Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Ubisoft’s long-running open-world RPG, is drawing renewed attention and a surge of new players following the release of Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey. Both outlets report that the movie’s arrival has driven more people to the game, despite the two sharing little or no direct creative overlap in themes or content. Polygon describes the increase as a significant boost to the game’s player base years after launch, while Metro similarly attributes the uptick to momentum around the film. The coverage focuses on the timing—new interest in the game coincides with the movie’s release—rather than claiming any official tie-in between the film and the game. Overall, the reports present the renewed engagement as a result of audience crossover driven by the shared “Odyssey” reference and the wider visibility created by the film, not by any change to the game itself.