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Far Cry 5

March 26, 2018ShooterESRB M

Overview

About Far Cry 5

Welcome to Hope County, Montana, land of the free and the brave, but also home to a fanatical doomsday cult known as The Project at Eden’s Gate that is threatening the community's freedom. Stand up to the cult’s leader, Joseph Seed and the Heralds, and spark the fires of resistance that will liberate the besieged community. In this expansive world, your limits and creativity will be tested against the biggest and most ruthless baddest enemy Far Cry has ever seen. It’ll be wild and it’ll get weird, but as long as you keep your wits about you, the residents of Hope County can rest assured knowing you’re their beacon of hope.
Story setup
The game is set in the fictional Hope County, Montana, where a preacher named Joseph Seed has risen to prominence in the region. Seed believes that he has been chosen to protect the people of Hope County from an "inevitable collapse" and has established a congregation called Eden's Gate. Ostensibly, this is to fulfill his mission of leading the people to salvation; in reality, Seed is a radical preacher and Eden's Gate is a militaristic doomsday cult. Under his rule, Eden's Gate has used both coercion and violence to forcibly convert the residents of Hope County, and intimidation to keep them from contacting the federal government for help. When an attempt to arrest Seed ends with the deaths of several lawmen, the player is swept into the armed conflict between Eden's Gate and the remaining Hope County residents who are organizing themselves into a resistance movement. The player takes on the role of a sheriff's deputy who is sent to Hope County to arrest Seed. Seed has assumed the title of "the Father" and maintains control over Hope County with the aid of his siblings, known as "the Heralds": Jacob, a former military officer that oversees their armed soldiers; John, a lawyer that has been able to acquire much of the land in Hope County for Eden's Gate; and Faith, who acts as a pacifist to bring the people to believe and trust in her older brother. The residents of Hope County opposed to Seed include Pastor Jerome, a local church leader that has seen his congregation taken by Eden's Gate; Mary May, a bartender whose father was murdered by the cult; and Nick Rye, a cropduster pilot who wants to eliminate the influence of the cult in order to build a better future for his children.
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At a glance

Released
March 26, 2018
Platforms
PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
Genres
Shooter, Adventure, Action
Play modes
Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Multiplayer
Age rating
ESRB M
Time to beat
~33 hours
Multiplayer
By platform
Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Far Cry 5.

Rushed
16hoursMain story only
Typical
33hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist
68hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 10 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer by platform

How Far Cry 5 supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.

Multiplayer capabilities for Far Cry 5 by platform. Capabilities with no published information are marked "not documented".
PlatformLocalOnlineLANSplit-screenCo-op campaignDrop-in/out
PCNoYes, up to 12 playersNoNoYesNo
Xbox OneNoYes, up to 12 playersNoNoNoNo
  • Supported (a number is the player cap)
  • Not supported
  • Not documented for this platform
Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Far Cry 5. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBMA 15+

Strong themes, violence and drug references, online interactivity

CEROZ
  • Crime
  • Violence
CLASS_IND18
  • Violência Extrema (Extreme Violence)
  • Drogas Ilícitas (Illegal Drugs)
  • Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language)
ESRBM
  • Blood and Gore
  • Intense Violence
  • Sexual Themes
  • Strong Language
  • Use of Drugs and Alcohol
GRAC19+
  • Sexuality
  • Language
  • Violence
PEGI18
  • Violence
  • Bad Language

The game is set in the fictional Hope County, Montana, where a preacher named Joseph Seed has risen to prominence. Seed believes that he has been chosen to protect the people of Hope County from an "inevitable collapse" and has established a congregation called Eden's Gate. The player takes on the role of a sheriff's deputy who is part of the task force sent to Hope County to arrest Seed

USK18

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