Far Cry® 2

Ubisoft Montreal / Oct 22, 2008 / Action

windows
Steam Deck Playable

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That's more people than live in the Pitcairn Islands.

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,...

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Far Cry 2 PC: 50% off today

2009-03-26

Hi, Far Cry 2 is 50% cheaper today to purchase in case you have not the game already: http://store.steampowered.com/message/18154244152029857/ And the Fortunes Pack DLC is as well available on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/21960/ Best regards, The Far Cry 2 team

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What players say

Mostly Positive

78% positive, 10,253 reviews

Recommended3 hrs played

I was born in South Africa in 2002, so this game is basically a documentary of my early childhood. 11/10.

74 found this helpful, 2025-11-20

Not recommended28 hrs played

Ubisoft sells this for 10 € but it's no more supported by modern PCs and they don't even patch it. Todo list to manage to use it on modern PC: – Alt+Enter to go full screen – Apply your video settings but you'll need to limit FPS to 60 and turn on V-sync (otherwise you'll have shaking/boucing NPCs) – To stop game crashing after 15-60 min of game, you'll need to apply the 4GB patch from NTCore...

41 found this helpful, 2026-07-11

Recommended39 hrs played

This entry into the Far Cry series is definitely not for everybody, especially those who are used to the gameplay loop that began from Far Cry 3 onwards (I first played this when it released, and hated the subsequent entries). It definitely has that tech demo feeling to it, because it essentially was a showcase of the new engine at the time of its release. This said, for those who like a challenging gameplay...

39 found this helpful, 2025-11-25

Recommended7 hrs played