Far Cry 2004

About

On Steam, 81% of 11,199 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 23 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 136 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 12 hours. It was nominated for 1 award.

A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushed the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels.Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island. A week ago, a brash female reporter named Valerie had offered him an incredible sum of cash to take her to this unspoiled paradise. Shortly after docking, however, Jack's boat was greeted by artillery fire from a mysterious militia group swarming about the island. With his boat destroyed, his money gone, and the gorgeous Valerie suddenly missing, Jack now finds himself facing an army of mercenaries amidst the wilds of the island, with nothing but a gun and his wits to survive. But the further he pushes into the lush jungle canopy, the stranger things become. Jack encounters an insider within the militia group who reveals the horrific details of the mercenaries' true intentions. He presents Jack with an unsettling choice: battle the deadliest mercenaries, or condemn the human race to a maniac's insidious agenda.

Story

Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island. A week ago, a brash female reporter named Valerie had offered him an incredible sum of cash to take her to this unspoiled paradise. Shortly after docking, however, Jack's boat was greeted by artillery fire from a mysterious militia group swarming about the island. With his boat destroyed, his money gone, and the gorgeous Valerie suddenly missing, Jack now finds himself facing an army of mercenaries amidst the wilds of the island, with nothing but a gun and his wits to survive. But the further he pushes into the lush jungle canopy, the stranger things become. Jack encounters an insider within the militia group who reveals the horrific details of the mercenaries' true intentions. He presents Jack with an unsettling choice: battle the deadliest mercenaries, or condemn the human race to a maniac's insidious agenda.

What is happening now

Far Cry is a PC shooter that launched in 2004. Recently, the game made minor headlines when its original project lead, now working on StarCraft's upcoming remake, spoke about development timelines for that separate project. The comments underscored the veteran developer's experience managing long-term game production cycles. Beyond this tangential connection, there's been minimal recent coverage activity specific to Far Cry itself, suggesting the two-decade-old title remains primarily of historical interest within the shooter genre rather than an active focus of gaming media attention.