Far Cry

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• Windows · Far Cry^*
• PlayStation 3 · Far Cry^*
• Xbox 360 · Far Cry^*

Genres

• first-person shooter

• science fiction video game

• First-person shooter · Far Cry^*
• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

• Single-player · Far Cry^*
• multiplayer · Far Cry^*

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  8^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Far Cry

• Far Cry · Far Cry^*

Engines

• CryEngine 1 (PC) · Far Cry^*
• Dunia Engine 2 (Classic) · Far Cry^*

Localized titles

• Far Cry

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*

Community tags · historical

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  356^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  273^*

• Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  234^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  177^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  161^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  156^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  153^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  143^*

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  132^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  123^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  106^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  86^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  56^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  55^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  48^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  41^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  25^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  24^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  18^*

• Zombies^*

  Votes · historical

  10^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  AMD Athlon™ 1 GHz or Pentium® III 1 GHz^*

  Memory

  256 MB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  64 MB DirectX® 9.0b-compliant graphics card (see supported list*) Sound: DirectX 9.0b compliant PCI card (Sound Blaster Audigy series recommended)^*

  Graphics API

  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^*

  Conditions

  Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP (only)^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  512 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  AMD Athlon 2-3 GHz or Pentium 4 2-3 GHz^*

  Graphics alternatives

  128 MB GeForce™ 4 128 MB to GeForce FX 5950; ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT^*

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

  65^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Crytek Studios^*
• Crytek · Far Cry^*

Publishers

• Buka Entertainment
• Ubisoft^*
• Ubisoft · Far Cry^*
• Ubisoft Entertainment^*

• 2004-03-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2004-03-22 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2004-03-22^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Apr 1, 2008^*

Detailed specifications