Far Cry 3
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ActionAdventureOpen WorldFPSMultiplayerShooterStealth

387 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 931

Peak in the last 7 days: 1,100

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Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperUbisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment, and Ubisoft Shanghai
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateDec 4, 2012
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows XP, Windows Vista
ProcessorIntel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better
Memory4 GB
Graphics512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0)
Storage15 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 325 reviews from the past 1 year

77.7/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (88%)

Metacritic: 88 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

A memorable villain and a cinematic story keep Far Cry 3 loved, but launch problems hold it at 77.7 from 135,565 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

68 reviews still say they love it. Story & World ranks 198th of 1096 and comes up in 65% of analyzed reviews: 60 praise the story, some recalling a memorable speech about insanity, and 50 praise the characters, with the most upvoted naming its antagonist one of the best in the industry. Gameplay ranks 91st of 1396, and players call the art and visuals masterful.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1374th of 1399 and appears in 53% of analyzed reviews. 115 reviews report crashes and stability problems, some on startup or when starting a new game, and 31 criticize the developer and its required launcher, with some resenting being forced through Ubisoft Connect. 23 find the second half repetitive, with similar missions. Others say the frame rate needs workarounds and the enemy AI is not very smart, and some find the launcher login slow.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“crashes on startup, New Game, missing executables, broken launcher, DX11 errors” · 115 reviews
“amazing game despite Ubisoft Connect annoyance” · 68 reviews
“story is excellent, definition of insanity quote is cinematic” · 60 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.24 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “Freedom to approach missions stealthily, directly, or with animals” · 6 reviews
Negative “wingsuit and parachute given too late in game” · 1 review

Progression 13% · Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 3% · Strategy 9% · Controls & feel 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.48 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story is excellent, definition of insanity quote is cinematic” · 60 reviews
Negative “second half feels weaker after Vaas dies, Jason's motivation becomes unclear” · 7 reviews

Characters 35% · World 27%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.02 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “meditative gameplay, 51 hours of engaging outpost clearing” · 1 review
Negative “segunda parte rushada e sem muita coisa para fazer” · 3 reviews

Variety 15% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.22 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art style and visuals are masterpiece quality” · 24 reviews
Negative “free mode character textures look like PS2 quality” · 3 reviews

Audio 14%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -0.69 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 2%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 7% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.05 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “multiplayer removed despite paying full price, anti-consumer” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -1.40 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “crashes on startup, New Game, missing executables, broken launcher, DX11 errors” · 115 reviews

Performance 16% · Developer support 31%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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