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Far Cry®
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
51 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Far Cry™: Goofy Ahh Edition[/h1] Pros: [b]I)[/b] When I booted up the game for the very first time I didn't expect much tbh, but after a short while when I actually experienced the game for myself, I was genuinely…”
“To anyone complaining about this game being to hard it is because the AI is bugged on windows 8+ (10 and 11). There are several mods on moddb that fix this issue. Otherwise this is on of the greatest single player…”
“Easy is medium. Medium is Realisitc. Realisitc is testicular torsion Only play if you hate yourself. Also download the 1.41 or revert to 1.33 patch unless you wanna get shoved into a meet grinder. Only reason why my…”
21 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Far Cry is a first person shooter. The game is set on some nameless island in the south pacific. The player has to move carefully to find weapons and avoid being caught. The original Far Cry (2004) game by CryTek…”
“In 2004, a German studio nobody had heard of shipped a game that made every other PC shooter look like it was running on different hardware. Twenty years later it still commands respect. Let me set the scene for you.…”
“Far Cry is one of my favorite game when i was kid back then so nostalgia, i remember that that time i was scared of Trigens and get one shot by them and i scream so hard that i died so many times very stunning and…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game looks very good for 2004 and in my opinion aged good enough as well. I can see why some people don't like it as much nowadays, but it is still a really good game. In terms of difficulty is one of the hardest…”
“This is quite unique and different from other shooter games Its difficulty can be fun in itself”
“A true childhood classic and the beginning of a legendary franchise. I still remember being terrified of the monsters and playing constantly just to get better. This is one of those games that truly made me fall in love…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h1]Far Cry™: Goofy Ahh Edition[/h1] Pros: [b]I)[/b] When I booted up the game for the very first time I didn't expect much tbh, but after a short while when I actually experienced the game for myself, I was genuinely…”
“Very fun game with funny characters. For the year it is made, it is very good with many cool mechanics. The story doesnt really make sense, yet its still fun. Can recommend.”
“If you can get it to work, it's a fine game. Gunplay's pretty good, the story is fun, and it's very pretty; I especially liked the tropical aesthetic. Nab one of the various unofficial patches off the Internet, get it…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Far Cry is a first person shooter. The game is set on some nameless island in the south pacific. The player has to move carefully to find weapons and avoid being caught. The original Far Cry (2004) game by CryTek…”
“I beat this just fine on realistic difficulty with the community patch. It was grueling, but I thoroughly enjoyed it as someone who loves difficult fps games that reward looking around for ammo and health packs/armor,…”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“To anyone complaining about this game being to hard it is because the AI is bugged on windows 8+ (10 and 11). There are several mods on moddb that fix this issue. Otherwise this is on of the greatest single player…”
“every enemy kept shooting me through all the buildings. it was in furiating so i quit.”
“Easy is medium. Medium is Realisitc. Realisitc is testicular torsion Only play if you hate yourself. Also download the 1.41 or revert to 1.33 patch unless you wanna get shoved into a meet grinder. Only reason why my…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Easy is medium. Medium is Realisitc. Realisitc is testicular torsion Only play if you hate yourself. Also download the 1.41 or revert to 1.33 patch unless you wanna get shoved into a meet grinder. Only reason why my…”
“Far Cry is one of my favorite game when i was kid back then so nostalgia, i remember that that time i was scared of Trigens and get one shot by them and i scream so hard that i died so many times very stunning and…”
“GOATED game! grew up playing it gave me nightmares and joy it has bugs and glitches, but it's worth playing it. it can get really difficult and frustrating https://youtu.be/4ZYOTgnsl9M I played the full game in one…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I love Tropical Islands in Old Graphics :D I've played Far Cry 3, 4 and 5 before this so I expected it would be like those games but this game had a more different experience for me than I thought, it was creepy. it…”
“I beat this just fine on realistic difficulty with the community patch. It was grueling, but I thoroughly enjoyed it as someone who loves difficult fps games that reward looking around for ammo and health packs/armor,…”
“A very fun shooter thanks to its large world which offers freedom in how you want to approach enemy encounters. The story and the protagonist are nothing to write home about and the later shift to sci-fi can feel pretty…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Easy is medium. Medium is Realisitc. Realisitc is testicular torsion Only play if you hate yourself. Also download the 1.41 or revert to 1.33 patch unless you wanna get shoved into a meet grinder. Only reason why my…”
“A very fun shooter thanks to its large world which offers freedom in how you want to approach enemy encounters. The story and the protagonist are nothing to write home about and the later shift to sci-fi can feel pretty…”
“The game is broken. We need a modern remaster.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“One of the most frustrating games you'll probably ever play. Not only is it hard, but its incredibly buggy. Getting aimbotted through tents and foliage, enemies spamming missile launchers with pinpoint accuracy from…”
“Normally, I don't skip games in a numbered order, but I may make an exception for this because: A: The stealth doesn't work for crap and enemies can shoot you through walls. B: There's a mod that supposedly fixes it,…”
“Overly difficult for no good reason. Janky, ridiculous AI that spots you through vegetation and in hiding places. Had to install a separate file to get it to run semi-decent in 64-bit. The main character is unbelievably…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“2026. Finished it again. Such a great game, awesome story, great atmosphere,.. Some NPC´s have a bit lousy AI but still golden. recommend this gem to anyone :)”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“Today marks 22 years since the release of this masterpiece. It's an incredibly comfy game.”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“First of all, this version of the game is broken - the enemies have aimbot on this patch for some weird reason, so you better go to the community hub and grab all the necessary fixes right away, it will save you some headache. I think this alone kinda justifies the red review,…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | FPS · Action · Classic · Shooter · Open World · First-Person · Singleplayer · Difficult · Stealth · Multiplayer · Adventure · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French |
| Official site | http://www.farcrygame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP (only) Processor: AMD Athlon™ 1 GHz or Pentium® III 1 GHz Memory: 256 MB Graphics: 64 MB DirectX® 9.0b-compliant graphics card (see supported list*) Sound: DirectX 9.0b compliant PCI card (Sound Blaster Audigy series recommended) DirectX: DirectX 9.0b or higher Hard Disk Space: 4 GB Multiplay: Broadband with 64 Kbps upstream (512 Kbps upstream to host 8 players) Mouse/Keyboard: Windows compatible mouse and keyboard required