Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Pre-order benefits and all game editions

Assassins Creed Shadows game editions

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is all set to launch on March 20 across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Mac platforms. The next title in the Assassin’s Creed franchise comes in three editions: Standard, Digital Deluxe and Collector’s Editions. Also, if you wish to snag some additional game content before launch, then there is still a day left to pre-order Ubisoft’s third-person action-adventure game set in Japan. Here we give you the full details on Assassin’s Creed Shadows pre-order benefits and all game editions.

Pre-order benefits: Claws of Awaji expansion, bonus quest

You can pre-order any Assassin’s Creed Shadows edition now to get the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows expansion called ‘Claws of Awaji’ and the bonus quest ‘Thrown to the Dogs’. The Claws of Awaji expansion is set for release later in 2025 but the bonus quest will be available at launch.

The Claws of Awaji expansion is set on a mysterious island where the protagonist will be under constant threat. You have to “reclaim a lost treasure while avoiding the traps and ambushes of deadly new foes. Master the Bō (a new weapon type), unlock new skills/gear/abilities, and get over 10 hours of additional content”, the developers said on the game website.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Standard Edition

The Assassin’s Creed Shadows Standard Edition contains just the base game.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Digital Deluxe Edition

The Digital Deluxe Edition of Assassin’s Creed Shadows includes the base game, the Deluxe Pack and 5 mastery points.

The Assassin’s Creed Shadows Deluxe Pack contains the Sekiryu dual pack and the Sekiryu Hideout Pack.

The Assassin’s Creed Shadows Sekiryu Dual Pack consists of the Sekiryu Gear Set for both Naoe and Yasuke, ‘Eye of the Dragon’ Katana, ‘Claw of the Dragon’ Long Katana, Sekiryu Beast Mount and Dragon Tooth Trinket.

The Assassin’s Creed Shadows Sekiryu Hideout Pack contains four unique ornaments to customise your shinobi hideout: Sekiryu Wagasa, Sekiryu Tapestry, Sekiryu Mask and Sekiryu Mizubachi.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Collector’s Edition

The Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Collector’s Edition is the most premium of all Assassin’s Creed Shadows editions. Apart from including everything that comes with the Digital Deluxe Edition, it packs in the following high-quality physical collectables:

• Naoe and Yasuke dual character statue
• Unique Steelbook case
• Collector’s art book (76 pages)
• Life-sized Naoe’s katana tsuba
• World map
• Creed wall scroll
• 2 sumi-e lithographs