The Discovery Modes in both Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey are now free to download for everyone, regardless of whether they bought the full game or not. Ubisoft has always put a great deal of work and effort into making sure the environments in the Assassin's Creed franchise are not only enjoyable to run around and murder enemies in, but are also as historically accurate as possible.
Both Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey took this mentality one step further, offering players a full-on nonviolent mode in the form of an Assassin's Creed Discovery Tour. In Discovery Tour mode, Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey players could simply wander around the landscape of either Egypt or Greece respectively, discovering new landmarks and learning historical facts and trivia about the areas they explored. It's a much different experience than the one found in the base game, but also one which many players grew attached to, and fans of the series are surely hoping that Discovery Mode shows up again in the recently announced Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.
Now, anyone who hasn't yet had the pleasure will be able to download Assassin's Creed Discovery mode for free, according to a recent report by Destructoid and confirmed by Ubisoft's Free Events on the developer's own website. Players will have until May 21 to claim their free copies of either one or both of the franchise's Discovery Modes, which are normally $20 for players who don't already own the base game.
The two Assassin's Creed educational modes aren't the only games that Ubisoft is currently offering players for free, as they also can currently download Might & Magic: Chess Royale and Rabbids: Coding from the company's website. Ubisoft also has free game trials available to download for a number of their less educational titles, including Uno and The Division 2.
Discovery Modes are a great way for kids to learn about ancient cultures and history, and with the current worldwide conditions forcing more kids to stay inside and not go to school than ever before, activities such as the ones featured in Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey's education and exploration-focused Discovery Mode can keep them engaged with learning in new and exciting ways. Players can only cross their fingers and hope that once Assassin's Creed Valhalla is released Ubisoft will see fit to include a non-violent exploration mode in that game as well, because it's quite likely to be just as enjoyable as the ones which came before, and until then (and until May 21st) they can grab the Egypt and Greece versions for free.
Source: Ubisoft (via Destructoid)