Assassin’s Creed Mirage represents ninth-century Baghdad as its principal city setting.
The game follows Basim Ibn Ishaq before he becomes a Master Assassin. He begins as a street thief in Anbar and travels to Baghdad, where he joins the Hidden Ones and investigates the Order of the Ancients.
Mirage is set during the Islamic Golden Age under the Abbasid Caliphate, especially during the reign of Caliph al-Mu’tasim. The recreation includes districts such as the Round City, an important historical feature associated with Abbasid Baghdad, along with markets, scholarly spaces, and administrative areas.
Baghdad is also connected to Basim’s later story in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, where he is introduced as a Hidden One. Cairo, Damascus, and Mosul were significant medieval cities, but Mirage’s central urban setting is Baghdad. Ubisoft released Mirage in 2023.