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Far Cry® 5 cover art

Far Cry® 5

Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft · 2018-03-26

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Far Cry · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 03, 2020 (Google Stadia), Mar 26, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 27, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Mar 27, 2018 (Xbox One), Mar 16, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Mar 16, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Fight a fanatical cult in this open world FPS. Engage in intense combat, free hostile territory, recruit loyal followers and animal allies, and liberate Hope County solo or in full 2-player co-op.

1,821
playing now
81%
positive of 188k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
37
twitch viewers (latest)
84/100
critic score (18 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (858 ratings)
82/100
opencritic · strong · 80% recommend
33h
to beat · rushed 16h · completionist 68h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.99
steam price (US)

1,821 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Far Cry 5 is a 2018 first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the successor to 2014's Far Cry 4, and the fifth main installment in the Far Cry series. Set in Hope County, a fictional region of Montana, United States, the game revolves around the Project at Eden's Gate, a doomsday cult that has taken over the county under the command of its charismatic and powerful leader, Joseph Seed. Players control an unnamed junior deputy sheriff who becomes trapped in Hope County and must work alongside various resistance factions to liberate the region from the despotic rule of the Seeds and Eden's Gate. Gameplay focuses on combat and exploration; players battle enemy soldiers and dangerous wildlife using a wide array of weapons. The game features many elements found in role-playing games, such as a branching storyline and side quests. The game also features a map editor, a co-operative multiplayer mode, and a competitive multiplayer mode.

Trailer

Far Cry® 5 trailer thumbnail

Far Cry 5: Official Announce Trailer | Ubisoft [NA]

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,821 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9,917 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,240/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.7M–11M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 188,220 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Humble Store$8.99-85%
Steam$8.99-85%
Uplay$9.00-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.00 at Ubisoft Store (2024-09-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 85 of 126 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.7k5.7k20182026Week of 2018-03-01: 5,361 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1,834 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5,516 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2,891 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1,082 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 696 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 716 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 564 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 420 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 318 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 239 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,828 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 432 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 699 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 386 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1,182 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 627 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 288 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 223 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,123 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,422 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,917 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 264 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,945 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 422 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2,424 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 389 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2,424 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 565 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3,604 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 687 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,672 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 323 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,736 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 359 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,259 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5,735 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,228 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,990 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 489 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,091 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,237 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,901 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 443 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2,871 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 466 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3,397 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 575 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,709 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 283 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,603 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 458 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,571 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 294 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,602 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3,267 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 609 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3,805 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 759 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4,113 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 914 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,386 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 307 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,352 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 279 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,623 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 241 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,311 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 402 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,910 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 330 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,888 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 354 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,355 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 663 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 907 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,092 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 250 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 806 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 702 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 726 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,332 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,099 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 269 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,023 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2,203 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 562 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,626 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 317 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,014 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 761 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,732 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 332 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 972 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 227 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,122 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 229 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 785 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,897 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 301 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,791 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 392 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,198 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,211 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,042 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 817 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 949 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,726 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 377 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,226 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 271 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 870 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 835 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,113 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 230 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,104 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 464 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,654 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 341 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 810 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3,083 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 746 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,322 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 295 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 828 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 823 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 243 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,086 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 949 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 715 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 933 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 829 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,173 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 239 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,300 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 712 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,572 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 345 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 701 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 952 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 726 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,076 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 246 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 64 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.1k9532026-08-06 21:00 — 1,827 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 989 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 1,780 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 1,915 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,267 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 2,141 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,187 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 1,289 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 2,435 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 2,296 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,036 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 1,898 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 1,797 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 953 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 1,781 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 2,491 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,512 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,322 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 5,069 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 1,935 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,610 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 3,521 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 1,997 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 2,532 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 2,734 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 1,610 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,571 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,697 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 1,821 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$0.002017-05-262026-08-262017-05-26 — best price $59.992018-06-14 — best price $44.992018-09-19 — best price $59.992018-12-08 — best price $59.992019-02-18 — best price $58.012019-05-15 — best price $59.992019-07-11 — best price $18.592019-09-19 — best price $59.992019-12-14 — best price $53.992020-02-10 — best price $11.992020-03-31 — best price $53.992020-06-01 — best price $53.992020-08-06 — best price $56.392020-10-04 — best price $59.992020-12-01 — best price $53.542021-02-03 — best price $59.992021-04-12 — best price $53.542021-06-30 — best price $59.992021-10-03 — best price $59.992021-12-20 — best price $59.992022-03-21 — best price $11.392022-05-23 — best price $8.802022-08-22 — best price $52.682022-12-01 — best price $52.792023-02-20 — best price $53.992023-05-08 — best price $53.992023-08-14 — best price $10.322023-11-28 — best price $59.992024-02-29 — best price $59.992024-07-15 — best price $5.992024-11-21 — best price $11.992025-03-17 — best price $10.562025-07-24 — best price $59.992025-10-28 — best price $59.992026-01-26 — best price $8.102026-04-21 — best price $59.992026-07-31 — best price $6.992026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8254492026-05-29 — 499 pageviews2026-06-01 — 701 pageviews2026-06-04 — 500 pageviews2026-06-07 — 609 pageviews2026-06-10 — 484 pageviews2026-06-13 — 525 pageviews2026-06-16 — 558 pageviews2026-06-19 — 583 pageviews2026-06-22 — 645 pageviews2026-06-25 — 568 pageviews2026-06-28 — 825 pageviews2026-07-01 — 665 pageviews2026-07-04 — 588 pageviews2026-07-07 — 638 pageviews2026-07-10 — 559 pageviews2026-07-13 — 647 pageviews2026-07-16 — 608 pageviews2026-07-19 — 617 pageviews2026-07-22 — 548 pageviews2026-07-25 — 566 pageviews2026-07-28 — 649 pageviews2026-07-31 — 492 pageviews2026-08-03 — 641 pageviews2026-08-06 — 582 pageviews2026-08-09 — 702 pageviews2026-08-12 — 735 pageviews2026-08-15 — 667 pageviews2026-08-18 — 619 pageviews2026-08-21 — 655 pageviews2026-08-24 — 604 pageviews2026-08-26 — 538 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

10432026-08-26 19:15 — 10 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 37 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
28.5%
earned "The Spark"
8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableIn-App PurchasesPartial Controller SupportIncludes level editor5 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil…

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSCo-opActionAmericaHuntingShooterStealthAdventureRealisticOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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