Assassin's Creed Shadows Guides

Get the most out of Naoe and Yasuke's journey across Sengoku era Japan with these Assassin's Creed Shadows guides!

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Guide by James Billcliffe Guides Editor

Updated on May 2, 2025

Update: We've added 6 new Side Quests and 4 new lists of target locations to our Assassin's Creed Shadows guide.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ realization of Sengoku era Japan is incredible. From the golden Shachihoko atop Osaka Castle to the unspoiled waters of Kiyomizudera Temple and Lake Biwa, iconic locations throughout the country have been painstakingly recreated to create an authentic atmosphere.

However, a side-effect of this obvious labor of love is that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is also a huge game, full of interesting systems and secrets to discover.

One of the interesting things about Assassin’s Creed Shadows is that it asks you to find a lot of these things yourself with only a few directions and not much else to go on.

That’s where our Assassin’s Creed Shadows guide comes in. When the in-game directions are too opaque or obscure, or you’ve exhausted your scouts and just want to know where that last target is - we’ve got you covered.

As well as location guides, we’ve also broken some of the more useful, but misunderstood systems in the game, which let you gain useful perks and benefits once you’ve put the time in to learn how they work.

Finally, in true Assassin’s Creed tradition at this point, there are moments in Shadows where you’re asked to make key decisions which will affect a character’s story. So you can make the right choices for your playthrough and understand the ramifications of your actions - as well as know what you’re missing out on if you’d gone the other way - we’ve also put together some story guides to help you through some of the game’s biggest dilemmas.

As we delve more into the game after release, we’ll update this page with more nuggets of wisdom, including later game targets, story decisions and items.