Forgotten game from Assassin's Creed maker 1666 Amsterdam will be released at the end of 2026

The now almost forgotten game 1666 Amsterdam by former Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Désilets now seems to actually be released. The game, which was announced in 2014 but little has been heard of it since, should be released next year. And not only that: the first half hour of the prologue can already be played.

The game was announced during Summer Game Fest. Or rather, announced again, because 1666 Amsterdam has been around on paper for a while. The history of the game is turbulent. The game is being created by Patrice Désilets, the creative director who made the first three parts of Assassin's Creed at Ubisoft. Désilets left Ubisoft in 2010 to work at THQ Montreal, where he began developing 1666 Amsterdam. When THQ subsequently went bankrupt, the rights to 1666 Amsterdam returned to Ubisoft, where Désilets started working again.

Subsequently, a long legal battle began over the rights of the game. In 2016, Désilets regained those rights, but it is not as if the game was further developed at full speed after that.

Now it really looks like the game will actually be released. That should happen later this year. Then the game will be released in early access.

Little is known about the content of the game. An announcement trailer shows that the game is, of course, set in Amsterdam. The game seems to have something to do with witches or at least the occult, and the gameplay is expected to be similar to Assassin's Creed.

The game will be released for PC, but for those who can't wait, there is a surprise: the prologue can be played. It is already possible to play the first half hour of the game via Steam and the Epic Games Store. And players from outside the ring are also allowed to do that.