TheFar Cryfranchise has been a staple of Ubisoft’s portfolio for over 20 years, and it often receives new installments on a near-annual basis. Lately, however, the series has taken a backseat. The last mainlineFar Crygame, 2021’sFar Cry 6, was released nearly 4 years ago. This is the longest time that Ubisoft has gone without launching a new entry in the franchise. While Ubisoft has rummaged through its back catalog and released 60 FPS patches for some of the olderFar Cryinstallments, it has remained conspicuously silent about the franchise’s overall future.
Some fans are hoping that theFar Cryseries' extended hiatus will give Ubisoft the opportunity to go back to the drawing board and reinvent the franchise.Far Cry 6, as popular as it was, wasn’t exactly a fan favorite among the dedicatedFar Crycommunity. Many players, in addition to critics and journalists, believed that the game was too derivative for its own good and didn’t do enough to stand out frompreviousFar Cryinstallments. The nextFar Crygame is apparently going to depart significantly from the series' established formula, if rumors are to be believed, so it looks like this feedback is actually being taken into account.
Far Cry 7 Doesn’t Really Need an Animus Hub
Far Cry 7 is Apparently Going to Take Some Inspiration from Assassin’s Creed Infinity
Shortly after the release ofFar Cry 6, insiders claimed in 2021 that the next mainline entry in theFar Cryseries,Far Cry 7, would use a live service business model, akin to the then-upcomingAssassin’s Creed Infinity. The prospect of a live-serviceFar Crygame was immediately met with backlash by fans. However, subsequent reports alleged that the series would not be taking this approach in the way that some would expect. According to Insider Gaming,Ubisoft is currently developing two newFar Crygames: a multiplayer extraction shooter set in the Alaskan wilderness, and a single-player-only title that features aDead Rising-esque time limit.
TheFar Cryextraction shooterand theFar Crysingle-player title originally started life as the same game, but after their scopes grew, they were divided into separate projects.
Assassin’s Creed Infinity - A.K.A. The Animus Hub - is a Special Interface That Connects the Latest AC Games
Even though the next mainlineFar Crygame is apparently going to be single-player, it’s possible that Ubisoft will still attempt to implement anAssassin’s Creed Infinity-style component into it, as that 2021 report suggested. For those unaware,Assassin’s Creed Infinityis the codename for theAssassin’s CreedAnimus Hub, which was released alongside 2025’sAssassin’s Creed Shadows. The Animus Hub is, in essence, a special interface that was designed as an entry point to the latest games in theACfranchise. Through the Animus Hub, players can access certainAssassin’s Creedgames, take on extra missions, unlock Modern Day content, and purchase rare gear, among other things.
Adding an Animus Hub-like interface toFar Cry 7wouldn’t be a terrible idea, but it’s hard to argue that it’d be necessary. Ubisoft created the Animus Hub to link theAssassin’s Creedgames together, not just in terms of accessibility, but also in terms of story. TheAnimus Hub includes a timelinethat lists the protagonists of every modernACgame and shows where they fit in the series' overarching lore. Even though theAssassin’s Creedgames typically follow different characters, their narratives tend to be connected to each other in some way.
The Far Cry Games Are Not As Connected As the AC Games Are
TheFar Cryseries, in comparison, is not nearly as interconnected as theAssassin’s Creedgames are. Each installment in theFar Cryfranchise (excludingFar Cry: New Dawn) is a completely standalone entry, and aside from a few recurring characters, there are barely any narrative links between them. Therefore, it wouldn’t really make a lot of sense to giveFar Cry 7its own Animus Hub. Although there are a lot of things that futureFar Crygames could benefit from, an extra interface probably isn’t one of them.
