Ubisoft says *Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced* sold 2 million copies in its first day, a major opening for the remake of one of the series' most beloved entries.
The figure comes from Ubisoft's July 10 announcement, which said Vantage Studios, a Ubisoft company, reached the milestone after the game's July 9 release. Ubisoft also said *Black Flag Resynced* ranked first on Twitch on launch day and peaked at 99,451 concurrent players on Steam within 24 hours, the highest Steam concurrent player count recorded for an *Assassin's Creed* game.
That gives Ubisoft a cleaner sales headline than many recent *Assassin's Creed* launches, where the publisher has often talked in terms of player counts, engagement or revenue records. It is also a strong early signal for a remake that arrived with heavy expectations because of the original *Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag*, which launched in 2013 and remains one of the franchise's most fondly remembered games.
Ubisoft's pirate remake starts fast on Steam and consoles
*Black Flag Resynced* is available on Ubisoft+, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC through the Ubisoft Store, Steam and the Epic Games Store. The Steam version is also listed as Steam Deck verified.
The remake was led by Ubisoft Singapore, with support from several other Ubisoft studios. It rebuilds the Caribbean pirate adventure in the latest Anvil engine and adds updated visuals, parry-driven combat, improved stealth and parkour, deeper naval mechanics and new narrative content. Those additions follow Ubisoft's pre-launch push around new missions and an endgame chapter, which positioned the project as more than a visual cleanup.
Ubisoft also pointed to review scores in the sales announcement, saying the remake held an 85% OpenCritic score and an 84% Metacritic score at the time of the post.
"Black Flag has always held a special place in the heart of the community, and ours," Martin Schelling, head of the *Assassin's Creed* brand, said. "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."
The sales total does not by itself settle where *Black Flag Resynced* ranks against every past *Assassin's Creed* release, since Ubisoft's public launch comparisons have used a mix of sales, shipments, revenue and player-count metrics over the years. Still, 2 million copies in 24 hours is the kind of number publishers rarely share unless the opening is worth underlining.
For Ubisoft, the timing helps too. *Black Flag Resynced* arrives as a premium remake, a Ubisoft+ title and a multi-store PC release all at once, so a day-one unit-sales figure this high suggests Edward Kenway's return is finding buyers beyond subscription access.