5 first-person shooter open-worlds like the Far Cry series

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First-person shooter games were mainly about taking down enemies in side alleys, corridors, and arenas before the Far Cry series came into the scene. These were the first legitimate FPS titles that truly gave gamers a massive open world filled with side quests and mysterious locations to discover, where they can roam freely per their wishes.

Developed by Ubisoft, the Far Cry series’ trademark lies in the insane amount of freedom users get to explore the open world. Coupled with a compelling storyline and well-made side characters, it truly revolutionized open-world first-person shooters.

Ever since Far Cry 2, the franchise has capitalized and further improved on its open-world elements with each subsequent launch. And while there’s still time for the next Far Cry edition, here are a few open-world first-person shooters that can be tried in the meantime:

Crysis games are the closest first-person shooters fans can think of whose open-world environment resembles Far Cry. Like Far Cry 2, the first title of this series is also set in a tropical paradise and offers players the same amount of freedom when it comes to exploring the open world at their own pace.

Like the Far Cry titles, Crysis’ games offer the freedom to initiate combat situations differently. Touted as the spiritual successor to the Far Cry series in the 2000s when the first offering came out, the Crysis games never quite hit the success people predicted.

Co-created by two video game industry behemoths, id Software and Bethesda Studio, the Rage series is a colorfully vibrant take on a post-apocalyptic open world. The second game is much less over-the-top and has fast-paced combat gameplay with fewer RPG elements.

The colorful visuals of the open world of Rage 2 have