--- title: CryEngine Reviews meta\_title: 'CryEngine Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 16 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how CryEngine works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 3.7 review\_count: 16 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Game Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/game-development --- # CryEngine Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by CryEngine but has limited features. Are you part of the CryEngine team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! With CRYENGINE, we have a simple goal: to create the most powerful game engine in the industry, and to give creators all across the globe the tools to harness this power to create world-class gaming experiences, no matter their budget or team size. 5% royalties, full source code. Suitable for developing on all platforms, including a strong affinity & performance boost for VR. Check our the full-feature catalogue, here: https://www.cryengine.com/features * * * Seller [Crytek](https://www.g2.com/sellers/crytek) Discussions [CryEngine Community](https://www.g2.com/products/cryengine/discuss) Languages Supported German, English Overview by Yakir Ketteler Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Unity](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Unity") Unity 4.5/5(364) ](https://www.g2.com/products/unity/reviews) [ ![Unreal Engine](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Unreal Engine") Unreal Engine 4.5/5(151) ](https://www.g2.com/products/unreal-engine/reviews) [ ![Godot](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Godot") Godot 4.5/5(27) ](https://www.g2.com/products/godot/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/cryengine/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 16 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Entertainment](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Entertainment") UE Verified User in Entertainment Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/5/2019 "Excelent for high quality games" 2.5/5 What do you like best about CryEngine? -With this engine you can create high quality graphics games. -Cryengine supports VR so you can create amazing stuff for this. -Lots of tools for creating amazing stuff (volumetric clouds, fog, etc). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CryEngine? -It is c++ so it is a little bit harder than c# -Scalability is not that good for small projects -Documentation can be a little outdated Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering CryEngine: If you are a starter developer, I would suggest to go with c# and unity, if you already know c++ you can check cry engine or unreal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CryEngine solving and how is that benefiting you? We wanted to create high quality (graphics) games and we invested some time using cryengine, but at the end it was heavier than other platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Sophie W.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sophie W.") SW Sophie W. Developer Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/24/2019 "An Adequate (but underused) Game Engine" 3/5 What do you like best about CryEngine? Ease of use. Free to use. Does everything I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CryEngine? Takes time to get used to the software and layout. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering CryEngine: Try it! It's free to use so it's worth a shot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CryEngine solving and how is that benefiting you? Keeps us from having to create a custom game engine; versatile enough to use for things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/22/2019 "CryEngine 5.5 is great" 3/5 What do you like best about CryEngine? CryEngine 5.5 is great. reliable with incredible quality. The editing style is insane. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CryEngine? 5% revenue sharing model from the original pay what you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CryEngine solving and how is that benefiting you? this saves time and make the editing of such large terrains feasible while maintaining the overall real world sandbox free roaming style Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/5/2019 "CryEngine " 3/5 What do you like best about CryEngine? It is a truly immersive experience when using this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CryEngine? It could have slightly better software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CryEngine solving and how is that benefiting you? Makes the vr experience much more immersive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") IC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/17/2018 "Good for small team dev teams" 3/5 What do you like best about CryEngine? We developed a console game with CryEngine. Great graphics, good for photo-realistic style games/ VR experiences. No royalty fee upon designing the game. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about CryEngine? A lot of our devs are based in Asia. Hard for them to get started since there are less learning materials in the market Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is CryEngine solving and how is that benefiting you? Game development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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