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The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.

Far Cry® Primal is a open world, survival and action game developed and published by Ubisoft.
Released on February 29th 2016 is available only on Windows in 17 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 32,892 reviews of which 28,267 were positive and 4,625 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon HD 5770 (1GB VRAM) or equivalent
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller. Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 5770 (1 GB VRAM) or better, HD 7000 / 200 / 300 / Fury X series, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 (1 GB VRAM) or better, GTX 500 / 600 / 700 / 900 / TITAN series. Note: This product supports 64-bit operating systems only. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not officially supported. For the most up-to-date requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at . HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS AND A VALID UPLAY ACCOUNT REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE GAME AFTER INSTALLATION, TO AUTHENTICATE YOUR SYSTEM AND CONTINUE GAMEPLAY AFTER ANY RE-ACTIVATION, TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES AND TO UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. SUCH CONTENT MAY ONLY BE UNLOCKED ONE SINGLE TIME WITH A UNIQUE KEY. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 13 TO CREATE A UPLAY ACCOUNT WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. UBISOFT MAY CANCEL ACCESS TO ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC ONLINE FEATURES UPON 30-DAYS PRIOR NOTICE, PUBLISHED AT . Game contains Denuvo anti-tamper technology.

User reviews & Ratings

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Nov. 2025
Unpopular opinion, best Far Cry by far. No guns, more creating your own weapons and useful items. Making and populating your own village. Just all around a good game and an amazing time killer!
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Sept. 2025
Ubisoft and innovation are usually mortal enemies, but FC Primal is a rare exception. It’s unlike any other FC game, and it gave me a high no other FC ever has. Nothing compares to the feeling of driving my spear through a cave man while my huge ass tiger eats another up alive. Survivor Mode at night is pure ingenuity as well, the constant sense of dread and lurking threats is very much a realistic portrayal of nature’s power, where a single mistake can cost you your life. In the first 15 hours of Survivor Permadeath Mode, I truly felt what it’s like to be at the bottom of the food chain. And right after that, how it feels to be an apex predator capable of killing even sabertooths and mammoths. Absolutely fantastic.
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Sept. 2025
I played this for the first time on my PS4 when I was around 15/16 years old, I loved this game then as it was different to any other game I had played. I actually remember contacting Ubisoft etc in attempts to get a Far Cry Primal 2 (desperate and cringe, I know), this was the first game I remember "100%' ing" and learning what achievements/trophies were which made me want to do this more. I've missed this game ever since as I would say this is definitely one of the best games I have EVER played, I was praying that eventually this game would come to Steam with achievements so I can feel like my 15/16 year old self again and when I found out it was I was so excited to play through the story and gain all the achievements again whilst being that bit older. Nearly 10 years later and I can say I still love this game and highly recommend to everyone, some will love or hate this but I thoroughly enjoyed the primal era that it's set in as this era has always intrigued me :).
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Aug. 2025
It’s fun to tame saber-tooth tigers and mammoths, but after a while the missions get repetitive. Still, it’s a cool experience if you love survival + action.
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Feb. 2025
Hands down I think this is the best Far Cry game Ubisoft has ever released. I have played 3, Blood Dragon, 4, some of 5, a little bit of 6 and Primal and there's something incredibly fascinating about this setting. Compared to the other Far Cry games I've played, I actually feel vulnerable in this game - but cave bears, sabertooth tigers, cave lions, wolves and other predators waiting to ambush you at night. I also LOVE that there are no guns and no cars. All you have is a club, a bow, a spear, fire, throwing knives, bee hives, berserk shards and bait to tame wild animals to be your combat pets. Compared to rocket launchers, flame throwers and blazing machine guns, this is a terrifying experience and a terrifyingly good one.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Far Cry® Primal is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

Far Cry® Primal is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 29.99€ on Steam.

Far Cry® Primal received 28,267 positive votes out of a total of 32,892 achieving a rating of 8.44.
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Far Cry® Primal was developed and published by Ubisoft.

Far Cry® Primal is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Far Cry® Primal is not playable on MacOS.

Far Cry® Primal is not playable on Linux.

Far Cry® Primal is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Far Cry® Primal. Explore additional content available for Far Cry® Primal on Steam.

Far Cry® Primal does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Far Cry® Primal does not support Steam Remote Play.

Far Cry® Primal 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® Primal.

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Far Cry® Primal PEGI 18
Rating
8.4
28,267
4,625
Game modes
Online players
514
Developer
Ubisoft
Publisher
Ubisoft
Release 29 Feb 2016
Platforms