After the drama and negative press surrounding the recent Assassin's Creed Shadows delay, fans of the franchise might be happy to hear that, after more than a year on other platforms, Assassin's Creed Mirage has finally received a PC release date. Additionally, Ubisoft guarantees that Assassin's Creed Mirage will be playable on the Steam Deck at launch, even though it won't ship with the "Playable" logo.

According to the announcement, Assassin's Creed Mirage will launch on Steam on October 17, 2024. When the game launches on Steam, it will feature 50 in-game achievements that will "range from completing missions or ranking up, to performing specific actions." Despite having Steam achievements and Steam Deck compatibility at launch, AC Mirage players will still have to install UbiConnect, Ubisoft's first-party game store and launcher—a move that's unlikely to sit well with many gamers.

"The game will be playable on Steam Deck, though it will at first be in the "Unknown category" at launch. The "Playable" Steam Deck label will come soon after release."

While previous Assassin's Creed games, particularly Assassin's Creed Origins, have had Steam Deck support, that support has also been broken by game updates, so getting positive confirmation from Ubisoft that Steam Deck support is guaranteed is a step in the right direction for Steam Deck and Linux gamers. Performance on the Steam Deck should also be fairly decent, especially when using AMD's FSR 2.0, which is supported in AC Mirage. There are also gameplay videos on YouTube showcasing very playable framerates on the AMD Radeon 760M iGPU, which has a very similar core count and specifications to the Steam Deck's custom Ryzen APU.