Ubisoft sold 2 million copies of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced on day one, with record Steam concurrents and the highest Metacritic score for an AC title since 2013.
Alpha Score of 73 reflects strong overall profile with strong momentum, strong value, strong quality, moderate sentiment.
Ubisoft sold 2 million copies of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced on its first day, the company said Thursday. The remake of the 2013 pirate adventure, developed by Vantage Studios, also set a franchise record on Steam with 99,451 concurrent players within 24 hours of launch. The game ranked No. 1 on Twitch on July 9.
Critics have given the game an 84% score on Metacritic, the highest for an Assassin's Creed title since the original Black Flag. IGN rated it 9 out of 10, calling it "bigger and better in all the ways that matter." Digital Foundry praised the technical work as "one of the most effective remakes we've ever seen."
Martin Schelling, head of the Assassin's Creed brand, said in a statement: "Black Flag has always held a special place in the heart of the community, and ours. Bringing it back with Resynced was a promise to that passion for Edward's adventures, and to the unique sense of freedom players experienced back then. Seeing so many players set sail on day one, along with the great reviews from critics, is the greatest reward we could have hoped for."
Player reception has been strong. The game holds a 4.79 out of 5 rating on the PlayStation Store, 4.7 on the Xbox Store, and Mostly Positive reviews on Steam.
The remake, rebuilt from the ground up on Ubisoft's Anvil engine, features updated visuals, new parry-driven combat, improved stealth and parkour, deeper naval mechanics, and new narrative content. It was led by Ubisoft Singapore with support from 14 other Ubisoft studios worldwide.
The launch is a positive signal for Ubisoft, which has been working to revive its flagship franchise after mixed reactions to recent entries. Vantage Studios, formed in 2025, now oversees the Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six franchises. A strong day-one sales figure for a remake could encourage the publisher to pursue similar projects from its back catalog, analysts said. Sony and Microsoft have also seen success with remakes of classic titles, adding to the trend.
The game is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC through the Ubisoft Store, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. It is also included in Ubisoft+ Premium, the company's $17.99 monthly subscription service. Ubisoft did not disclose whether the 2 million figure includes pre-orders or digital sales.
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