# Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced beats Shadows and Odyssey: biggest Steam launch in the series instantly sails past 99,000 players

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-beats-shadows-and-odyssey-biggest-steam-launch-in-the-series-instantly-sails-past-99000-players/
- Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T05:14:43+00:00
- Original publisher: GamesRadar+
- Original article: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/assassin-s-creed/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-beats-shadows-and-odyssey-biggest-steam-launch-in-the-series-instantly-sails-past-99-000-players/
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## Key points

- Black Flag Resynced is the series' biggest-ever Steam launch.
- It quickly passed 99,000 concurrent players on Steam.
- The remaster beat Shadows and Odyssey's launch peaks.

## Summary

Ubisoft's remaster of the 2013 pirate adventure, released as Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, has become the biggest Steam launch in the franchise's history. According to the article, the game rapidly climbed past 99,000 concurrent players on the platform, surpassing the peak launch figures of recent mainline entries such as Assassin's Creed Shadows and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. This underscores the enduring popularity of the original Black Flag and its seafaring setting, which many fans regard as a high point for the series.

The reported figure of over 99,000 concurrent players reflects Steam's own tracking and places the remaster ahead of its comparably large open-world successors, at least in terms of initial launch-day interest on that platform. The article frames the result as notable because Shadows and Odyssey were themselves major, well-received releases, making Black Flag Resynced's performance a striking indicator of the appetite for a refreshed version of the older game. The broader body of the article was not fully available in the supplied text.

## Coverage

- [GamesRadar+: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced beats Shadows and Odyssey: biggest Steam launch in the series instantly sails past 99,000 players](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/assassin-s-creed/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-beats-shadows-and-odyssey-biggest-steam-launch-in-the-series-instantly-sails-past-99-000-players/)
- [Destructoid: How to get the Shipmate Monkey in Assassinu2019s Creed Black Flag Resynced](https://www.destructoid.com/how-to-get-the-shipmate-monkey-in-assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced/)
- [IGN: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Has Already Earned the Series' Biggest Player Peak on Steam](https://www.ign.com/articles/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-has-already-earned-the-series-biggest-player-peak-on-steam)
- [GameSpot: Black Flag Resynced Hides Its Connection To Assassinu2019s Creed Shadows, And Thatu2019s A Shame](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/black-flag-resynced-hides-its-connection-to-assassins-creed-shadows-and-thats-a-shame/)
- [Destructoid: All Edward outfits in Assassinu2019s Creed Black Flag Resynced and how to get them](https://www.destructoid.com/all-edward-outfits-in-assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-and-how-to-get-them/)

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