An upcoming PvP Assassin’s Creed with the codename “Invictus” has been rumored to be in the pipeline for years. Youtuber Jonathan, who has shared accurate leaks in the past, now claims to have been told about a private playtest for the spin-off held last month. The results, they claim, aren’t so great, leading to speculation that the negative feedback could imperil the game’s ongoing development as Ubisoft cuts projects right and left.
The alleged leaks compare Assassin’s Creed Invictus to Mediatonic’s slapstick mega-hit Fall Guys. Given the codename and the team behind it, For Honor’s Ubisoft Montreal, it should be assumed this translates to a series of Olympian-inspired qualification challenges with Creed’s signature parkour bonafides. Not so much zany jelly-beaned proportioned Altaïr’s being pancaked by giant mallets.
“I was told it was really fucking awful,” posted Assassin’s Creed streamer j0nathan (via GameRant). “It’s supposed to come out by the end of the year, but there’s a good chance it’ll get delayed or even canceled.” The streamer attached a screenshot from an Ubisoft playtest email to add some legitimacy.
Il y a eu des tests de Assassin’s Creed Invictus le mois dernier (le 30 avril exactement) et on m’a rapporté que c’était vraiment nul à chier. Ça doit sortir en fin d’année mais y’a de grandes chances que ce soit reporté ou même annulé.
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— j0nathan (@xj0nathan) May 2, 2026
Projects in peril have become the norm at Ubisoft. While Assassin’s Creed Shadows was a much-needed hit and the recently revealed Black Flag remake is looking sharp, its witch trials-set sequel Hexe is experiencing behind-the-scenes turmoil after director Clint Hocking departed the company. A Reconstruction era Assassin’s Creed sequel was reportedly canceled by Ubisoft heads after reactionary backlash to Shadow’s leads and the American “political climate,” which further disappointed fans. The massive company is currently in the midst of a multi-year restructuring program that’s led to multiple rounds of layoffs and studio closures.
While multiplayer games have never been more scrutinized than now, it’s a shame to hear that Invictus could be DOA. Often simmering behind Ubisoft’s flagship projects, multiplayer-focused games like For Honor and Rainbow Six Siege have been highlights in the publisher’s history. Many players still take a shine to the cat and mouse PvP multiplayer modes introduced in 2010’s Brotherhood.
