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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Discover Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the classic pirate action-adventure game from 2013. Command your ship, hunt Templars and carve your legend as Edward Kenway across the Caribbean's Golden Age of Piracy.

Action Adventure

Player score

8.8/10

78,523 reviews

Released: 2013
Developer: Ubisoft Romania
Platforms: 8 systems
Critics: Not scored
Steam Deck: playable
Download: 30 GB

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	29 October 2013
Developer	Ubisoft Romania, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Annecy
Publisher	Not recorded
Platforms	Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck
Genres	Action Adventure
Languages	16 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q6052688, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag received?

Players88%positive of 78,523 · Very Positive

Achievements60on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

2 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	Not stated
Cloud saves	No
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	Yes
Steam Deck	playable
Download size	30 GB
Add-on content	None listed
Age gate	18+

Content descriptors

General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$39.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Crashes and freezes30 of 300 (10%)
mission interact with kenway's fleet map freezing
Steam review, 25 July 2026 · 28 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful
I also couldn’t use my preferred controller or headphones because, for some reason, they caused the game to crash.
Steam review, 22 May 2026 · 20 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful
Will not launch or install12 of 300 (4%)
Great classic, but the Steam version doesn't even run anymore after another one of their "updates".
Steam review, 22 April 2026 · 35 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful
Completely unnecessary launcher that does not launch the game.
Steam review, 22 February 2026 · 56 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful
Performance and stutter10 of 300 (3%)
Not worth more than 5e, needless to mention that 40e for a 13 yo game that had 0 optimisation for newer PC's is a SCAM.
Steam review, 21 July 2026 · 1 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful
Out of the box, the game doesn't even run at a stable 60 FPS.
Steam review, 16 July 2026 · 2 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful

A further 11 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

24 games overlap with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed Rogue and Assassin's Creed Origins.

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Common questions about Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

What platforms is Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on?

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is available on Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck. It first released in 2013.

How much does Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag cost?

$39.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag?

88% of 78,523 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag download?

30 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag?

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag was developed by Ubisoft Romania, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Annecy.