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Cronos: The New Dawn Review – Solid Gameplay, Stellar World, Shaky Performance
Bloober Team's new IP blends sci-fi horror with tactical combat but faces criticism for performance issues and limited controls, impacting gameplay despite strong art and sound design.
- On September 5, 2025, Cronos: The New Dawn releases on PC and Nintendo Switch as a third-person survival horror blending time travel, body horror, and Eastern European brutalism.
- After the Silent Hill 2 remake, Bloober Team pivoted to Cronos: The New Dawn, its first fully original IP following last year’s successful remake.
- The game features a forced-merge mechanic that compels players to use the Harvester to extract Essences while managing scarce ammo and limited incendiary tools preventing Orphans from merging.
- Critics praised Cronos' art and sound, with high scores from Bazimag and Loot Level Chill, yet reviewers noted PS5 frame drops and glitches during combat encounters.
- Cronos: The New Dawn positions Bloober Team as a creator of original horror IPs, marking a shift to add new elements to the survival horror genre while offering players a memorable but demanding experience.
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'Cronos: The New Dawn' Review: The Silent Hill 2 Remake Studio Just Made Its Best Horror Game Yet
When I’d finished my first five battles in Cronos with not a single piece of ammo remaining, I knew I was in for a heck of a time. But I also hadn’t realized how long it had been since a survival horror game truly tested my management capabilities — and it turns out that’s exactly what I wanted. Cronos is a brand-new take on the survival horror genre from Bloober Team, the studio behind Silent Hill 2 remake, Observer, The Medium, and more. Over …
Cronos: The New Dawn review – solid gameplay, stellar world, shaky performance
After a tremendous upturn following the success of last year's Silent Hill 2 remake, Bloober Team has made the interesting decision to make its next title an entirely new IP set in a world modelled on its home city of Krakow.It's a brave move, one that has paid off with aplomb, as Cronos: The New Dawn is a story that only Bloober Team could tell.The game takes place in the New Dawn – based on the Krakow district of Nowa Huta – following a post-a…
The publication of Cronos: The New Dawn has provoked mixed reactions among critics. While some reviewers praise the dense atmosphere and the introspective narrative, the game's fighting dynamics are often seen as a weak point. Especially the fight against the so-called "aisen" – a new term for zombies – attracts criticism, as it is described as lengthy and not innovative. Atmosphere and narrative impress What makes Cronos: The New Dawn special? …
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gamepro.deThe Layers-of-Fear makers are back and want to conquer the market this time with a survival horror game à la Dead Space. After playing like The Medium and the Silent Hill 2 Remake, Cronos: The New Dawn is to become a new cashier hit – and this time put the gameplay in the foreground. An idea that sounded so risky that Bloober Team was left in the middle of the development of Publisher Private Division last year and the project is now released al…
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