Assassin 's Creed IV: Black Flag is an action - adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the sixth major installment in the Assassin 's Creed series. Its historical time frame precedes that of Assassin 's Creed III (2012), though its modern - day sequences succeed III 's own. Black Flag was first released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U in October 2013 and a month later for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.
when does assassin's creed black flag take place
October 2013