Far Cry® Primal

Really cool Caveman open world type RPG. Building all the cool ancientish type weapons, all the animals you tame to fight with you like Sabertooth Tigers, and growing your tribe again. Very cool game to waste a lot of time in!

I love the setting and diversion from the usual Far Cry titles, swapping machine guns with primal weapons gives a fresh perspective on the franchise. I played through with 100% and had a blast.

Was a bit expensive when I bought in 2025 considering the game's release year..
other than that.. FC-Primal is definitely a FPS masterpiece.. taming dangerous beasts and riding them was super fun..
weapons from 10,000 BC so no mindless shooting with guns, this is actually a crazy fracking game...
and another best thing in the game is using your Owl to tag/kill enemies, throw bombs from the sky.. top nawtch man
and some repetitive side missions to increase your village population.., meh
overall 13/10

Played till the end, it's getting quite boring after a few hours play. Yes the game has some unique mechanism compared to it's predecessor. But it has the void filling in it's story. Would be better if they put more effort in the story.

Really repetitive, can't take ten steps without an animal attacking you and Ubisoft Connect in a SINGLE PLAYER video game.

I throw rocks at giant cat, fire at fish and food at big bear.
dead : 39 % of the time
fun : 61 % of the time you're dead
nice

Despite being released almost a decade ago, Far Cry Primal still holds up well. It was a short and sweet game with a beautiful ancient world. You basically roleplay as a tribal leader helping unite your people and fighting dangers of the wilderness. Games lately really go overboard with the open-world aspect where you're expected to spend 60+ hours with grindy side quests, or repetitive gameplay loop for hours that add no value except inflating playtime. In contrast, this was a nice change of pace from such games.

Short but good. each run through differs. One run got mauled by bear, most runs a leopard kills me. You have to be smart and careful if doing survivor mode expert with perma death on. Does have its bugs but every game does. just got to learn them and avoid them, one off the bat is make sure your tames are following you, lost a few because they got stuck and i ran to far and pooff. have to go find another. Good luck to all

Good game, good graphics, good price.

Awesome game! Wish they could have added the option of taming Mammoths! It would have become sick! :)

Successfully transports players to a bygone era.
This game can create new category "Primitive Fps".

Pros:
+ Unique Setting
+ Easy to play
+ Primitive language
+- Story(Not good not bad)

Cons:
- Repetitive Gameplay
- Limited Character Development

Wanna watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOaB8Jykhp0

Very fun, love the environment, abilities, upgrades, and combat. If you like FarCry games and don't mind not having the pewpews you should love this game.

This game is terribly optimized .For gaming I play at 4k and not only does it run like shit but it randomly keep crashing and I know this is not steams fault it trash Ubisoft fault The game also sometimes lags during cut scenes. The actual game itself is amazing and I love playing it and it looks amazing but Im 99.999999% sure that the problems i am having are due to Ubisoft

Great setting, graphics and fights, gameplay can get a bit repetitive though.

The game itself is alright (if hella repetitive), but the G family is cancer to gaming, and the anti-consumer practices that they push through Ubisoft shouldn't be tolerated anymore. The sooners that cancerous family is penniless and living rough out on the streets, the better the gaming world will be for it. And if Ubisoft has to go tits-up to realize that? So be it. Boycott these anti-consumer D-bags.

Caveman the game, and it's fun. One of the few concepts Ubisoft sort of nailed and something I would've liked to see more, shame they didn't.

You know how it is with Far Cry games: it has good graphics, with good gameplay, sometimes buggy audio, and an okay story.

This game is PHENOMENAL!!!

For a game that was released almost a decade ago it holds up super well to modern day games, it's easily my favorite FarCry game by far ahead of FarCry 3, Blood Dragon, and 4. the weapons even though they're limited compared to the other games don't feel that way as they make up for it with how fun it feels to wack a neanderthal with a club or how satisfying it can be to get a head shot with the bow.

I sincerely would recommend this game to anyone who's severely disappointed with the current quality of Ubisoft game releases.

Great game that oftentimes doesn't even feel like Far Cry.

The graphics and setting are nothing short of jaw-droppingly stunning. The gameplay is smooth and fun.

AMAZING game!

Astonishing graphics, incredibly fun and balanced gameplay. Even on harder difficulties. The graphics and atmosphere are out of this world. The story is simple, but it JUST WORKS. The map is HUGE too and quite varied. If you love nature, animals, action and just being a Primal Killing Machine - this game is a must have.

This game is the best game I ever played because the story and the graphics and for my passion for Far cry games,
more then that I finish the games 15 times, 5 on easy mode, 5 medium mode and 5 hard mode,
and I have a goal to finish 20 times because I want 5 time on expert mode

Far Cry Primal - a totally different Far Cry game.Welcome to Oros.Land full with different bioms,animals,tribes , resoursers, side quests and many more.The main story is about 15-17 hours+10 more hours if you play all side quests.The story is good.I like the fact that have many specialists you can bring to your village,increase its population,fighting against IZLIZA and UDAM {enemy tribes}.The 2 things with which i feel in love with this game are the takedown skills and taming different kind of animals which is amazing!Also you can ride some of them,especially the mammoth which is CRAZY!There are no guns,just primitive ones - bows,spears and many more.This game is work of art,refined to the last detail.Genuinely recommend it to everyone!

gameplay is very cool if u like prehistoric games and good fighting this game is for you.

A review to Far Cry Primal after finishing the story, all outposts as well as crafting all gear and maxed out level.

I recently started playing through the entire Far Cry Series and after finishing Far Fry 4, it was time for a dive back to the time, where it was okay to beat up people in the woods, take their sh*t and eat their children. Good old times.

If I'm being honest, I was thinking about skipping Far Cry Primal, because I was really not interested in the setting at all. I've been pretty sceptical about this game since it's announcement. And now I just must admit, I kinda feel really stupid for judging this game so quickly. Far Cry Primal is the most unique game in the series and also one of the best, if not the best title the franchise has to offer.

First on the atmosphere is absolutely on point, even though the prehistoric setting seems a bit off for a Far Cry game, I've never felt so emersed into a world like this. It really soaks you in right from the start. The characters feel often really relatable and partly more relatable than characters introduced and other games. Hell there's even a prehistoric Hurk in this game and he's still annoying as f*ck.

The game's story isn't the best in the series though and it's seriously missing a good antagonist. Something the series usually never struggled with. But everything else feels perfect. I think this might be my favourite game in the series.

So if you like Far Cry, but you haven't played Primal because of it's setting, seriously, give it a try. As someone who has played most games in the series, I can totally recommend this and I dare to say it's one of the best games in the series, maybe not the best, but definitely one of the best!



I started writing a commentary for a video about Far Cry Primal and it ended up being a full blown review and I thought, I just might as well add it here, as kind of a second review of the game. It's quiet long but also pretty detailed, so if you're up to it here you go:

I was really sceptical about Far Cry Primal when it was announced and I haven't played it at launch. But I started playing through the whole series and I decided to also give Primal a chance. Even though the setting seemed so off and uninteresting to me, I must admit that now after finishing the game, I actually believe it's one of the best, if not the best Far Cry game in the series. The world feels actually alive and immersive. And yes it's grindy, but Far Cry 4 was grindy too. It's the most unique game in the series and that's, what makes the game so good:))

The only grind that really started bothering me, is the constant need of gathering resources for crafting arrows, spears etc. But it's quick though and especially after Skilling the gathering tree, it's really no big bother anymore, to gather lots of resources in a short time. Every Far Cry had annoying features. Far cry 1 had messed up checkpoints and save funktions, as well as bugs that made you repeat many sections of the game over and over and don't even let me get started on the enemy AI, Far Cry 2, even though if weapon degradation and malaria were cool and unique ideas, they sure as shit could get really annoying and frustrating sometimes. Far cry 3 was pretty perfect tbh though, but also grindy to get all the skills, animal skins and path of the hunter missions. Far Cry 4 has the same problem as FC3, super grindy to gather all skill points and you also had to upgrade you gear which took some time.

And yes Far Cry Primal exceeded all that with the constant need of gathering. But at the same time, it's a game set in the stone ages. Where you didn't do anything else but hunting and gathering. The game is not perfect, but I just have to respect the will of Ubisoft, to try something else and take a risk for once. And it honestly paid off. As I said I'm playing through the whole series right now and especially after Far Cry 3, Blood Dragon and Far Cry 4, which are all amazing games but also play the exact same, Far Cry Primal was a fresh breath of air, with a setting that, as obscure as it is, is also as fascinating and unique at the same time.

That's why I honestly think it's the best title in the series. Not because it had the absolute best gameplay or story, but because it dared to be different. It dared to be controversial, it dared to fail. And that's a risk, that Ubisoft hasn't taken in years anymore. Far Cry Primal was not just a bold move for the series. It was a bold move from Ubisoft, that showed that they are still here and able to release absolute unique masterpieces. Today we complain about the Ubisoft formular, everythings a copy & paste. But right here, we had it. That was the one time Ubisoft was creative. Just alone for that we should at least respect Far Cry Primal, for what it is.

Captivating and fun from the start, makes me appreciate modernity and see how much more fragile and fleeting our collective lives used to be--though I couldn't get my mind out of the gutter upon the sight of the first cavewoman I saw, with a particular cutscene, I don't know intentionally or not, looking rather... kinky? Ran my imaginations wild of making more cavemen with her (despite not being a man myself heh heh). I suppose the game brings out the primal urges within us in more ways than one, eh? ...I'll see myself out.

Also (could be my own bias), it has cute rats in the cave with the cute animation of them standing on their hind legs. I'm looking forward to see even more cute and ferocious animals as I play further.

Current verdict: A good game to have some thought free head empty monke brain moments.

OMG i am beyond happy to finally able to play this game. i know it's too damn late to play this game, but I think the hype is still there since this game is single player only, and you don't have to worry about losing all your friends not playing this game anymore. Farcry Primal really immerse you to the land of untouched. Wild beyond any wilderness. I can't wait to tame that bloodfang sabretooth and beast kill those pesky Udams.

Excellent game, great graphics, just fun to play.

My honest words after taming my little owl, flabbergasted.
In my opinion, the visual is the best in the whole franchise. Can't believe this game came out 9 years ago.
Also the primitive game play is just a refresher from the big firearms.
10/10 Absolutely love it. (Time to fight bears with my deluxe stone club)

this not being a "goto" game for me im very surprised am enjoying the game more then i thought i would

you can kinda pick your own missions along the main story line and it doesnt take away from that or force/limit you in what you can do

i remember playing the very first far cry and boy was that different then this but must say i like how they evolved from that very first one.

as for the graphics they are pretty think ive got my settings on the higher end.

i would recommend this game. its worth the pennies!

I have played Far Cry 1,2,3,4,5, Blood Dragon, and Primal and I think Primal is the best. It has some "Labour of Love" qualities like the language they had a professor create for the game based on Proto Indo European language with 3 sub dialects for the games 3 different cultures. It feels very immersive.

The setting fits Far Cry's hunting and crafting mechanics perfectly. The melee combat is not very deep but it's good. You can't block or counter or anything so it's more about foot work and hit and run tactics but it is fast paced and satisfying. Also all melee weapons can be thrown. You can tame a variety of prehistoric predators and even ride some of them. Ridin around on a sabertooth or a cave bear and fighting from its back is alot of fun!

This is what peak Ubi looked like. It's crazy to me that they took a huge risk like this with one of their biggest franchises! I wish more AAA studios would do things like this with their franchises. You can tell they really had a passion for making FC Primal and that's what makes it such a good game! 9/10

An adventureful game taking you back to prehistoric era. Fighting your way to harmful animals, tribes and spirits this game is a lot of fun to play.

Steam Deck. Survivor mode. Max difficulty. No mini map. Hands down best FC game. Genuine challenge. Even 3 pales in comparison...

I love Far Cry because it always the same: I always know what to expect and it always maintains good quality.
This part is different, because there is no guns and it's smaller, but still: fast gameplay(movement, etc), tons of riding animals, tons of upgrades, tons of activities, bad story, good graphics, and.. it... always... FUN!
The only bad thing is that I have to install Ubisoft Connect, but well... I'm already used to it.
My time is bugged. I have 12+ hours in the game.
They finally added achievements to Steam, so I got mine.

This is the second best FARCRY games ive ever played right behind 3 the graphics are amazing on PC and just because they don't speak english does not mean its a good game the best thing about the game is the weapons and the animals just hitting a headshot with an arrow just feels so satisfying and its a really good deal i got this game for 20 bucks and i think it is worth it so i think all of you guys should buy as well and experience FARCRY PRIMAL!

This is easily the best of the modern Far Cry (3+) formula. Especially considering this isn't part of the mainline series, they really went above and beyond with this game. I mean, it feels like the developers actually felt some passion with this one. Compare Far Cry Primal to any of the other offshoot titles, and it's no contest. There's a diversity of environments, a diversity of enemies, and a ridiculously dense ecosystem. Play this, then go boot up New Dawn, and the difference in quality and depth of experience is utterly baffling. The only thing Primal lacks is multiplayer, but there's enough here to make it worth playing alone. I cannot say that for 5. I haven't touched 6.

Thank you for adding steam achievements. I've always wanted to revisit this game and finally finish it up, and those have given me the motivation to do so.

So much fun, very different from all the other Far Cry games I have played which make it refreshing. Love it

Hands down I think this is the best Far Cry game Ubisoft has ever released. I have played 3, Blood Dragon, 4, some of 5, a little bit of 6 and Primal and there's something incredibly fascinating about this setting.

Compared to the other Far Cry games I've played, I actually feel vulnerable in this game - but cave bears, sabertooth tigers, cave lions, wolves and other predators waiting to ambush you at night.

I also LOVE that there are no guns and no cars. All you have is a club, a bow, a spear, fire, throwing knives, bee hives, berserk shards and bait to tame wild animals to be your combat pets. Compared to rocket launchers, flame throwers and blazing machine guns, this is a terrifying experience and a terrifyingly good one.

so you're telling me after all this time
after i spent hours and hours getting 100 percent of the achievements in game on Xbox one and PlayStation 4....
they finally add achievements to steam...
well looks like i have to play it again xD

this is my favourite FarCry game so ill play it again i guess xD

Edit... the achievements from previous game play on ubisoft came through, so bargain haha

The only Far Cry game I've played save 3, and if any conversation I've had about the game is evidence, is a huge guilty pleasure. It's just really fun being a caveman in caveman land, and the game gives enough stuff for you to do that you won't be left hanging. Story is a huge nothing burger but it's a Ubisoft game so who's surprised?

I really like this game for two reasons:
1) The linguistics nerd in me finds what they did with the language in this game CRAZY interesting
2) it gives me a feeling that I have only really had with BOTW, in that it feels kind of... like. Out in nature alone? And all the spookiness with it?
Anyways, I really enjoy playing it! It's the only Far Cry game I've played to date, so I can't compare it to others, but I enjoy it every time I open it up.

Surely a game for bear lovers. Or, in the case of enjoying killing the animals, this game is for you! Surely no short supply of insane animal battles to send you to the afterlife. Might finish it eventually, but this ones gonna be arduous in the sabertooth parts of the map. Owl controls pretty bad. 3/5

Relaxing and fun, nice short story that draws you in map and layout also very well done.

I remember a lot of people dogging on this game back when it came out. It definitely felt like an experiment since they were making a game out of the stone age which seemed like a very weird creative risk to take. People complained mostly about how not having guns was such a detriment to the series since Far Cry was all about it's guns but it did however retain the bow, something I'm very fond of in the far cry series. Since I really liked using shovels as spears in FC5, I figured I must like the combat system of Primal and I really dig it. You have all your basic elements of a far cry game outside of an extensive gun collection but what is here really works and it works well. The story, while not a masterpiece, was fairly engaging for what was essentially tribal wars. Hunting and collecting resources for both crafting and your settlement didn't feel too tedious, especially if you turned off looting animations, overall the game just played really well. I really didn't expect to have as much fun as I was but being forced to use the bow heavily pushed you towards stealth and made the gameplay loop feel super rewarding. Also, the Dunia engine really shines here with the world they've built, definitely one of their better looking worlds especially since it's mostly wilderness. If you passed up on this game long ago, I genuinely encourage you to try it out as its frequently on sale.

Love it, love the scenery, love that it takes place in the stone age. It is quite different from the other far cry games, however, that does not really matter. It's uniqueness is very nice.

Unfortunately im giving it a thumbs down because adding achievements to a 9 year old game is apparently to much work. So me giving a positive review is also to much work. Fix your game and ill fix my review.

Cave-Man with animal companion power-fantasy.
If this sounds fun to you, I'd 100% recommend.
I played this through a few years back. I'm replaying it now, and it's just as fun as I remember.
If you play it for the first time, get all the NPCs first thing, and build their huts. It make the game way more enjoyable.

I actually love this game but because of Ubisoft and their stupid always online BS with Ubisoft Connect if Ubisoft Connect is down then you can't play this single player game with no online components. They even disabled the "Play Offline" options in UC. Utter garbage. I regret giving Ubisoft money for this, no one should encourage their insane, corporate brain rot behavior.

Glad I waited to play this one until later down the road 🔥🔥 Got it day 1 on my birthday, but disliked it greatly as I was a big Far Cry fan, and noticed it was a copy of the Far Cry 4 map (which pushing it out as a separate game felt wrong). I stopped after that until today, and after that long break I can say it is a pretty solid game without focusing on the map layout. The graphics still hold up to this day, and the mechanics are better than some of the newer Far Cry games 9/10

It's a nice break from all the other Far Cry games, it is fundamentally built on Far Cry 4 so you will notice it has a lot of the same behaviours and animations, as well the actual map is the same but with different terrain. However it's been dropped into prehistoric times and feels very different so I quite liked it. Characters are quite insane and fun to interact with and the story is simple but effective so I'd recommend it any day over the newer Far Cry games... But it does suffer from Ubisoft Connect which never pleases anyone as another game client that you have to run and authenticate EVERY time you play it.

I passed by this game when it came out because the thought of playing a cave man and not a dude with modern weapons didn't sound fun. I recently read that some people consider Primal to be the best Far Cry, so I tried it out when it was on a Steam sale. I still liked Far Cry 4 and 5 more, but this is a very solid game. The mechanics "make sense", like killing animals for meat (health) and skins (crafting) and animal fat (setting things on fire) and gathering wood to make arrows, etc, rather than arbitrary crafting materials. It's satisfying shooting people and animals with bow and arrow and spears and clubs. The animal companion is super fun as is the owl. There's lots of ways to take bonfires -- stealth, owl kills, shooting people, setting everything on fire, etc. The dialogue being all cave man language is immersive although you have to read the subtitles to get what they're saying of course. Overall it's a great game and recommended to players who want a break from guns. I finished everything except for only 88/100 Daysha hands and I missed a few cave paintings.

this game is surprisingly fun for the plot of the game being about cavemen. it has a wonderful story, great charthers and fun game play. 10/10