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The recent Windows 11 issues with Assassin’s Creed Origins has stirred up controversy as the game receives mass negative reviews on Steam.
Gamers are no strangers to bugs and glitches, including some rather critical game-breaking ones that can completely ruin your gaming experience. However, most of these critical bugs are found during the early stages of the game.
Developers generally fix these with subsequent patches, which then resume your smooth gaming experience. In a rather bizarre scenario, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise has been facing some of these critical bugs, although the culprit here is Microsoft.
The latest Windows 11 Update 24H2 has caused several issues with Assassin’s Creed Origins, which has stirred up a controversy as users are negatively reviewing the game on Steam. Other Ubisoft games like Odyssey and Valhalla are also affected by this Windows 11 issue. In this article, we will look at the nature of this issue and everything else related to it.
Windows 11 Issues Causes Assassin’s Creed Origins And Other Games to Crash Constantly
The latest Windows update 24H2 was released on October 1, 2024. What should have been a routine update has unfortunately spelled woe for Assassin’s Creed enjoyers. According to reports, if you were playing Assassin’s Creed Origins, Odyssey, or Valhalla, one or more of the following issues will trouble you:
- Constant crashes
- Black/unresponsive screen
- Game stuttering
Surprisingly, it has been over 3 months since this update was released by Windows, and no permanent solution exists yet. Initially, this problem extended to newer Ubisoft games like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Star Wars Outlaws as well. For these two games, hotfixes have been able to solve the problem.
This issue was so severe that Microsoft had to address it on their official support page and even put the 24H2 update on hold for users who have these games on their PC.
The Negative Review Controversy Explored
The timing of this issue is bad since AC Origins was available for 90% off during the Steam Winter Sale. Many had bought Assassin’s Creed Origins at dirt cheap and were struck by the Windows 11 issues when they tried to play it. This has caused them to negatively review-bomb the game on Steam, which has further spelled woe for the company.
2024 was already a troublesome year for Ubisoft with the countless controversies surrounding their upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows, whose release date was pushed to February 14, 2025. The company also failed to see much success with Star Wars Outlaws as well.
Finally, the company also announced that they would shut down servers for XDefiant, which also failed to see a lot of player retention. To this extent, it was not feasible for Ubisoft to continue maintaining its servers.
How to Check Your Windows 11 Version?
If you are facing a lot of crashes on Assassin’s Creed Origins or the other Ubisoft games, Windows 11 might be the root cause of these issues. You might want to check your current Windows version. Follow these steps to know which Windows version you are currently using:
- Open This PC.
- Right-click anywhere on the screen, and click on Properties.
- Under Windows specifications, you should be able to see your current version.
If your Windows version here reads 24H2, then your game crashes are caused by the inherent issues of this version. Unfortunately, all you can do is wait for the developers to fix this. If you have made this update in the last 10 days, you can also consider a rollback to Windows 11 version 23H2. However, this is a complex method, and you need to exercise proper caution unless you want to lose all your data.
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