Game overview
Far Cry® 3
Stranded on the Rook Islands as Jason Brody, fight your way through a lawless tropical open world using a powerful arsenal to save your friends and escape the madness of this acclaimed visceral FPS.
- Last tracked players
- 763
- All-time peak
- 2,101
- 24-hour change
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- Steam reviews
- 89.4% positive 114,019 reviews · via SteamSpy
Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.
About this game Read the full description
SURVIVE THE ISLAND OF INSANITY
You are Jason Brody, stranded on a lawless tropical archipelago. Confront the infamous Vaas Montenegro, make brutal choices, and fight to escape a descent into madness that will change Jason forever.
CHOOSE HOW YOU FIGHT
Assault outposts with rifles and explosives, snipe from the hills, or slip in with takedowns and stealth tools. Craft syringes and gear, upgrade skills, and use the environment to flip the odds.
DISCOVER A LETHAL PARADISE
Roam mountain ridges, swamps, and white sand beaches in a tropical playground packed with dangers and secrets. Hunt wildlife, track relics and loot, play side activities, and travel by land, sea, or air as you battle through towns, temples, and river ports.
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *:Windows XP, Windows Vista
- Processor:Intel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0)
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:15 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX Compatible (Recommended Surround Sound 5.1 capable)
- Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
- Additional:*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 2900 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at .
Requires a UPlay account
Recommended
Recommended:- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0)
- DirectX®:11
- Hard Drive:15 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX Compatible (Recommended Surround Sound 5.1 capable)
- Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
- Additional:*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 2900 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at .
Requires a UPlay account
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- USK rating
- 18
- Achievements
- 44
- Controller support
- partial
- Metacritic
- 88
- Features
- Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support
- Languages
- English*, German*, French*, Italian*, Spanish - Spain*, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Czech, Russian*, Japanese*, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
Can I Play This?
Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.
Structured language support (17)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | No |
| German | Yes | Yes | No |
| French | Yes | Yes | No |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | No |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | No |
| Portuguese - Portugal | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Danish | Yes | No | No |
| Dutch | Yes | No | No |
| Norwegian | Yes | No | No |
| Swedish | Yes | No | No |
| Czech | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | No |
| Japanese | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | No | Yes |
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Buy Verdict
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Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 94th percentile. Priced as Market at $19.99.
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Far Cry 3 feels like a tipping point in Ubisoft's catalog. It was a dramatic shift in tone from its predecessor, embracing full-tilt chaos and leaning into the open-world formula that the Assassin's Creed games had so dramatically popularized over the few years prior. It was also…
Steam Achievements Are Now Live for Far Cry 3!
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Far Cry 3 - Steam Achievements Issue
announcementWe started to release Far Cry 3 achievement on Steam, but during the update, we encountered sync issues with multiplayer achievements for players who had previously unlocked them via Ubi Connect. We're working on fixing the issue and we'll keep you posted. Thank you
The best Far Cry games can be yours for next to nothing right now, as the entire series goes dirt cheap with discounts offering up to 85% off. From the very first game to the modern Far Cry 6, Ubisoft's series has something for everyone who enjoys open-world FPS games, and you ca…
Bug fix
bug-fixFixing the missing subtitles issue
Ubisoft have announced the specs for Far Cry 3. All the specs. They've done a Goldilocks and announced the minimum specs, the maximum specs, and the just right specs. Though more importantly for the hot topic, they've also announced the DRM they're using for the game. Read the re…
Far Cry Classic Edition is a barebones PC port
performanceIt's getting a full release in a few weeks' time but for owners of the Far Cry 5 season pass, Far Cry 3 Classic Edition is available for download right now - and to say it's garnering mixed reports is something of an understatement. On the one hand, it delivers a night and day im…
[img]http://i.imgur.com/1gZptBF.jpg[/img] On December 22nd, don’t forget to vote for your favorite videogame Villain! Far Cry 3’s Vaas and Far Cry 4’s Pagan Min are nominated in the Steam Awards category: “Villain Most In Need Of A Hug”. More information: [url=https://store.steam…
[img]http://i.imgur.com/1gZptBF.jpg[/img] On December 22nd, don’t forget to vote for your favorite videogame Villain! Far Cry 3’s Vaas and Far Cry 4’s Pagan Min are nominated in the Steam Awards category: “Villain Most In Need Of A Hug”. More information: [url=https://store.steam…
[img]http://i.imgur.com/yWo5DC6.jpg[/img] Happy birthday to Far Cry 3 ! The game was released December 4, 2012, in North America. Already four years of insanity and many more to come!
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