Can It Run Crysis?
The PC benchmark joke born from Crysis (2007) — if your rig is strong, someone will still ask if it can run Crysis.
A joke about Crysis's notorious system requirements: any powerful PC (or absurd device) gets asked 'But can it run Crysis?' Evolved into a snowclone for any absurd performance claim.
History
Crytek's Crysis (2007) was famously hard to max out on contemporary PCs. Forums and YouTube turned the question into enduring PC-gaming folklore (Know Your Meme).
Cultural scores
Editorial estimates of cultural weight — Current Popularity tracks how much people are posting about this now, not historical fame.
Current Popularity = how actively people are posting about this today. Influence = lasting footprint. Cringe = online reception. Brainrot = absurdist energy. Scores last reviewed 2026-07-25. How scoring works
Timeline
Nov 2007
Crysis releases and becomes a PC benchmark meme
2008–10s
'Can it run Crysis?' sticks as default PC flex joke
Later
Snowclone applied to phones, fridges, and fictional hardware
Examples
- “Commenting 'can it run Crysis?' under any beastly PC build”
- “Joking that a toaster still can't max Crysis”
- “Benchmark videos titled around the phrase”
Media
Related entries
Culturally linked — not random recommendations.
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References
Sources behind this entry. Prefer primary reporting and established culture archives over rumor.
- Can It Run Crysis? — Know Your Meme
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