Nostalgic classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Bloody love this game. Been playing it for over 20 years now and it still stands up.”
Steam review · 48 h played ↗
Far Cry®
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Crytek Studios2008FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A groundbreaking-for-2004 tropical shooter with great level design and tactics, but brutal, broken-feeling AI and no manual saves. Skip it if you hate unfair difficulty or tinkering with fixes.
Great for
Nostalgic fans of old-school hard shooters who enjoy open-ended levels and don't mind installing community fixes
Main risk
Enemies that see and shoot through tents and walls make difficulty feel unfair, and the Steam build needs fixes.
What players love
Beautiful graphics and water for its age
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The foliage in this game from 2004 looks better than modern AAA games from 2025.”
Steam review · 21.5 h played ↗
Challenging, rewarding tactical difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“No hand holding, just raw physical action and a willingness to think outside the box from time to time.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Open-ended level design with many approaches
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The level design is never mentioned in reviews, but it is something extraordinary.”
Steam review · 35.6 h played ↗
Cheesy, charming story and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“the plot and performance of the characters, especially Jack Carver is super goofy but in a fun, charming way.”
Steam review · 14.6 h played ↗
Punchy, satisfying gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The gunplay feels very punchy and satisfying”
Steam review · 21.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Enemies shoot and see through tents and walls
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Enemies can see and shoot straight through tents and canvas like they have built-in wallhacks.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Outdated, clunky design and weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“great back then, simply terribly outdated today - sadly”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Broken Steam version needs community fixes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Only reason why my review is negative is cus the steam version is just broken.”
Steam review · 18.8 h played ↗
Unfairly hard even on easy
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Despite playing on the easiest difficulty, I have never experienced a game so difficult and frustrating in my life.”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Bullet-sponge mutants and frustrating bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“these ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ are literal bullet sponges and may still be kickin' after devouring an entire M4 mag”
Steam review · 49.8 h played ↗
No quicksave and sparse checkpoints
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“If the game had a quickserve and quickload, I would love it.”
Steam review · 952.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable4 GB
Minimum
ProcessorAMD Athlon™ 1 GHz or Pentium® III 1 GHz
Memory256 MB
Graphics64 MB DirectX® 9.0b-compliant graphics card (see supported list*)
Storage4 GB
Recommended
ProcessorAMD Athlon 2-3 GHz or Pentium 4 2-3 GHz
Memory512-1024 MB
Graphics128 MB GeForce™ 4 128 MB to GeForce FX 5950; ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT
ProcessorAMD Athlon™ 1 GHz or Pentium® III 1 GHz
Memory256 MB
Graphics64 MB DirectX® 9.0b-compliant graphics card (see supported list*)
Storage4 GB
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