Which 18th-century revolution is the setting for Assassin's Creed Unity?

The French Revolution is the historical setting for Assassin's Creed Unity.

Released in 2014, Unity takes place in Paris beginning in 1789, the year commonly associated with the revolution's outbreak. The game follows Arno Dorian, who becomes involved with the Assassin Brotherhood while political violence and social upheaval transform France.

The recreation includes landmarks such as Notre-Dame de Paris and the Palace of Versailles. Unity's story uses real revolutionary figures and events alongside fictional characters, so it is a dramatized historical adventure rather than a documentary. The American Revolution belongs chiefly to Assassin's Creed III, while the Haitian Revolution is represented in the Liberation storyline.