Key facts
- Ubisoft announced Assassin's Creed Valhalla will receive New Game Plus on November 5, roughly six years after its November 2020 launch.
- The update adds Mithril, a new crafting material used to upgrade Divine Gear and strengthen runes.
- Divine Gear quality will apply to all items.
- Players waited nearly two years for Steam achievements in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and Ubisoft was still fixing bugs as late as January 2025.
Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will receive New Game Plus on November 5, roughly six years after its November 2020 launch, as part of a broader fall update covering upcoming games, remakes, and a Netflix series.
The confirmation makes Valhalla’s long-requested New Game Plus mode available on November 5. Players can restart Eivor’s journey while retaining much of their progression, with dedicated scaling for New Game Plus. In an optional progression mode, Gear, Runes, and Masteries contribute to Eivor’s Power, and Divine Gear quality will apply to all items.
Ubisoft also adds Mithril, a new crafting material used to upgrade Divine Gear and strengthen runes. The update brings new runes, achievements, a stash system, and rewards including a Master Assassin outfit inspired by Naoe’s look in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. These items join the other November 5 features.
Ubisoft will share full details in upcoming Patch Notes and plans to release news on current-generation console updates in the coming days. The statement appeared in Ubisoft’s blog post teasing Valhalla updates beyond New Game Plus.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has surpassed 40 million players, not copies sold, according to Ubisoft. Ubisoft cited the player count when confirming the long-requested New Game Plus mode. Players waited nearly two years for Steam achievements, and Ubisoft was still fixing bugs as late as January 2025. IGN used this history to describe Ubisoft’s slow-walked updates for Valhalla before the New Game Plus announcement and reviewed the game at launch in November 2020, giving it a score of 8.
Brandin Tyrrel wrote in IGN’s launch review that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is “a massive, beautiful open-world fueled by brutal living and the dirty work of conquerors.”
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced received New Game Plus a few days before the Valhalla announcement. Game Informer placed that addition immediately before the Valhalla news in its franchise update report. Wccftech described the remake’s final major content update as adding Nightmare Mode, rewards, finishers, trinkets, and customization options while noting quality-of-life updates would continue. Those options include Blackbeard’s outfit, Edward’s London attire, and new choices for the Jackdaw and its crew.
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced sold over 3.5 million copies after a little over two weeks. GamingBolt reported the sales figure alongside its review of the remake for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the company was pleased with the praise for the remake. Game director Richard Knight discussed New Game Plus for Black Flag Resynced in July, saying, “We have different challenges in terms of how that works.”
Ubisoft currently has no other Assassin’s Creed remake actively in development, though it continues exploring opportunities to revisit older titles. The statement came in the franchise update after Black Flag Resynced’s release, with Ubisoft saying teams are focused on next chapter titles with new settings and stories. Ubisoft repeated this position in its substantial franchise update covering remakes, Codename Hexe, and Valhalla.
Feedback could inform discussions about bringing similar New Game Plus updates to other Assassin’s Creed games. Ubisoft made this statement alongside confirmation of Valhalla’s New Game Plus mode.
Ubisoft will share the next major update on Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe in 2027, not a release window. Codename Hexe, first announced by Ubisoft in 2022, takes place during the 17th-century reign of the Holy Roman Empire and features the era’s witch hunts.
Ubisoft is preparing a year of reveals, updates, rewards, and community events for the 20th anniversary of the Assassin’s Creed franchise in 2027. Ubisoft is keeping details to itself for now.
Production on the live-action Assassin’s Creed series for Netflix is nearing completion in Rome as part of the franchise update. Composer Hannah Peel is scoring the series, which will take viewers to the Roman Empire, and no release date has been announced. Hannah Peel’s credits include Insomnia, Rogue Agent, and Game of Thrones: The Last Watch. Franchise Head of Content Jean Guesdon visited the set, consulted on scripts, and met the showrunners.
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