Assassin's Creed Hexe could give us the scariest game in the franchise – and I love it

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After today's Ubisoft Forward, we now know that Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe is an upcoming game reportedly set during 16th century Europe when the region was in the throes of the witch hunt. The word 'hexe' is an old British English term for witch, so you can imagine you'll either be playing as one – or hunting them. As such, it looks like the darkest Assassin's creed game yet, which gets me amped the hell up.

My favorite moments in Assassin's Creed Valhalla are the scary bits: the Druids, the Grendel sidequest, the Daughters of Lerion – any moment where I was actively sweating and anxious. An entire Assassin's Creed game that takes those dark moments and expands upon them so they envelop the narrative, the gameplay, and the tone sounds like a terrifying dream I can't wait to dive into. How could you not love an Assassin's Creed game that feels like a scarier version of the Witcher, and a game that's rooted in one of the darker times in European history?

We don't know much more about Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe, but there are so many possibilities to pursue and inspirations to draw from that I can at least offer up some educated (and excited) guesses.

While the Assassin's Creed series has its fair share of creepy moments, no game gave us more spooky stuff than Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The first time I encountered one of the Daughters of Lerion (three children whose father practiced dark magic and was killed to stop his cult from growing), it was by complete accident. I was wandering through East Anglia when I came across a bog with a skeleton tied up at one end of it. When I approached the horrific site – he was tied to a stake with his arms outstretched by ropes wrapping his wrist and around nearby trees – it