Assassin's Creed Hexe is reportedly going to launch earlier than expected

Assassin's Creed Hexe has been in troubled waters recently, but a new rumor suggests that things may finally be getting back on track. According to leaker Rogue Tx on X, Ubisoft has reportedly accelerated development of the game, with an internal target now set for June 2027 rather than a holiday window later in the year.

The shift comes after a decidedly rough stretch for Hexe. We covered the game's development struggles extensively at TweakTown, starting with the back-to-back director departures in early 2026. Creative director Clint Hocking left in February, followed shortly by game director Benoit Richer, who departed to co-found an indie studio. That's two key creative leads gone within two months.

Then things got worse when the game's new creative director, Jean Guesdon, reportedly removed 50 developers from the project as a cost-cutting measure. Moreover, reports emerged that the new creative director also brought with him a new creative vision. Apparently, this meant reworking core elements deemed too ambitious, such as the player's cat companion. This led to speculation that Assassin's Creed Hexe was moving away from what it once promised to be.

Despite all of that, positive leaks have since started trickling out. A fresh leak revealed new information about the game's setting, and also hinted at a welcome surprise. The report indicated that the game is set in Würzburg, features dense forest environments with a tree-traversal mechanic, and may even bring back Ezio Auditore through flashbacks or Isu projections.

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For Ubisoft, the stakes here could not be higher. The company has been navigating layoffs, studio closures, and a battered stock price. Currently, the AC franchise is its most critical asset under the Tencent-backed Vantage Studios structure. Assassin's Creed Hexe is fundamentally different from anything the series has done before, going darker with witchcraft themes set in the late Holy Roman Empire. It needs to land.

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The newly-rumored June 2027 window, if accurate, would also put Hexe in a strong commercial position, avoiding competition with the holiday release party. One can only speculate what caused this acceleration when the development was thought to be in trouble, though Ubisoft's recent experiments with AI are looking rather suspicious. Whether the accelerated pace comes at the cost of polish remains the bigger question.