According to a new rumor, Ubisoft is working on a standalone multiplayerFar Crygame along with the next major entry in the franchise. Ubisoft has released several mainline titles and a few spin-offs in theFar Cryseries, withFar Cry 6from 2021being the latest entry.
Far Crygames generally have a big focus on the single-player campaign, but they also feature options for cooperative and competitive multiplayer. Furthermore, Ubisoft consistently releases DLC for these games, asFar Cry 6received three pieces of add-ons, each revolving around the main antagonist of previous games in the series, along with an expansion. While little is known about upcoming games in the franchise, a new leak sheds light on a couple of projects in development at Ubisoft.
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According to Insider Gaming sources, Ubisoft is working onFar Cry 7along with a standalone multiplayer-only title in theFar Cryfranchise. Insider Gaming doesn’t appear to have many details on them, but its sources have shared that both titles were intended to be a single game at one point, before getting split into two separate titles. As per the same sources,Far Cry 7is known internally as Project Blackbird, while the multiplayer game is called Project Maverick, with Ubisoft Montreal being involved in both of them.
Insider Gaming reports that the multiplayerFar Crygame changed several times throughout the development process, and it’s currently an extraction-based shooter with a permadeath mechanic. Furthermore, thisFar Crygame is set in the Alaskan wilderness, and the report speculates if it could have been in development for a long time, as a survey from 2015 mentions a survival title set in remote Alaska. The leaks don’t end there, as Insider Gaming claims to have received screenshots from this multiplayerFar Crygame that show chests, extraction zones, and more.
There are fewer details available onFar Cry 7, but it could also be set in the Alaskan wilderness as the two games were originally meant to be a single title. It looks likeFar Cry 7is still a couple of years away, and it seems to be targeting a release window of fall 2025. Ubisoft has not shared its plans for thefuture of theFar Cryseries, but this news seems highly plausible, especially with extraction-style games gaining popularity in recent years. Still, fans should take every rumor or leak with a grain of salt and wait for an official announcement.
Far Cry 7and a standalone multiplayer game are rumored to be in development.
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