Far Cry Primal
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2016
Platforms
Genres
- historical video game
- action-adventure game
- sandbox game*
- shooter game*
- stealth game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- M - Mature*
Series
- Far Cry
Engines
- Dunia 2
Localized titles
- Far Cry Primal
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Partial Controller Support*
Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Finnish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Norwegian*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Swedish*
- Traditional Chinese*
Community tags · historical
- Open World*
- Votes · historical
- 953*
- Survival*
- Votes · historical
- 808*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 617*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 592*
- Hunting*
- Votes · historical
- 590*
- First-Person*
- Votes · historical
- 538*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 516*
- Open World Survival Craft*
- Votes · historical
- 479*
- Crafting*
- Votes · historical
- 413*
- Exploration*
- Votes · historical
- 359*
- FPS*
- Votes · historical
- 324*
- Stealth*
- Votes · historical
- 318*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 300*
- Mature*
- Votes · historical
- 183*
- Shooter*
- Votes · historical
- 167*
- RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 147*
- Action RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 134*
- Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 69*
- Online Co-Op*
- Votes · historical
- 64*
- Sexual Content*
- Votes · historical
- 54*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 or equivalent*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon HD 5770 (1GB VRAM) or equivalent*
- Storage
- 20 GB available space*
- Conditions
- 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 only. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not officially supported. For the most up-to-date requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at . HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS AND A VALID UPLAY ACCOUNT REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE GAME AFTER INSTALLATION, TO AUTHENTICATE YOUR SYSTEM AND CONTINUE GAMEPLAY AFTER ANY RE-ACTIVATION, TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES AND TO UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. SUCH CONTENT MAY ONLY BE UNLOCKED ONE SINGLE TIME WITH A UNIQUE KEY. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 13 TO CREATE A UPLAY ACCOUNT WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. UBISOFT MAY CANCEL ACCESS TO ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC ONLINE FEATURES UPON 30-DAYS PRIOR NOTICE, PUBLISHED AT . Game contains Denuvo anti-tamper technology.*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i7-2600K | AMD FX-8350 or equivalent*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon R9 280X or equivalent*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Video memory
- 1 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 100*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Partial*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Ubisoft Toronto
- Ubisoft Kyiv
- Ubisoft Shanghai
- Ubisoft*
Publishers
- Ubisoft*
Release history
- 2016-02-23
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2016-03-01
- Date precision
- Exact date
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- 2016-03-01 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2016-03-01*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Feb 29, 2016*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 or equivalent*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon HD 5770 (1GB VRAM) or equivalent*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 4* GB
- Name
- Far Cry: Primal*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Intel Core i7-2600K | AMD FX-8350 or equivalent*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon R9 280X or equivalent*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 8* GB
- Release year
- 2,016*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 or equivalent*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon HD 5770 (1GB VRAM) or equivalent*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 4 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i7-2600K | AMD FX-8350 or equivalent*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon R9 280X or equivalent*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Ubisoft
- Ubisoft*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- M - Mature*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- sandbox game
- sandbox game*
- shooter game
- shooter game*
- stealth game
- stealth game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Ubisoft
- Ubisoft*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2016-03-01 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2016-03-01*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 34 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 55*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 257* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 1,090* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Developers
- Ubisoft*
- DLC count · historical
- 1*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 1000000 - 2000000*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 169* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 579* min
- Metacritic score
- 74*
- Name
- Far Cry® Primal*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 4,625*
- Peak ccu
- 235*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 28,267*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 4.49*
- Publishers
- Ubisoft*
- Recommendations
- 34,462*
- Store release date · historical
- Feb 29, 2016*
- Store age restriction · historical
- 17*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Finnish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Norwegian*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Swedish*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Game website · historical
- http://far-cry.ubisoft.com/primal/*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Partial Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support*
- Developers
- Ubisoft
- Ubisoft*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- Ubisoft
- Ubisoft*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Feb 29, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Finnish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Norwegian*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Swedish*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 195* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 1,061* min
- Ccu
- 235*
- Developer
- Ubisoft*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Historical US original list price
- 2,999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Finnish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Norwegian*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Swedish*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 201* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 655* min
- Name
- Far Cry Primal*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 4,625*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 28,267*
- Historical US price
- 2,999* US cents
- Publisher
- Ubisoft*
- Community tags · historical
- Open World*
- Survival*
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Hunting*
- First-Person*
- Singleplayer*
- Open World Survival Craft*
- Crafting*
- Exploration*
- FPS*
- Stealth*
- Atmospheric*
- Mature*
- Shooter*
- RPG*
- Action RPG*
- Strategy*
- Online Co-Op*
- Sexual Content*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Finnish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Norwegian*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Swedish*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Community tags · historical
- Open World
- Open World*
- Survival
- Survival*
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Hunting
- Hunting*
- First-Person
- First-Person*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Open World Survival Craft
- Open World Survival Craft*
- Crafting
- Crafting*
- Exploration
- Exploration*
- FPS
- FPS*
- Stealth
- Stealth*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Mature
- Mature*
- Shooter
- Shooter*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Action RPG
- Action RPG*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Online Co-Op
- Online Co-Op*
- Sexual Content
- Sexual Content*
- Tags votes
- Open World
- Votes · historical
- 953*
- Survival
- Votes · historical
- 808*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 617*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 592*
- Hunting
- Votes · historical
- 590*
- First-Person
- Votes · historical
- 538*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 516*
- Open World Survival Craft
- Votes · historical
- 479*
- Crafting
- Votes · historical
- 413*
- Exploration
- Votes · historical
- 359*
- FPS
- Votes · historical
- 324*
- Stealth
- Votes · historical
- 318*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 300*
- Mature
- Votes · historical
- 183*
- Shooter
- Votes · historical
- 167*
- RPG
- Votes · historical
- 147*
- Action RPG
- Votes · historical
- 134*
- Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 69*
- Online Co-Op
- Votes · historical
- 64*
- Sexual Content
- Votes · historical
- 54*
Specifications 5 · 26 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Developers
- Ubisoft*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Adventure*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Metacritic score
- 74*
- Name
- Far Cry® Primal*
- Windows requirements
- 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 only. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not officially supported. For the most up-to-date requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at . HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS AND A VALID UPLAY ACCOUNT REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE GAME AFTER INSTALLATION, TO AUTHENTICATE YOUR SYSTEM AND CONTINUE GAMEPLAY AFTER ANY RE-ACTIVATION, TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES AND TO UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. SUCH CONTENT MAY ONLY BE UNLOCKED ONE SINGLE TIME WITH A UNIQUE KEY. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 13 TO CREATE A UPLAY ACCOUNT WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. UBISOFT MAY CANCEL ACCESS TO ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC ONLINE FEATURES UPON 30-DAYS PRIOR NOTICE, PUBLISHED AT . Game contains Denuvo anti-tamper technology. *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $29.99*
- Publishers
- Ubisoft*
- Recommendations total
- 33,789*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Feb 29, 2016*
- Store age restriction · historical
- 17*
- Interface languages
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Partial Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support*
- Developers
- Ubisoft
- Ubisoft*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 or equivalent*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon HD 5770 (1GB VRAM) or equivalent*
- Storage
- 20 GB available space*
- Conditions
- 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 only. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not officially supported. For the most up-to-date requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at . HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS AND A VALID UPLAY ACCOUNT REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE GAME AFTER INSTALLATION, TO AUTHENTICATE YOUR SYSTEM AND CONTINUE GAMEPLAY AFTER ANY RE-ACTIVATION, TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES AND TO UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. SUCH CONTENT MAY ONLY BE UNLOCKED ONE SINGLE TIME WITH A UNIQUE KEY. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 13 TO CREATE A UPLAY ACCOUNT WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. UBISOFT MAY CANCEL ACCESS TO ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC ONLINE FEATURES UPON 30-DAYS PRIOR NOTICE, PUBLISHED AT . Game contains Denuvo anti-tamper technology.*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Ubisoft
- Ubisoft*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Feb 29, 2016*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Finnish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Norwegian*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Swedish*
- Traditional Chinese*
Specifications 6 · 20 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- partial*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- playable*
- Store genres
- Action|Adventure*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 1,358*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 100*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 8* GB
- Windows recommended video memory · 2026-06-27
- 1* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,016*
- Title
- Far Cry Primal*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Partial*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 100*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Video memory
- 1 GB*
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