Yes, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has New Game+ now: Ubisoft added it in Title Update 1.0.8 on October 26, 2026, the game's final major content update, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. It keeps your gear, weapons, trinkets, Jackdaw upgrades, pets, money, resources, outfits, Hideout progress and Kenway's Fleet, while resetting the story, quests, map discovery and forts, and you can go up to New Game+5, with each cycle adding another difficulty modifier. The same update added a Nightmare difficulty that anyone can switch on. Here is what carries over, what resets and how to prepare.
We based this on Ubisoft's official Title Update 1.0.8 post, PSU's breakdown of the patch, Ubisoft's launch overview and PowerPyx's trophy guide, checked in November 2026. Ubisoft's post does not spell out the exact menu steps, so we say where details come from guides rather than the developer.
When New Game+ Arrived and Why It Took Time
Black Flag Resynced launched on July 9, 2026 as a ground-up remake of Edward Kenway's story, and it shipped without New Game+. Guides written at launch, including PowerPyx's trophy roadmap, noted that there was no mission replay and no New Game+, so once the credits rolled your only option was free roam. Ubisoft said soon after launch that a New Game+ mode was in development but gave no date.
That changed on October 26, 2026. Ubisoft described Title Update 1.0.8 as the last major content milestone for the game, with smaller quality-of-life updates still to come, and New Game+ was its headline feature. If you are reading an older guide that says the mode does not exist, it predates this update.
The update also brought new takedown and double-takedown animations, new outfits, trinkets, sails, crew customization and pet appearances, and six new hidden community chests spread around the map, which gives a second playthrough some fresh things to find.
What Carries Over and What Resets
Ubisoft's post is specific about the split, and PSU's breakdown fills in a few extra details. The headline is that almost everything you own comes with you, while everything to do with story and map progress starts again.
| Carries over | Resets |
|---|---|
| Gear, tools, weapons and trinkets | Story progress |
| Jackdaw and ship upgrades (access regained through the story) | Active quests and quest items |
| Pets and visual customization, including outfits | Map discovery and location progress |
| Currency and inventory resources | Forts (fog returns, so they must be retaken) |
| Hideout progression and Kenway's Fleet progression | Officers (recruited again, per PSU) |
One nuance matters a lot. Your Jackdaw and Hideout upgrades stay in place, but Ubisoft says you have to regain access to each of them through story progression. In other words, you keep what you paid for, but the early story still controls when those systems open up again. PSU adds that officer abilities carry over even though the officers themselves have to be recruited again.
Money is the other big win. Currency and inventory resources carry into the new cycle, so a big bank at the end of your first run becomes a head start. Our guide to earning Reales is worth a look before you finish, because the fleet and Protection Money habits it describes keep paying across cycles.
New Game+ Cycles, Modifiers and Rewards
You can push through five cycles. Ubisoft says you can progress up to New Game+ 5, with each iteration adding another difficulty modifier, and PSU reports that later cycles bring Elite Soldiers more often and max-rank ships patrolling the seas. That second detail makes the naval game noticeably harder in later cycles, so the Legendary Ships and forts are a stiffer test the second time around; our Legendary Ships guide covers the tactics that still work.
New Game+ also has its own reward track. PSU describes a new currency earned through challenges and by looting chests you have already completed, which you can also get by exchanging Reales at the General Store, and some outfits and items can only be bought with it. Ubisoft lists new outfits, trinkets, sails, crew customization and pet appearances among the rewards available through New Game+, exploration, activities and hidden challenges. Our outfits guide shows where the launch outfits come from so you know which ones you still need.
Nightmare Difficulty
Nightmare arrived in the same update, and it is not limited to New Game+. Ubisoft says anyone can enable it regardless of story progress. It increases enemy damage and attack frequency, tightens parry and dodge windows, speeds up ranged enemy attacks, sharpens enemy detection and makes naval encounters more threatening.
Like the original settings, Nightmare can be set independently for combat, stealth, naval and activities. The remake already split difficulty into those four areas with Forgiving, Intended and Hard options at launch, so you can, for example, run Nightmare combat with Intended naval if you want hard sword fights without punishing sea battles. PowerPyx's trophy guide notes that no trophy depends on difficulty, so Nightmare is purely for the challenge.
How to Start New Game+ Without Losing Your Save
Ubisoft's update post explains what the mode does but not the exact menu path, so treat the steps below as the cautious route guides describe rather than an official checklist. Guides agree the mode becomes available once you have completed the campaign.
- Install Title Update 1.0.8 or later.
- Finish the main story and anything you want to complete in your current world, such as the endgame chapter and epilogue.
- Create a separate manual save of your finished game; PowerPyx notes there are 20 manual save slots.
- Start New Game+ from your completed save and choose your difficulty settings for the new run.
The manual save matters because New Game+ resets story, quests and map progress. If you want to keep a finished world for free roam, collectibles or screenshots, keep it in its own slot, and write down which slot holds it so you never overwrite it by accident when saving during a later cycle. On PS5, uploading to cloud storage adds another layer of protection; our general explainer on how PS5 cloud saves and backups work walks through it.
Finish These Before You Start a New Cycle
Because forts, map discovery and quests reset, it pays to wrap up the content that lives in your current world before you leave it. Ubisoft's launch post lists an eight-mission endgame chapter, A World Without Gold, centered on Blackbeard, a new Blackbeard treasure quest and a Stede Bonnet epilogue with its own story quest. Those are the natural last stops of a first playthrough. The four optional Animus Rift side activities and the two Assassin's Creed Shadows crossover challenges are also worth clearing first, since their outfit rewards then travel with you into every later cycle instead of waiting for you to reach them again.
Trophy hunters should also plan around the fact that the Platinum needs only one playthrough. PowerPyx counts 50 trophies with none missable, so you can finish the list in your first world and treat New Game+ as a victory lap. If you are still collecting, our Black Flag Resynced trophy guide shows which collectibles and naval trophies to finish before resetting.
Is a Second Run Worth It?
For most players the answer depends on what they enjoyed the first time. If you loved the sailing and the sword fights but felt the early hours dragged while you waited for upgrades, New Game+ fixes exactly that: you start the story with your arsenal, your money and a fleet already built, and the main constraint is the story gating access to your upgrades rather than a lack of Reales. The extra difficulty modifiers and the max-rank ships in later cycles give the naval game real teeth again.
If you mainly played for the story, a single cycle with Nightmare switched on for combat is a good middle ground. You get to replay the remake's new missions, the officer questlines and the expanded endgame with tighter parry windows and sharper enemies, without committing to five cycles. And if you were chasing collectibles, the six new hidden community chests and the New Game+ currency give you a reason to explore the map again even though you have seen it before.
Where it is less rewarding is for players who already found the naval endgame a grind. Forts reset and must be retaken, officers must be recruited again, and later cycles push harder ships at you, so the second run is not a relaxed lap. Turning the naval setting down while keeping combat on Nightmare is the easiest way to balance that.
A Head Start Without the First Playthrough
New Game+ only helps once you have finished the story. If you want a stocked start on your very first run instead, the store's Black Flag Resynced modded save for PS5 and PC begins at the first main quest, Mister Walpole, I Presume?, with the Quest Log at 2%, and lists 9,999,999 Reales, 999,999 Cloth, Metal and Wood, stacked trade goods, legendary swords, pistols, outfits and trinkets, and fully upgraded crafting. It replaces your current save, requires your own copy, is not available for Xbox, and its page warns that a future update could remove some unlocked gear. The Black Flag Resynced hub lists it beside the game's other services, and players still on the 2013 version can compare our guide to the original Black Flag save.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Black Flag Resynced have New Game Plus?
Yes. It was added in Title Update 1.0.8 on October 26, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
What carries over in Black Flag Resynced New Game+?
Nearly everything you own, from your arsenal and ship upgrades to your bank balance and wardrobe. Anything tied to the story or the map starts again, including captured forts.
How many New Game+ cycles are there?
Five. Each cycle up to New Game+ 5 adds another difficulty modifier.
Do I need to finish the story to start New Game+?
Guides say yes, the mode opens once the campaign is complete. Ubisoft's post does not list the exact menu path.
Is Nightmare difficulty only for New Game+?
No. Ubisoft says anyone can enable Nightmare regardless of story progress, separately for combat, stealth, naval and activities.
Can I replay missions in Black Flag Resynced?
There is no mission replay menu; New Game+ is the way to play the story again with your gear.