According to sources cited by Insider Gaming (opens in new tab), Ubisoft is currently developing two Far Cry games, a mainline single-player sequel and a separate multiplayer spin-off, which began as a single project

While the early Far Cry games were quite different from each other, the formula solidified like cement with Far Cry 3. Ubisoft Montreal threw darts at the globe and combined a charismatic villain, some outposts, murderous local wildlife, and a crafting system that turned that murderous local wildlife into slightly larger purses and such. The expansions and DLC are allowed to get a little weird, but they too stick to the familiar gameplay format.

A purely multiplayer Far Cry may at least break the mold a bit; according to Insider Gaming, it will be an "escape-based shooter with mechanics like permadeath, backpack systems, and contracts." The site says it has seen screenshots depicting an escape zone and a chest full of loot. [Escape shooters like "Escape From Tarkov" and "Hunt: Showdown" are all the rage right now, with players plunging into maps filled with other players and AI threats, trying to grab as much loot as they can and escape at designated The challenge is to escape at the designated point. Ubisoft inspired this subgenre with The Division's Dark Zone and previously tried to enter the game with Rainbow Six Extraction.

Another detail mentioned by Insider Gaming's sources is that multiplayer Far Cry is "set in the Alaskan wilderness," which is consistent with an old Ubisoft poll on potential settings for Far Cry games. The first proposal was "a Far Cry game about surviving in the extreme wilderness of remote Alaska."

Kotaku (opens in new tab) reported that Ubisoft's own sources corroborated the existence of both games, with the company's CEO Yves Guillemot mentioning them in an internal memo. The report also states that a sequel to "Far Cry" will be produced using the Snowdrop engine, which was used in "The Division" and will be used in upcoming Ubisoft games such as "Avatar: Frontier of Pandora," "The Settlers" and "Splinter Cell" Added: The Snowdrop Engine used in "The Division" includes "Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora," "The Settlers: New Allies," the "Splinter Cell" remake, and the "Star Wars" open world game, It will also be used in upcoming Uboft games.

Since there is no guarantee that the next numbered "Far Cry" will share the spin-off's setting, let's look back at other options from the old Ubisoft poll. Which one has more outposts and things to grapple with?