Black Flag Resynced Breaks Assassin’s Creed Steam Player Record

The original Black Flag has often been regarded as one of the franchise’s defining entries thanks to its combination of open-world exploration, naval combat, and the charismatic journey of pirate-turned-Assassin Edward Kenway. Rather than radically reinventing that formula, Resynced focuses on modernizing the experience while preserving the core adventure.

Built using the latest version of Ubisoft’s Anvil Engine, the same technology behind Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the remake introduces fully rebuilt environments, modern rendering techniques, seamless streaming between land and sea, improved AI, updated combat systems, dynamic weather, expanded ship customization, recruitable officers, additional story content, and quality-of-life improvements, including manual crouching and redesigned stealth encounters.

You can read our deep dive interview into how the new game was made in our interview with the Lead Producer right here.