Far Cry 3

Buy88%

Very Positive · 134k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Ubisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment, and Ubisoft Shanghai · Open World · Dec 4, 2012

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99−75%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
44
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
17
Full audio7 of 17
Subtitles4 of 17

Should I buy Far Cry 3?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 157 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 134k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are multiple side quests and challenges to keep you busy, lots of looting, and the storyline/graphics are mint considering this game is very very old.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But only if you're primarily interested in the story, because it's better than all subsequent games in the series.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat, Stealth and Leveling feels smooth and rewarding and there is lots of stuff to explore and do apart from the main story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As far as the game for others who might not know what it's about, it's a pretty lengthy open world game with beautiful graphics, though may feel repetitive for some.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere, tropical island setting, soundtrack, memorable characters, and especially Vaas make this game truly timeless.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay88 reviews
Story80 reviews
Combat29 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
25% still recommend
Optimization
26% still recommend
Performance
33% still recommend
Multiplayer
25% still recommend
Bugs
9% still recommend
Interface
22% still recommend
Difficulty
71% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$4.99$19.99−75%

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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