Far Cry 6
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft Toronto | |
Ubisoft Montreal | |
Ubisoft Berlin | |
Ubisoft Philippines | |
Ubisoft Bucharest | |
Ubisoft Pune | |
Ubisoft Odesa | |
Ubisoft Winnipeg | |
Ubisoft Montpellier | |
Ubisoft Quebec | |
Ubisoft Shanghai | |
Windows | Ubisoft Kyiv[1] |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Dunia 2[2] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 7, 2021 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 74 |
OpenCritic | 77 |
IGDB | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | Currency |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Open world |
Series | Far Cry |
Far Cry | |
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Far Cry | 2004 |
Far Cry 2 | 2008 |
Far Cry 3 | 2012 |
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon | 2013 |
Far Cry 4 | 2014 |
Far Cry Primal | 2016 |
Far Cry 5 | 2018 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 2019 |
Far Cry 6 | 2021 |
Far Cry 6 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person open world game in the Far Cry series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Epic Games Store | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition and Game of the Year Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available. | |||
Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition and Game of the Year Edition also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition and Game of the Year Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition and Game of the Year Edition also available. | |||
Microsoft Store | Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition and Game of the Year Edition also available. | |||
Ubisoft Store | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition and Game of the Year Edition also available. Game of the Year Edition included with Ubisoft+. |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect, Denuvo Anti-Tamper, and VMProtect DRM.
Free demo
- A free demo with the Isla Santuario region and the first seven missions of the game is available. Progression carries to the full game.[3]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
Buccaneer Starter Pack | ||
Vaas - Insanity | ||
Pagan - Control | ||
Joseph - Collapse | ||
Lost Between Worlds |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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Currency | Currency packs of Far Cry Credits used for purchases in the in-game store. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Far Cry 6\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2369390/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Ubisoft Connect | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\5266\ |
Steam | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\920\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2369390/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | [4] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Cutscenes are pillarboxed. See this tool created by community member Rose to unlock FOV and enable ultrawide for cutscenes. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 60° to 120° horizontal in 16:9. See this tool created by community member Rose to remove the ultrawide and action FOV limit of 81. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA, SMAA and SSAA via Render Scale setting. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | FSR 1.0 |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Cutscenes are interpolated at 30 fps | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Windows HDR must be enabled. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) | Supports ray traced shadows and reflections.[1] | ||
Color blind mode | [1] |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | When using the camera, "Place Waypoint" is hardcoded to right mouse button. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Look sensitivity and aiming sensitivity. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Referred to as Invert Vertical Look. Options also present to invert horizontal look and both axes in third person.[1] |
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Controller | ||
Controller support | [4] | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | [1] | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration | Rumble only on Xbox controllers. |
PlayStation controllers | DualShock 4, DualSense |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | Works with wired only. | |
DualSense haptic feedback support | Works with wired only. | |
Connection modes | Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) |
Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [4] |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | 7.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | [1] | |
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Thai |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | Co-op |
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Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | Co-op | |
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting |
Ports
- No port information; you can edit this page to add it.
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | FullVR Official Profile, see vorpx forum for introduction |
Devices | |||
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Tobii Eye Tracking |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok |
Mods
Libertad Mod
- Adds unused and E3 content, multiple QoLs (such as FOV modifier and removing startup videos), improvements over vanilla game and much more.
- Every change in the mod is optional and can be chosen individually.
- Requires the Far Cry Mod Installer.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 (21H1) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4460 3.1 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz |
Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB (Dual-channel) | 16 GB (Dual-channel) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 GB HDD | 60 GB SSD/180 GB SSD all DLC's |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon RX 460 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 8 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- Requirements listed are for 1080p resolutions. Additional requirements for ray tracing, 1440p, and 4K resolutions are listed on the Ubisoft website.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2369390) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ubisoft - Far Cry 6: PC Features Overview Trailer - last accessed on 2021-09-03
- "Ubisoft Kyiv is developing the PC version of Far Cry 6, in collaboration with teams in Toronto and Montreal."
- ↑ Digital Foundry - Far Cry 6 tech review: it looks good and runs well - but needs extra polish - last accessed on 2021-10-11
- "The venerable Dunia engine returns once again for the sixth mainline entry in the Far Cry franchise - and there's a certain sense of a series returning to its roots."
- ↑ Far Cry 6 Free Trial - last accessed on 2023-05-17
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ubisoft - Far Cry 6 PC Specs Revealed - last accessed on 2021-09-03