Black Flag Resynced vs Original: Every Change

Updated July 7, 2026

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a full remake — rebuilt from scratch on the latest Anvil engine with zero code from the 2013 game. Here's every major change versus the original.

Graphics & performance

• Ray-traced lighting and micropolygon rendering
• No loading screens when entering major cities
• 60 FPS mode on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X
• Steam Deck Verified at launch

New story content

• “A World Without Gold” — a new endgame chapter with eight extra missions expanding Blackbeard's story
• Stede Bonnet gets a new mission and epilogue starting in Sequence 9 on Mystery Island
• New scenes with Matt Ryan and the original cast returning
• New islands: Black Island, Mystery Island and Sacrifice Island

Quality-of-life & extras

• 10 new sea shanties and a new shanty wheel
• Pets aboard the Jackdaw
• Photo mode
• Streamlined trophy list — the old multiplayer requirements are gone

What's the same?

It's still Edward Kenway's single-player Caribbean adventure — open-world stealth, on-foot and naval combat, and 100% synchronization. There is no multiplayer and no season pass.