Games like Crysis
If Crysis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crysis Warhead®, Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition and Crysis® 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical positioning matters, challenging and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Crysis is a single-player action first-person shooter developed by Crytek and released in 2008. Set on an open-world island under alien invasion, the game tasks players with surviving increasingly hostile environments using the high-tech Nanosuit, which provides real-time combat upgrades for enhanced speed, strength, armor, and cloaking abilities. Reviewers highlight the game's demanding tactical positioning, noting that success requires careful planning rather than brute force. Players describe the experience as challenging and immersive, with the open-ended level design allowing multiple approaches to each encounter. The game carries a strong emphasis on skill expression, rewarding players who master its mechanics. Steam reviews show 79% positive from over 5300 reviews. At $29.99, it offers a medium-length campaign optimized for focused sit-down sessions. The game is not currently supported on Steam Deck.
About 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 who liked Crysis also play
Steam players who put hours into Crysis also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Crysis Warhead®
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Crysis.
Top pick for Crysis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Crysis.
Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.
Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Crysis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Crysis.
Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.
Crysis® 3
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Third-strongest match for Crysis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Crysis.
The fate of the world is in your hands. New and old enemies threaten the peace you worked so hard to achieve 24 years ago. Your search for the Alpha Ceph continues, but this time you'll also need to expose the truth behind the C.E.L.L. corporation.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Ranked #4 for Crysis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Crysis.
You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.
Crysis Remastered
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Crysis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Crysis.
The classic first person shooter from Crytek is back with the action-packed gameplay, sandbox world, and thrilling epic battles you loved the first time around – now with remastered graphics optimized for a new generation of hardware.
Prey
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Ranked #6 for Crysis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Crysis.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Far Cry® 2
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and a challenging mood with Crysis.
Ranked #7 for Crysis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Crysis.
You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...
Aliens vs. Predator™
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Crysis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Crysis.
Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Crysis
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Half-Life
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Reviewers of Crysis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Crysis.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
Stalker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Crysis cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.
DOOM
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Reviewers of Crysis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Crysis.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Singularity™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Crysis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Crysis.
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
Prey
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Reviewers of Crysis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Crysis.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Crysis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Crysis.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Warframe
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Reviewers of Crysis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Crysis.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
Shadow Complex Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Reviewers of Crysis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Crysis.
ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Crysis at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Crysis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Crysis.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Crysis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Crysis.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Crysis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Crysis.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Crysis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Crysis.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Crysis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Crysis.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Crysis on Steam right now. Shares Action with Crysis.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Crysis.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Crysis.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Crysis.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Crysis.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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More from Crytek
Other recommendable Steam games by Crytek, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hunt: Showdown 1896
WHY THIS
Another title from Crytek, the studio behind Crysis. Shares Action with Crysis.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter. Track twisted monsters and overcome ruthless PvP. Take bounties in corrupted backwaters lost to history. With a team, you might survive. Die with nothing or get out with everything.
Ryse: Son of Rome
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Another title from Crytek, the studio behind Crysis. Shares Action with Crysis.
“Ryse: Son of Rome” tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits, then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge.
Crysis Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from Crytek, the studio behind Crysis. Shares Action with Crysis.
The classic first person shooter from Crytek is back with the action-packed gameplay, sandbox world, and thrilling epic battles you loved the first time around – now with remastered graphics optimized for a new generation of hardware.
Crysis 2 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Another title from Crytek, the studio behind Crysis. Shares Action with Crysis.
Relive the legendary single-player campaign from the classic first-person shooter, Crysis 2, optimized for today's hardware in Crysis 2 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Another title from Crytek, the studio behind Crysis. Shares Action with Crysis.
Experience the single-player experience from the iconic first-person shooter, Crysis 3, optimized to take advantage of today's hardware in Crysis 3 Remastered.
Crysis® 3
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Another title from Crytek, the studio behind Crysis. Shares Action with Crysis.
The fate of the world is in your hands. New and old enemies threaten the peace you worked so hard to achieve 24 years ago. Your search for the Alpha Ceph continues, but this time you'll also need to expose the truth behind the C.E.L.L. corporation.
Crysis Warhead®
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Crysis.
Another title from Crytek, the studio behind Crysis. Shares Action with Crysis.
Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.
Crysis Warhead®
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Crysis.
Another title from Crytek, the studio behind Crysis. Shares Action with Crysis.
Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.
Frequently asked about Crysis
- Does Crysis work on Steam Deck?
- Crysis is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Crysis cost?
- Crysis is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Crysis?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crysis are Crysis Warhead®, Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition, Crysis® 3.
- Who developed Crysis?
- Crysis was developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts.
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