In 2022, Crytek announced the next part of its Crysis series (which, at least for now, we’ll be calling “Crysis 4”). However, this new Crysis game is no longer in active development. In fact, as Crytek itself revealed, it put its development on hold in Q3 2024.
After facing major financial issues, Crytek decided to shift developers over to Hunt: Showdown 1896. As such, Crysis 4 is no longer in active development.
This is disappointing news, but the news was on the wall. Back in April 2023, I told you not to expect Crysis 4 anytime soon. And, from the looks of it, this new Crysis game may never actually see the light of day.
It sucks but it is what it is. At this point, Crytek is in life support, and Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the only thing that keeps it alive. To develop Crysis 4, the team will need a huge financial boost. And, from the looks of it, this is not going to happen.
Let’s also not forget that Crytek that before the announcement of C4, Crytek canceled a multiplayer game based on this franchise, called Crysis Next. In my opinion, that was the right move. Business-wise, though, this must have hurt the team.
So there you have it. Sadly, we won’t get our hands on Crysis 4 anytime soon (if at all). Then again, Crysis 4 is not the only game that was announced prematurely. Remember the remake of Star Wars: KOTOR? Or Capcom’s Deep Down? Or how about In The Valley Of Gods?
Anyway, I hope to share more positive news later this year or in 2026. Until then, though, consider Crysis 4 a dead game. Man, what a bummer.
Stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
Contact: Email