How to Romance as Naoe and Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

One of the key features of the last couple of Assassin’s Creed games is the ability to pick various characters and NPCs to romance. This is a system that you might be curious about in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Is there romance in Assassin’s Creed Shadows and can you romance as both Naoe and Yasuke?

Is There Romance in Assassin’s Creed Shadows?

Given that romance was an option in both Odyssey and Valhalla, you might think it is available here, too, despite the complicated dual protagonist system. Fortunately, I am happy to report that you are right. There is, indeed, romance available in this open-world experience. Better yet, it is optional and with various options.

No, Naoe and Yasuke don’t romance one another. This is likely due to their large age gap and status as allies but not romantic partners. Instead, the potential partners for the protagonists come from various side characters that you meet during your time exploring Japan.

How to Romance as Naoe and Yasuke

Fortunately, you are able to romance as both Naoe and Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Despite there being two protagonists, both characters have romance options that are separate from one another. Theoretically, you could even have Yasuke have romance and Naoe not if you wanted to roleplay that way.

If you’d like to romance, you want to continue playing the main story. You will eventually meet some characters in the story as both Naoe and Yasuke that have the little heart conversation options. This indicates they are romanceable. After you meet these options, if you’d like to pursue them further, you want to find their character on the Objectives board in the main menu. Pursue their side stories and you will get more options to romance them in conversations.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available right now for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.