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Far Cry 2

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App ID 19900
App Type Game
Store Name Far Cry® 2
Developer
Publisher Ubisoft
Franchise Far Cry
Supported Systems
Technologies PunkBuster AntiCheat
Last Changenumber 31487198
Last Record Update 5 October 2025 – 05:12:37 UTC ()
Release Date 23 September 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
😏 74.87%
17k reviews
34
In-Game
🌍 Open World 🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🔫 Shooter 🙌 First-Person

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,...

Additional Information

Developer Ubisoft Montreal
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Publisher Ubisoft
eulas
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Store Release Date 22 October 2008 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1)
Steam Release Date 23 September 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 22 October 2008 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1224658800)
Store Asset Modification Time 22 February 2022 – 20:54:56 UTC () (1645563296)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 76
Detected Technologies (?) PunkBuster AntiCheat, Bink_Video SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 13 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 52164
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 16 March 2013 – 03:27:44 UTC (), in changelist #194685
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes

Tags

🌍 Open World 🔫 FPS 💥 Action 🔫 Shooter 👤 Singleplayer 🙌 First-Person 🕹️ Multiplayer 🗺️ Adventure 🌱 Realistic 🌫 Atmospheric 🧱 Sandbox 🥷 Stealth 🌲 Survival 🗺 Exploration 📚 Story Rich 📖 Level Editor 🌎 Immersive Sim 🎮 Controller 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🤝 Co-op

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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timestamp1 March 2024 – 18:24:36 UTC

Trailer 1137 ↴

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 18:02:42 UTC

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 18:04:03 UTC

Trailer 1276 ↴

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Steam charts

  • 34 players right now
  • 145 24-hour peak
  • 2,420 all-time peak 25 October 2008
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Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 29 24-hour peak
  • 5,337 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 74.87% SteamDB Rating
  • 13,285 76.3% positive reviews
  • 4,135 23.7% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Far Cry 2 right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 34 players live playing Far Cry 2 on Steam.

Far Cry 2 had an all-time peak of 2420 concurrent players on 25 October 2008.

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