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Far Cry® 2

Open-world first-person shooter where fire, malaria, and factions shape combat

Ubisoft Montreal · Published by Ubisoft · Released Oct 22, 2008

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Reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 19K
Recent reviews
Mixed
65% of 118 in 30 days
Players
58
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
256 MB
1 GB RAM · 3.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is Far Cry® 2?

An open-world first-person shooter set in a war-torn African state. As a malaria-stricken mercenary, you work for rival factions, travel between missions, and fight with guns, vehicles, stealth, explosives, and spreading fire while pursuing a primary target. It includes single-player and multiplayer modes.

For you if...

  • +you want a hostile, lightly guided open-world shooter
  • +you value tactical combat with spreading fire and destructible terrain
  • +you prefer a harsh war story over heroic power fantasy

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike repeated driving and respawning roadside checkpoints
  • −you want a forgiving shooter with minimal friction
  • −you expect reliable weapons and few survival pressures

What players say

75% of 19,180 reviews are positive · 65% of 118 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the harsh atmosphere, spreading fire, gunplay, and combat systems. Their main complaint is instability on modern hardware: crashes, progression bugs, and physics problems often require frame-rate limits or community fixes, with some players reporting corrupted saves.

Players over time

▼ -43% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 128 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Far Cry® 2 screenshot 1

Far Cry® 2 system requirements

Minimum: 256 MB, 1 GB RAM, 3.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor
Pentium 4 3.2 Ghz, Pentium D 2.66 Ghz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or better
Graphics
256 MB, Shader Model 3 required, NVidia 6800 or ATI X1650 or better*
Memory
1 GB
Storage
3.5 GB (Multiple saves and user created maps will increase the amount of needed hard disk space.)

Recommended

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo Family, AMD 64 X2 5200+, AMD Phenom or better
Graphics
512 MB, NVidia 8600 GTS or better, ATI X1900 or better*
Memory
2 GB RAM

Does Far Cry® 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Far Cry® 2 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Age rating
17+
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.

Does Far Cry® 2 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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