Far Cry® 5
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ActionAdventureOpen WorldAction-AdventureCo-opMultiplayerFPS

1,527 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,544

Peak in the last 7 days: 3,110

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Game description

Fight a fanatical cult in this open world FPS. Engage in intense combat, free hostile territory, recruit loyal followers and animal allies, and liberate Hope County solo or in full 2-player co-op.

Basic info

DeveloperUbisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Kiev
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMar 26, 2018
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64-bit versions only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or AMD R9 270 (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
Storage40 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 418 reviews from the past 1 year

76.6/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (81%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

A cult has taken over an American county in Far Cry® 5, an open world shooter that scores 76.6 from 418 reviews.

👍 Strengths

70 reviews find it fun, and some describe a rewarding loop with freedom in how to approach fights or say they keep coming back. 63 praise the visuals, and some point to green mountains and diverse landscapes, while Visuals & Sound ranks 258th of 1249. 60 love the world, and the most upvoted says the county feels like a real place with memorable atmosphere. Multiplayer ranks 288th of 642, and Gameplay ranks 468th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

71 reviews criticize the story, and the most upvoted says its tone turns goofy and betrays the serious premise, while others dislike the endings. Story & World ranks 852nd of 1096. 47 find missions repetitive, and some say it repeats the formula of earlier entries. 17 report bugs and crashes, and some note co-op or arcade mode failing. Tech & Support ranks 954th of 1399, Content Volume ranks 761st of 1351, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 799th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun and rewarding dopamine loop with freedom in approach” · 70 reviews
“Beautiful graphics selected in checklist” · 63 reviews
“Hope County feels like a real place with memorable atmosphere and world identity” · 60 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.83 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open world sandbox with freedom to tackle regions in any order and approach outposts however you want” · 13 reviews
Negative “kidnapping system breaks freedom and exploration” · 6 reviews

Progression 8% · Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 3% · Strategy 11% · Controls & feel 18%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 74% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.67 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “Hope County feels like a real place with memorable atmosphere and world identity” · 60 reviews
Negative “soulless empty map” · 1 review

Story 64% · Characters 34%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.08 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “78 hours of content, large map with collectibles and story” · 10 reviews
Negative “DLCs are average and worse than Far Cry 4” · 6 reviews

Variety 28% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.82 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “Beautiful graphics selected in checklist” · 63 reviews
Negative “weapons look like toys instead of realistic” · 1 review

Audio 23%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.13 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “warm companionship with NPCs helped with loneliness and depression” · 39 reviews
Negative “co-op is broken, second player gets no progression or achievements” · 13 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.15 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “DLC is so terrible it's not worth your money or time” · 7 reviews
Positive “perfect price considering promotional value” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.25 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “very frequent crashes, 14+ hours spent fixing bugs” · 17 reviews

Performance 6% · Developer support 6%

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

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