Crytek Pauses Crysis 4 Development and Lays Off 15% of Workforce

The studio cites unfavorable market dynamics and shifts focus to Hunt: Showdown 1896 to ensure financial sustainability.

Crytek has laid off approximately 60 employees, representing 15% of its 400-person workforce, due to financial challenges in the gaming industry.
Development of Crysis 4, initially announced in January 2022, was put on hold in late 2024 as the studio redirects resources to Hunt: Showdown 1896.
Crytek attributes the layoffs to complex market conditions and ongoing efforts to reduce operating expenses, which were insufficient to avoid workforce reductions.
The studio remains committed to expanding Hunt: Showdown 1896, a multiplayer extraction shooter, and supporting its CryEngine technology.
Affected employees are being offered severance packages and career assistance services as part of Crytek's response to the layoffs.