Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a 2020 developed by and published by . It is the twelfth major installment in the series, and the successor to 2018's . Principally set in , the game recounts a fictional story during the . Players control Eivor Varinsdottir, a raider who, while attempting to establish a new Viking clan in , becomes embroiled in the centuries-old conflict between the , who fight for peace and liberty, and the , who desire peace through control. The game also includes a framing story, set in the 21st century, which follows Layla Hassan, an Assassin who relives Eivor's memories so as to find a way to save the Earth from destruction.Assassin's Creed Valhalla is an structured around several main story arcs and numerous optional side-missions, called "World Events". The player takes on the role of Eivor Varinsdottir (), a raider, as they lead their fellow Vikings against the . The player has the choice of playing Eivor as either female or male (voiced by and respectively), or letting the game alternate between the two at key moments in the story (with the female avatar depicting Eivor's life and the male avatar depicting the physical appearance of the Isu Odin, due to his connection with Eivor). The player is also able to customize Eivor's hair, beard, war paint, clothing, , and . The variety of weapons available to the player has been expanded to include weapons such as and . Combat has been changed to allow dual-wielding of almost any weapon, including shields, and every piece of gear that the player collects is unique. The Eagle Vision mechanic of previous titles returns in the form of "Odin Sight"
