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Games like Far Cry

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10 games similar to Far Cry, a Shooter game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Far Cry.

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   PlanetSide Arena ★ 40

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   Both games are first-person sci-fi shooters where you fight against hostile forces across large environments. PlanetSide Arena scales Far Cry's jungle combat to massive multiplayer battles, letting you choose between solo survival or squad-based warfare. While Far Cry emphasizes a single narrative arc, PlanetSide Arena channels that same action-oriented intensity through match-based modes where tactical combat and loadout customization drive progression.

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   Gene Rain 2018 ★ 36

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   Gene Rain shares Far Cry's foundation as a science fiction action shooter, though it trades the tropical island setting for a futuristic world. Both games emphasize combat through a shooter lens, with Gene Rain delivering its action through a linear narrative structure and third-person perspective rather than Far Cry's open-ended first-person exploration. If you enjoyed Far Cry's blend of gunplay and sci-fi intrigue, Gene Rain offers a more streamlined take on the same genre.

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   Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain 2019 ★ 66

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   Both games pit a lone soldier against overwhelming enemy forces in science fiction settings where the stakes escalate from immediate survival to global catastrophe. Far Cry drops Jack into a jungle militia conflict that spirals into a plot against humanity, while Iron Rain has you fighting alien invaders threatening Earth's destruction. Each combines first-person or third-person gunplay with escalating revelations about the true scope of the threat you face.

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   Immortal: Unchained 2018 ★ 48

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   Both games blend shooter mechanics with action-heavy combat in science fiction settings. Immortal: Unchained takes a third-person perspective and adds RPG progression to its gunplay, whereas Far Cry emphasizes first-person exploration and combat across a hostile island. If you enjoyed Far Cry's focus on combat against overwhelming odds in a futuristic world, Immortal: Unchained offers a different pacing through its souls-inspired structure while maintaining that core action-shooter appeal.

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   Rebel Galaxy Outlaw 2020 ★ 68

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   Both games thrust you into action-heavy science fiction scenarios where survival depends on combat and resourcefulness. Like Far Cry's stranded protagonist facing mercenaries in a hostile environment, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw casts you as Juno Markev, broke and hunted across dangerous space. Each game emphasizes first-person shooter combat within open environments where you navigate threats while uncovering a larger conspiracy, trading linear progression for player agency and improvisation.

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   Wolfenstein: Youngblood 2019 ★ 66

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   Both games cast you as a first-person shooter protagonist stranded in hostile territory, forced to fight through waves of enemies to uncover a larger conspiracy. Youngblood shares Far Cry's action-driven structure and science fiction setting, while adding a co-op dimension to the combat. Each game emphasizes survival against overwhelming military opposition in exotic locations, though Youngblood trades the jungle for Nazi-occupied Paris.

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   Earth Defense Force 5 2017 ★ 69

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   Both games pit you against overwhelming hostile forces in action-heavy shooter campaigns. Far Cry drops you alone against island mercenaries while Earth Defense Force 5 has you battling alien hordes as part of a military unit, but each emphasizes survival through combat and firepower. The science fiction settings and arcade-style action create similar high-stakes, enemy-focused gameplay loops across single-player and multiplayer modes.

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   The Cycle 2019 ★ 66

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   Both games pit you in first-person combat against hostile forces on dangerous alien terrain. The Cycle shares Far Cry's action-shooter core but adds competitive multiplayer where you balance resource gathering against other players and environmental threats. Where Far Cry emphasizes story-driven mercenary battles, The Cycle makes survival and extraction the goal, creating tension through both PvP encounters and hostile wildlife on an unstable planet.

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   Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed 2019

   Both games center on action-driven combat in science fiction settings, though they approach the genre differently. Far Cry emphasizes first-person gunplay across a hostile island, while Zoids Wild focuses on mech-based fighting. If you're drawn to Far Cry's blend of sci-fi conflict and intense combat mechanics, Zoids Wild delivers similar high-stakes action within its own mechanized framework, with both offering single-player and multiplayer modes.

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    Half-Life 3

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    Both Far Cry and Half-Life 3 are first-person action shooters rooted in science fiction settings where the protagonist confronts hostile forces threatening humanity itself. Each game places you alone against overwhelming odds, armed with guns and survival instincts, uncovering disturbing truths as the story progresses. The core loop of combat, exploration, and narrative revelation drives both experiences.

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