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Everything we know about Assassin’s Creed Rogue

Assassin's Creed Rogue tells the series' story from the Templar side, and the Xbox 360 original is backward compatible on today's consoles.

Assassin's Creed Rogue key art: a ship with red sails seen head-on between icy cliffs
Official key art. Image: Ubisoft.

Assassin’s Creed Rogue tells the series’ story from the Templar side, and the Xbox 360 original is backward compatible on today’s consoles. Release details, platforms and Game Pass status are also on our Assassin’s Creed Rogue game hub.

Assassin’s Creed Rogue at a glance

  • Released: 14 November 2014
  • Developer: Ubisoft Sofia
  • Xbox version: Xbox 360, backward compatible on Xbox One and Series X|S
  • Game Pass: No
  • Xbox Cloud Gaming: No
  • Achievements: 46 (1,000G), difficulty 3/10, 25 to 45 hours

What is Assassin’s Creed Rogue?

It follows Shay Patrick Cormac, an Assassin who turns against the Brotherhood and joins the Templars to hunt down his former allies. It is set before and during the French and Indian War, from 1752 to 1760, across the North Atlantic, the river valleys of North America and New York.

Play mixes on-foot stealth and combat with naval exploration and ship battles in icy northern waters, in a similar style to Black Flag. Developed by Ubisoft Sofia, it was released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on 14 November 2014 in the UK.

How to play Assassin’s Creed Rogue on Xbox today

Assassin’s Creed Rogue is an Xbox 360 game that plays on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S through backward compatibility. It is not in Game Pass and cannot be streamed with Xbox Cloud Gaming. See our guide to every Assassin’s Creed game on Xbox and Game Pass for the full list.

Editions and remasters

Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered, released on Xbox One in 2018, adds 4K resolution and enhanced graphics and is included with Game Pass Ultimate through Ubisoft+ Classics.

DLC and expansions

The Xbox 360 version has no downloadable expansions that add achievements; its list is a single 1,000 Gamerscore set.

Assassin’s Creed Rogue achievements

On Xbox, Assassin’s Creed Rogue has 46 achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore. By our average across several achievement and trophy guides, it rates 3/10 for difficulty, and a completion takes roughly 25 to 45 hours.

Nothing is missable and all achievements are offline.

Where it sits in the series

Rogue’s 1752 to 1760 setting falls between Black Flag’s story and most of Assassin’s Creed III’s, and it shares Black Flag’s naval play. It was released on the same day as Unity. By the release dates on our game hubs, it came after Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD (15 January 2014) and before Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China (21 April 2015). It shares its release date with Assassin’s Creed Unity.

Quick answers

Is Assassin’s Creed Rogue on Game Pass? No. Assassin’s Creed Rogue is not in any Game Pass tier.

Can I play Assassin’s Creed Rogue on Xbox Series X|S? Yes. The Xbox 360 version is backward compatible on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

How many achievements does Assassin’s Creed Rogue have? 46 achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore on Xbox.

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Written by

Duncan Baxter

Duncan Baxter runs Cloudy with Games and its YouTube channel from the UK. He covers Xbox news, what's joining and leaving Game Pass, Play Anywhere & Cloud support, and which games are actually worth your time. The Xbox 360 got him back into gaming, and he's been happily losing evenings to cosy games and Assassin's Creed ever since. Find him on YouTube and X at @cloudywithgames.