Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag save location (PC & Steam Deck)

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag keeps its saves in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\savegames\<user-id>\437 on Windows. Hoard finds that folder on its own, backs it up every time the game saves and keeps it in sync between your PCs and a Steam Deck.

Where Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag keeps its saves

Windows

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\savegames\<user-id>\437

Steam Deck and Linux (Proton)

• ~/.local/share/Steam/savegames/<user-id>/437

<user-id> is a folder named after your account's numeric ID; there is one for each account that has played the game on that machine.

Paths under C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam assume Steam is in its default folder.

These locations come from PCGamingWiki, through the community save database Hoard uses for detection.

Settings files

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag keeps settings such as graphics and controls apart from the saves, in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag\*.ini.

Keep it backed up and in sync with Hoard

Hoard is free and open source. It backs up your Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag saves every time the game writes one and again when you quit, keeps a history you can go back to, and syncs the folder between your PCs and a Steam Deck. Only the files that changed travel, compressed, and every file is checked against its SHA-256 hash when it comes back.

1. Install Hoard and sign in to Hoard One, recommended for everyone, or point it at your own server.
2. Open the Library. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is detected from your Steam library and the community save database.
3. Play. When you quit, the first version appears in the history.

Frequently asked questions

Does Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag have cloud saves?

The save database doesn't say for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, so check its store page. Either way, Hoard keeps its own copy with every version, on Hoard One or your own server.

Where are Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag saves on Steam Deck?

In ~/.local/share/Steam/savegames/<user-id>/437.

Is Hoard free?

Yes. The app, the command line and the server are free and open source (AGPL-3.0), and running your own server costs nothing but the machine. Hoard One, the managed server we recommend for everyone, is free too with 2 GB and three devices; Pro adds room for €1.99 a month.

Does self-hosting send anything to Hoard?

No. On your own server there's no account with us and no telemetry to us: your saves, your users and your logs stay on your machine and never touch ours.