Which Assassin’s Creed game is set primarily in 9th-century Baghdad and stars Basim Ibn Ishaq?
Answer
Assassin’s Creed Mirage
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is set primarily in 9th-century Baghdad and stars Basim Ibn Ishaq.
Mirage follows Basim before and during his rise within the Hidden Ones. The game is set in Anbar and Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age, with Baghdad serving as its main urban setting.
Basim previously appeared in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, where he is an important character. Mirage acts as a character-focused prequel to that story, showing his earlier life and initiation into the Hidden Ones.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage was released in 2023. Its design emphasizes investigation, stealth, parkour, and targeted assassinations, drawing more directly on the structure of the earliest games than several of the series’ large open-world RPG entries.