Gameplay footage from a reportedly cancelled Assassin’s Creed project called Destiny has surfaced online. The material shows an ancient China setting, along with several mechanics closely associated with Ubisoft’s long-running stealth-action series.
The footage appeared online as first reported by Eurogamer. Reports describe Destiny as an Assassin’s Creed game that Ubisoft allegedly cancelled before release, rather than a previously announced entry in the franchise.
The footage shows familiar Assassin techniques
The clips include a stealth kill, with the player character approaching an opponent before taking them down at close range. They also show a leap-of-faith sequence, the signature action in which protagonists dive from a high point into a safe landing area below.
One of the more unusual elements is a spinning umbrella used as a weapon. The footage does not establish how the device would have worked across the full game, though its appearance points to combat equipment designed around the historical setting.
Ancient China would have given the series a setting distinct from its mainline releases. Ubisoft has previously visited China through Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, a 2015 side-scrolling title, while Destiny appears to have been designed as a different kind of project based on the gameplay now circulating.
An unreleased project offers a limited look at Ubisoft’s plans
The footage matters because reports frame Destiny as a cancelled game, making these clips the only known public look at its gameplay direction. For players interested in settings the franchise has explored only briefly, the material suggests Ubisoft had considered a larger ancient China project before it was abandoned.
Several key points remain unconfirmed. The footage’s authenticity has not been independently verified, and the project’s development history and alleged cancellation date are unknown. Ubisoft has not publicly confirmed Destiny or its reported cancellation, and the identity of the person or group that released the clips is also unclear.
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