Ubisoft Risking It All With Multiplayer Extraction-Shooter Far Cry Spin-Off

As an extraction-based shooter, players will gather resources for survival with gameplay featuring parallel activities like hunting animals for materials to craft gear, finding chemicals for gadgets, harvesting plants for medical supplies, and scavenging for weapon parts and ammo. Similar to DayZ, the game should feature a hideout that serves as the base of operations and a safe space for players. The upcoming title will likely be team-based, with players sharing a common hideout.

Like with most survival shooters, the gameplay loop revolves around getting gear, gaining experience to level up, and acquiring perks. We assume items gathered from previous rounds will remain and carry over to succeeding incursions. The report suggests that perks are directly tied to the leveling system in the game. Like Warzone DMZ, players need to complete contracts in order to purchase or acquire perks.

The Far Cry multiplayer will reportedly feature permadeath which would mean that players lose everything, including gear, weapons, perks, and levels when they die. To prevent losing items, players must keep their loot stored in their hideouts. The high-risk, high-reward element adds a layer of thrill in every round.

According to the report, Ubisoft is targeting to release the game ahead of Far Cry 7 and has a launch window of April 2025. Alpha tests are reportedly scheduled for the first half of 2024. However, Ubisoft is known for internal delays, so take these dates as internal placeholders for now.

It will be interesting to see what Ubisoft comes up with in the upcoming Far Cry multiplayer. This will be the studio's second multiplayer offering after The Division Heartland which is scheduled to release next year. We will probably hear about the upcoming project in the next few months if Ubisoft sticks to the rumored schedules.