Assassin's Creed Origins: The Curse of the Pharaohs

March 13, 2018 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft Entertainment
Role-playing (RPG) Adventure
Series X|S PS4 PC PS5 XONE
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The Curse of the Pharaohs is a downloadable content expansion package for Assassin's Creed: Origins, set to be released in March 2018. It is the second out of two expansion packs for the game, alongside The Hidden Ones.

The Curse of the Pharaohs sees Bayek travel to Thebes and the Valley of the Kings, where he will uncover a mystery that will develop into a "living nightmare" for Bayek. Further exploring Egyptian mythology, the expansion pits Bayek against mythical beasts and dead pharaohs.
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Release Date March 13, 2018
Developer Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher Ubisoft Entertainment
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Third person
Themes Action, Historical, Open world
Assassin's Creed Origins: The Curse of the Pharaohs

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