Far Cry® 6
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ActionAdventureOpen WorldFPSMultiplayerAction-AdventureShooter

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 4,041

Peak in the last 7 days: 5,598

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Game description

Lead the revolution in this first-person open world guerrilla shooter. Fight with improvised weapons, travel however you can, and build your rebel network to take down Castillo's regime.

Basic info

DeveloperUbisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Berlin
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMay 11, 2023
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3. GHz or Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.1 GHz (AVX, AVX2 and SSE 4.2 support…
Memory8 GB
GraphicsAMD RX 460 (4 GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4 GB)
Storage170 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 443 reviews from the past 1 year

61.9/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (71%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

A revolution against a dictator drives Far Cry® 6, an open world shooter that scores 61.9 from 443 reviews.

👍 Strengths

63 reviews find it fun and even addictive, and some call it a comfortable follow up with new additions. 39 like how the combat and controls feel, from satisfying headshots to gun customization. 30 enjoy the story, and some praise a strong villain and morally complex writing. Visuals & Sound ranks 768th of 1249, and Multiplayer ranks 451st of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

87 reviews call it repetitive, with the same missions and enemies from start to finish, and some say it copies earlier entries. Content Volume ranks 1165th of 1351. 68 find the story bland and generic, with flat characters and poor writing, and Story & World ranks 1034th of 1096. 24 simply did not enjoy it, and some say the series has lost its soul. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1090th of 1399, Gameplay ranks 883rd of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 849th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“many hours of fun and genuinely awesome” · 63 reviews
“controls are responsive and trouble-free on KB/M” · 39 reviews
“atmosphere created by the game really enjoyed” · 21 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +1.24 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “controls are responsive and trouble-free on KB/M” · 39 reviews
Negative “Multiple button presses needed to register, clunky controls and helicopter responsiveness” · 16 reviews

Progression 16% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 20% · Strategy 23%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.55 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “atmosphere created by the game really enjoyed” · 21 reviews
Negative “over the top goofy setting makes immersion impossible” · 6 reviews

Story 62% · Characters 40%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 52% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.70 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “limited map variety and content amount” · 87 reviews
Positive “varied gameplay with vehicles, horses, ammo types, stealth options” · 4 reviews

Volume 24% · Replayability 6%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.76 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Negative “everything feels outdated like early 2010s” · 9 reviews

Audio 11%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +0.68 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “co-op with friends makes for funny moments” · 14 reviews
Negative “co-op limited to two players when three bought together” · 5 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.40 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “tanks spawn out of nowhere, breaking game balance” · 19 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 10% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.26 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “game feels unfinished, jarring transitions, AI inconsistent, driving AI poor” · 24 reviews
Positive “runs stable at constant 60 FPS on ultra without drops” · 1 review

Performance 8% · Developer support 5%

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

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