Far Cry 5 is a good game, and it's even better to play when it's free and when knowing that Far Cry 6 is about to drop. If you can't wait for Far Cry 6 and have yet to play Far Cry 5, now is your chance. For free.
In anticipation of the upcoming sixth entry, Ubisoft is making Far Cry 5 free to play for a very limited time only. Very limited time only. Trust us though, it is worth it, because Far Cry 5 is dope... then again, you probably know that, otherwise you wouldn't have clicked on this article.
How & When Can I Get Far Cry 5 for Free
You can download Far Cry 5 for free from August 5 at 2pm until August 9 at 9pm. Time zones are irrelevant, because it will be in whatever your local time zone is. The game takes roughly 25 hours to play through, so that should give you plenty of time to play through the entire game.
Pro-tip: You can start downloading the game now, so that you don't waste any time on the weekend. Yup. Don't say we never do anything for you.
The free Far Cry 5 download is available for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Stadia. Again: The game is free from August 2 until August 9, which is plenty of time, but just in case you don't manage to finish it, you can still buy the game and your progress will carry over. Then again... you'd be paying for a couple hours left in the game, so just try to finish it before August 9 and cancel your weekend plans.
Is Free to Play Far Cry 5 Worth It?
First of all it's free, so... just try it. Second, to be less of a smartass: If you liked Far Cry 3 and 4, then yes. If you didn't... nah, fam. Far Cry 5 is not all that different from its predecessors and, honestly, Far Cry 6 is the one we're pinning our hopes on to bring some innovation to the series. Still, Far Cry 5 got rave reviews and, in fact, here is one from our competitor, because Ubisoft didn't send us a review copy (also, our website didn't exist yet back then):
If you like Far Cry, I'm gonna go ahead and guess that you like shooters, so... click on through to our shooter section.