Why Steam Users Are Bombarding Assassin’s Creed Origins With Reviews

Ubisoft’s PC woes have continued to be generally well-loved in 2025 Assassin’s Creed Origins Steam suffered a review bomb campaign after a Windows PC update made it unplayable for some.

in november Microsoft confirmed that Windows 11 version 24H2 accidentally killed Ubisoft games like Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and more.. The problem was so bad that Microsoft updated it support website to reveal it has put a temporary lock on Windows 11 for users who have those games installed.

“After installing Windows 11, version 24H2, you may encounter issues with some Ubisoft games,” Microsoft said at the time. “These games are unresponsive at startup, while loading, or during active gameplay.

“In some cases, users may receive a black screen. Affected games include Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

“To protect your Windows Update experience, we have maintained compatibility for devices with these games installed. These devices will not be offered to install Windows 11, 24H2 through the Windows Update release channel.”

Ubisoft released an update to fix the issue in Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, but Microsoft and Ubisoft are still working to fix the Assassin’s Creed games, and the frustration has finally spilled over into Steam user feedback.

Negative reviews of Assassin’s Creed Origins spiked in mid-December before peaking as we moved into 2025, with the game’s end-user rating dropping to “Mixed”. Overall reviews of the game remain “Very Positive”.

All the recent negative reviews are complaining about Windows update not being able to play Assassin’s Creed Origins. Until a resolution is found, Ubisoft has told customers not to manually upgrade to the 24H2 version using the Windows 11 Installation Assistant or the media creation tool. If the game stops responding, you’ll need to use Task Manager to close the app.

Ubisoft’s Windows woes hit the company at a particularly troubling time. It’s a company Tencent is said to be in acquisition talks with the Chinese megacorp After a terrible 2024, it closed studios, shut down games, and made massive layoffs. The company’s next big game, Assassin’s Creed ShadowsIt was pushed back to 2025 and Star Wars Outlaws failed to meet sales expectations.

Ubisoft’s stock fell to its lowest level in a decade in September after making some dramatic predictions about the performance of its games. In addition to delaying Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft announced its return to Steam after a period of PC launch exclusivity on the Epic Games Store, with Star Wars Outlaws recently released on Valve’s platform.

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