Far Cry® 2 overview

Overview

Far Cry® 2 comes from Ubisoft Montreal and is published by Ubisoft. It arrived on Steam on Oct 22, 2008, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Far Cry® 2's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 51 players at 13 September 2026 - 03:48:18 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,482. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 76% positive across 18,306 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Far Cry® 2 is available in 5 languages including:

6 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, bbfc, dejus, and steam germany

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Far Cry® 2 has sold up to 1,300,000 units and has 17,352 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $8,200,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Far Cry® 2 overview details

Far Cry® 2 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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, cunning and of course brute force. Fire — Feel the heat of the most realistic fire ever seen in a video game! Use wind and propagation to surround and trap your enemies. Grab your Molotov cocktails or flamethrowers to take out your enemies. Destructible environment — No more obstacles: Everything is breakable and alterable, even in Multiplayer mode. The DUNIA engine's RealTree technology also delivers the most realistic nature deterioration system ever. Open world — Experience real freedom while roaming in more than 50km2 without any loading. Choose your own path in this vast environment and explore a living African world. A huge adventure — Fight for two rival factions, and make your way up to your primary target by any means necessary. Take on over 70 side missions to earn valuable information, new weapons and vehicles. Non-scripted artificial intelligence — Medics will drag wounded soldiers to safety. Grunts will come to fear you. Your reputation and in-game actions will make enemies drop their guns and run for their lives. Feel the tension of never knowing just how an enemy will react. MULTIPLAYER — Challenge your friends but watch your back—you never know who your true friends are and who might betray you! All the single player techn…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Far Cry® 2 is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 51 players at 13 September 2026 - 03:48:18 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,482, and 76% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Open WorldFPSActionShooterSingleplayerFirst-PersonMultiplayerAdventureRealisticSandboxAtmosphericStealthSurvivalExplorationStory Rich

Content descriptors

This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of a mercenary-for-hire involved in covert African combat missions.

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.