Assassin's Creed III

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• Java Platform, Micro Edition

• Wii U

Genres

• historical video game

• action-adventure game

• stealth game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• sandbox game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  8^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Ubisoft Anvil

• Havok

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Partial Controller Support^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Czech^*
• Danish^*
• Dutch^*
• Finnish^*
• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Hungarian^*
• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Norwegian^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Portuguese - Brazil^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Swedish^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Korean^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Italian^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  580^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  570^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  552^*

• Assassin^*

  Votes · historical

  502^*

• Parkour^*

  Votes · historical

  498^*

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  444^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  416^*

• Historical^*

  Votes · historical

  403^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  249^*

• America^*

  Votes · historical

  210^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  193^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  154^*

• Hunting^*

  Votes · historical

  146^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  138^*

• Action-Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  126^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  87^*

• Alternate History^*

  Votes · historical

  85^*

• Conspiracy^*

  Votes · historical

  74^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  64^*

• 3D^*

  Votes · historical

  27^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows Vista® (SP2)^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.60 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E8200 or 2.60 GHz AMD Athlon™ II X4 620^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  512 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)* DirectX®: 10^*

  Storage

  17 GB Sound: DirectX 10—compliant (5.1 surround sound recommended) Multiplayer: 256 kbps or faster broadband connection Peripherals: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended) *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 4850 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website. Requires a Uplay Account^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  52^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

Developers

• Ubisoft Romania

• Ubisoft Annecy

• Ubisoft Quebec

• Ubisoft Montreal^*

Publishers

• Akella

• Ubisoft^*

• 2012-10-30

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-10-30 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2012-10-30^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2012-11-20 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2012-11-20^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 20, 2012^*

Detailed specifications