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Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™

2013

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Immersive pirate theme and setting
  • Engaging naval combat and ship upgrades
  • Vast open world with exploration
  • Strong protagonist and story
  • Atmospheric music and sea shanties

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive side missions
  • Simplified land combat
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Limited multiplayer engagement
  • Uplay dependency and cloud save issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

  • ELEX II

  • DYNASTY WARRIORS 7: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition

  • Captain Bones : A Pirate's Journey

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • ELDEN RING

More intimate

Games that feels like Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ but with more focus on close relationships

  • Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition

  • Dragon Age™ Inquisition

  • Guns of Icarus Online

  • Eternal Strands

  • Void Crew

  • Guns of Icarus Alliance

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ but with less leadership over others

  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

  • God of War Ragnarök

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

  • Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

  • Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™

  • Risen 3 - Titan Lords

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Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026