This update brings a few quality-of-life changes and also introduces the first collaborations of Assassin’s Creed Shadows with other games.
Table of contents
Update Size and Availability
Update 1.0.5 for Assassin’s Creed Shadows released today, on Tuesday May 27, 2025. Its size varies on each platform where the game is available:
- PS5: 3.31 GB
- XBS: 19 GB
- MAC: 9 GB
- PC: 13 GB
- Steam: 4.3 GB
Everything in this update is free and every owner of every game edition and platform can install and play it
“Thrown to the Dogs” Quest unlocked
Thrown to the Dogs is a bonus quest that was available only for players who pre-ordered the game. This update gives access to all players. It involves helping a loyal dog avenge his master. Completing this quest unlocks Tsuki-maru as a pet for your Hideout.
Dead by Daylight Event
The first collaboration is a haunting quest inspired by Dead by Daylight. While this is labeled as an event, there’s no clarification whether it’s time-limited or a permanet thing.
As villagers begin to disappear, Naoe becomes suspicious of the strange presence attacking the local people of Harima. To succeed, you will need to master unique mechanics and confront a formidable otherworldly threat…
This quest is available for all players after unlocking Yasuke as a playable character. Completing this terrifying mission grants a new trinket, banners and new Engravings. Additionally, there are all kinds of Dead by Daylight-inspired cosmetic items in the store.
Balatro Quest
We are also getting another collaboration with Balatro. The “Winning Hand” amulet for Yasuke and trinket for Naoe are the rewards for completing this quest. It involves a treasure hunt that will take you all over Japan.
Vertical Jump
Naoe and Yasuke can now jump and grab any ledge, awning or overhangs that are within reach. With this new interaction, players won’t need to rely on vertical wall-runs as much as before. All you have to do is press the jump button after approaching a low overhang. The character will make the jump.
I tried this once on as many buildings as possible and it is a super consistent feature. A small quality of life change but something will definitely improve the gameplay experience.
Change time of day in Photo Mode
After a few months we are finally able to change the time of the day on Photo Mode. Before this you had to take a photo during a specific time which made it frustrating and time consuming for those who wanted to find the perfect shot.
With this feature you can just worry about finding the right place and changing the daylight later to suit it to your liking. So far, I have not found any bugs,glitches or issues with it.
Notable Bug Fixes
The list of bug fixes is quite large and if you want to read every single one, we have the full patch notes available below. In this segment, I will focus your attention to a few popular and/or curious fixes that you should know of.
Rebalancing Mon
Ocassionally, Samurai Daisho and Ronin granted an abnormal amount of Mon regardless of level. Because of this, farming them was among the best ways to earn Mon. This is no longer the case. On the other hand, contracts now grant an increased amount of Mon
Yaya properly joins the league
For some players, Yaya wasn’t joining the league after being recruited. This not only hurt they progression but some of the gameplay since having her abilities to support you in combat can be very helpful in the right situations.
600% affliction buildup mistake
Some engravings no longer show a +600% affliction buildup on the text. While this didn’t affect the actual buildup, it’s still misled players.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Update 1.0.5 Full Patch Notes
General
- Fixed the issue where players had a persistent New Item notification in their inventory. We did it!
- Addressed an issue where some players were given a new save file at level 60, with gear and all objectives uncovered.
- Fixed an issue where the desynchronization warning for ‘killing civilians’ would appear without any reason.
- Fixed an issue where romancing Lady Oichi before romancing Rin could cause a breakup.
- Fixed various localization issues.
Balancing
- Fixed an issue where the Samurai Daisho and Ronin occasionally gave an extremely high amount of Mon regardless of their level, disincentivizing other methods of gaining Mon.
- We have also partially rebalanced the Mon economy to encourage more world exploration and gameplay activities to earn Crafting Materials and Hideout Resources instead of purchasing them through merchants.
- In pursuit of this, we’ve bumped up the cost of Crafting Materials and Hideout Resources sold by Merchants and lowered the quantity available each season for each Merchant.
- If you still want to purchase them, we’ve increased the amount of Mon acquired from completing contracts.
World
- Fixed an issue where Yagoro would become trapped in a Kofun and not return to the hideout.
- Fixed an issue where players could remain stuck inside the construction site at Osaka Castle.
Quests
- Fixed an issue where players could not exit the quest “Vision of Realms” if they selected ‘Quit to Memories’ and loaded their progress from the Animus Memories menu.
- Fixed an issue where quitting during the “Nobutsuna Sensei” quest caused Yasuke to become stuck in the flashback.
- Fixed an issue where Yaya doesn’t join “The League” after being successfully recruited.
- Fixed progress issues in the “Showdown in Sakamoto” quest that happened if Katsuhime previously died.
- Fixed an issue in the “Wake Up Call” quest where the “troublemaker” couldn’t be hunted down.
- Fixed an issue in the “Find Local Dishes” quest where Narezushi could not be obtained from merchants.
- Fixed an issue in the “Wolves and Foxes” quest where players were not able to speak with Hattori Hanzo. I guess we’ll let you talk to him now.
- Fixed an issue where players could not progress in “A Peculiar Guest”.
- Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Missing Missive” quest due to being unable to retrieve the letter.
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash during the “Temple of the Horseman (An Eye for an Eye)” quest.
- Fixed an issue in the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest where Katsuhime’s letter would sometimes disappear. You got mail!
- Fixed an issue where the game incorrectly believed Katsuhime was dead and players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest.
- Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest due to Naoe and Katsuhime being attached to surrounding water. They just wanted to go on a little swim!
- Fixed an issue where players could not complete the “Diary of Lady Rokkaku” quest due to Katsuhime dropping into the water and swimming to shore.
Stealth
- Fixed an issue where the Shinobi Bell effect was blocked by line of sight from NPCs.
Combat
- Adjusted an issue where the +600% affliction buildup engravings was a text error. It now has been fixed to reflect the real build-up amount of 6%.
Visuals & Graphics
- Fixed visual issues.
- Fixed some issues where the “Kaen” and “Sekiryu” mounts would not fully fit in the stables.
- Fixed a visual issue with the “Samurai Daimyo Armor”.
- Addressed an issue where players could sometimes see a giant NPC in towns.
Hideout
- Improved stability for heavily customized Hideout.
- Fixed an issue where players could sometimes not interact with Gennojo in the Hideout.
PLATFORM-SPECIFIC FIXES
Xbox
- Addressed an issue where the gamertag would load indefinitely in the thumbnail of Photo Mode images on the World Map.
- Addressed Mouse and Keyboard input issues.
- Restored Balanced Performance Mode that was missing on Xbox Series X after Update 1.0.4.
- NOTE: Balanced Performance Mode requires having the proper setup with a 120, 144, 165 or 240 Hz monitor.
