Assassin's Creed Hexe, Ubisoft's witch-trial-era entry in the long-running series, has reportedly been delayed, according to insider reporting picked up by Polygon and GamesRadar+. GamesRadar+ puts the slip at roughly a year.

The same leaks shed light on where the franchise goes next: Ubisoft is reportedly developing another Assassin's Creed game set in Ancient Rome. That setting has topped fan wishlists for years, sitting alongside feudal Japan — finally delivered with Shadows — as one of the series' most requested backdrops.

Ubisoft hasn't commented on either the delay or the Rome project, so all of this remains unconfirmed. Hexe was first teased in 2022 as a darker, more experimental entry in the franchise. If the reporting holds, players will be waiting longer than expected for it — with a trip to Rome potentially queued up behind it.

For Ubisoft, the stakes are considerable: Assassin's Creed is the publisher's flagship franchise, and its release cadence anchors the company's financial calendar, meaning a year-long slip for Hexe would ripple through the broader pipeline.