Crytek is an interactive entertainment development company founded by Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli in 1999. The main office is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Crytek is dedicated to the creation of high-quality video games for PC and next generation consoles and 3D-Game-Technologies such as the CryENGINE™ game engine. The company's goal is to provide gamers with an intuitive user interface, innovative exciting gameplay, and revolutionary atmospheric visuals. To achieve this, Crytek has developed a highly advanced 3D Engine, the CryENGINE™, to surpass both today's and tomorrow's expectations for blockbuster games. In addition to the in-house development of complete games, Crytek also licenses it's technology for use in other developer's game products. Crytek's development team is comprised of game professionals from 27+ different nations.

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Installation Guide

Installation Guide

Editor's Notes Installers 60 comments

How to install the game correctly and without problems.

WRECKAGE - STANDALONE RELEASED
Crysis Wars

WRECKAGE - STANDALONE RELEASED

Wreckage 56 comments

As of now the standalone version of the popular Crysis singleplayer modification Wreckage is available for download.

WRECKAGE STANDALONE - Gamer Reviews/Videos
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WRECKAGE STANDALONE - Gamer Reviews/Videos

Wreckage 6 comments

As of now the standalone version of the popular Crysis singleplayer modification Wreckage is available for download.

50 more EA games soon to lose support for multiplayer online

50 more EA games soon to lose support for multiplayer online

News 150 comments

EA have not found any alternative to the dying Gamespy service and a large number of games thus lose multiplayer support.

CryENGINE to go free?

CryENGINE to go free?

CryENGINE 3 122 comments

Hot on the heels of UDK and Unity's announcements, Crytek are looking to release a free version of their CryENGINE.

Crytek Releases CryENGINE®3 SDK Free-of-Charge

Crytek Releases CryENGINE®3 SDK Free-of-Charge

CryENGINE Developers 96 comments

Crytek Releases CryENGINE®3 SDK Free-of-Charge the same tools that have been used to create their next generation AAA game Crysis 2.

Photo to Seamless texture

Photo to Seamless texture

Textures Tutorial 13 comments

How to make a seamless/well tiling texture from a photo and add additional parts to make the texture "your own".

3D embeds with Sketchfab on IndieDB!

3D embeds with Sketchfab on IndieDB!

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We are very excited to be supported here on IndieDB. Sketchfab lets you add a real-time interactive 3D viewer on any of your posts, just by copying and...

Be Free... Be Creative... Be the Developer

Be Free... Be Creative... Be the Developer

News 118 comments

Announcing the release of Cryengine3 editor for Crysis 2 and Free CryENGINE SDK.

Development Update for Miscreated (03/29/2013)
Miscreated

Development Update for Miscreated (03/29/2013)

Miscreated 1 comment

Our weekly development update is now live! This week I discuss the current state of the server as well as the progress on animations (first and third...

New Audio Asset Marketplace - Game Audio Box

New Audio Asset Marketplace - Game Audio Box

News

Game Audio Box is a growing royalty free audio asset store where you can buy and sell high quality music and sound effects specifically designed for game...

COMING SOON - Character Creator 3

COMING SOON - Character Creator 3

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Follow the development of the upcoming Character Creator 3 (CC3) tool for indie game development, AR/VR games, pre-viz and animation production.

CryENGINE 3 Free SDK - Update build 2572

CryENGINE 3 Free SDK - Update build 2572

CryENGINE Developers 4 comments

Crytek has released its latest version of the CryENGINE 3 Free SDK package. The latest 2572 build brings tons of new options and bug fixes.

After 5 years I decided to enhance my game, here's why

After 5 years I decided to enhance my game, here's why

Indie Devs 1 comment

I released my first Lovecraftian horror game, The Land of Pain, in September 2017. People from the gaming industry alsways told me that after 1 year a...

The Alien Cube Out Now!

The Alien Cube Out Now!

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I'm proud to announce that The Alien Cube is now live on Steam and Epic Store!

Character Creator 3 - 3D Game Pipeline

Character Creator 3 - 3D Game Pipeline

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Follow the development of the upcoming Character Creator 3 (CC3) tool for indie game development, AR/VR games, pre-viz and animation production.

Steam Next Fest + New Trailer

Steam Next Fest + New Trailer

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The Alien Cube will take part in the STEAM NEXT FEST! Let's celebrate with the NEW TRAILER!

Wreckage - Gameplay Trailer II and leveldesign
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Wreckage - Gameplay Trailer II and leveldesign

Wreckage 7 comments

Ladies and gentlemen, a big update full of screenshots the second gameplay trailer and a closer look into the leveldesign!

Crytek Modding
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Crytek Modding

Obsidian Edge 2 16 comments

One of the hottest titles coming out is Crysis, and best of all, this amazing engine is being built with modders in mind. One of the leading mod teams...

Interview with CryEngine

Interview with CryEngine

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In this interview I talk about The Land of Pain's enhancement and I reveal something on my game!

Development Update for Miscreated (01/04/2014)
Miscreated

Development Update for Miscreated (01/04/2014)

Miscreated 9 comments

A new development update has been released for Miscreated!

CRYSIS WARS - CRYSERV.de CLIENT (v.2.0.1079.0)
Crysis Wars

CRYSIS WARS - CRYSERV.de CLIENT (v.2.0.1079.0)

CryServ.de - Crysis Wars Multiplayer Network 3 comments

CryServ Client v.2.0.1079 is finally here, with all the latest improvements.

Crysis Mapping #2
Crysis

Crysis Mapping #2

Crysis Mapping/Technical 15 comments

Continuing were we last stopped, lets add some trees :D

Editors Choice VR of the Year 2016

Editors Choice VR of the Year 2016

2016 VR of the Year Awards

These are the 2016 VR games that we at VRDB think deserve a special mention in the run up to our VR of the Year Awards.

Cradle, Combat Update! Kickstarter going strong!
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Cradle, Combat Update! Kickstarter going strong!

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We're over 50,000$ donated on Kickstarter, but we still need your help! Here's a breakdown of our RealFight Combat System. Enjoy!

CryENGINE 3: Sandbox Basics

CryENGINE 3: Sandbox Basics

CryENGINE 3 Level Design/Theory

This article will deal with the majority of the tools you will use on a regular basis as well as the essentials for creating new and exciting levels for...

A new blog post on EGS about The Land of Pain!

A new blog post on EGS about The Land of Pain!

Indie Devs

In the article I talk about the technologies used to achieve great graphics and the relevance of atmosphere in my games.

The Alien Cube Release Date!

The Alien Cube Release Date!

CryENGINE Developers

The moment has come! The Alien Cube will be on Steam very soon!

Cradle: Meet the Team #1 Lead Environment Artist
Aderyn's Cradle

Cradle: Meet the Team #1 Lead Environment Artist

Aderyn's Cradle 11 comments

As Cradle's Lead Environment Artist, Tim Braslavsky has lots of different roles. Because there are so many factors in building an immersive environment...

Cradle, Upcoming Indie of the Year, launches Kickstarter!
Aderyn's Cradle

Cradle, Upcoming Indie of the Year, launches Kickstarter!

Aderyn's Cradle 14 comments

All new content – New Gameplay Video – All on Kickstarter.