Cancelled Assassin's Creed Qin Dynasty Game "Destiny" Surfaces in Leaked Footage

Footage allegedly showing a cancelled Assassin's Creed game set in ancient Qin Dynasty China has surfaced online, giving the world its first look at a project that never made it to release. The game, reportedly known internally as "Assassin's Creed Destiny," appears to have been a full-scale entry in the franchise, featuring a massive open world rather than the smaller, side-scrolling scope of the previously released Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China. Ubisoft had not publicly acknowledged the project, making the leak the only window into what this ambitious title could have become.

According to reports from IGN, Rock Paper Shotgun, and Video Games Chronicle, the leaked prototype footage shows the game in action, though its authenticity has not been officially confirmed. What is clear from the clips is that Destiny was shaping up to be a far more expansive take on ancient China than anything Ubisoft had attempted before in the series. The cancellation of such a seemingly sizable project raises fresh questions about Ubisoft's internal development decisions, particularly given the continued fan appetite for a mainline Assassin's Creed game set in China.

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