Welcome to Hope County, Montana. This idyllic place is home to a freedom-loving community that is terrorized by a fanatical, apocalypse-believing cult. Led by the charismatic prophet Joseph Seed and his loyal siblings, the Heralds, the cult known as "Project at Eden's Gate" has insidiously taken over the small town and every aspect of daily life. As the protagonist's arrival provokes the cult to violently seize control of the region, they must rise up and ignite a fire of resistance to liberate the community.

Players will explore the vast Hope County: its rivers, fields, and skies with the largest selection of customizable weapons and vehicles ever seen in a Far Cry game. The player is the hero in a gripping world that leaves nothing unpunished, where every location discovered and every local who joins the cause influences the storyline in unpredictable ways.