Overview
Far Cry 3 comes from Ubisoft Montreal, Massive Entertainment, and Ubisoft Shanghai and is published by Ubisoft. It arrived on Steam on Dec 4, 2012, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Achievements, and Partial Controller Support. 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 3's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1,299 players at 21 September 2026 - 21:00:40 UTC, with a tracked peak near 23,042. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 88% positive across 131,250 reviews.
Language and system requirements
Far Cry 3 is available in 17 languages including:
5 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc
| Platform | Type | OS | Processor | Memory | Graphics | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Minimum | Not listed | Intel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better | 4 GB RAM | 512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 15 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible (Recommended Surround Sound 5.1 capable) Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Additional: *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 2900 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at . Requires a UPlay account | Not listed |
| Windows | Recommended | Not listed | Not listed | 4 GB RAM | 512MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0) DirectX®: 11 Hard Drive: 15 GB HD space Sound: DirectX Compatible (Recommended Surround Sound 5.1 capable) Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Additional: *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: AMD Radeon™ HD 2900 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000 / 7000 series, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX / 9 / 200 / 400 / 500 / 600 series. Laptop versions of these cards may work, but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ on our support website at . Requires a UPlay account | Not listed |
Sales, recommendations, and streams
Far Cry 3 has sold up to 6,000,000 units and has 122,899 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $84,800,000. On Twitch, 8 streamers are live with around 8 total watchers.