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Far Cry® 6 cover art

Far Cry® 6

Ubisoft Toronto · Ubisoft · 2023-05-11

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ActionAdventure

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

Releases: Oct 07, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 07, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 07, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Oct 07, 2021 (Google Stadia), Oct 07, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Oct 07, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Lead the revolution in this first-person open world guerrilla shooter. Fight with improvised weapons, travel however you can, and build your rebel network to take down Castillo's regime.

828
playing now
71%
positive of 35k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
59
twitch viewers (latest)
82/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (250 ratings)
36h
to beat · rushed 30h · completionist 54h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

828 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Far Cry 6 is a 2021 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft. It is the sixth main installment in the Far Cry series and the successor to 2018's Far Cry 5. The game is set on the fictional Caribbean island of Yara, ruled as a dictatorship by "El Presidente" Antón Castillo, who is raising his son Diego to follow in his rule. Players take on the role of guerrilla fighter Dani Rojas, attempting to topple Castillo and his regime. Gameplay focuses on combat and exploration; players battle enemy soldiers and dangerous wildlife using a wide array of weapons and gadgets. The game features numerous elements commonly found in role-playing games, such as a leveling-up system and side quests. It also features a cooperative multiplayer mode.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 828 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,943 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~618/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 706k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 35,275 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$59.99
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.00 at Ubisoft Store (2024-07-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 72 of 113 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.5k3.5k20232026Week of 2023-05-01: 3,532 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,636 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,049 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 542 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,137 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 525 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 568 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 318 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 247 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,657 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 375 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 764 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 312 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 706 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 248 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 231 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 650 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 264 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 703 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 305 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 524 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 264 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 227 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 710 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 283 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 187 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 220 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 422 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 182 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 604 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 269 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 702 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 268 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 45 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.0k5402026-08-06 22:00 — 708 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 568 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 1,246 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 780 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 719 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 1,414 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 899 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 765 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 1,635 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 828 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 605 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 1,249 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 691 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 590 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 1,273 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 817 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 752 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 1,992 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 1,707 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 870 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 1,575 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 1,650 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 899 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1,744 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 1,618 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 686 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 989 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 1,490 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 828 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$6.002020-07-122026-08-262020-07-12 — best price $59.992022-03-03 — best price $38.992022-06-17 — best price $59.992022-10-08 — best price $20.152022-11-20 — best price $59.992022-12-19 — best price $17.612023-01-06 — best price $59.992023-02-15 — best price $59.992023-03-16 — best price $59.992023-04-13 — best price $13.192023-05-07 — best price $13.502023-06-06 — best price $13.322023-07-10 — best price $50.392023-07-31 — best price $50.392023-09-11 — best price $12.902023-10-16 — best price $13.792023-11-20 — best price $53.542023-12-22 — best price $14.992024-01-29 — best price $13.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-04-30 — best price $59.992024-06-27 — best price $11.992024-08-28 — best price $59.992024-10-22 — best price $15.002024-12-04 — best price $59.992025-01-27 — best price $11.462025-03-20 — best price $59.992025-05-09 — best price $14.992025-07-16 — best price $14.992025-09-02 — best price $10.802025-10-23 — best price $11.992025-11-28 — best price $9.172026-01-05 — best price $44.992026-02-02 — best price $11.462026-03-12 — best price $59.992026-04-16 — best price $59.992026-05-28 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $59.992026-08-12 — best price $14.992026-08-26 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8855262026-05-30 — 530 pageviews2026-06-02 — 619 pageviews2026-06-05 — 652 pageviews2026-06-08 — 582 pageviews2026-06-11 — 629 pageviews2026-06-14 — 668 pageviews2026-06-17 — 576 pageviews2026-06-20 — 676 pageviews2026-06-23 — 604 pageviews2026-06-26 — 768 pageviews2026-06-29 — 743 pageviews2026-07-02 — 636 pageviews2026-07-05 — 724 pageviews2026-07-08 — 658 pageviews2026-07-11 — 645 pageviews2026-07-14 — 686 pageviews2026-07-17 — 587 pageviews2026-07-20 — 621 pageviews2026-07-23 — 574 pageviews2026-07-26 — 651 pageviews2026-07-29 — 740 pageviews2026-08-01 — 703 pageviews2026-08-04 — 621 pageviews2026-08-07 — 648 pageviews2026-08-10 — 554 pageviews2026-08-13 — 644 pageviews2026-08-16 — 807 pageviews2026-08-19 — 625 pageviews2026-08-22 — 628 pageviews2026-08-25 — 624 pageviews2026-08-26 — 586 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

14402026-08-26 19:15 — 82 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 63 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 144 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 32 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 114 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 87 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 58 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 54 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 59 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
52.4%
earned "Yo Soy Dani Rojas"
7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsCaptions availableIn-App PurchasesDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support8 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America…

Where its players are

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

Player tags

3DFPSCo-opActionCombatShooterAdventureOpen WorldExplorationMultiplayer

Census log

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

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