Stunning visuals and lighting
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Ray tracing here does things that Shadows, which came out just a year ago and already looked incredible, couldn't.”
Steam review · 47 h played ↗
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Romania2026Stealth · Adventure · Action
$59.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, faithful remake of a beloved pirate adventure with great sailing and naval combat. Skip it if you loved the original's hidden-blade and weapon-pickup combat, or hate Ubisoft Connect and day-one DLC.
Great for
Black Flag fans and newcomers who want a beautiful, no-RPG-bloat pirate adventure focused on sailing
Main risk
Combat overhaul removes hidden-blade, unarmed and weapon-pickup play, plus bugs and Ubisoft Connect hassles
What players love
Faithful remake with useful QoL upgrades
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This game actually is "What if Black Flag was released today?"”
Steam review · 21.8 h played ↗
Excellent sailing and naval combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Where Black Flag continues to completely dominate is its naval combat.”
Steam review · 72.3 h played ↗
Strong story and Edward Kenway
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“edward kenway’s story is still one of my fav in gaming.”
Steam review · 45.2 h played ↗
Runs well on many setups
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“somehow the game is actually well optimized too.”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗
Classic AC feel without RPG bloat
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“There are no modern RPG systems like in Odyssey or Valhalla”
Steam review · 75.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Ubisoft Connect login and launch problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Can't play offline at all. When the internet goes out, game does not work because the Ubisoft launcher.”
Steam review · 41.6 h played ↗
Combat downgrade: no hidden blades or weapon pickup
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“My biggest disappointment with Black Flag Resynced is the removal of unarmed combat and enemy disarming.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Aggressive DLC and microtransactions
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I geniunely got a tutorial pop up mid mission about how to buy their microtransactions”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Bugs, quest breaks and clunky parkour
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“there were numerous bugs especially regarding "Collection" missions”
Steam review · 72.9 h played ↗
Crashes, stutter and poor performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“once you reach Havana, the performance gradually gets worse and worse.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Weak new story content and missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“all the new mission content they added is horrid.”
Steam review · 30.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified65 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64 bit only), Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX5500XT (8GB) or Intel ARC A580 (8GB)
Storage65 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64 bit only), Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB),AMD Radeon RX6600XT (8GB), or Intel ARC B580 (12GB)
Storage65 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64 bit only), Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX5500XT (8GB) or Intel ARC A580 (8GB)
Storage65 GB available space
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