Black Games Archive

Context, Culture, and Representation


Assassin’s Creed: Liberation

Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release Year: 2012, 2014 (Remake), 2019 (Remaster)
Platform: PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Stadia(2021), Switch, WIN, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Genre: Adventure
Taxonomy: Playable Black Characters, Black NPCs, Black Cultural Traditions, Narrative Themes, Politics/Ideology/History, Voice Acting/Motion Capture, Mechanics, Intersectionality

Set in 18th-century Colonial America, You play as Aveline, an Afro-French Assassin and the first female protagonist in the series. Aveline takes on 3 roles (lady, enslaved woman, and assassin) in order to navigate the world and complete tasks.

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