Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
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ActionAdventurePiratesOpen WorldAssassinsStealthParkour

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Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperUbisoft Montreal
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows Vista SP2
ProcessorIntel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
Memory2 GB
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher)
Storage30 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 324 reviews from the past 1 year

82.9/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (88%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Sailing, sea battles and pirate life define this open world adventure, which scores 82.9 from 324 analyzed reviews and 78,744 on Steam.

👍 Strengths

79 reviews love the game and find it fun, with some calling it a childhood favorite they want to replay. 41 praise a heartfelt story about greed, loss and redemption, and some say the hero's arc hits hard. Story & World ranks 341st of 1106. 41 enjoy the world and its pirate atmosphere, from naval battles to sea shanties, and a few call the Caribbean setting authentic. Visuals & Sound ranks 348th of 1258, and Gameplay ranks 524th of 1408.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 30% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1230th of 1411. 43 reviews report bugs, including a broken fleet system, clipping and lost saves, and a few say a launcher problem made it unplayable. 30 find the grind and missions repetitive, with tailing and eavesdropping tasks that some call tedious. 22 complain about developer support, saying patches left features broken, and some describe a required launcher and repeated password prompts. Content Volume ranks 439th of 1364.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fantastic game and childhood favorite” · 79 reviews
“heartfelt story of greed, loss and redemption with legendary figures” · 41 reviews
“world beautifully designed, ship controls well realized, still looks good” · 28 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.26 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “sailing in open world provides freedom and exploration” · 6 reviews
Negative “major cities could have been larger and more densely layered” · 1 review

Progression 11% · Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 3% · Strategy 6% · Controls & feel 19%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.80 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “heartfelt story of greed, loss and redemption with legendary figures” · 41 reviews
Negative “story rushed to assassins without foreshadowing, modern plot confusing” · 14 reviews

Characters 24% · World 30%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.89 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “impressive map with abundant collectibles, activities and missions” · 7 reviews

Variety 16% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.21 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “world beautifully designed, ship controls well realized, still looks good” · 28 reviews
Negative “graphics are dated and noticeably old” · 3 reviews

Audio 21%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.83 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “fun boarding mechanics and engaging ship combat gameplay” · 14 reviews
Negative “Multiplayer not active enough for remaining achievements” · 2 reviews

Community 3% · Servers & Connection 5%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.16 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “infinite microtransactions in multiplayer mode” · 11 reviews
Positive “no ads, no aggressive DLC, no pay-to-progress, complete edition $40” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 2%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.54 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “forced online policy breaks Steam Deck compatibility” · 22 reviews
Positive “achievements added for old titles encouraging replay” · 1 review

Stability 19% · Performance 9%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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