Assassin's Creed Odyssey becomes the highest-rated entry in the franchise, thanks to Nolan's 'The Odyssey'

Q: When did the spike in Steam concurrent players for Odyssey first occur relative to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey release?

The primary article reports that Steam concurrent players first jumped in July, rising from around 4,000 to a peak of 8,522 shortly after Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey hit theaters.

Q: Approximately how many new players reportedly bought Odyssey because of the movie?

Reports suggest around 250,000 new players picked up Assassin's Creed Odyssey specifically because of the movie. This figure is cited in the article as the number drawn in by interest after watching Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.

The once-hated Assassin's Creed Odyssey has overtaken Assassin's Creed 2 as Steam's highest-rated entry in the series. Thank you Christopher Nolan?

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Hassam Nasir

Tech Reporter

Published Aug 23, 2026 4:40 PM CDT

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TL;DR: Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Steam positive reviews rose to 89%, surpassing Assassin's Creed 2's 86%, coinciding with Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey; concurrent players and cross-platform daily users roughly doubled after the movie, with reports of ~250,000 new players driving renewed interest in the eight-year-old game.

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Assassin's Creed Odyssey has climbed to the top of its own franchise on Steam. The 2018 title now sits at 89% positive reviews, edging past Assassin's Creed 2's longstanding 86%, and this boost lines up almost exactly with the release of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster "The Odyssey."

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It's a strange twist for a game that had a rocky launch reputation. We've been tracking this trend since July, when Steam concurrent players first jumped from around 4,000 to a peak of 8,522 shortly after the film hit theaters. That number has only grown since. According to a follow-up analysis from Alinea Analytics, combined daily active users across Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation went from roughly 122,000 on the day the movie released to 233,000 just ten days later, a 90% increase.

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It seems like a big chunk of that audience is new. Reports suggest around 250,000 new players picked up the game specifically because of the movie, drawn in by wanting a more hands-on look at ancient Greece after watching Nolan's take on Homer's epic. Odyssey's open world, built around exploring the Aegean and fighting through the Peloponnesian War, apparently gave people exactly that.

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The climb in ratings is surprising because Odyssey wasn't beloved at launch. Longtime fans pushed back hard against its RPG-heavy systems, its softened stealth mechanics, and the shift to mercenary protagonists instead of the series' usual hooded assassins. It seems that time passing, combined with a fresh wave of players discovering the game for the first time, is what's pushing the score up now.

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How much did Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Steam positive review percentage increase to surpass Assassin's Creed 2?

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When did the spike in Steam concurrent players for Odyssey first occur relative to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey release?

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What player count change did Alinea Analytics report across Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation after the movie release?

Alinea Analytics reported combined daily active users across Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation rose from roughly 122,000 on the day the movie released to about 233,000 ten days later, a 90% increase.

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Approximately how many new players reportedly bought Odyssey because of the movie?

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This bump might cool off once the movie's box-office run ends, but for now, the eight-year-old game seems to be getting a redemption arc. Ubisoft probably isn't complaining about the free marketing either.