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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 2013

Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch

All-time standing

#335 of 1,900

In the top 20% of games

By scope

2010s #87 of 613 Top 15% 2013 #8 of 58 Top 15% Xbox 360 #86 of 295 Top 30%

Ballots (28)

All time 4

Sports Illustrated

The best 100 games of all time, ranked

  • Published 2023
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #59
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USA Today's For The Win

USA Today's For The Win

The 100 best video games of all time, ranked

  • Published 2022
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #59
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IGN

The Top 100 Video Games of All Time

  • Published 2022
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #97
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Polygon

The 500 best games of all time

  • Published 2017
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #287
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Decade 9

Forbes

Forbes

The Best — And Most Important — Video Games Of The Decade

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #2
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GameSpew

GameSpew

The 50 Best Games of the Decade

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #7
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Buzzfeed

Buzzfeed

The 20 Best Video Games Of The Decade, Ranked

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #19
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Tom's Guide

Tom's Guide

The 30 best games of the decade

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #28
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Den of Geek

100 Best Games of the Decade

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #31
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USgamer

USgamer

USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #43
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Paste

The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #57
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GamesRadar

GamesRadar

The 100 best games of the decade

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Ranked #71
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IGN

The Best Games of the Decade

  • Published 2019
  • Decade list · 2010s
  • Included, unranked
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Year 15

Time

Top 10 Video Games

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #2
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Forbes

Forbes

The Best Video Games Of 2013

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #3
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Kotaku

The 10 Best Games Of 2013

  • Published 2019
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #4
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CNN

2013: The year in video gaming

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #6
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Complex

The Best Video Games of 2013

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #6
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Giant Bomb

Giant Bomb

Giant Bomb's 2013 Game of the Year Awards: Day Five

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #6
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Game Rant

Game Rant's 10 Favorite Games of 2013

  • Published 2014
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #7
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GamesRadar

GamesRadar

Game of the year 2013

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #7
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Guardian

Top 25 Video Games of 2013

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #8
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A.V. Club

The 25 Best Videogames of 2013

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #9
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Paste

The 25 Best Videogames of 2013

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #9
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Slant

The 25 Best Video Games of 2013

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Ranked #16
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GameSpot

Overall Game of the Year 2013 Winner

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Nominated, unranked
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Insider

15 Video Games From 2013 Everyone Should Play

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Included, unranked
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Rolling Stone

10 Best Video Games of 2013

  • Published 2013
  • Year list · 2013
  • Included, unranked
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