The series took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol. and considered to be the spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia series.
The series took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol. and considered to be the spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia series.
The entire franchise is developed primarily by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft, with the exception of Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles and the mobile version of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which were developed by Gameloft, a company owned by Ubisoft. As of September, 2016, the series has sold over 100 million copies.