Assassin’s Creed Destiny: What the Leaked Footage Reveals

Gameplay footage and screenshots from a reportedly cancelled Assassin’s Creed game set in ancient China have surfaced online. The project, known as Assassin’s Creed Destiny, was uncovered by MP1st, which found the material in the portfolios of developers who worked on it. Ubisoft never officially announced the game, and neither Ubisoft nor Tencent has publicly confirmed the project or commented on the leak.

The footage comes from an early prototype, but it offers a glimpse of a substantial Chinese-set adventure that never reached release. The material reveals familiar series mechanics, an unusual weapon, and a historical setting that could have given Assassin’s Creed a different take on ancient China.

What Was Assassin’s Creed Destiny?

According to MP1st, Assassin’s Creed Destiny was developed by TiMi Studio Group, the Tencent subsidiary also involved in the mobile game Assassin’s Creed Jade. Unlike Jade, Destiny was reportedly intended as a larger release for consoles and PC rather than a mobile-exclusive title.

The game was set in 206 BCE, shortly after the fall of the Qin dynasty. This places it in a period of political upheaval, when rival leaders fought for control of China following the collapse of the Qin imperial order. Such a setting offered plenty of historical conflict for an Assassin’s Creed story, although the leaked material reveals little about the wider narrative the developers had planned.

The project’s development timeline remains unclear. MP1st reports that most of the available material comes from a prototype dated February 2025, suggesting that the game was still in an early stage when development ended.

What the Leaked Footage Shows

According to MP1st’s description of the footage, the main sequence follows a female assassin attempting to reach a mysterious artifact inside a sacred palace under siege by the forces of Xiang Yu. The historical commander was a major figure in the conflicts that followed the fall of the Qin dynasty and eventually became Hegemon-King of Western Chu.

The leaked material reportedly includes early work on a boss encounter involving Xiang Yu. However, it does not establish how the confrontation would have fitted into the larger story or whether the encounter had progressed beyond an early prototype.

Several familiar Assassin’s Creed mechanics are also visible. MP1st reports stealth kills, parkour, and the series’ signature Leap of Faith. These elements suggest that the developers were experimenting with the franchise’s established approach to infiltration and traversal rather than building an entirely different gameplay formula.

One of the more unusual details is an umbrella-like spinning weapon shown in a test environment. The published material also features ink-brush-inspired ability icons, a health bar, and an ornate interface element bearing a yin-yang emblem. Additional weapon close-ups reportedly include Xiang Yu’s halberd.

Other animations show a male character performing parkour takedowns. This has raised the possibility that players might have been able to choose their protagonist’s gender, as in some other entries in the franchise. However, the character could also have been a temporary model used during development, and the available footage does not settle the question.

These details offer an interesting look at the project’s early direction, but they should not be mistaken for a representation of the finished game. The footage does not establish the final combat system, the scope of the world, or how the story would have unfolded.

Why Was Assassin’s Creed Destiny Cancelled?

Neither Ubisoft nor Tencent has provided a confirmed explanation for Destiny’s cancellation. The available reporting instead points to a period of restructuring at TiMi Studio Group and broader changes in Tencent’s game development priorities.

MP1st reports that TiMi announced a restructuring shortly before the February 2025 prototype material was created, dividing its operations into four teams working on different projects. The report places Destiny’s cancellation not long afterward, although the precise timeline and the decision-making behind it remain unclear.

The project also existed during a wider shift in Tencent’s approach to game development. In 2024, Reuters reported that the company was reassessing some of its investments in major Western franchises, partly because licensed properties can offer lower profit margins than games built around its own intellectual property.

Other developments illustrate the uncertainty surrounding Tencent’s international projects. Game File reported in February 2026 that TiMi Montreal had closed without releasing a game during its five years of operation.

These events provide context for Destiny’s reported cancellation, but they do not prove what caused it. There is currently no verified evidence establishing that Tencent’s strategic shift, TiMi’s restructuring, or any single development decision was directly responsible for the project ending.

How Destiny Relates to Assassin’s Creed Jade

Although Destiny and Assassin’s Creed Jade shared a developer and historical setting, the available reporting describes them as separate projects.

Announced in 2022, Jade was planned as a mobile game set in ancient China during the Qin dynasty. MP1st places its setting in 215 BCE, approximately nine years before Destiny’s reported timeline. Destiny, by contrast, was intended for consoles and PC.

The distinction matters because Destiny appears to have represented a separate attempt to bring the franchise’s Chinese setting to a broader platform audience. The leaked material suggests that developers were exploring familiar stealth and parkour mechanics alongside visual details inspired by Chinese culture.

Ubisoft’s March 2026 franchise update confirmed that Jade remained in development. The company did not announce a release date in that update.

China has appeared in the franchise before through Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, a 2015 2.5D spin-off starring Shao Jun. Destiny would have offered a different approach: a reported console and PC project set more than a thousand years earlier, during a turbulent period of Chinese history.

What the Leak Tells Us

Assassin’s Creed Destiny remains an unreleased project known through leaked development materials and reporting rather than an official announcement. The footage suggests that TiMi had begun prototyping recognizable series mechanics, a mission involving Xiang Yu, and distinctive weapon and interface concepts before development ended.

What remains unknown is just as important. The project’s full story, its intended scope, the reason for its cancellation, and the extent to which its prototype features would have survived into a finished game have not been established.

For now, the leak offers a limited but intriguing look at an Assassin’s Creed adventure that never came to fruition. It reveals some of the ideas being explored, but not the game Destiny might ultimately have become.