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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

13 years ago

Pirate action-adventure by Ubisoft Montreal: As Edward Kenway, you explore the 18th-century Caribbean, command the Jackdaw in naval battles and get caught between Assassins and Templars.

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Developer
Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher
Ubisoft
Genre
Abenteuer, Action, Stealth
Game modes
Multiplayer, Singleplayer
Game series
Assassin's Creed
Steam user reviews
88 % positive · 78,631 reviews
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What is Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag?

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag is a pirate action-adventure from Ubisoft Montreal. In 1715, Edward Kenway travels the Caribbean aboard the Jackdaw and is drawn into the conflict between Assassins and Templars.

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Release

13 years ago

The initial release was on Oct 29, 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U followed in November 2013, with regionally different release dates.

  1. PS3, Xbox 360

    Worldwide first release of the original version.

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  2. Wii U

    North America. In Europe, the Wii U version followed on Nov 22.

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  3. PS4

    North America. The European PS4 version released on Nov 29.

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  4. PC

    North America. European PC launch on Nov 22.

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  5. Xbox One

    Release alongside the Xbox One launch.

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Platforms

The original launched natively on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Wii U. Playing an older version via backward compatibility on a newer console does not use a standalone PS5 or Xbox Series version. The later remake is a separate product.

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Gameplay

Edward Kenway sails the open seas aboard the Jackdaw, attacks enemy ships and explores islands and port towns of the Caribbean. On land, the game combines stealth, acrobatics, combat and assassination missions. The sailing ship can be fitted with new weapons and other upgrades.

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DLCs and expansions

The large single-player expansion Freedom Cry puts Adéwalé at the center. The former first mate of the Jackdaw travels to Saint-Domingue and gets caught up in a liberation struggle. The add-on takes place about 15 years after the main story and was originally released in Dec 2013.

Further add-on packs add equipment, clothing and customization options for the Jackdaw. Season Pass and Edition bundles are not standalone native versions of the base game.

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System requirements

The historical Steam minimum requirements list Windows Vista SP2, a Core 2 Quad Q8400 or AMD Athlon II X4 620, 2 GB RAM, a GeForce GTX 260 or Radeon HD 4870 with 512 MB graphics memory and 30 GB storage.

Recommended are a Core i5-2400S or AMD Phenom II X4 940, 4 GB RAM and a GeForce GTX 470 or Radeon HD 5850. These figures come from the original release period and should not be understood as current OS support.

The details apply to PC (Windows).

Minimum

OS
Windows Vista SP2 (historical Steam listing)
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q8400 / Athlon II X4 620
RAM
2 GB
GPU
GeForce GTX 260 / Radeon HD 4870
Speicher
30 GB

Recommended

CPU
Core i5-2400S / Phenom II X4 940
RAM
4 GB
GPU
GeForce GTX 470 / Radeon HD 5850
Speicher
30 GB

Editorial details

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Jackdaw and naval battles

The Jackdaw is Edward's ship and also the basis of its own progression system. Looted resources can be used to upgrade the hull, cannons and other ship components. Cannon battles, boarding actions and convoy hunts are part of the recurring gameplay.

Ship equipment determines which stronger enemies can be defeated on the open sea.

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Caribbean and pirate world

The open world includes Havana, Kingston, Nassau and numerous smaller islands. Sunken treasures, shipwrecks and hunting grounds complement the missions. Historical figures such as Blackbeard, Charles Vane and Anne Bonny meet Edward over the course of the story.

The interplay between coastal towns, tropical islands and the open sea is a key feature of the game structure.

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Original from 2013 and remake

This page is about the original Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag from 2013. A later re-release is a standalone game product. New graphics features, editions and platform versions of the remake are therefore not automatically features of the original version.

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Game series

Ubisoft Montreal developed Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, and the publisher is Ubisoft. The game belongs to the Assassin's Creed series and tells Edward's story before the events of the later Kenway family chronicle.

The historical pirate setting combines a standalone adventure story with the overarching conflict between Assassins and Templars.

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