Faster, tighter action than Crysis 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“every single level here has some interesting hook, and the game gets going and never stops.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Crysis Warhead®
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Crytek2008FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A short, fast, action-heavy Crysis side story with great gunplay and still-good visuals. It's held back by frequent crashes on modern PCs and old EA DRM. Skip it if you want a fix-free install or a deep story.
Great for
Crysis fans wanting a short, fast, explosive nanosuit shooter and willing to tinker to get it running
Main risk
Frequent crashes and launch problems on modern hardware, plus a very short campaign
What players love
New weapons, vehicles and variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Cool expansion: new alien types, new weapons, new vehicles.”
Steam review · translated · 3.7 h played ↗
Graphics still hold up
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The graphics were incredible for their time and still look fantastic today.”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Fun nanosuit gunplay and freedom
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Wanna go in guns blazing rambo-style - you can do that, Wanna sneak around and find new hilarious ways to kill enemies? - You can do that too.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Charismatic hero Psycho
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Crysis Warhead lets you play that NPC, and it's way more fun.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“The soundtrack is epic as hell”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Frequent crashes on modern systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“GOOD LUCK GETTING THIS GAME TO RUN FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES ATTA TIME WITHOUT CRASHING!!!”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
Weak story and awkward cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The cutscenes of the game seems to be composed by a former team of soap opera writers”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
EA DRM, GameSpy and PunkBuster hassles
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Also it requires Gamespy installation which is a defunct company.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Very short for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the game is extremely short - like maybe 3-5 hours if you're taking your time.”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
More linear and scripted than the original
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“it's not really Crysis, and by Crysis I mean open-world, free-form, and emergent.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable15 GB
Minimum
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista), Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista), AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or better
Memory1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
Graphics256 MB
Storage15GB
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista), Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista), AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or better
Memory1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
Graphics256 MB
Storage15GB
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