On what date was the original Assassin's Creed video game released in North America?

The original Assassin's Creed was released in North America on November 13, 2007.

Ubisoft launched the game for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on that date, with a Windows version following in April 2008. The title introduced players to Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, a medieval Assassin whose memories are explored through a science-fiction framing story involving Desmond Miles.

The release date is sometimes confused with the game's European launch, which occurred on November 16, 2007. It is also separate from the announcement and demonstration period: Ubisoft had shown the project publicly before release, when it was described as a major new action-adventure franchise.

The game takes place mainly in 1191 during the Third Crusade and visits cities including Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus. Its social stealth, parkour, investigation missions, and assassination structure established the formula later expanded by Assassin's Creed II and its sequels.