How to Link Steam to Ubisoft Connect for Assassin's Creed Shadows Cross-Save

Assassin's Creed Shadows uses Ubisoft Connect for its supported cross-save and cross-progression features. Before completing the Steam link, make sure you sign in to the Ubisoft account you actually want to use across your devices.

You can review your currently connected accounts on the official Ubisoft Account Information page before launching the game.

Note: Do not rush through the first Ubisoft login if you have more than one Ubisoft account. The Steam connection should be made with the Ubisoft account you intend to keep using for Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Ubisoft describes this as a one-time setup. If your Steam and Ubisoft accounts were already linked, the connection should happen automatically instead.

Ubisoft confirms that Assassin's Creed Shadows supports cross-save and cross-progression. Linking the Steam version to Ubisoft Connect lets the game associate your Steam play session with the Ubisoft account used for that progression.

Ubisoft's technical Q&A specifically confirms cross-save between PC and consoles. Ubisoft later also confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 version supports cross-progression through Ubisoft Connect.

When moving to another supported platform, use the same Ubisoft account connected to the Steam version so the game can retrieve the supported synchronized progression.

After the first successful link, launch Assassin's Creed Shadows through Steam normally. Ubisoft says you will not need to log in again on subsequent launches once the Steam and Ubisoft accounts are linked.

If the accounts were already connected before installing Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft says that connection is detected automatically.

Do not complete a new Steam link until you have confirmed which Ubisoft account is being used. Open the Ubisoft Account Information page and review the account before continuing.

For account-linking changes or problems that cannot be resolved from the account page, use the official Ubisoft account-linking support page rather than creating another Ubisoft account and linking it blindly.

• Confirm that Steam was linked to the Ubisoft account containing the progress you expect to use.
• Confirm that the other supported platform is also using that same Ubisoft account.
• Restart Assassin's Creed Shadows after confirming the account connections.
• Do not assume two different Ubisoft accounts will share the same cross-save simply because they belong to the same person.

You can read Ubisoft's official Assassin's Creed Shadows Tech Q&A for the Steam linking and cross-save confirmation.