Engine Overview
CryEngine is a cross-platform game engine that was initially focused on IBM PC-compatible computers and game consoles like Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3, as well as their subsequent versions. In addition, the engine is oriented on the development of Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG). CryEngine 3 is now fully commercial, but there is also a Free SDK version.
Features Overview
CryEngine works under “What You See is What You Play” (WYSIWYP) model. This engine offers its users an ability to change and optimize the gameplay in real-time. Thanks to 98win cross-platform nature improvements and updates made by developers can instantly be seen on all chosen platforms.
Crytek has demonstrated abilities of CryEngine in Crysis 3 preview trailer. This game engine possesses a number of excellent features that allow users to create a realistic and detailed picture.
Pixel Accurate Displacement Mapping is an extremely powerful feature that allows developers to eliminate any distortion of pixels during the change of the scene.
Features of Global 3D Illumination, Volumetric Cloud & Fog Shadows, and Cloth & Vegetation Simulation significantly increase the quality and realness of game environment and characters in real-time.
Crytek makes its best to keep CryEngine industry leaders top; however, this is a relatively young game engine, and it hasn’t got such extended and amazing graphical capabilities as Unity or Unreal Engine, for example. Besides, it’s not so well-documented as other above-mentioned industry leaders.