Far Cry® New Dawn

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%2019

The verdict

A colorful, short Far Cry 5 follow-up with fun outpost gameplay but weak villains, a thin story and grindy RPG tiers. Skip it at full price or if you hate enemy health bars.

Great for

Far Cry 5 fans who want a short, colorful sequel with classic outpost gameplay, bought on sale

Main risk

Feels like a short, overpriced Far Cry 5 DLC with weak villains and grindy enemy tiers

What players love

Fun core Far Cry gameplay loop

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“story was dumb and the characters were annoying af, but the gameplay made me forget about it most of the time.”
Steam review · 31.4 h played ↗

“bad story and short amount of gamehours, but the gameplay is so addictive and fun, special enemies and special camps”
Steam review · 26.1 h played ↗

“The outposts are easily the best part. You can reset them and replay at higher difficulty for better rewards, which makes the game surprisingly addictive.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗

Vibrant, beautiful post-apocalyptic world

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“it delivered one of the most visually distinctive and refreshing post-apocalypses in modern gaming.”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗

“The "Super Bloom" makes the world pop with neon colors and stunning graphics that feel even more polished than the original.”
Steam review · 25.3 h played ↗

Good continuation of Far Cry 5's story

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“it wrapped up the narrative grumbles I felt about about Far Cry 5”
Steam review · 36.9 h played ↗

“If you finished Far Cry 5 and are puzzled by its ending, you should play this part; it's the logical conclusion.”
Steam review · translated · 41.3 h played ↗

Expeditions, perks and weapon progression

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“The RPG-style systems, perks, tiers, and straight up superpowers completely shake up the usual formula”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗

“great gear and lverl system, expeditions were so fun, genuinely best part of the game”
Steam review · 75.2 h played ↗

Short and compact, not overstretched

Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews

“Its short but sweet nothing seems to be overstretched.”
Steam review · 17.9 h played ↗

Runs well, even on handhelds

Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews

“Runs Well On the ROG ALLY Z1 E Highly Recommended Fun as Far Cry Go!”
Steam review · 33.6 h played ↗

What players complain about

Weak, forgettable villains and story

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“Main villians are the worst in the entire series and i can honestly say in my entire playthough I didnt have any care for them at all.”
Steam review · 35.9 h played ↗

“The antagonists are also not interesting at all.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗

Short DLC-sized content at full price

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“This game should have been a DLC for Far Cry 5, not a stand alone game.”
Steam review · 35 h played ↗

“This game should have been a DLC Of Far cry 5 and yet it is sold as a separate "complete" game.”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗

Enemy levels, health bars and bullet sponges

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“Landing a clean headshot only for it not to be a one shot kill completely kills the experience for me.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗

“Hitting a higher level enemy feels like a mosquito bite which is totally illogical.”
Steam review · 63.3 h played ↗

Repetitive grind and microtransactions

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“The first 90% is just grinding resources to upgrade your settlement, and you do that in the most repetitive mind-numbing way, clearing the exact same outposts multiple times.”
Steam review · 34 h played ↗

“The beginning is a HUGE slog unless you spend real money to unlock weapons hidden behind "crafting"”
Steam review · 55.5 h played ↗

Broken and buggy co-op

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“co op has a really bad game breaking bug where if you fast travel or have to restart a checkpoint player one gets stuck unable to move.”
Steam review · 20.7 h played ↗

“Multiplayer isn't working because of a ping limit”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗

Ubisoft Connect account and launcher problems

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews

“you're not actually buying a game on Steam—you're renting access through Ubisoft Connect.”
Steam review · 19.3 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 10 (64bit versions only)

ProcessorIntel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX 6350 @ 3.9 GHz

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) or AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB) or better

Storage30 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 10 (64bit versions only)

ProcessorIntel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290X (4GB) or better

Storage30 GB available space

OSWindows 10 (64bit versions only)

ProcessorIntel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX 6350 @ 3.9 GHz

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) or AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB) or better

Storage30 GB available space

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