Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• Wii U

Genres

• action-adventure game

• stealth game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• sandbox game^*

• vehicle simulation game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  8^*

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  8^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Ubisoft Anvil

Localized titles

• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• In-App Purchases^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Surround Sound^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Czech^*
• Danish^*
• Dutch^*
• Finnish^*
• Norwegian^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Swedish^*
• Simplified Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Pirates^*

  Votes · historical

  1,717^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  1,505^*

• Assassin^*

  Votes · historical

  1,279^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  1,251^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  1,244^*

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  951^*

• Parkour^*

  Votes · historical

  922^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  896^*

• Naval^*

  Votes · historical

  886^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  858^*

• Historical^*

  Votes · historical

  671^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  555^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  505^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  420^*

• Action-Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  412^*

• Naval Combat^*

  Votes · historical

  406^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  325^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  253^*

• Mature^*

  Votes · historical

  219^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  184^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows Vista SP2^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher)^*

  Storage

  30 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers^*

  Conditions

  Windows-Compatible keyboard and mouse required, controller optional.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz or better or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  190^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Ubisoft Romania

• Ubisoft Annecy

• Ubisoft Quebec

• Ubisoft Kyiv
• Ubisoft Montreal^*

Publishers

• Ubisoft^*

• 2013-10-29

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Wii U

  Market

  North America

• 2013-10-29

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  PlayStation 3

• 2013-10-29

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2013-10-29 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2013-10-29^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2013-11-19 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2013-11-19^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Detailed specifications