Far Cry®

Far Cry®

Released Apr 2008

A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.

81% positive · 12K reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation

Far Cry is the original 2004 first-person shooter developed by Crytek and published by Ubisoft, which arrived on Steam on April 1, 2008. The store description is entirely focused on the base game's single-player campaign — the story of Jack Carver stranded on a jungle island — with no mention of DLC, expansions, post-launch content, or any ongoing development. There are no DLC listings, no developer news posts, no roadmaps, and no announcements of future content. The game launched as a complete, self-contained product and has received no post-launch content cycle of any kind. It remains purchasable on Steam today.
Evidence
Store description describes only the base game's single-player campaign with no mention of DLC, expansions, seasons, or post-launch content of any kind.
description · Apr 1, 2008 source development ending
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No DLC listings, no unreleased content, no season pass, and no developer news posts present. Game arrived on Steam as a complete package.
store metadata · Apr 1, 2008 source content shipped
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Ubisoft
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels.
Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island. A week ago, a brash female reporter named Valerie had offered him an incredible sum of cash to take her to this unspoiled paradise. Shortly after docking, however, Jack's boat was greeted by artillery fire from a mysterious militia group swarming about the island.
With his boat destroyed, his money gone, and the gorgeous Valerie suddenly missing, Jack now finds himself facing an army of mercenaries amidst the wilds of the island, with nothing but a gun and his wits to survive. But the further he pushes into the lush jungle canopy, the stranger things become.
Jack encounters an insider within the militia group who reveals the horrific details of the mercenaries' true intentions. He presents Jack with an unsettling choice: battle the deadliest mercenaries, or condemn the human race to a maniac's insidious agenda.
  • Feel the Far Cry engine - The meticulously designed, next-generation Far Cry engine pushes the threshold of action gaming with proprietary Polybump mapping, advanced environment and character physics, destructible terrain, dynamic lighting, motion-captured animation, and total surround sound.
  • Unparalleled long-range gunplay - Battle to the ends of the earth with Far Cry's utterly unique, 800-meter scalable view system. Lock onto enemies from a distance with motion-sensing binoculars. Then choose your style of attack - from long-range sniping to ballistic close-quarters firefights - and everything in between.
  • Cunning and complex AI tactics - Battles never become repetitive when you face Far Cry's unpredictable, intelligent AI mercenary units trained in advanced adaptive group tactics. Units include snipers, stalkers, scouts, and grenadiers who engage you from all angles, distances, and terrains in coordinated strikes. Commanders will even call for reinforcements by land, sea, or air.
  • Diverse combat action - Master a dynamic slate of combat skills - close-quarters combat, long-range shooting, search-and-destroy tactics, stealth operations, and combat driving skills through indoor and outdoor environments.
  • Heart-pounding atmosphere - Experience unprecedented drama and realism in a misleadingly perfect setting, with incredible lighting and shadows, adaptive audio, and weather effects.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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