
The game was originally released for the Nintendo DS in February 2008, and was later ported to the Windows Phone and the Android, iOS, webOS, Symbian, and Java ME operating systems. Altaïr travels to several cities in the Middle East during the game, including Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus (also featured in Assassin's Creed), as well as Tyre and Aleppo, which are new to the series. Taking place in the year 1190 AD, one year prior to the events of Assassin's Creed, the game revolves around Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad's search for an artifact called the Chalice, which brings him into conflict with the Templar Order. It is the first spin-off installment in the Assassin's Creed franchise, and a prequel to 2007's Assassin's Creed.

Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles is a 2008 action-adventure video game developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft.
