Assassin's Creed Shadows Art Book Leaked on Hentai Site

Fresh details about the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows have surfaced online following the apparent leak of an artbook—reportedly first shared on a website known for adult content.

As highlighted on r/GamingLeaksAndRumours, a digital artbook titled "The Art of Assassin's Creed Shadows" has been spreading rapidly across the internet. It contains hundreds of pages of concept art, developer quotes, and behind-the-scenes information about the next Assassin's Creed title.

While the leak itself is noteworthy, the Reddit thread also claims the material originally appeared on a hentai hosting platform—a bizarre twist, to say the least. IGN has reached out to Ubisoft for comment.

The original gallery has since been taken down from that site, but copies have already been archived across various file-sharing platforms and image galleries.

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The leaked artbook reveals several intriguing details, including concept designs for famous historical figures, key locations, and a range of weapons. It also appears to hint at potential spoilers for Assassin's Creed Shadows’ storyline. We can't confirm their authenticity until the game launches, but the images circulating appear to be legitimate.

This leak comes just before Assassin's Creed Shadows’ scheduled release on March 20, 2025—following an earlier delay that shifted its launch out of 2024 and into February.

During a recent preview event for Shadows, IGN spoke with game director Charles Benoit, who explained that the month-long delay was primarily for "polishing" and didn’t involve major system overhauls. The team did adjust "a few elements in the progression system to enhance engagement and improve balance," Benoit added, but the main area needing refinement was the parkour system. It faced unique challenges due to Feudal Japan's architecture.

"Japanese architecture features incredibly complex roof designs," he said. "Probably the most intricate we’ve worked with compared to Odyssey or Syndicate. We had to develop specific code and animations to ensure smooth, fluid parkour transitions. That was one of the key pieces of feedback we wanted to address, and it’s improved significantly in recent months."