Cronos: The New Dawn Reviews
If Silent Hill 2 Remake and Dead Space had a baby it would be Chronos: The New Dawn and that is a good thing. A great survival horror experience with amazing atmosphere, challenging and tense gameplay, and a story that kept me hooked throughout.
Ultimately, the horror that lingers most here is the sense that you can get your fix of gory, fleshy delights in a hundred places more effective than they’re presented here. Socialist ecclesiastical horror is a unique and valuable foundation for a game, and Bloober Team knows that, but as The New Dawn stands, its combat doesn’t prove the narrative’s worth.
Cronos: The New Dawn cements Bloober Team's status as masters of horror. Following the highly acclaimed Silent Hill 2 Remake, the studio has clearly gained confidence, offering us a fresh take on survival horror with this new release.
Review in French | Read full review
However, not every idea is equally well implemented—the monster fusion system certainly has room for improvement—and the presentation was clearly lacking in budget. Overall, however, these are minor criticisms in an otherwise very good horror game that will keep many of you entertained for a good 20 hours.
Review in German | Read full review
The premise of Cronos: The New Dawn is that the past is grim, the future is grimmer, and the present is a mix of both. You play a lone woman who vent...
While it may not be up there with the likes of Dead Space, Resident Evil, and Silent Hill, Cronos The New Dawn is still survival horror done well. Fans of the genre should absolutely give this one a go.
Cronos: The New Dawn is a fantastic addition to the survival horror genre, dishing out both survival and horror in equal measures. It can be overwhelming at first, but your confidence improves as you progress thanks to how The Bloober Team has designed the world and its environments. It also piques your curiosity in subtle ways, making you scour the world for snippets of information. Poignant moments in its narrative, shared with the people you meet, make its story a very nuanced exploration of how human greed can have the most devastating consequences, as does the tendency to attempt covering up one's mistakes. This is a game that I would recommend to anybody looking for a meaty story, and a challenging gameplay loop.
Cronos: The New Dawn is a superb new IP from Bloober Team, taking inspiration from survival horror greats such as Dead Space and Resident Evil. With an eerie atmosphere throughout and excellent art direction helping to provide top-class environmental storytelling, all while being supported by weighty, impactful combat, Cronos: The New Dawn proves that the space of sci-fi survival horror isn't dead yet.
Cronos: The New Dawn is a strong new scary entry from Bloober Team, mixing well-worn tropes of the genre with some interesting sci-fi twists and a captivating, if somewhat confusing, narrative tying it all together. Balancing a restricted inventory while tackling waves of disgusting creatures makes for an intense time, and exploring the infected district in Poland is a memorable setting. Cronos: The New Dawn is confident in delivering what it set out to do; it's a new survival horror IP that has legs – and lots of other limbs – carrying it to spooky success.
Bloober Team has hit the mark once again, proving how the experience accumulated over years and years of horror productions is leading to titles of ever-increasing quality. Cronos: The New Dawn started out as a new IP with everything to prove, and it managed to win us over thanks to a captivating setting supported by an intense atmosphere, perfectly functioning survival horror mechanics, and excellent level design. We're convinced that for many fans of the genre, Cronos could become a name to watch in the future, but for now, enjoy this excellent beginning.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Fans of Dead Space will be thrilled by the parallels, but Cronos has more to offer than superficial similarities. Fans of PS1 and PS2 era horror games will adore the level design and tasteful throwbacks. It’s old-school where it counts, yet modern enough to feel fresh. The classic survival horror gameplay will pull you in, but you’ll stick around for the intriguing story and characters.
I was initially unsure of Cronos: The New Dawn, and after the first few enemy encounters, I had a feeling that we just weren’t going to get on. This is a hardcore game, and at times you’ll be left frustrated, annoyed, and want to cry. BUT when it clicks, when you beat an enemy or a boss, and when you make progress, Cronos delivers a brilliant feeling.
It's challenging, and it might take a little while for you to warm to its world and protagonist, but Cronos: The New Dawn is yet another brilliant survival horror game from Bloober Team. You'll be on the edge of your seat throughout this tense and atmospheric adventure, hopping between the past and the future while blasting enemies that grow more powerful if they manage to merge.
The world presented is second to none in its atmosphere, while fights are tense and danger everpresent. Unfortunately set pieces and enemy attacks are more frustrating, and exploitable, than fun or engaging.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Cronos: the New Dawn features an interestingly designed world and a proven gameplay model, which benefits greatly from being set in Krakow's Nowa Huta district, but it is clear that the team does not yet have experience with action-oriented games. Horror fans can safely give this new title from Poland a chance.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Cronos: The New Dawn is a retrofuturistic horror-action game with tense survival combat, atmospheric world design, and rewarding upgrades. Its slow-paced storytelling and eerie soundscape build tension, delivering a gripping 15-hour experience, though scarce ammo, frequent deaths, and tough bosses can feel punishing. A demanding but memorable journey for fans of atmospheric survival horror.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Fantastic art direction can't save Cronos: The New Dawn from its boring gameplay, and awkward story.
Cronos: The New Dawn feels like an average game coming on the heels of the amazing Silent Hill 2 remake. The reasonably fun gunplay is dragged down by a lackluster story and occasional moments of annoyance. It has a lot of cool ideas, but none of them quite hit the mark in the way I hoped. It's still a perfectly fun little survival horror romp but doesn't quite go anywhere above that. It's absolutely worth a shot if you're looking for something to fill the Dead Space-shaped hole in your heart, but it could've used a little extra punch.
Overall, Bloober Team proves with Cronos: The New Dawn that it has reached a solid level of maturity in crafting horror experiences—even without relying on a big name like Silent Hill. The game’s relatively slow-paced storytelling may not appeal to everyone, but patient players will find themselves rewarded with a gripping narrative. Similarly, the gameplay blends the best elements of survival horror with creative ideas—such as enemies merging into new threats—and only really falls short in its somewhat underwhelming puzzles. On the technical side, top-notch visuals, excellent sound design, and masterful atmosphere-building deliver a genuinely terrifying experience, despite occasional frame drops. For horror fans, Cronos is easily one of the best choices available right now—and one you definitely shouldn’t miss.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Combining a brutal setting, strong psychological elements, and engaging narrative, Cronos: The New Dawn represents another success for Bloober Team, although the repetition of objectives and limited variety in combat compromise the pace at times.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review