New Game Plus is a popular feature that lets players restart the game while keeping their character progress, equipment, and stats from a previous playthrough. While it’s frequently included in modern titles, if you're wondering whether Assassin’s Creed Shadows includes New Game Plus, here’s everything you should know.
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Is New Game Plus Available in Assassin’s Creed Shadows?
In short, no. Assassin’s Creed Shadows does not offer a New Game Plus mode. To replay the story from the beginning, you’ll need to create a new save file and begin completely anew. None of your gear or equipment from your original playthrough will carry over.
That said, once you finish the main story and watch the credits, you can keep exploring the open world. This gives you the chance to complete any leftover side quests, track down the remaining legendary equipment, engravings, or wildlife scattered throughout Feudal Japan.
So even after the main story concludes, there’s still a wealth of side content to dive into—and New Game Plus isn’t necessary to keep enjoying the experience. What’s more, Shadows doesn’t feature multiple endings, and dialogue choices have little impact on the plot, so there’s minimal incentive to replay just to explore alternate story routes. One thorough playthrough should be enough to experience everything the game has to offer.
We hope this clears up whether Assassin’s Creed Shadows includes New Game Plus. For more tips and game details—including how to redeem pre-order bonuses and a complete walkthrough of all main story missions—be sure to explore The Escapist.
