Anyone hoping Ezio’s Florence or Altaïr’s Holy Land would get the same treatment as Black Flag will have to wait. Ubisoft has confirmed it currently has no other Assassin’s Creed remake in active development, despite the warm reception for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced.
The clarification came in a lengthy franchise update in which Ubisoft directly addressed the question fans have been asking since July. Rather than lining up the next re-imagining, the publisher says its teams are working on the series’ next chapter, including unannounced projects with new settings and stories. Codename Hexe was among the titles referenced, and earlier this year Ubisoft outlined plans to release new Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Ghost Recon games over the next few years.
It’s a slightly surprising call given how well Resynced landed. The remake of 2013’s Black Flag, developed by Ubisoft Singapore and released on July 9, brought one of the series’ most-loved entries up to modern standards, and its final major content update arrived this week with New Game+ and a Nightmare difficulty option. Ubisoft describes the project as its first-ever franchise remake and admits it was far more demanding than a visual refresh, involving old systems rebuilt from scratch and a constant balancing act between preserving what players remember and adding new elements.
That admission explains a lot. Remakes look like easy wins from the outside, but Ubisoft is a company that has spent recent years cutting costs, cancelling projects and restructuring its business. Committing another large team to rebuilding a decade-old game means pulling resources from new releases, and the publisher appears to be prioritising fresh entries that can drive the franchise forward.
The demand is obvious, though. The original Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed 2 and Assassin’s Creed 3 are regularly cited as prime candidates, with the first game in particular feeling dated by today’s standards. Ezio’s trilogy also remains the emotional core of the series for many longtime players, and a modern version would likely be an easy sell.
Ubisoft is careful not to rule anything out. It says it still likes the idea of returning to classic titles and will keep exploring opportunities, framing the decision as a pause rather than a cancellation. That leaves plenty of room for the plan to change if Resynced’s sales justify it or new projects stumble.
The bigger question is what those unannounced settings will be, and whether Ubisoft can deliver new adventures that earn the kind of affection Black Flag still enjoys more than a decade later.
