previously saying that Valve’s handheld was not powerful enough to run the upcoming blockbuster.

Assassin's Creed Shadows will now be available on Steam Deck at launch. The additional time provided by the delay is what probably led to this move. Ubisoft has been using this time to improve almost every aspect of the game and its launch.