Ranking by series

The Far Cry games, ranked.

10 games compete in this selection. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon tops it with 1,784 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon 2013 · FPS 1,784
  2. 2 Far Cry 3 2012 · FPS 1,777
  3. 3 Far Cry 5 2018 · FPS 1,725
  4. 4 Far Cry 2 2008 · FPS 1,699
  5. 5 Far Cry: Primal 2016 · FPS 1,657
  6. 6 Far Cry 4 2014 · FPS 1,625
  7. 7 Far Cry 2004 · FPS 1,603
  8. 8 Far Cry New Dawn 2019 · FPS 1,585
  9. 9 Far Cry 6 2021 · FPS 1,549
  10. 10 Far Cry Instincts 2005 · FPS 1,419

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In detail

The Far Cry games ranked, what this ranking says

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon leads this selection with 1,784 ELO points, ahead of Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 5. The 10 games competing in it have played 5,938 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 10
Duels played by those games 5,938
Game in the lead Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (2013)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,784
Point gap between 1st and 10th 365
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 10 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Far Cry 2 +59 1,699
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon +24 1,784
Far Cry 3 +21 1,777

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Far Cry 4 Far Cry: Primal 5 80%
Far Cry 3 Far Cry 5 5 80%
Far Cry 5 Far Cry 5 80%
Far Cry 3 Far Cry 4 4 100%
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Far Cry 4 3 67%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Far Cry series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Far Cry series is Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, with 1,784 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 5, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Far Cry games are ranked?

10 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 5,938 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Far Cry game is climbing right now?

Far Cry 2 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 59 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 10 games in the selection moved.

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