Which Assassin’s Creed game was the first to let players choose between two playable protagonists?

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate was the first Assassin’s Creed game to let players choose between two playable protagonists.

Syndicate stars twins Jacob Frye and Evie Frye, who work together to challenge Templar control in London. Players can switch between them during much of the campaign, although certain missions are assigned to one sibling. Jacob generally specializes in direct combat and gang leadership, while Evie emphasizes stealth and investigation.

The game was released in 2015 and is set in London during the Industrial Revolution. Its world includes major districts, train travel, carriage driving, rope-launcher traversal, and the Rooks gang, which the Fryes recruit to fight the Blighters.

Earlier games featured important female characters, including Aveline in Liberation, but they did not offer the same two-lead structure in a mainline open-world campaign. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey later presented a different choice by allowing players to select Kassandra or Alexios as the protagonist, while Syndicate’s defining pair is the Frye twins.