Far Cry 6
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
Frequent first-person firearm, explosive, and stealth-takedown combat against human soldiers, with blood spray and on-screen corpses in a guerrilla war.
Strong profanity including frequent uses of 'f---' in cutscenes and combat banter.
Tobacco farming and cigars are central to the setting, alcohol appears in the world, and the plot revolves around a drug (Viviro) refined from tobacco.
Story centers on a brutal dictatorship, mass executions, forced labor, and a child pressured into inheriting the regime's cruelty.
The player is a rebel who carries out sabotage, ambushes, and armed attacks against a government regime.
Optional cosmetic and content packs are sold as in-app purchases.
Wildlife such as crocodiles and other animals can be hunted or killed as a routine gameplay mechanic.
The regime's cruelty includes an early execution and references to torture of prisoners, shown in cutscenes.
Occasional sexual references and flirtatious dialogue among characters; no on-screen sex.
In-app purchases are optional and not required for progression.
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What it is
Far Cry 6 is a first-person open-world action game set on the fictional Caribbean island of Yara, where the player controls guerrilla fighter Dani Rojas in an armed uprising against dictator Antón Castillo. Play centers on shooting, explosives, stealth takedowns, vehicles, and building a rebel network across a large map. It contains frequent bloody combat against human enemies, strong profanity, tobacco and alcohol woven into the story and world, a drug that drives the plot, and heavy themes of dictatorship, oppression, and executions. Wildlife can be hunted and animal companions fight beside the player. Optional in-game purchases are available, and the game supports online two-player co-op with an invited friend using voice and text chat.
How it's framed
The game frames the player's violence as a justified people's revolution against a cruel tyrant, casting rebels sympathetically and the regime as oppressors; brutality by the government is used to underscore the stakes, while the player's own guerrilla killing is treated as heroic resistance.
Details
- Developer
- Ubisoft Toronto
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Released
- May 11, 2023
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