Games like Far Cry®
If Far Cry® is your kind of game, the closest matches are Far Cry® 2, Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon and Far Cry 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its enemies have hawkeye vision, challenging and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Far Cry is a 2008 first-person tactical shooter with stealth elements developed by Crytek Studios, set on a tropical island. Players assume the role of mariner Jack Carver navigating a hostile environment. The game emphasizes deliberate tactical gameplay through mechanics like stealth-crawling, prone positioning, a leaning mechanic, and semi-automatic fire, while enemies feature heightened awareness that forces careful approach planning. Players describe the experience as tense and immersive, with crawling through dense foliage feeling realistic and tactical options being welcomed. Reviewers highlight that prone positioning and semi-automatic fire become necessary for survival. The absence of quick-save adds to the challenging difficulty. Released at $9.99, it supports solo-only play and runs at a playable level on Steam Deck. It holds a 77% positive rating from 4,707 Steam reviews.
About Far Cry®: A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
Players who liked Far Cry® also play
Steam players who put hours into Far Cry® also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Far Cry® 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Far Cry®.
Top pick for Far Cry® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Far Cry® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.
Far Cry 3
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Far Cry®.
Third-strongest match for Far Cry® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Discover the dark secrets of a lawless island ruled by violence and take the fight to the enemy as you try to escape. You’ll need more than luck to escape alive!
Crysis
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Far Cry®.
Ranked #4 for Far Cry® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Adapt to Survive An epic story thrusts players into an ever-changing environment, forcing them to adapt their tactics and approach to conquer battlefields ranging from newly frozen jungle to zero-gravity alien environments. Suit up! A high-tech Nanosuit allows gamers to augment their abilities in real time on the battlefield.
Crysis Warhead®
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Far Cry®.
Ranked #5 for Far Cry® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.
Metro Exodus
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Far Cry®.
Ranked #6 for Far Cry® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Far Cry® 4
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Far Cry® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Hidden in the towering Himalayas lies Kyrat, a country steeped in tradition and violence. You are Ajay Ghale. Traveling to Kyrat to fulfill your mother’s dying wish, you find yourself caught up in a civil war to overthrow the oppressive regime of dictator Pagan Min.
Call of Juarez
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Far Cry®.
Ranked #8 for Far Cry® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Call of Juarez is an epic adventure western themed FPS game. The player alternately assumes the roles of two distinct, antagonistic characters: a sneaking fugitive Billy and his hunter the reverend Ray.
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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Far Cry® cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
The Saboteur™
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Far Cry®.
Reviewers of Far Cry® cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
This open-world action thriller takes you through the seedy streets of Paris as you seek to undermine the German authority and lead a rebellion. Fight across rooftops and through dangerous alleys, and operate a wide variety of vehicles as you navigate your terrain.
RAGE 2
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Far Cry®.
Reviewers of Far Cry® cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.
Dying Light
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Far Cry®.
Reviewers of Far Cry® cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Homefront®: The Revolution
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Far Cry®.
Reviewers of Far Cry® cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Homefront®: The Revolution is an open-world first person shooter where you must lead the Resistance movement in guerrilla warfare against a superior military force.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Far Cry®.
Reviewers of Far Cry® cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Far Cry®.
Reviewers of Far Cry® cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
In this action-adventure game, set sail for Ancient Greece to alter its fate. Fight in visceral battles on land and sea, shape your destiny from outcast to legend, and uncover secrets of your past.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Far Cry® at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Far Cry® on Steam right now. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Far Cry® on Steam right now. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Far Cry® on Steam right now. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Far Cry® on Steam right now. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Far Cry® on Steam right now. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Far Cry® on Steam right now. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Far Cry® on Steam right now. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Far Cry® on Steam right now. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Far Cry®
- Does Far Cry® run on Steam Deck?
- Far Cry® is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Far Cry® cost?
- Far Cry® is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Far Cry®?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Far Cry® are Far Cry® 2, Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon, Far Cry 3.
- Who developed Far Cry®?
- Far Cry® was developed by Crytek Studios and published by Ubisoft.
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