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.

CryENGINE 3: Breaking Ground with Sandbox

CryENGINE 3: Breaking Ground with Sandbox

Mapping/Technical Tutorial 3 comments

Use some of the functions and entities that the CryENGINE 3 SDK gives to us straight out of the box.

CRYENGINE going subscription based!

CRYENGINE going subscription based!

CryENGINE 3 32 comments

In whats heating up to be the AAA engine brawl of 2014 Crytek announce CryENGINE as a service with a monthly subscription - is its also royalty free!

How to Create a New Vehicle in CryENGINE 3

How to Create a New Vehicle in CryENGINE 3

CryENGINE 3 Mapping/Technical 3 comments

In this article we will explore some advanced components of CryENGINE 3 by creating a new vehicle for your player to drive around in your level.

Cryengine 2 Mapping

Cryengine 2 Mapping

CryENGINE 2 Developers Mapping/Technical 24 comments

This tutorial will tell you how to create your first basic crysis map.

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.

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.

Cryengine Flowgraph Tutorial

Cryengine Flowgraph Tutorial

CryENGINE 2 Developers Mapping/Technical 12 comments

This will explain the basics and a bit more advanced flowgraph editing.

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".

UDK: Creating Modular Assets from a Texture Sheet
Mist of Stagnation

UDK: Creating Modular Assets from a Texture Sheet

Mist of Stagnation Props Modelling 5 comments

Tutorial that shows how to create modular assets very quickly using a texture sheet.

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 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...

Cryengine 3 Tutorial Series part 1: Introduction and download [HD]

Cryengine 3 Tutorial Series part 1: Introduction and download [HD]

CryENGINE 3 UI/HUD 5 comments

Hello everybody and welcome to your first ever CryEngine 3 SDK tutorial!!!! Over the course of time I will show you the ins and outs of the CryEngine...

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.

Cry Engine 3 Tutorial - 3ds Max Custom Models and Textures

Cry Engine 3 Tutorial - 3ds Max Custom Models and Textures

CryENGINE 3 Players Modelling 4 comments

You will have custom textured models from 3ds Max into CryEngine 3 in no time at all.

Crysis Mapping #2
Crysis

Crysis Mapping #2

Crysis Mapping/Technical 15 comments

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

Cryengine 3 Tutorial - Custom Textures and Models using XSI Mod Tool

Cryengine 3 Tutorial - Custom Textures and Models using XSI Mod Tool

CryENGINE Developers Mapping/Technical 2 comments

I hope you will find this tutorial extremely accurate and to the point. I created this tutorial after experiencing immense frustration blending textures...

CryENGINE 3 SDK Update 3.4.0

CryENGINE 3 SDK Update 3.4.0

CryENGINE Developers 17 comments

An massive update has been released with the latest version of the Free CryENGINE 3 SDK 3.4.0. Most importantly introducing DirectX 11 Tesselation support...

CryENGINE 3: Terrain Sculpting

CryENGINE 3: Terrain Sculpting

CryENGINE 3 Mapping/Technical 1 comment

With the overall complexity involved in creating games becoming exceedingly difficult and expensive with every successive console generation, many game...

Crytek releases CryENGINE® 3

Crytek releases CryENGINE® 3

CryENGINE 3 37 comments

Crytek releases CryENGINE® 3. All-in-one multiplatform development solution now available for licensees.

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.

CryEngine 3 Custom 3d Vegetation using 3ds Max

CryEngine 3 Custom 3d Vegetation using 3ds Max

CryENGINE 3 Props Modelling

In this episode we bring you 3d repeating textures from 3ds Max. Very simple, accurate, and easy to follow CryEngine 3 tutorials!

Crysis 2 DirectX 11 and MOD SDK is out
Crysis 2

Crysis 2 DirectX 11 and MOD SDK is out

Crysis 2 21 comments

Finally its out "Crysis 2 Ultra Upgrade" and coming Wednesday 29th of June the "Map Editor Pack."

CryEngine 3 SDK (Sandbox) Tutorial part 2: Viewports and navigation [HD]

CryEngine 3 SDK (Sandbox) Tutorial part 2: Viewports and navigation [HD]

CryENGINE 3 UI/HUD

This the second part of my CryEngine SDK tutorial series. We are going to talk about navigating through the viewports and making specific changes regarding...

CryENGINE 3 Free SDK Update – 3.3.9 (3410)

CryENGINE 3 Free SDK Update – 3.3.9 (3410)

CryENGINE Developers 14 comments

Crytek has released its latest version of the CryENGINE 3 Free SDK package. The latest 3.3.9 (3410) build brings tons of new options and bug fixes.

Cryengine 3 SDK (Sandbox) Tutorial part 3: Creating Terrains [HD]

Cryengine 3 SDK (Sandbox) Tutorial part 3: Creating Terrains [HD]

CryENGINE 3 UI/HUD

This the third part of my CryEngine SDK tutorial series. We are going to talk about how to create terrains. If you have any questions you can message...

Cryengine 3 SDK (Sandbox) Tutorial part 6: Vegetation

Cryengine 3 SDK (Sandbox) Tutorial part 6: Vegetation

CryENGINE 3 UI/HUD 1 comment

This the thrid part of my CryEngine SDK tutorial series. We are going to talk about how to place vegetation in your scene. If you have any questions you...

CryENGINE 3 upcoming titles - Forged By Chaos

CryENGINE 3 upcoming titles - Forged By Chaos

CryENGINE Developers 14 comments

An overview of upcoming CryENGINE 3 titles. Promotion week 1: "Forged by Chaos."

ModDB Video Spotlight - June 2010

ModDB Video Spotlight - June 2010

Feature 16 comments

The Spotlight is back with a brand new intro and some mods that will break some bandwidth limits.