Assassin's Creed Valhalla Won't Be Launching On Steam

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla won't be launching on Steam

Ubisoft's freshly unveiled next Assassin's Creed game, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, won't be up for purchase on Steam at launch (or possibly at any point in the future).

Alissa McAloon, Editorial Director, GameDeveloper.com

April 30, 2020

1 Min Read

Newsbrief: Ubisoft’s freshly unveiled next Assassin’s Creed game, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, won’t be up for purchase on Steam at launch, instead opting to bring its PC release to only the Epic Games Store and its own Uplay platform.

Though a high-profile game opting to skip a day-one Steam launch is noteworthy, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla doing so isn’t entirely surprising at this point. Ubisoft itself forged a relationship with Epic Games back in the early days of the Epic Games Store right around the time The Division 2 was wrapped up in a similar exclusivity announcement. This latest development looks to be a continuation of that previous arrangement.

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Alissa McAloon

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As the Editorial Director of Game Developer, Alissa McAloon brings a decade of experience in the video game industry and media. When not working in the world of B2B game journalism, Alissa enjoys spending her time in the worlds of immersive sandbox games or dabbling in the occasional TTRPG.

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