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Far Cry 6: Insanity

For the first time in Far Cry history, you are the villain. Get up close and personal as you take control of the legends themselves: Vaas Montenegro, Pagan Min and Joseph Seed – all played by the original…

83 16 November 2021

Far Cry 6: Insanity is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Toronto, released 16 November 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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What Far Cry 6: Insanity is

Far Cry 6: Insanity is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Toronto and released in 2021. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Dunia Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Become the villain as you step into the mind of Vaas Montenegro from Far Cry 3 and battle your inner demons in a brand new DLC episode unlike any experience from Far Cry before. Unveil the backstory of this iconic villain as you explore unique locations in a twisted version of the Rook Islands to collect keys and escape your own mind in this die and retry gameplay experience.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Far Cry series

Far Cry 6: Insanity is the 24th of 29 entries we hold in the Far Cry series. The next entry was Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon - Classic Edition in 2021. Its critic score of 83 is 4 points above the series average of 79. The highest-rated entry is Far Cry 3 at 90.

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How it was received

Far Cry 6: Insanity holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 9 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Far Cry 6: Insanity launched on 16 November 2021, within three weeks of Age of Empires IV, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Age of Empires IV, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

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When did Far Cry 6: Insanity come out?
Far Cry 6: Insanity was released on 16 November 2021 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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