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Crytek
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<p>Crytek GmbH is a German <a href="/facts/Video_game_developer/6gbHyvDu">video game developer</a> and <a href="/facts/Software_developer/WGTS1Jv9">software developer</a> based in <a href="/facts/Frankfurt/Pw4Xj9A4">Frankfurt</a>. Founded by the Yerli brothers in <a href="/facts/Coburg/VIhWj5YD">Coburg</a> in 1999 and moved to Frankfurt in 2006, Crytek operates additional studios in <a href="/facts/Kyiv/uVAMxK8R">Kyiv</a>, Ukraine and <a href="/facts/Istanbul/Xo1hzGWH">Istanbul</a>, Turkey. Its former studios included <a href="/facts/Crytek_Black_Sea/S3FfJKNn">Crytek Black Sea</a> in <a href="/facts/Sofia/2DVkVamk">Sofia</a>, Bulgaria, <a href="/facts/Crytek_UK/VgmRD5HJ">Crytek UK</a> in <a href="/facts/Nottingham/7NmKsSUg">Nottingham</a>, and <a href="/facts/Crytek_USA/NLNMGTI2">Crytek USA</a> in <a href="/facts/Austin%2c_Texas/xpVP4t98">Austin, Texas</a>. Crytek is best known for developing <a href="/facts/Far_Cry_(video_game)/jolPfojb">the first instalment</a> of the <i><a href="/facts/Far_Cry/k7AnV25Q">Far Cry</a></i> series, the <i><a href="/facts/Crysis/y1cMGnvg">Crysis</a></i> series, and the <a href="/facts/Open_world/jlwwuqTa">open world</a> nature of their games which showcase the company's <a href="/facts/CryEngine/jbgUIbGr">CryEngine</a>. As of August 2024, Crytek is the largest game developer in Germany with 405 employees. </p>