Ubisoft Montreal collaborated with Ubisoft's global development team, including Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Reflections and Red Storm Entertainment. After a vacation goes awry, protagonist Jason Brody must save his friends, who have been kidnapped by pirates, and escape from the island and its unhinged inhabitants. Players can use a variety of weapons to defeat human enemies and hostile wildlife, and the game features elements found in role-playing games such as skill trees and experience. Gameplay focuses on combat and exploration. The game takes place on the fictional Rook Islands, a tropical archipelago which can be freely explored by players. It is the third main installment in the Far Cry series after Far Cry 2.

Far Cry 3 is a 2012 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.