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Far Cry® 2

Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft · 2008-10-22

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Action

Franchise: Far Cry · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 24, 2008 (Xbox 360), Oct 23, 2008 (PlayStation 3), Oct 21, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...

Far Cry® 2 is an Action game released in 2008, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive (76% of 18,766 reviews).

75
playing now
76%
positive of 19k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,341
twitch viewers (latest)
2341.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
58/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (560 ratings)
86
Nexus mods (294k downloads)
19h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 16h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

75 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Far Cry 2 is a 2008 first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A top-down shooter version for mobile phones was developed and published by Gameloft. It is the second mainline entry in the Far Cry series. Set in a fictional African country engulfed in civil war, the storyline follows a mercenary who is assigned to kill the Jackal, a weapons dealer inflaming the conflict. The player navigates the open world, completing missions for factions and allies called Buddies while managing their health and equipment. A competitive multiplayer mode allows players to fight in teams or as individuals.

Trailer

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 75 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,229 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~154/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,780 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 751k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,766 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2012-12-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 55 of 88 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25825820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 42 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

212392026-09-15 12:00 — 69 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 86 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 55 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 117 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 212 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 87 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 83 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 144 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 112 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 142 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 142 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 113 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 102 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 91 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 188 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 127 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 57 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 98 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 136 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 88 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 76 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 121 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 75 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31661Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 274 · peak 944Dec 2012 — avg 229 · peak 933May 2013 — avg 96 · peak 219Oct 2013 — avg 62 · peak 140Mar 2014 — avg 117 · peak 364Aug 2014 — avg 104 · peak 210Jan 2015 — avg 202 · peak 523Jun 2015 — avg 118 · peak 294Nov 2015 — avg 94 · peak 204Apr 2016 — avg 84 · peak 186Sep 2016 — avg 92 · peak 209Feb 2017 — avg 75 · peak 155Jul 2017 — avg 92 · peak 226Dec 2017 — avg 87 · peak 233May 2018 — avg 148 · peak 379Oct 2018 — avg 69 · peak 152Mar 2019 — avg 97 · peak 270Aug 2019 — avg 61 · peak 132Jan 2020 — avg 75 · peak 157Jun 2020 — avg 112 · peak 206Nov 2020 — avg 108 · peak 229Apr 2021 — avg 99 · peak 188Sep 2021 — avg 78 · peak 147Feb 2022 — avg 94 · peak 187Jul 2022 — avg 93 · peak 198Dec 2022 — avg 90 · peak 190May 2023 — avg 80 · peak 184Oct 2023 — avg 78 · peak 157Mar 2024 — avg 96 · peak 209Aug 2024 — avg 94 · peak 261Jan 2025 — avg 92 · peak 184Jun 2025 — avg 83 · peak 227Nov 2025 — avg 87 · peak 186Apr 2026 — avg 77 · peak 153Aug 2026 — avg 77 · peak 141
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.62$2.482015-01-012026-09-302015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-04-02 — best price $2.502015-06-16 — best price $5.992015-09-11 — best price $9.992016-04-26 — best price $9.992016-12-22 — best price $3.392017-07-05 — best price $9.992017-12-11 — best price $11.642018-04-20 — best price $4.112018-08-28 — best price $3.992018-12-06 — best price $3.992019-04-08 — best price $11.222019-08-06 — best price $4.002019-12-01 — best price $3.992020-01-31 — best price $9.992020-03-31 — best price $8.992020-06-15 — best price $3.992020-09-10 — best price $2.992020-12-28 — best price $9.992021-04-22 — best price $9.992021-07-30 — best price $2.992021-12-12 — best price $9.992022-02-28 — best price $9.992022-07-04 — best price $2.992022-11-10 — best price $2.992023-03-02 — best price $2.992023-06-05 — best price $2.992023-10-03 — best price $8.992024-01-18 — best price $2.992024-04-30 — best price $9.992024-08-08 — best price $3.002024-12-12 — best price $2.992025-04-08 — best price $9.992025-07-25 — best price $2.512025-10-23 — best price $2.992026-01-20 — best price $3.002026-04-03 — best price $2.992026-06-25 — best price $2.992026-09-25 — best price $2.882026-09-30 — best price $2.88
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4122022026-06-01 — 225 pageviews2026-06-05 — 226 pageviews2026-06-09 — 234 pageviews2026-06-13 — 202 pageviews2026-06-17 — 246 pageviews2026-06-21 — 287 pageviews2026-06-25 — 294 pageviews2026-06-29 — 330 pageviews2026-07-03 — 298 pageviews2026-07-07 — 298 pageviews2026-07-11 — 282 pageviews2026-07-15 — 384 pageviews2026-07-19 — 313 pageviews2026-07-23 — 270 pageviews2026-07-27 — 321 pageviews2026-07-31 — 289 pageviews2026-08-04 — 250 pageviews2026-08-08 — 258 pageviews2026-08-12 — 276 pageviews2026-08-16 — 293 pageviews2026-08-20 — 256 pageviews2026-08-24 — 412 pageviews2026-08-28 — 268 pageviews2026-09-01 — 295 pageviews2026-09-05 — 277 pageviews2026-09-09 — 335 pageviews2026-09-13 — 364 pageviews2026-09-17 — 278 pageviews2026-09-21 — 295 pageviews2026-09-25 — 267 pageviews2026-09-29 — 296 pageviews2026-10-03 — 284 pageviews2026-10-07 — 307 pageviews2026-10-11 — 258 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSActionSandboxShooterStealthSurvivalAdventureRealisticOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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