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This page is for the remaster of Crysis (2007). For the original release of the game, see Crysis.
Crysis Remastered
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Crytek |
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Saber Interactive[1] |
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Crytek |
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CryEngine 3 |
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September 18, 2020 |
Metacritic |
69 |
OpenCritic |
66 |
IGDB |
68 |
Monetization |
One-time game purchase |
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Singleplayer |
Pacing |
Real-time |
Perspectives |
First-person |
Controls |
Direct control |
Genres |
Action, FPS, Shooter |
Vehicles |
Automobile, Flight, Helicopter, Naval/watercraft, Tank, Transport, Truck |
Art styles |
Realistic |
Themes |
Asia, Sci-fi |
Series |
Crysis |
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Crysis Remastered is a singleplayer FPS developed by Crytek and Saber Interactive. It is a remaster of the original Crysis based on the console versions of the game from 2011, rather than the original PC release from 2007.[2] It is also the first release in the series that is not published by Electronic Arts, instead being self-published by Crytek.
The game uses Crytek's CryEngine, a standard for the series, with new features such as hardware ray tracing, higher resolution textures, improved particle effects and global illumination.[3] A future-proof "Can It Run Crysis" graphics preset is also present, making reference to a phrase that became popular around the original 2007 release because of its highly demanding nature on PC hardware at the time.[4]
Crysis Remastered released on September 18, 2020 for Windows exclusively on the Epic Games Store. It was originally set to release on July 23, 2020, but was delayed to allow for further improvement due to negative online feedback following the leak of a gameplay trailer.[5] The Epic Games Store exclusivity ended on September 17, 2021, when it was released on Steam as well. On September 30, 2021, it released on Origin and was added to the EA Play subscription service.
Being based on the console port of Crysis, the remaster was launched lacking some features of the original PC release, such as the level "Ascension" and the multiplayer mode.[2][6] A number of control options including leaning and suit shortcuts were missing at release[7][8] but later restored in an update.[9] Later updates to the game also improved performance and restored the cut "Ascension" level.[10][11]
In February 2022 a final update was released for the game that brought significant performance improvements,[12] with Digital Foundry noting a 79% performance improvement in one scene compared to the original release version.[13]
General information
- Official Discord server
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Even though its store page suggests otherwise, Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed from the Epic Games Store version on October 20, 2021.[14] Steam and EA Desktop versions released with no Denuvo Anti-Tamper.[15]
Monetization
Essential improvements
Crysis Remastered Improvement Project
- Improvement Project is a bug fix and restoration mod that fixes a variety of bugs, including missing Classic Nanosuit tutorial prompts, bugged Classic Nanosuit audio, and various bugged or missing audio/visual elements such as particles, geometry, and NPCs. Also includes optional alternate weapon SFX and alternate weapon models from Crytek UK's PS3/360 port.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Configuration files are encrypted.
Save game data location
- Crysis Remastered removes the ability to make manual saves. Game also does not permanently archive checkpoints or mission start saves.
Video
Advanced graphics settings
- Some effects from the original have been removed, since the Remaster is based on the console version. For example, vegetation no longer reacts to explosions.[18][19]
- This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Edit configuration files[16]
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autoexec.cfg file in the installation folder and open it with a text editor.
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con_restricted=0 (if not existing) and cl_fov= followed by a desired FOV value.
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Depth of field
Disable depth of field[16]
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- Create
autoexec.cfg file in the installation folder and open it with a text editor.
- Add lines
con_restricted=0 (if not existing) and r_depthoffield=0 .
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Input
- Many control options have been removed compared to the original. For example, fast crawling is no longer possible.[20]
Keyboard and mouse settings and rebinding
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sound Effect, Music, and Dialog. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 7.1 output.[21] |
Subtitles |
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"On" or "Cutscenes only". |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Translation. |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Issues fixed
Low performance with CPU and GPU usage below 100%
- Due to a conflict with Windows 10 v2004, CryEngine games may sometimes run at a low frame rate or cap the frame rate below the monitor refresh rate despite not using all available system resources.[22][23][24]
- Most likely that the underlying issue has been fixed through later Windows 10 updates.[Note 2]
Change Vsync in the graphics card control panel[22][25]
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- Add "Crysis Remastered" to the graphics card control panel if the profile does not exist already.
- Change the profile's Vsync setting
- For Nvidia, change the Vsync setting to Fast and apply.
- For AMD, enable Radeon Enhanced Sync and apply. If this doesn't work, enable Radeon Anti-Lag and apply.
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Ray tracing affecting performance when disabled
- Ray tracing may be still running in the game despite being disabled in the graphics settings.
Workaround: changing graphics settings to make sure[26][27]
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- Might have to be done after every time any settings were changed as that can possibly re-enable ray tracing.[28]
- Open the in-game advanced graphics settings.
- Set Shaders Quality to High and Raytracing Quality to Performance and apply.
- Set Raytracing Quality to Off and apply.
- Set Shaders Quality to Medium or Low and apply.
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Poor ray tracing performance on RTX GPUs
Enable hardware accelerated ray tracing[26]
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- The game might not automatically detect an RTX card due to a bug and might thus not utilize RT cores to accelerate ray tracing, resulting in impaired performance when ray tracing is enabled.[29]
- Create
autoexec.cfg file in the installation folder and open it with a text editor.
- Add lines
con_restricted=0 (if not existing) and ti_UseApiBackedRaytracing=1 .
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
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Direct3D |
11 |
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Vulkan |
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Ray tracing is rendered via Vulkan.[30] |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
FMOD |
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Interface |
Scaleform |
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Cutscenes |
Criware |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-3450 AMD Ryzen 3 |
Intel Core i5-7600K AMD Ryzen 5 |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
12 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX 470 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB of VRAM |
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Broadband Internet connection | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- ↑ As issue doesn't seem to get raised anymore really, even Crysis' Discord last mention of this fix is from April 2022 and before that it wasn't mentioned for like almost a year....
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