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Far Cry New Dawn
A post-apocalyptic open-world shooter where one online friend joins your campaign to clear outposts and run expeditions.
Online co-op for 2 players. No crossplay.
- 2 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op2 players
- Local co-opNoOnline only
- NoSame platform onlyFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You play a survivor in Hope County, Montana, seventeen years after a nuclear war. Plants have grown over the ruins in bright colors, and a raider gang called the Highwaymen holds the county. You take over their outposts one by one, hunt animals, drive across the map and craft weapons from scavenged parts.
One friend can join your game online. You pass ammunition and medkits between you, and you can send the invite while you are already playing. Expeditions are missions in far-off places where you grab a package and fight your way to a pickup point. Both of you need to be on the same platform.
Your friend plays in the host's world. The host keeps the story, the freed outposts and the base upgrades. The guest keeps perk points, loot and unlocked perks. Only the host can start missions, so it suits one steady partner who plays through the host's campaign.
How it feels
Kind of game
A team takes on missions or runs full of enemies. You pick gear, cover each other and pick each other up.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Getting better
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Scavenging, Post-apocalypse
Rated on our own feel scale. 8 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Far Cry New Dawn
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.

Far Cry 6
Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- Notable in both
- Story, Laughter and chaos, Time to hang out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op for 2 players
How Far Cry 6 differs
- More slapstick than Far Cry New Dawn
- 2 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both have a story you follow together. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But more slapstick than Far Cry New Dawn.

Far Cry 5
Why it scores 82%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- Notable in both
- Story, Laughter and chaos, Time to hang out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op for 2 players
How Far Cry 5 differs
- Scarier than Far Cry New Dawn
- 2 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are easy to play while you chat. Both have a story you follow together.
But scarier than Far Cry New Dawn.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Why it scores 81%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- Notable in both
- Story, Laughter and chaos, Time to hang out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands differs
- Less building than Far Cry New Dawn
- Fits a bigger group than Far Cry New Dawn
- 4 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both have a story you follow together. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But less building than Far Cry New Dawn.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Does not apply
- Split or shared screen
- Does not apply
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full base game requires purchase at $39.99. Demos, trials, guest passes and subscription alternatives do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 57910
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay between
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Platforms
- Single-player editions
- Not confirmed
Sources
16 pages
ubisoft.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Crossplay, Friends can join mid-game, Working in sync.
- Online co-op: Explains how to invite a friend over the internet and says both players need a connection.
- Crossplay: Lists playing on the same platform as a requirement, so co-op stays within one platform. The article is tagged for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
- Friends can join mid-game: Describes inviting a friend from the menu, after which their character appears in the game. The PowerPyx guide says the invite works while you are already in story mode.
- Working in sync: Says the two players can swap items such as ammunition and medkits.
ubisoft.comOfficial support page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Unlocks and progress.
- Sessions: Says the host keeps the main story, liberated outposts and base upgrades, and is the one who starts missions. A pair plays through the host's campaign.
- Unlocks and progress: Says the guest keeps perk points, challenge progress, unlocked perks, loot and currency after a session.
ubisoft.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs About, Building and creating, Exploring.
- About: Describes raiders who scavenge a ruined county and survivors who piece weapons together from old remnants. It calls the setting a post-apocalyptic frontier seventeen years after a nuclear doomsday.
- Building and creating: Says the Homebase lets you construct weapons and vehicles, and that upgrading it gives stronger gear.
- Exploring: Says expeditions take you beyond Hope County to swampland, a desert canyon and the coast.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Story, Fighting, Exploring, Planning ahead.
- Most players online: The store text calls it two player co-op.
- Story: User tags include Story Rich.
- Fighting: User tags include FPS, Shooter and Action.
- Exploring: User tags include Open World.
- Planning ahead: User tags include Stealth.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Genres, Free base co-op.
- Steam app ID: App 939960 is the opened product.
- Online co-op: Categories include Online Co-op.
- Platforms: Backs windows only. Steam lists no Mac or Linux build.
- Release status: Steam shows the game as released and on sale.
- Release date: Steam gives Feb 15, 2019, the same date as the other stores.
- Genres: Steam lists Action and Adventure.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full base game requires purchase at $39.99. Demos, trials, guest passes and subscription alternatives do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Local co-op, Platforms, Release date, Genres, Free base co-op.
- Most players online: Capabilities list online co-op for 2 to 2 players.
- Local co-op: Capabilities list online co-op and single player, with no local co-op.
- Platforms: Lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, with Series optimization. Xbox Cloud Gaming is streaming and is not counted.
- Release date: Gives 2/15/2019.
- Genres: Lists Action and adventure plus Shooter.
- Free base co-op: The Xbox page sells the full base game from $39.99. Subscription access is separate.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Local co-op, Platforms, Release date.
- Most players online: Lists 2 network players.
- Local co-op: Lists 1 player on one console. Two player co-op is over the network.
- Platforms: The product is PS4. The legal text says the game is playable on PS5, so PS5 is backward compatibility and some PS4 features may be absent.
- Release date: Lists 15 February 2019.
store.ubisoft.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Genres, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The Standard Edition is sold for PC, PS4 and Xbox. The PC edition is the Windows version.
- Genres: Lists Action/Adventure, Open World and Shooter.
- Free base co-op: The Standard Edition is sold at $39.99. A Ubisoft+ subscription offer is separate.
store.epicgames.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release date, Free base co-op.
- Release date: The page gives 02/15/19.
- Free base co-op: The page sells the base game for a price with a Buy Now button. Subscription and trial alternatives are separate.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Wikidata item: The item lists Steam app 939960 under P1733.
- Genres: P136 is first-person shooter and post-apocalyptic video game.
- Release date: P577 is 2019-02-15.
powerpyx.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Friends can join mid-game.
- Most players online: Guide of 2019-02-13 says story co-op only works with two players.
- Friends can join mid-game: Says that if you are already in story mode, you can open the online section and invite a friend.
gameinformer.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Story, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Laughter and chaos: Review of 2019-02-14 calls the co-op manic.
- Tension and danger: Says expeditions end with a dash to an extraction point with many enemies chasing you.
- Story: Describes a campaign about twin villains and says the story missions feel familiar.
- Exploring: Says most of your time goes on exploring the world and taking down outposts.
- Building and creating: Describes a crafting system and base upgrades that unlock vehicles and more health.
- Fighting: Mentions enemy-filled outposts, stealth kills and solid gunplay.
- Getting better: Says higher difficulty mostly means enemies with bigger health bars and more shields.
- Unlocks and progress: Describes a new leveling system, skill points from challenges and unlocks tied to base upgrades.
- Planning ahead: Says the best approach to tougher enemies is still silenced shots or stealthy takedowns.
denofgeek.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Working in sync, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Planning ahead, Building and creating, Tension and danger, Exploring.
- Kind of game: Says a friend can back you up in place of the AI companions, and that co-op shines on expeditions.
- Working in sync: The reviewer describes tackling expeditions with a co-op partner and trying different approaches.
- Calm and coziness: Describes driving through bright landscapes and optional challenges such as hunting bears or catching a fish.
- Time to hang out: Mentions optional challenges such as hunting bears and catching a fish, and crossing the map by vehicle.
- Planning ahead: Describes choosing between keeping a captured outpost or scavenging it, and picking companions to suit your style.
- Building and creating: Describes upgrading the divisions of the Prosperity base with ethanol.
- Tension and danger: Calls the expedition levels intense and describes waves of enemies at the extraction point.
- Exploring: Says ethanol hidden around the map gives a reason to look into corners.
destructoid.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, About, Building and creating, Planning ahead, Sessions, Working in sync.
- Laughter and chaos: Praises a silly tone and says the focus is on player-driven hijinks.
- Tension and danger: Calls the balance tough but fair and the action constantly moving.
- About: Says you scrounge for trinkets around named locations to craft better weapons.
- Building and creating: Says weapons have four tiers and higher tiers become craftable as you upgrade the base.
- Planning ahead: Contrasts quietly picking off an outpost with going in loud beside an animal companion, and describes four weapon tiers.
- Sessions: Says the main story and side missions can be finished in a weekend, and expeditions keep you playing longer.
- Working in sync: The reviewer says expeditions make them want to partner up.
pcgamesn.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game.
- Kind of game: Preview says co-op is where the sequel looks most promising, and that AI specialists mostly stand in for a human partner.




