Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is a remake built from scratch of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag from 2013. Once again, the focus is on Edward Kenway, who sails the Caribbean as a pirate at the start of the 18th century and is drawn into the conflict between Assassins and Templars.

Ubisoft Singapore is leading development. The remake uses the current Anvil engine and combines the familiar open world with rebuilt graphics, ray tracing, revised water, dynamic weather and additional story content.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced was released on Jul 9, 2026. The main campaign can be played offline after download. Features of the Animus Hub such as the Shop, Anomalies, Projects and Vault still require an internet connection.

The remake is designed as a complete single-player adventure. A multiplayer mode like the one in the 2013 original is not included.

Native versions are available for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. On PC, the game is available through Steam, Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store, and according to Ubisoft it is verified for Steam Deck.

No native version was released for PS4 or Xbox One. On PlayStation 5, the game supports DualSense features among others and is optimised for PS5 Pro.

The core remains a mix of open-world exploration, parkour, stealth, melee combat and naval battles. Edward can upgrade the Jackdaw, fire on, board and sink enemy ships, while on land, assassinations, chases and direct fights take centre stage.

Resynced modernises several systems from the original. The combat system places more emphasis on parries and new takedowns, Edward can freely crouch in stealth sections, and chase missions have been made more flexible. On the Jackdaw, you can deploy new officers, each bringing their own abilities for naval battles.

The open Caribbean has been rebuilt from the ground up technically. This includes ray-traced lighting and reflections, micropolygon rendering, revised water physics, dynamic weather and fewer interruptions when entering larger cities.

New stories featuring familiar characters such as Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet, plus additional missions and officers, are part of the remake itself and are not a separate story expansion. For Edward and the Jackdaw, Ubisoft also offers optional digital equipment packs.

For the PC version, Ubisoft lists a minimum of a Core i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3600, a GeForce GTX 1660, Radeon RX 5500 XT or Intel Arc A580, 16 GB RAM and 65 GB SSD storage. This configuration targets 1080p at 30 FPS on low settings.

For 1080p at 60 FPS on medium settings, Ubisoft recommends a Core i5-10600K or Ryzen 5 3600, plus a GeForce RTX 3060, Radeon RX 6600 XT or Intel Arc B580. Here too, 16 GB RAM and 65 GB SSD storage are required.

From Oct 27, 2026, New Game Plus allows up to five more playthroughs with rising difficulty. Edward keeps weapons, tools, equipment and money. Upgrades to the Jackdaw, the hideout and the Kenway fleet also largely carry over.

The campaign, ongoing contracts, quest items, map reveals and captured forts, by contrast, start over. Officers must be recruited again. In the later playthroughs, you can unlock additional items with escudos.

The Nightmare mode raises the challenge regardless of New Game Plus. Enemies deal more damage, react faster and leave less time for parries. Stealth sections become more demanding, while damage increases at sea.

Difficulty levels for combat, stealth, naval battles and activities can be set separately. Ubisoft also adds new execution animations that appear automatically during matching attacks.