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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

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,...

73
playing now
76%
positive of 19k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
58/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (560 ratings)
19h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 16h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

73 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 73 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 8% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 749k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,717 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 47 of 85 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

137372026-08-06 21:00 — 88 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 87 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 99 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 58 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 100 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 122 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 56 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 123 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 118 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 103 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 97 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 86 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 86 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 38 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 94 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 123 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 52 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 69 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 101 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 55 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 88 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 127 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 65 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 52 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 104 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 73 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.62$2.482015-01-012026-08-142015-01-01 — 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 $2.992026-08-14 — best price $3.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

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

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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