Gripping story and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“That contrast between paradise and madness gives Far Cry 3 such a unique identity and atmosphere.”
Steam review · 42.7 h played ↗
Far Cry 3
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Ubisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment, and Ubisoft Shanghai2012FPS · Action · Adventure
The verdict
A classic open-world shooter with a legendary villain, a great island and flexible stealth or chaos play. On modern PCs it crashes often and forces an Ubisoft Connect login, so skip it if you hate troubleshooting.
Great for
Open-world shooter fans who want a memorable villain and story, and will tinker with fixes
Main risk
Constant crashes and Ubisoft Connect login problems may stop you from playing at all
What changed in the last 30 days
162 recent reviews
Many recent negative reviews describe crashes when loading saves or starting the story, plus Ubisoft Connect login lockouts. This seems tied to the Windows/Ubisoft setup, but the sample can't pinpoint a single update.
162 recent reviews
What players love
Vaas and strong villains
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“One of the biggest highlights is definitely Vaas. His character, personality, and unforgettable dialogue make him one of the best villains in gaming.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Beautiful, lively island that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It could have come out yesterday, It looks and plays that good.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Fun, flexible stealth or chaos gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I especially love how you can approach enemy camps however you want — stealthily, with a sniper rifle, or by simply causing complete chaos.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Frequent crashes on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“it crashes every single time it has to load something. You die? it crashes, want to fast travel? it crashes”
Steam review · 32.2 h played ↗
Forced Ubisoft Connect login problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“I spent more time dealing with Ubisoft Connect than actually playing the game.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Needs third-party fixes to run
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“you shouldnt have to spend hours figuring how to make a game on Steam work properly after buying.”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Dead multiplayer and dated design
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“In 2013 it may have been a masterpiece, but now it's super boring in both story and gameplay.”
Steam review · translated · 8.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista
ProcessorIntel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0)
Storage15 GB HD space
Recommended
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0)
Storage15 GB HD space
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista
ProcessorIntel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0)
Storage15 GB HD space
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