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Assassin's Creed: Revelations	2011
Assassin's Creed III	2012
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	2013
Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD	2014
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Assassin's Creed: Pirates	2014
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2020
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Assassin's Creed Shadows	2024

Key points

Disable Uplay Cloud saving in order to prevent possible progress loss. See save game cloud syncing.

Hard-coded to run on the C drive. Avoid installing on a storage drive or see Issues fixed for the workaround.

General information

PC Report

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
GamersGate

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Origin
Steam
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.		Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.		Special Edition

All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.

Version differences

Freedom Cry is available as both DLC and a standalone game.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass
Kraken Ship Pack	Season Pass exclusive.
Freedom Cry Pack	Also available as a standalone game.
The Castaway's Prize	Deluxe/Digital Deluxe exclusive.
DLC Aveline	Deluxe/Digital Deluxe Edition
Time saver: Resources Pack
Time saver: Collectibles Pack
Time saver: Activities Pack
Death Vessel Pack
Crusader & Florentine Pack
Time saver: Technology Pack
MP Character Pack: Blackbeard's Wrath
Illustrious Pirates Pack
Guild of Rogues

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242050/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242050/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect		Uplay cloud synchronization was disabled sometime in 2013.^[1]

There are reports of lost game progress.^[2] Preemptively disable Uplay Cloud saving in order to prevent bad synchronization.

Video settings

Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Instructions

Instructions

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Controls settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

General settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		8

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag.

Issues fixed

Crash when installed in a Storage Space

The game will refuse to run when installed on a drive which is managed by a Storage Space on Windows 8 and later.

Instructions

Instructions

The image freezes but the game still runs in the background

Sometimes the game might appear to be frozen, but you can still hear the sound and the HUD works.^[3]

Instructions

FPS drops to 30 when Vsync is enabled

This is caused by lack of triple buffering in the game.

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Nvidia PhysX performance issues

Instructions

Instructions

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2	7 SP1, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6 GHz	Intel Core i5 2400S 2.5 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4870 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 4.0 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM Shader model 5.0 support

Supported video cards include: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better, GT400, GT500, GT600, GT700 series or AMD Radeon HD4870 or better, HD5000, HD6000, HD7000 series.

Laptop graphics cards may work but are not officially supported.

Dual core processors will, despite the minimum requirements, most likely work.^[4] (only LGA1150/LGA1155 dual core processors will, under most circumstances, deliver a playable frame rate - LGA775/LGA1156 and AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1/FM2 dual core CPUs are unlikely to suffice due to significantly lower IPC)

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (242050) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (242050) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (242050) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Ubisoft Customer Service Screenshot

[3] I've lost nearly all of my progress - Steam Community Discussions

[4] Steam Forums: AC4 freezes but the HUD still okay???

[5] Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - PC Performance Analysis

[Note 1]

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[2]

[3]

[4]

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+'''Key points'''
+{{ii}} Disable Uplay Cloud saving in order to prevent possible progress loss. See [[#Save game cloud syncing|save game cloud syncing]].
+{{ii}} Hard-coded to run on the C drive. Avoid installing on a storage drive or see [[#Issues fixed|Issues fixed]] for the workaround.
 '''General information'''
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-==Optional Improvements==
+==Essential improvements==
 ===Skip intro videos===
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 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Enable borderless windowed mode|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-Press and hold {{key|Alt|Tab}}, release only {{key|Tab}}, then while holding {{key|Alt}} click with the left or right mouse button.
+# Press and hold {{key|Alt|Tab}}.
+# Release only {{key|Tab}}.
+# While holding {{key|Alt}} click with the left or right mouse button.
 }}
@@ Line 425: / Line 431: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Use D3DOverrider to force triple buffering|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Blackbird|date=2017-01-26|comment=Tested on W10 (1607)}}</ref>}}
-Don't force VSync in D3DOverrider, only triple buffering.
+{{ii}} Don't force VSync in D3DOverrider, only triple buffering. Enable VSync in game options (or force it in NVIDIA control panel or NVIDIA Inspector).
-Enable VSync in game options (or force it in NVIDIA control panel or NVIDIA Inspector).
+{{ii}} If you're using SweetFX or another injector, this fix will not work. Use the workaround below.
-If you're using SweetFX or another injector, it probably won't work (use workaround below).
 }}
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 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Use Ctrl-Alt-Del workaround to force triple buffering|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-This method was actually only tested on Windows 7 SP1, on a PC equipped with an NVIDIA graphics card, and Windows 10 with an AMD graphics card.
+{{ii}} This method has only been tested on Windows 7 SP1 with an NVIDIA graphics card and on Windows 10 with an AMD graphics card.
-Press Ctrl-Alt-Del, then click the cancel button (or use your Escape key) to return to your desktop, then go back to your game by clicking its icon on the taskbar.
+# Press {{Key|Ctrl|Alt|Del}}.
-DO NOT use {{key|Alt|Tab}} because it won't work.
+# Click the cancel button to return to your desktop.
-This workaround makes possible the use of SweetFX or other injectors with triple buffering.
+# Go back to the game by clicking its icon on the taskbar.
+{{ii}} {{key|Alt|Tab}} does NOT work.
+{{++}} This workaround makes possible the use of SweetFX or other injectors with triple buffering.
 }}

Developers

	Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	AnvilNext
Release dates
Windows	November 19, 2013