Far Cry 6’s free Stranger Things Season 4 crossover mission now available

Far Cry 6’s crossover mission with Stranger Things, “The Vanishing” is now available to owners, and the whole game (with the mission) is free for anyone to play from 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday until Sunday.

If you’re wondering how Stranger ThingsThis is the story of a New England small town that has been plagued by supernatural phenomenon. Fits into Far Cry 6, which takes its one-person army inside a fictional Caribbean dictatorship, well, maybe it’s best if you don’t. But taken at face value, it’s a chance to explore the Upside-Down and take on its hideous, evil forces in a third-person shooter, on a console, which isn’t nothing. Visually the adaptation is quite impressive, even though the concept may seem a bit weak.

“Players will be able to explore recreations of iconic locations inspired by the Stranger Things series,” said a statement from Ubisoft, “including a hidden bunker and an abandoned laboratory.” Dani Rojas’ priorities are to find Chorizo, the happy scrappy hero pup, and the Yarans abducted into the frightening alternate dimension, apparently in that order.

Stranger Things’ fourth season will premiere — in two distinct “volumes” — on Netflix on May 27 and July 1. On Wednesday, Netflix offered seven production stills to whet fans’ appetite for the series’ return, which comes after three long years.

Ross and Matt Duffer, the creators of season 4, have stated that it will be darker in tone than previous seasons. They plan to lean more into horror-movie themes. That’s what season 4 will look like. Far Cry 6’s “The Vanishing” might serve as a kind of visual preview. Far Cry 6 It is also available for Google Stadia and PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox One as well as Windows PC through the Epic Games Store or Ubisoft Store.