Assassin's Creed Hexe: A Casting-Call Leak Reveals Its Witch-Trial Heroine — But Nobody Agrees When It's Coming

Ubisoft has said almost nothing official about Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe since first teasing it years ago, which has left a vacuum that leakers and insiders keep filling. The latest round, reportedly sourced from casting-call documents and first reported by outlets including MP1st, GamingBolt, and Gameranx, claims to reveal the game's protagonist, setting, and supporting cast — while separate reporting disputes when, or even roughly when, the game will actually ship.

What the Casting Leak Claims

According to the reported casting material, the lead character is a woman in her mid-twenties referred to internally as "Petra," though multiple outlets caution that this is likely a placeholder name that could change before launch — earlier leaks reportedly used the names "Anika" and "Else" or "Elsa" for the same role. Petra's parents are said to be Brigitte, described as a midwife, and Konrad, reportedly the town executioner of a settlement called Neustadt. A supporting character, Mother Gertrud, a 65-year-old former healer, is said to shelter Petra from a group called the Order of the Lamb — which some fans speculate is a stand-in for the series' familiar Templar antagonists, though that connection has not been confirmed anywhere.

The setting itself is murky in the reporting: some accounts place the story during the Würzburg witch trials of the 1620s, while others describe a broader 16th-century backdrop. Ubisoft's own "Ubisoft Forward"-style updates on the title have not named a single character or confirmed any of these details, so all of it should be read as unverified leak material rather than settled plot information.

A Production Reportedly in Turmoil

Separate from the casting leak, multiple outlets including Gamereactor have reported on turbulence inside the Hexe team. Creative director Clint Hocking and game director Benoit Richer are both said to have exited the project in early 2026. Gamereactor's reporting adds that roughly 50 developers were pulled off Hexe, reportedly for cost-cutting reasons, with many reassigned to Ubisoft's internal "Interproject" team that gets shuffled between projects as needed.

If accurate, that kind of mid-development restructuring would help explain why insiders are giving conflicting answers on timing — a smaller team generally means a longer runway to finish a game of this scope.

When Might It Actually Release?

This is where the rumor mill is most divided. Leaker Rogue Tx has reportedly pointed to June 2027 as an internal target, explicitly framing it as a focused release rather than a typical holiday-season launch. But other reporting, including from TweakTown and Insider Gaming, cites long-time industry insider NateTheHate claiming the game won't arrive until the second half of 2027 "at earliest" — and possibly later, given that Ubisoft reportedly feels no pressure to rush an announcement.

Gamereactor's own reporting suggests the June window could slip toward the 2027 holiday period specifically because of the team reductions described above. None of this is confirmed by Ubisoft, and readers should treat every date mentioned here as a rumor, not a release plan.

What's Actually Confirmed

To be clear about the line between leak and fact: Ubisoft has acknowledged that Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe exists and is in development, following the studio's post-Shadows roadmap. It has not confirmed a title (Hexe is a codename), a setting, a protagonist, a release window, or any of the staffing changes reported above. Everything in this piece beyond "the game is in development" traces back to leakers and anonymous casting material, filtered through outlets that themselves flag the uncertainty.

Why It Matters

Assassin's Creed remains one of Ubisoft's flagship franchises at a moment when the publisher has faced real financial pressure and high-profile delays across its slate. A game built around a witch-trial narrative and a non-combatant-turned-hunted heroine would be a notable tonal departure for the series — closer to a horror-adjacent survival story than the open-world action Assassin's Creed is known for. Whether that vision survives the reported staffing turmoil intact, and whether it arrives in mid-2027 or considerably later, is something only Ubisoft can ultimately confirm. For now, treat Hexe's plot, cast, and date alike as rumor.