Crysis Next Gameplay Leaks & Fans Are Happy It Was Cancelled

Multiple videos of the canceled Crysis Next game have been leaked online, and many Crysis fans are glad it’ll never see the light of day.

Crysis Next was a rumored spin-off game set in the Crysis universe, nano suits and all. Departing from the series’ FPS roots, it was rumored to be a free-to-play third-person Battle Royale game.

The leaked footage appears to be of the Alpha stage as Crysis‘ signature computer-melting graphics are replaced with untextured models. As such, production seems to have halted soon after it began.

Leaked gameplay shows a player choosing one out of three classes, “Frontliner,” “Tactician,” and “Flanker,” each of whom with customizable abilities and appearances. After selecting, the player ran around an unfinished map, picked up weapons, switched out, and tried different classes, as each had different abilities and animations.

Another clip showed a few player models with the next iteration of the famous nano suit, the 3.0.

Interestingly, this isn’t the first time Crysis Next footage has surfaced. Earlier footage was put online almost 4 years ago on Discord and gaming forums but wasn’t widely reported.

These new leaks were posted as unlisted YouTube videos, only accessible through Reddit user PainRunner‘s posts.

Crysis’ Next Was A Crisis Waiting To Happen

Cancelations in the gaming industry are always met with groans and disappointed sighs. However, Crysis Next‘s had the opposite effect.

Leaked footage and internal documents notwithstanding, Crytek, the studio behind the series, never officially announced Crisis Next. All the details we have come from leaked 2020 documents and job postings.

Despite being a clear change from Crysis’ traditional format, 2020 was the year for Battle Royales, so the decision to capitalize on a trend isn’t strange.

Crysis fans have been almost universally glad the game was canceled, labeling it a cash-grab attempt at a Battle Royale. One very pissed-off commenter said it looked like a “soulless generic Extraction shooter.”

The game’s welcomed cancelation came as subtly as did its unofficial announcement, with no official statements but rumors in Jan. 2023. Other spin-offs, like Crysis VR, were also canceled alongside it.

Crytek likely dropped the project after seeing interest in Battle Royales drop-off. Still, some fans were disheartened as the last official game, Crysis 3, was released in 2013.

The cancelation of Crysis Next and other spin-offs, fortunately, or unfortunately, was likely done in a bid to put all hands on deck for Crysis 4. After all, Crytek promised a “truly next-gen shooter,” and not a reskinned Fortnite or poorly done VR game.