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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

The iconic solo pirate adventure returns with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, launching on July 9, 2026. Sail the Caribbean as Edward Kenway during the Golden Age of Piracy in this faithfully enhanced…

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Singapore, released 9 July 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Singapore and released in 2026. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ubisoft Anvil.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the millennia-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight to preserve peace and free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The framing story is set in the 21st century and depicts the player as an employee of Abstergo Industries (a company used as a front by the modern-day Templars), who is manipulated into uncovering secrets related to the Assassin-Templar conflict and the precursor race known as the First Civilization. The main story is set in the West Indies during the Golden Age of Piracy from 1715 to 1722, and follows notorious Welsh pirate Edward Kenway, grandfather of Assassin's Creed III…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, historical, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 49 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Assassin's Creed series

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is the 202nd of 205 entries we hold in the Assassin's Creed series. The next entry was Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Collector’s Edition in 2026. Its critic score of 84 is 9 points above the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Assassin's Creed III: Deluxe Edition at 96.

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How it was received

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX5500XT (8GB) or Intel ARC A580 (8GB). A 16GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 65GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launched on 9 July 2026, within three weeks of Halo: Campaign Evolved, Palworld, Splatoon Raiders and Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Halo: Campaign Evolved, Palworld, Splatoon Raiders, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced — frequently asked questions

When did Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced come out?
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced was released on 9 July 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced?
At minimum, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced needs Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz, AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB), AMD Radeon RX5500XT (8GB) or Intel ARC A580 (8GB) graphics, 65 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced?
The PC version needs about 65 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("65 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced have controller support?
Partly. Steam lists partial controller support for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, which usually means some menus or modes still need a mouse and keyboard.
Can you play Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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