Far Cry 6

Far Cry
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

Official forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
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
Season Pass
Buccaneer Starter Pack
Vaas - Insanity
Pagan - Control
Joseph - Collapse
Lost Between Worlds

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Currency	Currency packs of Far Cry Credits used for purchases in the in-game store.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
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
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
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
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
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]

Video settings.
Graphics settings (1/2).
Graphics settings (2/2).
Advanced Graphics settings.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
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]
Controller
Controller support		^[4]
Full controller support
Controller remapping		^[1]
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration		Rumble only on Xbox controllers.

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense
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.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		^[4]

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions		^[1]
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
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
Local play
LAN play
Online play		Co-op
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
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
vorpX		FullVR Official Profile, see vorpx forum for introduction

Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
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
	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

[Proton_path_note-4] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (2369390) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[trailer-1] 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."

[2] 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."

[3] Far Cry 6 Free Trial - last accessed on 2023-05-17

[specs-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Ubisoft - Far Cry 6 PC Specs Revealed - last accessed on 2021-09-03

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Developers

	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