Crysis Warhead®
First-person sci-fi shooter on a mission to recover captured cargo
Crytek · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Sep 17, 2008
DRM declared on Steam
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 4,173
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 12 in 30 days
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)
What is Crysis Warhead®?
This standalone, single-player first-person shooter follows Sergeant Sykes behind enemy lines to retrieve captured cargo during a conflict involving human and alien enemies. You move through missions, fight or sneak past enemies, customize weapons, and use vehicles.
For you if...
- +you want a fast-paced, mission-based sci-fi shooter
- +you like switching between weapons and vehicles
Not for you if...
- −you want a long campaign with substantial story development
- −you prefer quiet exploration to frequent firefights
What players say
84% of 4,173 reviews are positive · 83% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the gunplay, stealth, and visuals. Many complain about frequent crashes and difficulty running the game on modern PCs.
Screenshots and trailer
Crysis Warhead® system requirements
Minimum: 256 MB, 1 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Crysis Warhead®?
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- Processor
- Intel 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
- Graphics
- 256 MB
- Memory
- 1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
- Storage
- 15GB
- DirectX
- DirectX 9.0c or 10
Does Crysis Warhead® have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Crysis Warhead® run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- SecuROM™ - 50 machine activation limit
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Hungarian.
Does Crysis Warhead® use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
