1666: Amsterdam, a supernatural history project associated with Assassin’s Creed co-creator Patrice Désilets, is slated to release this year after years of dispute and delays. Multiple outlets report that Désilets and his team at Panache Digital Games are preparing a new version of the game. The project has roots in a long period of development at THQ Montreal, and later became the subject of a dispute with Ubisoft. Ubisoft shelved the game—then known as 1666: Amsterdam in earlier form—and suspended Désilets, leading to legal action that, according to coverage, he eventually won.
More recent updates say the game is now undergoing an earlier public rollout. Rock Paper Shotgun reports a roughly 30-minute prologue is available on Steam and the Epic Games Store, with further early access planned later this year. Eurogamer’s reporting focuses more on the project’s complicated history, noting it had been in development for more than a decade and that ongoing details about the timeline and content continue to raise questions. Overall, both sources agree on the return of the project and the plan for a phased release.
