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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.
Far Cry 3 is a open world, fps and action game
developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment and and Ubisoft Shanghai
and published by Ubisoft.
Released on November 28th 2012 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 17 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Czech, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 122,964 reviews of which 106,979 were positive and 15,985 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified Far Cry 3 into these genres:
Open World
FPS
Action
Adventure
Multiplayer
Shooter
Stealth
Co-op
First-Person
Hunting
Singleplayer
Story Rich
Survival
Sandbox
Online Co-Op
Atmospheric
Crafting
Colorful
RPG
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System requirements
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Windows
- 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 .
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Far Cry 3 is easily one of Ubisoft's best games and still holds up incredibly well today. 🌴 The Rook Islands are beautiful, atmospheric, and full of things to do. The combination of open-world exploration, gunplay, hunting, crafting, stealth, and outpost liberation makes the gameplay extremely addictive. I especially love how you can approach enemy camps however you want — stealthily, with a sniper rifle, or by simply causing complete chaos. One of the biggest highlights is definitely Vaas. His character, personality, and unforgettable dialogue make him one of the best villains in gaming. Michael Mando's performance is absolutely fantastic. It's a shame that the story doesn't maintain quite the same level after Vaas. Despite being an older game, the graphics and atmosphere still look great. The tropical environment, wildlife, soundtrack, and exploration make the world feel alive. Overall, Far Cry 3 is a must-play for anyone who enjoys open-world FPS games. It's one of those games that helped define the modern open-world formula and remains one of Ubisoft's classics. **9/10 — Still a classic. 🔥**
10/10. Burned down massive fields of marijuana with a flamethrower and hallucinated a boss fight against a giant glowing tattoo monster using a magic bow. Visually, the game has aged like a fine wine. The atmosphere is incredible, the storyline is INSANELY captivating (like really), and I still find it just as gorgeous as I did 7ish years ago, when I first played it. Every single person on this island has lost their mind, but the true brilliance of the writing is that they all bring their own brand of psychosis to the table. The villains are straight-up masterful. For my fellow completionists: achievements are quite chill (although if I had to track down one more relic I would feed myself to a Komodo Dragon). So, if you only play one game this year, make it this one. HOWEVER. If you are unable to travel in time and go back to 2013, when the game still functioned properly, prepare for a different kind of psychological torture which is called Ubisoft Connect. I’ve encountered around 5 different errors. You would think.. oh you would ASSUME that if you fix them once they will go away, but you’re too naive. They will come back and relentlessly keep torturing you every single time you try to start the game. Oh and I had to change my Ubisoft password around 10 times for some reason, so now I don’t actually know what it is which is great.
Everybody already knows that this is the most immersive Far Cry with the best villain ever. But Ubisoft has abandoned it, or has even tried to kill it with a patch that makes the game crash every five minutes. So, instead of giving it a negative review for being unplayable, I’ll just go straight to the 100% working solution: https://github.com/ShonkV/Large-Address-Aware/releases/tag/V1.0 Download this application, open it, and select the Far Cry executable (FarCry.exe first (optional), and then FarCryDx11.exe for DX11), Check the box under LAA flag and Then simply click on save to make the game use more than 2 GB of RAM.
11/10~Masterpiece. *Warning - This game crashes and you'll need to fix it. What helped me - https://youtu.be/LXYusSjNl74?si=lNRlgLy3ntwv-muV https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3151589566 *A Bigger Warning - This game ofc requires UBISLOP LAUNCHER and its gonna ruin your experience of playing this great game. Just play this game from "somewhere else".
after tweaking and looking for fixes i finally managed to play this cult classic game it aged pretty well story and gameplay wise skillet was perfect for the burning weed mission and also did i ever tell you the definition of insanity? also the fixes that helped running this game https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3151589566 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3440914752
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Frequently Asked Questions
Far Cry 3 is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
No, Far Cry 3 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Far Cry 3 received 106,979 positive votes out of a total of 122,964 achieving a rating of 8.59.
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Far Cry 3 was developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment and and Ubisoft Shanghai and published by Ubisoft.
Yes, Far Cry 3 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Far Cry 3 is not playable on MacOS.
No, Far Cry 3 is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Far Cry 3 is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Far Cry 3 is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Far Cry 3 does not support VR.
Far Cry 3 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Far Cry 3 includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
No, Far Cry 3 does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Far Cry 3 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Far Cry 3 does not support Steam Remote Play.
No, Far Cry 3 does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Far Cry 3.
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| Steam price | 26 October 2026 20:04 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 21 October 2026 16:03 UTC |
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Game modes
Multiplayer
Online players
488
Developer
Ubisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment, and Ubisoft Shanghai
Publisher
Ubisoft
Release
28 Nov 2012
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