Assassin's Creed Unity is set mainly during which historical upheaval in France?

Assassin's Creed Unity is set mainly during the French Revolution.

The game takes place in Paris from 1789 onward, beginning with the upheaval that led to the fall of the old political order. Its protagonist, Arno Dorian, becomes involved with the Assassin Brotherhood while investigating the murder of his adoptive father.

The setting includes recognizable revolutionary events and locations, including the storming of the Bastille and the execution of King Louis XVI. Paris is designed as the game's central open world, with crowds and large civic gatherings forming an important part of its atmosphere.

The French Revolution is sometimes mixed up with the Napoleonic Wars, which followed the revolutionary period. Unity focuses on the revolution itself, although Napoleon Bonaparte appears as a historical character during the story.