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Far Cry 5 sales are off to a flying start

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Far Cry 5 sales are off to a flying start

Ubisoft must be happy with the number of Far Cry 5 sales. It was only released on March 27 and in three days has managed to sell 340,000 copies on Steam.

Given that Far Cry 5 is available on Steam and UPlay, PS4 and Xbox One, the number of copies sold is obviously going to be much higher. The number sold on Steam is a good indication of how well it’s selling overall.

Far Cry 5 Sales

The image above, courtesy of SteamSpy, shows that in three days, Far Cry 5 sold 340,000 copies on the platform. It also sold nearly 200,000 copies on its first day and another 100,000 on day two.

Another interesting statistic regarding Far Cry 5 is that it’s peak CCU (concurrent users) number is 83,046. When compared with Ubisoft’s most recent major release, Assassin’s Creed OriginsFar Cry 5 is 42,000 CCUs ahead. 

Assassin’s Creed Origins peak CCU on Steam is 41,541. 

Sales at Eden’s Gate

Far Cry 5 is the latest in the long-running series and is the first to be set in the United States.

Players travel to Hope County, Montana to put a stop to the insidious Project at Eden’s Gate cult. Far Cry 5 includes a fully-featured single player campaign and Far Cry Arcade

Far Cry Arcade includes a map editor for both solo and co-op scenarios and multiplayer. 

For more on Far Cry 5, check out all our coverage here.