Rumor: Fans Think They’ve Spotted More Evidence for an Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Remake
The long-rumored Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake could be revealed very soon, if recent Steam activity means what fans think it does. While Ubisoft has yet to confirm that it’s revamping the fan-favorite game, multiple signs have pointed to it over the years, and it may be reaching a boiling point. If recent updates mean what fans think they do, news of the Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake could arrive within the week.
Reports that Ubisoft had green-lit a Black Flag remake first emerged all the way back in 2023. At the time, the project was reportedly in its earliest stages, putting a release date at least a couple of years away. Fast-forward to today, and enough time has passed that the game, if it is indeed real, could come out before long, and plenty of other rumors and potential signs have recently come out of the woodwork. A date many had pointed to for a possible reveal is now almost here, making Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag‘s recent Steam activity hard to ignore.
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Remake Updates May Suggest a Reveal at The Game Awards
As spotted by TheRealZephryss on Twitter, Ubisoft has uploaded roughly 256MB of new files to the original Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag on Steam. This mysterious update marks at least the third time that the 2013 title has received fresh data since October, which Zephryss suggested could be a sign of Ubisoft adding assets like a trailer or testing new features. A recent report claimed that the Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake could come out in March 2026, so if that’s true, the timing of these updates could point to an official reveal soon, possibly at The Game Awards 2025 on December 11.
Fans had previously speculated about three potential reveal dates for the Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake: Gamescom 2025, TGA 2025, and Ubisoft Forward 2026. Gamescom has come and gone with no official news about the remake, but TGA is right around the corner, so the timing of this recent trend of Steam updates makes it seem like Ubisoft is gearing up for something. If the game is eyeing a Spring 2026 release, it would also make more sense to reveal it at The Game Awards, as Ubisoft Forward likely won’t happen until the summer of 2026. Of course, all of this is based on rumors, so it’s just speculation for now.
If and when Ubisoft does reveal the game, it sounds like fans may have both ups and downs ahead of them. Previous leaks and rumors claim the Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake could change several aspects of the original, including eliminating loading screens between ship and land segments. More controversially, it’s also rumored that the remake will favor the newer Assassin’s Creed games’ more RPG-like gameplay and that it could remove the modern-day parts of the story. Given that Ubisoft has not even confirmed that the remake is real, there’s no concrete proof of these choices, so gamers will need to wait and see.
Whatever it does or doesn’t change, the rumored remake has a high bar to meet. Many fans consider Black Flag the best Assassin’s Creed game, or at least one of the series’ top games. Critics seem to agree, with Black Flag holding the third-highest Metacritic score behind Brotherhood and Assassin’s Creed 2. Ubisoft has also had something of a bumpy road lately, with the company coming under fire for its microtransactions, generative AI use, layoffs, and significant financial struggles in the past year. Given these difficulties, Ubisoft could use a win, so revamping an old, beloved title could be a solid strategy to recover.
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October 29, 2013
- ESRB
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M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol, Violence