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Far Cry® Primal
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
47 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Best Ooga Booga Simulator of all time.”
“Pros - caveman game - you can ride animals into battle - owl predator drone - spirit dream missions - Urki - hunting/investigation seems natural - characters in the story are fun - quick crafting Cons - story makes…”
“it is Ubisoft and repetitive but if you like cavemen it is cool. has some fun stuff and I got it on sale which helps. would recommend.”
13 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“All the sick paleolithic vibes from this game can't hold back it's inherent ubi-slop roots. What could have ultimately been THE cave-man game ends up being more of a 12-inch deep sandbox that's once again embodies the…”
“Far Cry Primal remains a beautiful game with a completly unique prehistoric setting. Using spears and taming wild beasts makes the combat feel fresh and engaging. The detailed world offers a highly immersive experience…”
“Far Cry Primal is a primitive-era survival game that has perfectly embedded itself into the setting; it just works well for a Far Cry game. Graphics are by far very impressive, as well as how the map is. The story…”
13 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Pros - caveman game - you can ride animals into battle - owl predator drone - spirit dream missions - Urki - hunting/investigation seems natural - characters in the story are fun - quick crafting Cons - story makes…”
“Might be the best Far Cry game the open world is wonderful hunting is pretty variated it has around 39 animals without counting the variants the story isn't rly immersive but still amazing and balanced my rating would…”
“Far Cry Primal is a primitive-era survival game that has perfectly embedded itself into the setting; it just works well for a Far Cry game. Graphics are by far very impressive, as well as how the map is. The story…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Its a really fun game probably my favorite in the series avg 120 fps maxed out settings”
“This game looks really beautiful, especially considering it's 10 years old. It may not be the most historically accurate, but it's really immersive and walking through the forest with your spear in your hands while on…”
“I've played nine hours of this old game at this point and haven't gotten very far in the story at all. But I'm really enjoying this game so far for: -The sort of peaceful wandering around, looking for items and…”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“it is Ubisoft and repetitive but if you like cavemen it is cool. has some fun stuff and I got it on sale which helps. would recommend.”
“Another great entry in the FarCry Series, much different from the rest based on weapons/tech/etc. Thoroughly enjoyed and well worth the Steam Sale price”
“I got this game for like $2 because it was on discount, thinking it was going to be trash. It is absolutely magnificent, this got me locked in so bad it genuinely made me get ALL achievements of this game.... 🙏😭🥀🥀”
20 of the 100 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros - caveman game - you can ride animals into battle - owl predator drone - spirit dream missions - Urki - hunting/investigation seems natural - characters in the story are fun - quick crafting Cons - story makes…”
“it is Ubisoft and repetitive but if you like cavemen it is cool. has some fun stuff and I got it on sale which helps. would recommend.”
“All the sick paleolithic vibes from this game can't hold back it's inherent ubi-slop roots. What could have ultimately been THE cave-man game ends up being more of a 12-inch deep sandbox that's once again embodies the…”
12 of the 100 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros - caveman game - you can ride animals into battle - owl predator drone - spirit dream missions - Urki - hunting/investigation seems natural - characters in the story are fun - quick crafting Cons - story makes…”
“So much bugs! At first, it was not even opening. Then I had to reinstall ubisoft connect to finally able to play it. Then when I started playing, it just randomly stops working, the screen gets stuck. It's an old game,…”
“Very fun. A few bugs. Needed to Windows+P before playing every time to just use one monitor.”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“lowkey mid story, gameplay is good and like 2 missions overall are good”
“I don't know how I feel about this game. I don't hate it but I don't like it ether it just fell I finished it lets move on to the next one. Plus the ending did not fell like an ending cuz the u can do missions not in…”
“This game looks really beautiful, especially considering it's 10 years old. It may not be the most historically accurate, but it's really immersive and walking through the forest with your spear in your hands while on…”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Me buy game on good launcher Steam. Many strong launcher. Have many game there for many sun. Then game install other launcher when install. Install stupid Ubisoft launcher. When launch game not launch game but launch…”
“So much bugs! At first, it was not even opening. Then I had to reinstall ubisoft connect to finally able to play it. Then when I started playing, it just randomly stops working, the screen gets stuck. It's an old game,…”
“Good idea. Better than expected, especially on survivalist. Get it on a sale. Ubisoft connect is still a virtually transmitted mental malady.”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“it's basically a walking sim. There are some outposts, some wild animals, but the core game boils down to walking around hoping you find a specific resource or animal before moving on to the next story based thing.…”
“one of the hardest games to platinum in expert - survivor mode, use a guide for this”
“Excelente gameplay para un juego de la Edad de Piedra. Un poco repetitivo como todo Far Cry, pero el ambiente vivo hace que sea una buena experiencia, 8/10. Los últimos logros son muy exagerados en su dificultad.”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I just finished **Far Cry Primal** for the second time, and honestly… I still don’t get why people say this is the worst Far Cry. Yeah, I’ve heard all the complaints no guns, no big iconic villain, “it’s just Far Cry 4 reskinned”… but after playing it again, this game feels way…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“I really like Far Cry Primal. It might even be my favorite game in the series. And when I say this, I know that it's a VERY unpopular opinion - but bare with me. Yes, the map's layout is basically identical to FC 4's (which is very lazy). Yes, we don't have a charismatic villain…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“Best part of the whole series. You have to struggle with the usual Ubisoft crap - the launcher, the logins to multiple servers, the long launch time and launch failures - but it is worth it. The graphics is a bit dated - made with FC4 engine - so it needs heavy ReShade to look…”
— a player, Steam review · 63 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:06 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Far Cry Primal – Steam Achievements Unlocked!
Takkar, your legend awaits! The land of Oros has spoken. Steam Achievements are now available in Far Cry Primal! Survive the wild, tame the beasts, and leave your mark in history. GOOD TO KNOW Do Achi
Happy Valentine's Day from Far Cry!
http://i.imgur.com/EcC62wq.jpg We just wanted to renew our thanks for playing & enjoying all the Far Cry games! You are an amazing community <3 Here are some images for sharing the love on Feb. 14th ː
Happy Valentine's Day from Far Cry!
http://i.imgur.com/EcC62wq.jpg We just wanted to renew our thanks for playing & enjoying all the Far Cry games! You are an amazing community <3 Here are some images for sharing the love on Feb. 14th ː
Fan film - Far Cry Primal in real life
http://i.imgur.com/InG4jO8.png DiffView Production (FB/diffview.production) created this fantastic video exploring what Far Cry Primal would have been in real life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCb
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Open World · Survival · Action · Adventure · Hunting · First-Person · Singleplayer · Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Exploration · FPS · Stealth (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Danish, Spanish - Latin Ameri… |
| Achievements | 55 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://far-cry.ubisoft.com/primal/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) Processor: Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon HD 5770 (1GB VRAM) or equivalent Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller. Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 5770 (1 GB VRAM) or better, HD 7000 / 200 / 300 / Fury X series, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 (1 GB VRAM) or better, GTX 500 / 600 / 700 / 900 / TITAN series. Note: This product supports 64-bit operating systems