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Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™

Open-world pirate adventure with naval combat, stealth, and parkour

Ubisoft Montreal · Published by Ubisoft · Released TBA

ActionAdventure

Third-party account required

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 77K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
81% of 132 in 30 days
Players
242
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Jul 20, 2023
Minimum PC
GTX 260
2 GB RAM · 30 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™?

A third-person action-adventure set in an open-world Caribbean. As pirate captain and trained Assassin Edward Kenway, you sail and upgrade the Jackdaw, fight and board ships, explore cities and ruins, hunt treasure, and assassinate Templars.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy naval battles, ship boarding, and pirate exploration
  • +you want stealth and parkour alongside open-world action
  • +you value a character-focused pirate story

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike spending much of an adventure at sea
  • −you prefer tightly guided levels over open-world exploration

What players say

87% of 77,072 reviews are positive · 81% of 132 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the naval combat and ship boarding, the Caribbean open world, and Edward's story. The dominant current complaint is Ubisoft Connect: players report repeated sign-ins, online launch requirements, login failures, and difficulty starting the game. Some also report stuttering, crashes, PhysX issues, and missing saves on modern systems.

Players over time

▲ +5% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 447 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Oct 2, 2026217
Oct 1, 2026218
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Sep 27, 2026285
Sep 26, 2026242
Sep 25, 2026244
Sep 24, 2026215
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Sep 23, 2026253
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Sep 21, 2026447

How many players finish Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™?

7.8% of Steam players have unlocked «Saw That One Coming...», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ screenshot 1

Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ system requirements

Minimum: GTX 260, 2 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista SP2
Processor
Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher)
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
Notes
Windows-Compatible keyboard and mouse required, controller optional.

Recommended

OS
Windows Vista SP2
Processor
Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz or better or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
Notes
Supported video cards at the time of release: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better and GeForce GTX 400, GTX 500, GTX 600 and GTX 700 series. AMD Radeon HD4870 or better and Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series. Note: Latest GeForce drivers tested: 327.23 for all series. Latest Radeon drivers tested: 13.1 for Radeon HD4000, 13.4 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series on Vista and 13.9 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series on Win7 and Win8. Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported.

Does Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • First time setup requires active internet connection
  • Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Uplay (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
60
Steam features
In-app purchases
Age rating
18+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian. Text only: Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Swedish, Simplified Chinese.

Does Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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