Crysis
Adapt to Survive An epic story thrusts players into an ever-changing environment, forcing them to adapt their tactics and approach to conquer battlefields ranging from newly frozen jungle to zero-gravity alien environments. Suit up! A high-tech Nanosuit allows gamers to augment their abilities in real time on the battlefield. Players can choose to enhance their speed, strength, armor and cloaking abilities to approach situations in creative tactical ways. Customizable Weaponry A huge arsenal of modular weaponry gives gamers unprecedented control over their play style. Blow the opposition away with experimental weapons, discover alien technology and utilize custom ammunition from incendiary-tipped rounds to tactical munitions that can silently put foes to sleep.
Game Discussion
Steam User 14
Back in 2012, I didn't just play Crysis, I survived it.
Running at a smooth, luxurious 10 FPS, every movement felt like I was personally dragging my computer through a warzone. Shooting an enemy? Hope you like 5-second input lag, champ. Explosions? Might as well go make a sandwich while the frames catch up.
It wasn’t a video game. It was a slideshow. A POWERPOINT presentation of pain.
And yet, despite my GPU screaming in agony and my soul aging 10 years every time I turned a corner, I knew... I was playing something special. Something my potato couldn't comprehend.
Fast forward to 2025: Armed with an RTX 4070, I finally booted up Crysis again.
And cried.
Cried real tears.
At 144 FPS, it turns out this game wasn’t just good, it was a masterpiece hiding behind a fog of digital suffering.
Final rating: 10/10
Not just because Crysis deserves it, but because I deserve it for surviving the Dark Ages of 10 FPS gaming.
Thank you, technology. Thank you for freeing me.
Steam User 12
I'm glad I got to buy this before it was lost forever
with that being said it was a fun experience till the very end
10/10
Steam User 10
Dated, flawed, weird, partially broken, more of a techdemo from a forgotten era than a game, but I still gotta recommend it over the "remastered" version. If you ever feel like buying Crysis 2007 you can still do it by purchasing the Crysis Warhead bundle.
I gotta repeat myself, the REMASTERED VERSION IS ASS on both technical and gameplay level. You will have a much better experience playing the OG version.
Steam User 4
After 18 years it still holds up. Good news is you can finally run it with max settings!
Steam User 4
If you have a VR headset, Id highly recommend grabbing and playing this game through with the fholger VR mod. I played the game from start to finish and had a great time - its better than most made for VR games out there currently.
The game play really holds up and works well in VR. I found myself approaching situations differently in VR than I would in flat, which also made the game feel fresh even though I have played and beat it before in the past.
Of course the last few hours of the game when you're dealing with the aliens is still weak, but nothing can fix that. Also the vehicle driving in VR is a little janky, but for the most part using a vehicle is optional.
Steam User 5
Played it when I was a student back in 2008, with my very first gaming laptop....damn this game nearly melted that thing. The visuals are still beautiful even 18 years after release!
Steam User 3
A pretty decent FPS with some cool ideas that were ahead of it's time with. But the latter half of the game falls off for me personally. Fighting the dudes was way more fun than fighting the aliens and that's all the last half of the game is. It just felt like there were more ways to out-play the human soldiers and in more satisfying ways, but the aliens were kind of stale. Still a good shooter for 2007, but it's no Halo 3