Far Cry 6 Is Coming To Steam Following Epic, Uplay Exclusivity
Far Cry 6 is finally coming to Steam next month, after a lengthy exclusivity period with the Epic Games Store. Right now, anyone who wants to avoid the Epic Games Store has to get it through Ubisoft's own Uplay, having skipped Steam at launch altogether.
But now, Far Cry 6 will be added to Steam alongside Riders Republic and Rainbow Six Extraction. They will join other Ubisoft big hitters like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which was added to the service last December. This is part of Ubisoft's efforts to share its library around once again, having previously tried to entice players over to Uplay, and arrange deals with Epic on its rival storefront.
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As spotted by PC Gamer, Steam pages for Far Cry 6, Riders Republic, and Rainbow Six Extraction are now live. They're not available to play just yet, as they all have various release dates in the late spring and summer months.
Fans of Ubisoft's single-player offerings won't be in for much of a wait, with Far Cry 6 set to launch on May 11. It will come alongside all of the updates added since its launch in 2021.
Extraction and Riders Republic, however, will both be with us in June. None of these games are available to pre-order, so it doesn't seem that Ubisoft is planning any exclusive perks for those who purchase early.
In any case, this will come as a welcome addition to many PC players, who often resent having to download multiple different stores and launchers to play the games they want. Some PC enthusiasts will even outright refuse to play a game until it launches on Steam, so Far Cry 6 could see an uptick in fans when it comes to the platform next month.
It remains to be seen which games
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