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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.
Far Cry® is a fps, action and classic game
developed by Crytek Studios
and published by Ubisoft.
Released on April 01st 2008 is available only on Windows
in 2 languages: English and French.
It has received 10,259 reviews of which 8,406 were positive and 1,853 were negative resulting in a rating of 8 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified Far Cry® into these genres:
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Windows
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
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The first ever game I remember playing as a kid. The memories this game created for me will stay with me until my death. 10/10 with the bugs and all
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To play Far Cry Online in 2025 there is a multiplayer patch! To get it just google farcrylraddon There is a community Discord. Don't run and gun, you will die easily, take time, pick weapons and shield, have patience, stay calm and take your shot! Enjoy !!!
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---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☑ DARK SOULS ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
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I've never really played the Far Cry series. But holy shit I'd be lying if I said I didn't find this difficult. I just managed to complete the game on the Realistic difficulty at the time of writing this review, so that is a testament to my skill (or lack thereof). Nevertheless, I enjoyed it a ton. The gunplay is solid, with a nice variety of weapons. The movement of the game is pretty slow though, and it is very noticeable in the expansive areas. The movement speed also depends on the weapon you are currently holding, so equiping the pistol or the machete provides maximum traversing speed. Considering how useless the machete is on Realistic difficulty, I always carried a pistol as it surprisingly held up well till end game. The only time I unequipped it was during the final horde battle against the Trigens and subsequently, Doyle's henchmen. That section was a literal nightmare though, and not in the good way. Although not as reactive as Crysis 1, the 'open world' areas do highlight Crytek's strengths very well. There are multiple pathways to the objectives in most cases and more often than not, attempts at ingenuity are rewarded with quicker progress through the areas. But such rewards are generally limited to traversing. When the game enters the closed spaces, it doesn't lose its charm. Although there are way fewer opportunities to play 'differently'. Enemy types are fairly generic, not in the negative way. The standard human enemies and the monstrosities which Crytek really seem to love in their games. But I always felt Crytek's monster gameplay a bit damp compared to the human enemies. Although the Crysis series were serviceable with their Cephs, especially during the 3rd instalment (which was a buggy disaster otherwise, for me) - FarCry's Trigens were an overall negative experience. But it doesn't take away too much from the enjoyment, considering they are only abundant during the last 5-ish missions iirc. So taking into the account that the game was pretty long for me, it is fine overall. Story did feel aged. Especially with the protagonist's wise-guy attitude. It might be a personal thing, but Jack Carver had...too much personality? Val is quite hot in all her polygonal glory and is a surprisingly adept companion in the 1.5 missions we play with her. The antagonists are ho-hum and that's fine since story doesn't seem to be the main focus of the game. Overall, a very good and challenging experience. Nevertheless, I would not recommend playing it in Realistic difficulty setting for casuals like me. This is one of the few games where you should believe the warning the game displays when you try to chose the highest difficulty setting.
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FC1 the enemy will engage you beyond the render distance if you're in the open. This is what happens when enemies are actually aware of how much of a threat the main character poses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Far Cry® is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
Far Cry® is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.
Far Cry® received 8,406 positive votes out of a total of 10,259 achieving a rating of 8.00.
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Far Cry® was developed by Crytek Studios and published by Ubisoft.
Far Cry® is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Far Cry® is not playable on MacOS.
Far Cry® is not playable on Linux.
Far Cry® is a single-player game.
Far Cry® does not currently offer any DLC.
Far Cry® does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Far Cry® does not support Steam Remote Play.
Far Cry® is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Far Cry®.
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Developer
Crytek Studios
Publisher
Ubisoft
Release
01 Apr 2008
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