Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Time to Finish: Main and Side Content Breakdown

Jul 13, 2026, 10:15 PM CUT

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced can take around 20 to 25 hours to complete the main story. Players returning to the game, or experiencing it for the first time, may be wondering how that time expands when optional content is included.

Unlike the 2013 original, Resynced has been rebuilt on Ubisoft's latest Anvil Engine, bringing upgraded visuals, refined gameplay, and new content while retaining the core story.

Whether you're focusing on the campaign or aiming for 100% completion, here's how long Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced takes to beat and what content contributes to that playtime.

Main Quests

There are a total of 12 sequences in the main storyline, with each having its own list of missions to complete, according to Redbull.

Additionally, A World Without Gold positions itself like another sequence, entailing a host of missions, ending with the 'A World Without Gold' quest.

Sequence 1

Edward Kenway

Sequence 2

Lively Havana
…And My Sugar
Mister Walpole, I Presume?
A Man They Call the Sage
Claiming What’s Due
The Treasure Fleet

Sequence 3

This Tyro Captain
Now Hiring
Prizes and Plunder
Raise the Black Flag
Sugarcane and Its Yields
Proper Defense
A Single Madman

Sequence 4

This Old Cove
Nothing is True…
The Sage’s Buried Secret
Overrun and Outnumbered

Sequence 5

The Forts
Traveling Salesman
Unmanned

Sequence 6

Diving for Medicines
Devil’s Advocate
The Siege of Charles-Towne

Sequence 7

We Demand a Parlay
The Gunpowder Plot
Commodore Eight-Sixed
The Fireship

Sequence 8

Do Not Go Gently…
Vainglorious Bastards
Marooned

Sequence 9

Imagine My Surprise
Trust is Earned

Sequence 10

Black Bart’s Gambit
Murder and Mayhem
The Observatory

Sequence 11

To Suffer Without Dying
Delirium
Everything is Permitted

Sequence 12

A Governor No Longer
Royal Misfortune
Tainted Blood
Ever a Splinter

A World Without Gold

That Bastard Maynard
Not Even a Real Captain
What the Devil
It’s a Start
Not Our Natural Allies
I Just Want To Talk
A Cockalorum
A World Without Gold

Side Content

The side content and optional content pieces demand a greater playthrough than the main storyline. You need about 35 to 40 hours to complete all the side quests in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced.

Side missions

Art Lover
Blackbeard’s Treasure
Captain Stede Bonnet
Damn Fine Gear
Former Glories
Mayan Mysteries

Officer quests

Three officers, The Padre, Lucy Baldwin, and Tobias Smith, can be recruited to the Jackdaw, with each one having their own list of optional missions.

The Padre

A Second Chance
Loyalty, Discipline, and Courage
If Thy Right Hand Offend Thee
The Other Cheek

Lucy Baldwin

A Proper Shipwright
The One with the Gun
Plantain!
Big Wig

Tobias ‘Deadman’ Smith

No Box Dark Enough
All Love Must End
Very Little, But Something

Templar Hunts

In a way, the Templar Hunts are part of the 'Damn Fine Gear' side quest, and one of the main checklists to complete it. The Four Templars need to be assassinated, which will yield a Templar Key.

The Templar Keys must be gathered to complete the Damn Fine Gear side quest, which rewards the Templar Armor located behind a locked door in the Great Inagua manor.

Rhona Dinsmore

Bureau Under Attack
A Thief in the Market
Arms Race
Flint’s End

Upton Travers

Oh Brother…
The Other Brother
Upton’s Sorrow
Queen of Pirates, King of Fools

Anto

The Maroon Assassin
Recruiting Maroons
Under Attack
The Commander’s Ruse

Opia Apito

The Taino Assassin
Templar Ships
Right-Hand Man
The Trail of Lucia Marquez

Rifts

Rifts are fresh in the Assassin's Creed series, offering alternative experiences of key events in the storyline.

This offers users a chance to visit their thoughts and satisfy the 'what if' debate running in their minds. Rifts can only be found in the locations detailed below.

Wayward Souls: Unlocked after Sequence 4 and found at coordinates (825,429)
Wayward Desires: Unlocked after Sequence 8 and found at coordinates (604,784)
Wayward Minds: Unlocked after Sequence 11 and found at coordinates (14,559)
True Purpose: Unlocked after the Epilogue and found at coordinates (363,176)

Assassin Contracts

Assassin Contracts are fabled side quests that have become a norm in the Assassin's Creed series. These are short task-like missions which basically let you act like the assassin you are.

You can end up earning Reales and extra bonuses depending on whether you fulfil the additional requirements attached to the mission.

They’re found in various locations across the map, and appear when you visit them.

Beach Bonfire
Unlicensed Dealer
The Spanish Captain
A Shipment of Powder
No More Taxes
A Botched Escape
The Informant
Shady Business
A Slaver’s Business
The Poachers
The Pirate Captain
The Outlaws
The Dreaded Pirate
The Deserter
The Twin Dilemma
The Smuggler’s Squat
A Last Drink for the Road
Tomb Raiders
The Unworthy Brother
The Outlaw’s Cave
Renegade
The Treasure Hunter
The Weapon Smugglers
The British Captain
The Plantation Master
The Guard Post
The Judge
The Arms Deal
The Slave Master
The Expedition

Naval Contracts

Quite like the Assassin Contracts, Naval Contracts are short task-like missions where the target isn't an entity but ships.

There are a total of 15 Naval Contracts on offer, with increasing difficulty as you progress.

Upgrading your Jackdaw with progression will help you navigate the increasing difficulty levels of the Naval Contracts.

A Spanish Plague
Eye for an Eye
Blind Justice
Papers, Please
The Final Contract
A Personal Matter
The Law of the Ocean
Silk on the Waves
Driftwood
Weathering the Storm
The Realities of War
Contraband
Private Escort
Smuggler’s Den
Hunter Gatherer

Which Main Content and side quests are you looking forward to playing the most in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced?

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Written by

Abhisek Bajaj

Edited by

Pulkit Prabhav