When it comes to open-world exploration, few franchises do it better than Assassin’s Creed. Over the years, the series has evolved from dense cityscapes to vast, sprawling landscapes that push the boundaries ofopen-world design. In fact, this franchise has some of the largest maps of any game out there.
Whether you want to explore the sun-soaked islands of the Caribbean or the massive world of ancient Greece, Assassin’s Creed has a huge number of settings and in-depth maps to boot. Below, you’ll find the nine biggest maps of the franchise based on sizing estimations.
The sizing estimates of each map are based on official announcements, fan-based estimates, and real-world comparisons.
While it is the smallest map on this list, don’t let that fool you. Venice is one of the most iconic locations in the franchise, and it is far from small, too. Running across rooftops, diving into canals, and stabbing corrupt politicians? It’s what made the series what it is today, though it was a huge departure from Assassin’s Creed 1.
While the map is only around 0.37 km², it is packed with characters and locations to explore. The rich Renaissance setting shoves a lot into the map, and it’s easily one of themost loved games in the series. Despite not having the biggest map, it’s a great place to start.
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and in Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, you won’t conquer it in just a few play sessions. At 1.41 km², this map is tiny by modern AC standards. However, it is still larger than many maps today, and it was easily one of the largest at the time.
Rome is packed with locations to explore and secrets to uncover. It’s fairly similar to the previous few Assassin’s Creed games, but it is just larger overall. Plus, this was the first game to introduce recruiting assassins, letting you summon your personal murder squad like some medieval mafia boss.
Unity may not have had a great start. It launched with almost as manyglitchesas NCPs. However, it aged quite well and is still one of the most well-liked games in the series. Revolutionary Paris is a stunning, highly detailed playground, where you’re able to parkour through Notre Dame or get lost in its labyrinthine streets.
At just 2.40 km², Paris is smaller but way denser than most AC maps. There is a huge amount of detail in this game that you don’t quite realize you were missing before until you see it. There are tons to do in its relatively small map, though, by the standards of the time it was made, its map size was massive.
Welcome to Victorian London, where the streets are filthy, the gangs are ruthless, and the top hats are ridiculously stylish. Syndicate might only be 3.70 km², but something just feels very big about the industrial sprawl. There is a lot shoved into this map. It might even be one of the densest in the franchise.
Syndicate makes 19th-century London feel alive and breathing. Plus, Syndicate introduces some very interesting mechanics, such as playing as both Evie and Jacob Frye. While it might not have the biggest map, it’s worth checking out.
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Rogue is Black Flag’s colder, moodier cousin. Instead of the sunny Caribbean, you’re sailing through the icy waters of the North Atlantic. You’ll have to churn through brutal naval combat and hunt assassins. With 70 km² of frigid beauty, Rogue gives you tons of open ocean and snowy wilderness to explore.
This map may be one of the biggest, but much of it is unpopulated woodland. While there is a lot of exploration, it does feel emptier than some of the other city-based maps. That said, it’s often underrated. There is still plenty to do, even if you do spend a lot of time running and sailing across the empty ocean.
Origins is a massive rebuild of ancient Egypt. It’s 80 km² of breathtaking deserts, temples, and bustling cities, plus enough historical accuracy to make your high school history teacher proud. There is plenty to explore, including many famous monuments that were already considered “ancient” at the time of the game.
You’ll spend your time climbing Pyramids, fighting gladiators, and even petting cats (an essential feature in our book). The world feels alive and packed, even in the “wilderness” areas. There are plenty of hippos to dodge!
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is easily one of the biggest games in the franchise. But, much of your time is spent between two different maps. England is much larger than the Norwegian area you can explore, coming in at 120 km². That’s plenty of room to sail your longboat up the river and go raiding.
Ubisoft packed Valhalla with side quests, hidden treasures, and more map markers than your brain can handle. There is simply a lot to do. And while the game’s long-winded, its world is a gorgeous medieval playground.
While other maps might feel bigger, the fact that so much of it is ocean makes the Caribbean in Assassin’s Creed IV one of the biggest. Much of the game takes place on the ocean, which you can cover much faster than land. In total, fans estimate that the map is a ridiculous 235 km² of ocean, land, and shanty-singing crewmates.
Sailing between islands can take forever and often feels like an accomplishment in itself. Whether you’re plundering forts or getting wrecked by a legendary ship, there is always something going on. Plus, naval combat in this franchise is at its peak in this game, making it worth checking out.
If you ever dreamed of parkouring across ancient Greece while getting into philosophical debates (or just Sparta-kicking people off cliffs), Odyssey is your game. With a massive 256 km² map, this world is stupidly big. Land? Plenty. Ocean? Endless.
This is easily a game you can get lost in for weeks (or even months, when you count the DLCs). It’s a breathtaking world that is very full despite much of it being rural and decidedly not urban. There are mythical beasts to hunt and enough side quests to make you forget the main story even exists.
