The 2007 video game Assassin's Creed primarily depicts the Third Crusade.
The game is set in 1191, during the conflict between European Crusader forces and Muslim armies in the Holy Land. Its main locations include Masyaf, Acre, Damascus, and Jerusalem. The player controls Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, an Assassin operating during this period.
The Third Crusade lasted from 1189 to 1192 and followed the capture of Jerusalem by Saladin in 1187. Major historical figures connected with the era include Saladin and Richard I of England, although the game blends documented history with fictional characters and conspiracy elements.
A common mix-up is confusing the game's setting with the First Crusade, which began in 1096, nearly a century earlier. Assassin's Creed uses the Crusades as its historical backdrop while presenting a fictional secret conflict between Assassins and Templars.