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Far Cry

A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.

FPS Action Classic Shooter Open World
Last tracked players
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Steam reviews
81.9% positive
10,259 reviews · via SteamSpy

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A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels.
Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island. A week ago, a brash female reporter named Valerie had offered him an incredible sum of cash to take her to this unspoiled paradise. Shortly after docking, however, Jack's boat was greeted by artillery fire from a mysterious militia group swarming about the island.
With his boat destroyed, his money gone, and the gorgeous Valerie suddenly missing, Jack now finds himself facing an army of mercenaries amidst the wilds of the island, with nothing but a gun and his wits to survive. But the further he pushes into the lush jungle canopy, the stranger things become.
Jack encounters an insider within the militia group who reveals the horrific details of the mercenaries' true intentions. He presents Jack with an unsettling choice: battle the deadliest mercenaries, or condemn the human race to a maniac's insidious agenda.
  • Feel the Far Cry engine - The meticulously designed, next-generation Far Cry engine pushes the threshold of action gaming with proprietary Polybump mapping, advanced environment and character physics, destructible terrain, dynamic lighting, motion-captured animation, and total surround sound.
  • Unparalleled long-range gunplay - Battle to the ends of the earth with Far Cry's utterly unique, 800-meter scalable view system. Lock onto enemies from a distance with motion-sensing binoculars. Then choose your style of attack - from long-range sniping to ballistic close-quarters firefights - and everything in between.
  • Cunning and complex AI tactics - Battles never become repetitive when you face Far Cry's unpredictable, intelligent AI mercenary units trained in advanced adaptive group tactics. Units include snipers, stalkers, scouts, and grenadiers who engage you from all angles, distances, and terrains in coordinated strikes. Commanders will even call for reinforcements by land, sea, or air.
  • Diverse combat action - Master a dynamic slate of combat skills - close-quarters combat, long-range shooting, search-and-destroy tactics, stealth operations, and combat driving skills through indoor and outdoor environments.
  • Heart-pounding atmosphere - Experience unprecedented drama and realism in a misleadingly perfect setting, with incredible lighting and shadows, adaptive audio, and weather effects.

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Steve Buscemi joins the Far Cry TV series cast and now we're all wondering: will he be a weird, helpful NPC, or a weirdly charismatic villain? Ubisoft promises new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon games are coming, but says this year will be 'quieter' than most Far Cry TV series showrunner says he's 'not specifically adapting any of the games,' and the creative director of Far Cry 4 doesn't care for that very much
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP (only)
  • Processor: AMD Athlon™ 1 GHz or Pentium® III 1 GHz
  • Memory: 256 MB
  • Graphics: 64 MB DirectX® 9.0b-compliant graphics card (see supported list*)
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0b compliant PCI card (Sound Blaster Audigy series recommended)
  • DirectX: DirectX 9.0b or higher
  • Hard Disk Space: 4 GB
  • Multiplay: Broadband with 64 Kbps upstream (512 Kbps upstream to host 8 players)
  • Mouse/Keyboard: Windows compatible mouse and keyboard required

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP (only)
  • Processor: AMD Athlon 2-3 GHz or Pentium 4 2-3 GHz
  • Memory: 512-1024 MB
  • Sound: Sound Blaster® Audigy® series (see supported list*)
  • Graphics: 128 MB GeForce™ 4 128 MB to GeForce FX 5950; ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT
  • *Supported video cards at time of retail release: NVIDIA GeForce 2/3/4/FX families ( NVIDIA based cards must have ForceWare drivers 53.03 or later; GeForce 2 and GeForce 4 MX cards do not support all graphics features). ATI Radeon 8500/9000 families (ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT recommended; ATI-based cards must have Catalyst drivers 3.9 or higher). Laptop models of the listed cards are not fully supported. For an up-to-date list of supported chipsets, video cards, and operating systems, please visit the FAQ for this game at: .
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Ubisoft
Brazilian rating
16
Steam Germany rating
18
Content warning
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels.
Metacritic
89
Features
Single-player, Family Sharing
Languages
English, French
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
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Value Score

Fair Value — 39th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 39th percentile. Priced as Market at $9.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 61%
Value Ratio Top 61%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Far Cry worth buying right now?
Wait — $9.99. Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
When does Far Cry go on sale?
Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
Is Far Cry free to play?
Far Cry costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Far Cry?
Far Cry is a Action game.
Who developed Far Cry?
Far Cry was developed by Crytek Studios and published by Ubisoft.
What platforms does Far Cry support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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