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Ryse creator Crytek releases CryEngine 'game engine as a service' on Steam (exclusive)

Crytek, the German maker of video games such as Ryse: Son of Rome, has officially released its CryEngine game development engine as a service today on Valve’s Steam digital distribution service.

The company’s goal is to broaden PC game development by making the high-end 3D game technology available to the masses of developers for a subscription fee of $10 a month per developer. Crytek announced the program back in March at the Game Developers Conference. And Steam, the largest digital-distribution software store in the PC industry, is a great place to reach new customers.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.