Far Cry® 4 similar games & best alternatives

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Far Cry® 4

2014

Should you play it?

Hidden in the towering Himalayas lies Kyrat, a country steeped in tradition and violence. You are Ajay Ghale. Traveling to Kyrat to fulfill your mother’s dying wish, you find yourself caught up in a civil war to overthrow the oppressive regime of dictator Pagan Min.

What works

  • Beautiful and immersive open world
  • Engaging combat and stealth mechanics
  • Strong villain and story elements
  • Varied side missions and collectibles
  • Cooperative multiplayer mode

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive side quests and collectibles
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Story and characters less compelling than previous entries
  • Limited multiplayer modes
  • Some gameplay elements feel recycled

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dying Light

  • Sniper Elite 5

  • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist

  • Watch_Dogs™

  • Dead Rising® 2

  • Assassin's Creed® Revelations

More intimate

Games that feels like Far Cry® 4 but with more focus on close relationships

  • SURV1V3

  • Resident Evil 5

  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint

  • Arizona Sunshine® VR 2

  • Killing Floor 2

  • Into the Radius 2

Less competitive

Games that feels like Far Cry® 4 but with less competition against others

  • Far Cry® 5

  • Generation Zero®

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Dying Light: The Beast

  • Far Cry® 6

  • Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem

Less social

Games that feels like Far Cry® 4 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Resident Evil 4 (2005)

  • Resident Evil 4

  • Rise of the Tomb Raider™

  • Dead Space™ 2

  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

  • Far Cry® Primal

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Far Cry® 4. These titles are not in What to play next.

Far Cry® 4: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026