The franchise's start on a tropical archipelago; stunning for its time thanks to its graphics and open-world freedom.
Critic Score: 89 · Sales: 2.5M+
A console remake (Xbox-exclusive) of the first game's story with a new "Feral" transformation mechanic; the first entry developed by Ubisoft Montreal.
Not an open world; built as a more level-based, linear experience for console than the original PC version.
An Xbox-exclusive follow-up to Instincts with new single-player content and expanded multiplayer.
Not an open world; a level-based console entry.
An Xbox 360 exclusive compilation containing both Instincts and Evolution.
Not an open world; a level-based console entry.
A Wii-exclusive entry in the Instincts line, built around motion controls.
Not an open world; a level-based console entry.
A complete shift in setting to a fictional African country in civil war; known for its dynamic fire propagation and unforgiving survival mechanics.
Critic Score: 85 · Sales: 2.9M+
The series' turning point, with Jason Brody and the iconic villain Vaas; the modern open-world formula (radio towers, capturable outposts) was cemented here.
Critic Score: 88 · Sales: 10M+
A standalone spin-off inspired by 80s action movies, set in a neon cyberpunk future; owning the base game isn't required.
Critic Score: 81 · Sales: 1M+
Moves to Kyrat, a fictional country inspired by the Himalayas, ruled by the dictator Pagan Min; mainly a direct evolution of the third game's formula.
Critic Score: 80 · Sales: 10M+
A Stone Age spin-off with no firearms whatsoever; the player can tame and control wild animals.
Critic Score: 74
The series' first story set in America (a fictional Montana) with an extremist religious cult as the main antagonist; the series' best-selling entry to date.
Critic Score: 78 · Sales: 20M+
A direct sequel to Far Cry 5, seventeen years after a nuclear war; the same Montana map, now covered in post-apocalyptic pink foliage.
Critic Score: 73
The series' largest map, on the fictional island of Yara, inspired by Cuba, with dictator Antón Castillo; the first entry developed by Ubisoft Toronto.
Critic Score: 74