Far Cry Is Coming Back, But Ubisoft May Be Rebuilding the Wrong War

By Lazy Sith Allkeyshop Gaming News
29 July 2026 no comments

Ubisoft is quietly building a new Far Cry after killing its extraction spin-off — but Polygon and Engadget’s July 28 reports raise the wrong-war question.

Far Cry® 6 is a mature Ubisoft open-world shooter still listed at €59.99 on Steam, which matters now that Polygon and Engadget reported on 28 Jul, 2026 that another Far Cry is in the works. The new project is reportedly ambitious, but the price context is brutal if Ubisoft is selling familiar outpost warfare again.

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This is not a Far Cry 7 confirmation. Ubisoft has not officially announced the project, Kodiak is only a reported internal name, and the public facts stop at press reports about Vantage Studios, a new open-world FPS direction, and a cancelled extraction-style Far Cry concept.

The sharper question is buyer trust. Far Cry returning sounds easy to market, but older entries already give PC players a cheaper way back into the franchise. If the next game wants full-price attention, it has to feel like more than another map full of towers, camps, rebels, vehicles, and chaos.

What the Far Cry reports actually say

Reports say Ubisoft’s Vantage Studios is working on a new Far Cry project described as an ambitious open-world FPS. PSU also picked up the Kodiak detail, while stressing the same important point: this is reported development activity, not an official reveal.

That caution matters because Far Cry leaks can quickly turn into fan-fiction. There is no confirmed release window, platform list, villain, map, location, multiplayer plans, or final title. What’s clear is that Ubisoft seems interested in bringing Far Cry back after reportedly shelving a separate extraction shooter concept.

Why the old war may be the problem

The wrong war here is not political. It is the old Ubisoft design battle: a huge territory, enemy zones, explosive freedom, collectible sprawl, and a promise that chaos will make repetition feel fresh. That formula once defined Far Cry, but it also trained players to spot the checklist before the marketing trailer ends.

That is why the reported cancellation of an extraction-style idea is interesting. Ubisoft may have stepped away from one risky direction, but safety has its own risk. If the new Far Cry simply rebuilds the familiar war with sharper lighting and louder weapons, fatigue becomes the real antagonist.

Far Cry 6 makes the sequel pitch harder

Far Cry 6 is the awkward comparison sitting in the room. Cheap access to the last big entry changes the value equation, and that makes any familiar sequel pitch work harder.

That does not mean Far Cry 6 is automatically the better choice for every player. It means Ubisoft has to explain why the next one deserves launch-price confidence. A bigger map alone will not do it if the moment-to-moment loop feels like a remix of the same camps, convoys, and liberation chores.

What Ubisoft has to prove next

The best version of this comeback would treat Far Cry as a pressure system, not a souvenir. Give players a world that reacts, enemies that adapt, and choices that change the shape of the conflict. The series does not need to abandon explosions, wildlife, vehicles, or messy improvisation. It needs those things to matter again.

AKS already saw a small directional signal around recent Far Cry leak interest, so the audience is still there. The trust is the harder part. Ubisoft can bring Far Cry back, but the comeback only works if the new war feels worth fighting, not just worth discounting later. The price page keeps the live offer comparison in one place.

Lazy Sith

Game Designer raised on metal music and RPGs. I approach gaming news with a cool head. I dissect the technical and narrative aspects without ever forcing it. A relaxed writing style that analyses everything from FPS to RPG.