Nearly four years after switching its focus to the Epic Games Store and its own Connect launcher, Ubisoft will begin bringing its games back to Steam. The first game is Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, one of the largest releases from the publisher in recent years, and it will be made accessible on Steam on December 6. At a later time, Steam will release the free-to-play game Roller Champions and the city-building game Anno 1800.
“We’re constantly evaluating how to bring our games to different audiences wherever they are, while providing a consistent player ecosystem through Ubisoft Connect,” a Ubisoft spokesperson told Eurogamer. “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Anno 1800 and Roller Champions are among the Ubisoft titles that will be releasing on Steam.”
As soon as Ubisoft releases the most recent content update for the game, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be available on Steam. Eivor’s story will come to a close in The Last Chapter, which will also be released on December 6. A few other storylines will also be wrapped up. A New Game+ mode won’t be included, according to Ubisoft, who noted that they “realized that the depth of the game gave us limited options to make replayability unique and rewarding.”
Previously, Ubisoft said that giving up on Steam was a commercial choice. It was one that caused The Division 2 pre-orders to double by six on Ubisoft’s own PC storefront (where it is exempt from having to give Valve a 30 percent cut of revenues). It seems, though, that Steam’s wide appeal made it impossible to ignore in the end. Perhaps Ubisoft agrees that making its games easier to access on Steam Deck is beneficial.
The autumn sale on Steam will begin on Tuesday at 1 PM ET and last through November 29. In the meanwhile, Valve is getting ready. There will be sales on tens of thousands of games throughout the event, which will be live on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. You’ll be able to find discounts on titles including Hitman 3, Stray, Hades, Deathloop, Cyberpunk 2077, God of War, Disco Elysium, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and a tonne more, according to a trailer from Valve.
