Far Cry® 5

Open-world first-person shooter about freeing Montana from a doomsday cult

Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Kiev · Published by Ubisoft · Released Mar 26, 2018

Action Adventure

Reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 189K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 860 in 30 days
Playing now: 2,550; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 7 years ago; Sep 26, 2018

What is Far Cry® 5?

An open-world first-person shooter set in rural Montana, where you fight to free Hope County from Joseph Seed's doomsday cult. Travel by land, air, or water, fight with guns or stealth, and recruit human and animal allies; the full campaign supports solo play or two-player co-op.

For you if...

+you enjoy roaming a rural setting between story missions
+you like switching between stealth and loud firefights
+you want a two-player cooperative campaign

Not for you if...

−you prefer linear shooters with tightly guided missions

What players say

81% of 189,302 reviews are positive · 81% of 860 in the last 30 days

Players commonly praise Hope County's atmosphere, gunplay, soundtrack, and varied approaches to objectives. The main complaint is Ubisoft Connect: players report login, account-linking, synchronization, server, and launch problems that can prevent access to the game or co-op.

Screenshots and trailer

Far Cry® 5 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or AMD R9 270 (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Notes: Game contains EasyAntiCheat anti-cheat technology, and Denuvo and VMProtect anti-tamper technology.

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD R9 290X (4GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Notes: Game contains EasyAntiCheat anti-cheat technology, and Denuvo and VMProtect anti-tamper technology.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo - 5 machine activation limit
Third-party account: Ubisoft Connect launcher (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 72
Steam features: Trading cards, In-app purchases, HDR
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The game or its launcher may not exit cleanly
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
First time setup requires active internet connection

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian. Text only: Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.