Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
Google Stadia · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
3.10 from 581 ratings
1827 members have it in their collection · 51 playing now · 705 backlogged · 436 wish listed
How long? Main story 18h · with extras 25h · 100% 18h (from 22 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publishers
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Genres
- Adventure, Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Open world
- Franchises
- Far Cry
- Series
- Far Cry
- Event
- The Game Awards 2018
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Feb 15, 2019 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Nov 03, 2020 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Google Stadia
- Feb 03, 2025 (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Also available on
- Far Cry: New Dawn - Superbloom Edition (2019) · PS4, XONE
- Far Cry: New Dawn - Limited Edition (2019) · PS4, XONE
- Far Cry: New Dawn - Deluxe Edition (2019) · PC, PS4, XONE
Related
Bundled in
- Far Cry 5 + Far Cry: New Dawn Double Pack (Jun 2021) · PS4
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
38
4 stars
157
3 stars
244
2 stars
107
1 star
34
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status 3DMYSTIC Nov 7, 2022
Giving this a shot... I really liked Far Cry 5-- it took a few steps forward and a few steps back from FC4, a few improvements, and a few downgrades.
So far New Dawn is incredibly disappointing as far as accessibility goes.
Given the games setting it makes sense that we have to craft new weapons but... it's not fun …
Giving this a shot... I really liked Far Cry 5-- it took a few steps forward and a few steps back from FC4, a few improvements, and a few downgrades.
So far New Dawn is incredibly disappointing as far as accessibility goes.
Given the games setting it makes sense that we have to craft new weapons but... it's not fun or intuitive. I've been stuck with a shotgun for an hour, and it's caused me to turn the game off multiple times because it is such a terrible, unfun weapon. How do I get new weapons? I am not entirely sure, the internet tells me to craft. Perhaps the game told me how to get new weapons at some point, but if it did, I don't remember, and the information seems fairly arcane from within-game.
I also consider the new "damage" system a major downgrade... both crafting and the damage system are new features present in ND and FC6, and while I haven't played much of FC6 yet, I had similar complaints in my first 2 hours.
I appreciate Ubi attempting something new, but these feel like major detractors from the fun and accessibility that I associate with the franchise.
Status BMO Sep 3, 2022
Ubisoft clearly wants this to be a sillier game than Far Cry 5. Not quite Blood Dragon silly, but there are hints of absurdity, especially in terms of gameplay and mechanics. I mean, you can double jump for god’s sake. Unfortunately the story itself leans too heavily on the previous game and there does seem to be a contradictory …
Read moreUbisoft clearly wants this to be a sillier game than Far Cry 5. Not quite Blood Dragon silly, but there are hints of absurdity, especially in terms of gameplay and mechanics. I mean, you can double jump for god’s sake. Unfortunately the story itself leans too heavily on the previous game and there does seem to be a contradictory desire for the story beats themselves to be taken seriously. That really undermines how much fun this game could be. If only they let it be truly stupid.
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Status BMO Sep 3, 2022
Mechanically I think this game might be the sweet spot between Far Cry 5 and Far Cry 6. It improves on some of the shortcomings of the former by introducing prototype elements that were implemented in the latter. But at the same time it doesn’t introduce some of the more fiddly elements of Far Cry 6. Case in …
Mechanically I think this game might be the sweet spot between Far Cry 5 and Far Cry 6. It improves on some of the shortcomings of the former by introducing prototype elements that were implemented in the latter. But at the same time it doesn’t introduce some of the more fiddly elements of Far Cry 6. Case in point this game has expeditions like Far Cry 6 but mercifully it doesn’t include the mechanic where the package you steal explodes if you carry it in direct sunlight. It makes for a much less annoying excursion. On top of that the maps are much smaller which renders them easier for a single player. Far Cry 6 expedition maps are enormous and feel very much balanced for co-op.
As for the story? Woof. I can’t be sure yet, but if I’m right people who hate the ending of Far Cry 5 won’t be too pleased with this game.
Status BMO Aug 30, 2022
I don't know if the following says more about Far Cry New Dawn (FCND) or Shadow of the Tomb Raider (SotTR). I'm about half way through the latter, but received my copy of the former in the mail yesterday and after deciding to see the intro of FCND and sinking two hours into it without blinking, I realize that …
Read moreI don't know if the following says more about Far Cry New Dawn (FCND) or Shadow of the Tomb Raider (SotTR). I'm about half way through the latter, but received my copy of the former in the mail yesterday and after deciding to see the intro of FCND and sinking two hours into it without blinking, I realize that I'd probably rather be playing this than SotTR. I just finished two other Far Cry games and somehow I feel up for playing another, this from a person who was burnt out on the formula a few years ago after playing Far Cry 4 and Far Cry Primal back-to-back. This also from a person who slogged through Horizon Forbidden West earlier this year while in the middle of Immortals Fenyx Rising. I thought I had thoroughly sworn off Ubisoft style open world games for a while. Yet despite the many flaws of the Far Cry series, I feel like I'm still going strong after two full entries. Meanwhile, although SotTR is mechanically sound, and I enjoy the challenge tombs, I'm feeling very little attachment to the game. It simply has a deeply unlikable and contradictory narrative that is doing nothing for my love of Lara, and certainly reminds of how poorly AAA studios typically handle topics related to indigenous peoples. If you had told me I'd rather be playing a third Far Cry game in a row instead of the latest Tomb Raider, I probably would have laughed at the notion only a few months ago. But here we are.
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Status BMO Aug 26, 2022
Despite playing Far Cry 6 and Far Cry 5 back-to-back, I’m mysteriously not burnt out on the formula. Maybe I took a sufficient enough time away from the series that I’m still feeling up for more. Fortunately I already have a copy of Far Cry: New Dawn that I picked up off eBay on its way. And if I dislike …
Read moreDespite playing Far Cry 6 and Far Cry 5 back-to-back, I’m mysteriously not burnt out on the formula. Maybe I took a sufficient enough time away from the series that I’m still feeling up for more. Fortunately I already have a copy of Far Cry: New Dawn that I picked up off eBay on its way. And if I dislike it as much as I disliked Far Cry 5 I can always replay Rage 2 which I’m starting to think ironically might be the best take on the Far Cry formula.
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Status Technicolor.Rhapsody Sep 13, 2019
About to load this up after putting it down for a couple of months. Despite the disappointment I still want to finish it.