A PEGI listing for “Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced“ has surfaced on the European ratings board’s website. The entry seems to confirm an unannounced remake of Ubisoft’s 2013 pirate adventure is in the works and nearing a full reveal.
PEGI is the official age classification system used across much of Europe. Games only receive ratings upon submission, when they’re considered substantially complete and approaching public announcement or launch.
The timing of the listing points directly at The Game Awards on December 11, 2025 as a reveal window. The show has become a primary venue for major game announcements and reveals, and ratings board leaks in the days before TGA have become routine as publishers prepare backend infrastructure for their announcements.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag launched in 2013 as a cross-generation title. Set in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy, it followed Welsh pirate Edward Kenway as he became entangled in the Assassin-Templar conflict. The game featured extensive naval combat and an open-world map spanning multiple islands and cities.
Previous leaks from industry insider Tom Henderson described Resynced as a full remake of the game, rather than a simple remaster. According to those reports, the game will run on the same engine as the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows. This would represent a significant technical overhaul from the 2013 original.
Henderson’s reporting also suggested the remake will introduce RPG elements similar to recent Assassin’s Creed entries like Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla. The modern day sections from the original game are rumored to be removed entirely. Despite this, similar leaks suggest players should expect new story missions to be added.
Even earlier leaks pointed to a March 2026 release window. That timeline would align with the current ratings board submission and leave room for a traditional marketing campaign following a Game Awards reveal.
The PEGI entry specifically notes “in-game purchases” as part of the classification. This indicates the remake will include some form of microtransactions.
The inclusion of in-game purchases for remakes and remasters has sparked some heated discussion online, but in the case of a Black Flag remake, it’s hardly surprising, as Ubisoft has used these systems in single-player games for over a decade. The original Assassin’s Creed IV already included paid “Time Saver” packs that revealed collectibles and boosted resources, and every mainline Assassin’s Creed game since Origins has offered optional XP boosters, cosmetic armor sets, and resource bundles.
Additionally, Ubisoft previously delisted the original Assassin’s Creed III when AC III Remastered launched. The same could happen with Black Flag when Resynced releases, making the remake the primary way to purchase the game digitally.
Ubisoft’s pirate problem
The choice to remake Black Flag is interesting given Ubisoft’s recent history with pirate games. Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones began as a spinoff of Black Flag‘s naval combat, spent years in development hell before releasing to mixed reception in 2024. A Black Flag remake could represent Ubisoft’s attempt to recapture what worked about that setting with more complete gameplay systems.
Black Flag remains one of the highest-regarded entries in the franchise. Its ship combat and pirate sandbox gameplay earned widespread praise, though the on-foot assassination missions and stealth mechanics were seen as weaker elements. A remake would give Ubisoft a chance to address those criticisms with modern design sensibilities.
