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You play as Nomad, a soldier sent with an elite squad to a tropical island to investigate a crisis and rescue scientists. The mission begins amid conflict with North Korean forces before bringing a science-fiction threat into the campaign. Your nanosuit lets you switch between speed, strength, armor, and cloaking, with abilities drawing on a shared energy supply. You can combine suit powers with customizable weapons to sneak, flank, or attack head-on, adapting your approach to each encounter. Missions offer broad outdoor areas with multiple routes to objectives. Explore on foot or in vehicles, use physical surroundings and destructible obstacles in combat, and later face battles in zero gravity where movement and weapon recoil work differently.

As Nomad, use a power-switching nanosuit, customizable weapons, and flexible tactics to fight across a tropical island and alien spaces.

Released 17 Sep 2008

80%positive of
13k player reviews
$29.99
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Switch Nanosuit Modes

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Cloak Through Camps

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Smash Jungle Cover

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.

Developed by Crytek · Published by Electronic Arts

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Alien Combat Sections
  2. Later-Level Linear Shift
  3. Modern Launch Problems
  4. Crashes and Softlocks
80%
positive of 13k player reviews
91/100
Metacritic

Back of the Box

Platforms Windows
Age ratings
  • ESRB M — Blood Violence Strong Language
  • PEGI 16 — Violence Bad Language
  • USK 18
  • BBFC 15
  • CRL 18
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 18
  • FPB 18 — Violence
  • KGRB 18 — Violence Language
Players Up to 32
Play modes
  • Online PvP
Other modes
  • Online multiplayer
  • Community-restored online play via unofficial projects
  • Vehicle-based multiplayer combat
Multiplayer Crysis includes multiplayer, based on the Steam tags and multiple player reviews. The provided store features list does not describe multiplayer modes or player counts. Reviews consistently state official online services were shut down due to GameSpy closure, but some community-run projects and servers reportedly kept online play functional. Reported server sizes mention 32-player matches, with one review claiming 32/64 players, but 64 is less corroborated.
Multiplayer & mods Reviews indicate unofficial community patches/projects can restore online functionality after GameSpy shutdown. One review links a fix for broken multiplayer. Another states server-side modding was used for balance adjustments.
Controller required No
DRM / EULA
  • Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: SecuROM™50 machine activation limit
  • Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Crysis EULA 1
  • EA Play subscription requires acceptance of EA Play Terms
Content notices
  • Blood
  • Violence
  • Strong Language
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 91/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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