The best Assassin’s Creed games offer some of the best historical action experiences you can get in video games. But they often offer much more than that too: A hero you can’t help but root for; lots of intrigue; a beautiful part of the world to discover; a choice of scale or intimate settings; and some of the best stealth or RPG combat going.

The long-running series continues to take us all around the world and with Ubisoft seemingly setting up its own Assassin’s Creed Interactive Universe with the launch of its Assassin’s Creed Infinity platform, it'll be easier than ever to jump between them, be they (hopefully) new multiplayer offerings, Assassin's Creed Shadows, or any of the other upcoming codenamed titles.

With almost all the series playable on basically every one of the main current-gen platforms, you should have a handful of the best Assassin's Creed games to potentially play, no matter what you play on. So if you haven’t played yet or want to give your favorite another go perhaps our list of the best Assassin’s Creed games will inspire you. We have painstakingly ranked every series entry available so far, and while they are all high-quality games, they are also long and life is short, so find out which ones we swear by and which ones we might skip. Let's get into it.