Far Cry 2

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• first-person shooter

• sandbox game^*

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  16^*

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  16^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Far Cry

Engines

• Dunia

Localized titles

• Far Cry 2

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  481^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  440^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  335^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  243^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  221^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  213^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  203^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  151^*

• Realistic^*

  Votes · historical

  139^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  133^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  132^*

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  124^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  111^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  104^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  72^*

• Level Editor^*

  Votes · historical

  71^*

• Immersive Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  69^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  57^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  54^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  53^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  Pentium 4 3.2 Ghz, Pentium D 2.66 Ghz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or better^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  256 MB, Shader Model 3 required, NVidia 6800 or ATI X1650 or better*^*

  Storage

  3.5 GB (Multiple saves and user created maps will increase the amount of needed hard disk space.) *Supported Video cards: NVidia 6800, NVidia 7000 series, 8000 series, 9000 series, 200 series. 8800M and 8700M supported for laptops. ATI X1650 – 1950 series , HD2000 series , HD3000 series , HD4000 series^*

  Conditions

  Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista (64 is supported)^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  512 MB, NVidia 8600 GTS or better, ATI X1900 or better*^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core 2 Duo Family, AMD 64 X2 5200+, AMD Phenom or better^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  116^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Ubisoft Montreal^*

Publishers

• Ubisoft^*
• Ubisoft Entertainment^*

• 2008-10-21

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2008-10-21 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2008-10-21^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2008-10-21 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2008-10-21^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Oct 22, 2008^*

Detailed specifications