Which game introduced Assassin’s Creed players to the city of London in 1868?

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate introduced players to London in 1868.

The game’s Victorian setting places Jacob and Evie Frye in London during the Industrial Revolution. They travel through districts shaped by factories, railways, crowded streets, criminal gangs, and the expanding influence of wealthy industrialists.

Syndicate was released in 2015 and focuses on liberating London districts from Templar control. The Frye twins establish the Rooks, recruit allies, and use new technology such as the rope launcher to cross rooftops and streets quickly. Horse-drawn carriages also support travel and combat.

This setting is distinct from Unity’s Paris during the French Revolution, which takes place roughly eight decades earlier. It is also later than the Victorian London scenes in some other historical fiction. In Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, the year 1868 is especially significant because it places the campaign at the height of Britain’s industrial transformation.