Summary
Ubisofthas recently added Steam achievements toTom Clancy’s Ghost Recon BreakpointandTom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands. This move follows recent updates made toAssassin’s Creed 4: Black FlagandAC Unity, which also introduced achievements on the popular PC gaming platform recently, marking a new focus forUbisoft.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlandswas released in 2017, andBreakpointdebuted in 2019. While the first game received mixed reviews, the second was more criticized by reviewers, currently holding an average of only 57 onOpenCritic. Both of these titles were previously available on Steam, but they worked using Ubisoft’s own launcher and did not have native achievements on the third-party platform. In recent months, however, Ubisoft has been paying more attention to Steam amid disappointing sales of eagerly awaited titles such asStar Wars OutlawsandUbisoft’s stock losing value on the market.
Now, Ubisoft has added Steam achievements to bothTom Clancy’s Ghost Recon BreakpointandTom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands, following the same update for the classicAssassin’s CreedgameBlack Flagand the less popularUnityearlier in December. With these updates, gamers will be able to earn achievements natively on Steam instead of only being able to visualize them via platforms such as Ubisoft Connect.
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The move certainly marks a shift for Ubisoft, which used to take several months, if not years, to release its games on Steam at all, preferring its first-party launcher instead. Earlier in 2024, for example,Skulls and Boneswas released on Steamaround six months after its original release. The upcomingAssassin’s Creed Shadows, on the other hand, will reportedly be available for sale on Valve’s platform on day one.
Despite the recent proximity, Ubisoft’s relationship with Steam still seems lukewarm in some respects. Last month, reports from an insider indicated thatUbisoft wanted Valve to limit player count visibility on Steam. According to these rumors, Ubisoft did not like how Steam player count data was being used to indicate a game’s success and wanted to paint a more favorable picture for investors.
In any case,massive changes are expected for Ubisoft in 2025. Gaming analysts such as Joost van Dreunen believe that Ubisoft could be heading for “privatization and dismantling in 2025," with reports of partners demanding the company to go private recently. However, it’s still unclear what will happen next year and how this may affect the release of Ubisoft games on Steam, even if it seems that the company is closer than ever to the major PC gaming storefront.
Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a well-known video game developer and publisher with a main headquarters in Saint-Mandé, France. Current CEO Yves Guillemot runs an array of teams responsible for some of the most iconic and well-known series in video games, with franchises like Assassin’s Creed, Farcry, The Crew, Just Dance, and more. Ubisoft also acts as a parent company for an array of other video game developers, including names like Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Paris, Blue Mammoth Games, Red Storm Entertainment, and more.
