On the rarest of days, Steam numbers for a title take the gamers by surprise. In one such incident, almost a decade-old title of the Assassin’s Creed franchise recorded record numbers on Steam. While the unexpected sudden surge of the title’s popularity came as a shock to the community, fans started to deduce the possible theories behind the same. 

The popular action franchise Assassin’s Creed has been a big contributor to gaming trends for a long while. Over the years, the label has established a fan following of its own. However, Assassin’s Creed Unity hitting the trends is still a tough bit to digest. For an edition that was initially released back in 2014, its sudden increase in number of players is curious. 

What’s the buzz around Assassin’s Creed Unity? 

The industry is all set to witness the grand launch of Assassin’s Creed Mirage on October 5, 2023. However, is there any way the hype around the upcoming title has possibly helped out one of its predecessors?

As the latest reports of Steam analytics suggest, the 2014 release of Assassin’s Creed Unity received an enormous spike in the traffic on the morning of September 21, 2023. The game recorded its lifetime peak of 6 thousand players. Undoubtedly, for a decade-old game, this seems highly unusual. 

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With the upcoming release, Ubisoft will be bringing the thirteenth official entry to the classic franchise. Moreover, the makers had recently confirmed their plans to take the label to a whole new level further as they unveiled a star-studded blueprint for the franchise in the coming years. Thus, Assassin’s Creed Mirage marks a huge turning point for the developers for various reasons. 

A major reason is attributed to the performance of the last few editions of the series in the industry. Besides having an enormous fanbase, the last few releases have been subjected to a lot of criticism. And due to the long-running streak of scrutiny on the franchise, the developers decided to make some bold changes to Mirage. These changes include bringing back some old classic features from the series. Therefore, players have started claiming that the gaming fans are keen to revisit source inspirations to prepare for Mirage. 

Players break down all the possibilities

The upcoming game is set up to be a nostalgic look back to the series. Mirage is set two decades before Valhalla. And fan expectations are at an all-time high. Well, it seems like the hype effect has already started to show in the community.

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After a user shared this on Reddit, fans were intrigued. And they came up with all the possible justification behind the number surge. 

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A user credited the surge to the ongoing sale on the game. 

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There have been claims that some of the tools of Mirage’s gameplay are inspired by Unity. Therefore, a fan feels the players are just wanting to revisit the inspiration. 

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A user calls the hype deserving and claims the edition to be the ‘favorite’ of the franchise. 

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Another user agrees that Unity is the finest product of Ubisoft’s action-packed adventure. 

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One user believes players will compare the features of Mirage, especially parkour, to previous games. With so much promise surrounding the game, it is expected that fans will judge and decide where the game ranks in the franchise.

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