Cronos: The New Dawn
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- Tight, session-based runs
- Build choices with real impact
- Quick power spikes & feedback
- Easy to start, hard to master
Core Gameplay
Cronos: The New Dawn leans into short, replayable runs where you clear waves, draft upgrades, and chase powerful synergies. The gameplay loop in Cronos: The New Dawn is clear: survive, level, evolve—repeat.
Each level-up offers branching choices that reshape your build. The satisfaction comes from finding combos that explode in power, then piloting them through escalating pressure.
Difficulty scales briskly but fairly in Cronos: The New Dawn. RNG influences item drops, yet smart routing—positioning, resource timing, objective prioritization—lets skill outplay bad rolls.
First 30 Minutes of Cronos: The New Dawn
- Pick a forgiving starter kit in Cronos: The New Dawn. Favor early sustain or crowd control.
- Set a 2-run goal in Cronos: The New Dawn. Run 1: learn enemy rhythms. Run 2: commit to one synergy path.
- Draft with a purpose. Stack multipliers; avoid unfocused hybrids.
- Route safely. Learn arena “lanes”, kite to funnel spawns, don’t panic dash.
- Common pitfalls. Over-greeding XP, ignoring move speed, chasing low-impact rares.
Media
CRONOS: THE NEW DAWN All Cutscenes (Full Game Movie) 4K 60FPS Ultra HD
About the Game
Cronos: The New Dawn is a brutal third-person survival horror where you fight for the future by salvaging the past. Burn monsters before they merge. Extract souls from the living. Adapt or die.
Set in a grim world where Eastern European brutalism meets retro-futurist technology, Cronos: The New Dawn lets you experience a gripping story that straddles the line between past and future. This intense survival horror game challenges players with its unique time-travel mechanics.
In the past, you will witness a world in the throes of The Change, a cataclysmic event that forever altered humanity. Meanwhile, in the ravaged wastelands of the future, every moment in Cronos: The New Dawn is a fight for survival against dangerous abominations that will test both your reflexes and your tactical thinking.
You are a Traveler working for the enigmatic Collective, tasked with scouring the wastelands of the future in search of time rifts that will transport you to 1980s-era Poland.
In a desolate world filled with ever-present danger, your survival in Cronos: The New Dawn hinges on your ability to strategize and plan ahead. The enemies you'll encounter are nightmarish creatures, born from the remnants of humanity – defeating them will require you to make full use of your arsenal.
You can manipulate temporal Anomalies to clear a path through the desolate environment, and will have to scavenge for resources to replenish your limited ammo and supplies. Good preparation is key. Once in battle, split-second decisions can mean the difference between life and death.
The creatures you kill in Cronos: The New Dawn won't stay dead for long. Fallen enemies can be absorbed by others — through a grotesque process called Merging — to become faster, tougher, and far deadlier.
The only way to stop them? Burn their bodies. And do it fast.
If you don't, you'll face ever-evolving abominations that will push your combat skills to their limits.
Your mission is to locate key people from the past who perished in the ensuing apocalypse. Using your all-powerful Harvester, you can extract their Essences and have them accompany you into the future.
But be wary: these essences have a profound impact on your journey.
The more you carry, the more haunted your suit becomes — increasing your prowess on the battlefield but also bringing with them whispers in your ear and flickers into your vision, edging you ever closer to madness.
Cronos: The New Dawn Mature Content Description
This game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content.
Compare Cronos: The New Dawn to Similar Games
| Feature | Cronos: The New Dawn | Vampire Survivors | 20 Minutes Till Dawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session length | 10–25 min (Cronos: The New Dawn target) | 10–30 min | 10–20 min |
| Pace & intensity | Fast, spike-driven | Crescendo swarms | Steady pressure |
| Build expression | High (Cronos: The New Dawn synergy-focused) | High | Medium–High |
| Learning curve | Easy to start | Very approachable | Approachable |
| Content scope | TBD | Large | Medium |
Cronos: The New Dawn System Requirements
| Component | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Requires | 64-bit processor and OS |
| OS | Windows 10 x64 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-8400F, Intel Core i5-8600K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, or Intel Arc A770 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
| Storage | 30 GB available space |
| Sound Card | Windows compatible Audio Device |
| Component | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Requires | 64-bit processor and OS |
| OS | Windows 10 x64 |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-10700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, or Intel Arc B580 (allows for gameplay in 1080p) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
| Storage | 30 GB available space |
| Sound Card | Windows compatible Audio Device |
SteamOS + Linux support for Cronos: The New Dawn: not specified. Check Steam for updates.