Far Cry® Primal

Buy86%

Very Positive · 42k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Ubisoft · Open World · Mar 1, 2016

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
55
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
19
Full audio0 of 19
Subtitles19 of 19

Should I buy Far Cry® Primal?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 132 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 42k 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
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
132 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Instead, you're fighting with clubs, spears, bows, and traps, taming wild animals to fight alongside you, and navigating the world with a grappling hook that feels right at home in this setting.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, even without the 100% ribbon, the journey through the main story and the vast majority of the side content was immensely rewarding.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Weapons are obviously a bit limited by the setting but the spear was very satisfying and the bow was pretty good.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics hold up pretty well despite the poor effort in landscaping.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Amazing optimization (on my PC I get 220-280 fps in 4K Ultra settings without DLSS and Frame Generator)
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is very well done and helps further enhance the immersion into the prehistoric world.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay132 reviews
Story102 reviews
Combat68 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Performance12 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
75% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
81% still recommend
Interface
77% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

9 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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