Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry

Open-world pirate adventure about an Assassin freeing enslaved people

Ubisoft Montreal · Published by Ubisoft · Released Feb 25, 2014

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 3,101
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 14 in 30 days
Playing now: 15; peak 24h 20
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Apr 24, 2023

What is Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry?

A third-person action-adventure set in Saint-Domingue, it follows Adéwalé, a shipwrecked Assassin seeking to free enslaved people. You explore an open world, climb, fight, and use stealth while securing a ship and gathering a crew.

For you if...

+you enjoy historical settings and pirate ship combat
+you like climbing and stealth in single-player adventures

Not for you if...

−you prefer linear adventures over open-world exploration
−you want a long campaign with extensive character development

What players say

78% of 3,101 reviews are positive · 78% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise Adéwalé, the story's focus on liberation, and the ship combat. The most common complaint is the short campaign; players also criticize its similarity to Black Flag and report bugs, crashes, and launcher problems.

Screenshots and trailer

Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 10(64-bit versions only)
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, optional controller

OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 10(64-bit versions only)
Processor: Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz or better
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.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Third-party account: Uplay (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 12
Age rating: 18+

Steam Deck: Playable

The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
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
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian. Text only: Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Swedish.