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Assassin’s Creed Codename Mars Reportedly Heads to Ancient Rome
Ubisoft recently told players that its next wave of Assassin’s Creed projects would explore new settings and stories. We may now have an early indication of where two of them are heading. French content creator and longstanding Ubisoft leaker J0nathan claims that Ubisoft is developing Assassin’s Creed Codename Mars, an unannounced project set in Ancient Rome, alongside a second mobile title internally known as Codename Pocket.
Insider Gaming later covered the claims, saying it has also heard the Mars and Pocket codenames independently. However, the outlet has not been able to verify the wider development claims to its usual reporting standards, meaning both projects should still be treated firmly as rumours.
That distinction matters after Ubisoft recently confirmed that no additional Assassin’s Creed remakes are in active development, while teasing unannounced games built around fresh settings and stories.
Codename Mars Could Finally Take Players to Ancient Rome
According to J0nathan, Codename Mars takes place in Ancient Rome, with two sources said to have corroborated information discovered through Ubisoft’s internal systems. That makes the setting more than an assumption based on Mars being the Roman god of war, although Ubisoft itself has said nothing about the project.
J0nathan also speculates that the game could have some relationship with Netflix’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed series. That connection remains entirely unconfirmed, although the overlap is obvious: Netflix’s live-action Assassin’s Creed series is itself set in Rome in 64 AD.
There is currently no indication that the supposed game would share its story, characters or exact historical period with the television adaptation.
Codename Pocket Reportedly Returns to Jerusalem
The second project, Codename Pocket, is reportedly being developed specifically for mobile devices and set in Jerusalem, returning the franchise to one of the central locations from the original Assassin’s Creed. J0nathan claims its gameplay has similarities to the Mastery Challenges found in Valhalla, while its visual direction has been compared to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
A character named Myriam is also reportedly involved as the protagonist’s mentor. Contrary to some circulating summaries of the leak, Myriam has not been identified as the playable protagonist. The two supposed projects would join a crowded Assassin’s Creed pipeline already containing Codename Hexe and multiplayer project Codename Invictus.
Ubisoft has promised another major update on Codename Hexe in 2027, while earlier reports on Ubisoft’s wider development roadmap underline how often internal plans change before projects are formally revealed.
Ubisoft Has Not Confirmed Mars or Pocket
Neither Codename Mars nor Codename Pocket has been officially announced, and no developers, platforms beyond Pocket’s reported mobile focus, or release windows are confirmed. Insider Gaming goes further in cautioning that even if the Rome project progresses, it may not surface publicly until around 2029 or 2030.
For now, the strongest evidence is that multiple sources have heard the two codenames. Everything beyond that, including their settings, gameplay and any connection to Netflix’s Rome-set series, remains information from unofficial sources rather than Ubisoft.
