Cronos: The New Dawn
Updated: 5/24/2026, 7:34:19 PM Wikipedia source
Cronos: The New Dawn is a 2025 survival horror game developed and published by Bloober Team. The game was released for Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 5 September 2025, to generally positive reviews from critics. By 26 November 2025, it had sold 500,000 units.
Infobox
Developer
Bloober Team
Publisher
Bloober Team
Directors
Wojciech Piejko Jacek Zięba
Producers
Kacper Michalski Jacek Zięba
Designer
Wojciech Piejko
Programmers
Mariusz Szaflik Jan Ambroziak
Artists
Grzegorz Siemczuk Iwo Widuliński
Writers
Grzegorz Like Dawid Barański
Composer
Arkadiusz Reikowski
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Platforms
Linux Nintendo Switch 2 PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox Series X/S
Release
5 September 2025
Genre
Survival horror
Mode
Single-player
Tables
Aggregate scores
Metacritic
Metacritic
Aggregator
Metacritic
Score
(NS2) 75/100
(PC) 76/100
(PS5) 77/100
(XSXS) 80/100
OpenCritic
OpenCritic
Aggregator
OpenCritic
Score
77% recommend
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | (NS2) 75/100 (PC) 76/100 (PS5) 77/100 (XSXS) 80/100 |
| OpenCritic | 77% recommend |
Review scores
Destructoid
Destructoid
Publication
Destructoid
Score
7/10
Eurogamer
Eurogamer
Publication
Eurogamer
Score
4/5
Famitsu
Famitsu
Publication
Famitsu
Score
8/10, 9/10, 7/10, 8/10
Game Informer
Game Informer
Publication
Game Informer
Score
7 /10
GameSpot
GameSpot
Publication
GameSpot
Score
8/10
GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+
Publication
GamesRadar+
Score
3 /5
Hardcore Gamer
Hardcore Gamer
Publication
Hardcore Gamer
Score
4/5
IGN
IGN
Publication
IGN
Score
7/10
PC Gamer (US)
PC Gamer (US)
Publication
PC Gamer (US)
Score
58/100
Push Square
Push Square
Publication
Push Square
Score
8/10
Shacknews
Shacknews
Publication
Shacknews
Score
9/10
The Guardian
The Guardian
Publication
The Guardian
Score
2/5
Video Games Chronicle
Video Games Chronicle
Publication
Video Games Chronicle
Score
3/5
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 7/10 |
| Eurogamer | 4/5 |
| Famitsu | 8/10, 9/10, 7/10, 8/10 |
| Game Informer | 7 /10 |
| GameSpot | 8/10 |
| GamesRadar+ | 3 /5 |
| Hardcore Gamer | 4/5 |
| IGN | 7/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 58/100 |
| Push Square | 8/10 |
| Shacknews | 9/10 |
| The Guardian | 2/5 |
| Video Games Chronicle | 3/5 |
References
- Each of the four reviewers in Famitsu scored the game on a ten-point scale.
- GamingOnLinuxhttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/cronos-the-new-dawn-releases-today-steam-deck-verified-with-linux-support/
- Eurogamerhttps://www.eurogamer.net/bloober-has-found-its-feet-with-cronos-the-new-dawn-its-survival-horror-follow-up-to-silent-hill-2
- Gamereactorhttps://www.gamereactor.eu/bloober-teams-next-project-is-a-twisted-time-travel-story-set-in-post-apocalyptic-1980s-poland-1444923/
- GamesRadarhttps://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival-horror/travel-through-time-rifts-to-search-for-survivors-in-sci-fi-survival-horror-cronos-the-new-dawn/
- GamingBolthttps://gamingbolt.com/cronos-the-new-dawn-interview-story-setting-combat-and-more
- GamesRadarhttps://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival-horror/bloobers-new-sci-fi-horror-game-looks-like-silent-hill-2-meets-alien-the-retrofuturistic-gorefest-ive-always-dreamed-of/
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/cronos-the-new-dawn-interview-what-silent-hill-2-remake-developer-bloober-team-is-doing-next
- Eurogamerhttps://www.eurogamer.net/bloober-shares-new-cronos-the-new-dawn-details-unveils-open-world-survival-horror-i-hate-this-place
- Unreal Enginehttps://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/developer-interviews/cronos-the-new-dawn-is-set-to-deliver-pulse-pounding-survival-horror-using-ue5
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/silent-hill-2-remake-dev-bloober-team-knew-it-had-to-evolve-after-releasing-the-medium
- Eurogamerhttps://www.eurogamer.net/how-bloober-is-following-silent-hill-2-with-its-first-original-survival-horror-cronos-the-new-dawn
- Push Squarehttps://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/11/bloobers-cronos-the-new-dawn-inspired-by-dead-space-alan-wake-mechanics
- PC Gamerhttps://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/private-division-has-canceled-a-deal-for-bloober-teams-unannounced-survival-horror-project-c-but-the-mystery-game-from-the-silent-hill-2-remakers-might-not-be-dead-yet/
- GameSpewhttps://www.gamespew.com/2024/10/bloober-teams-cancelled-project-c-is-cronos-the-new-dawn/
- Gematsuhttps://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/bloober-team-announces-third-person-survival-horror-game-cronos-the-new-dawn-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-pc
- Gematsuhttps://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/cronos-the-new-dawn-physical-edition-announced-for-ps5
- irhttps://ir.blooberteam.com/report/espi-18-2025-zawarcie-istotnej-umowy-licencyjno-dystrybucyjnej-z-bandai-namco-europe-entertainment-s-a-s/
- GoNintendohttps://gonintendo.com/contents/51295-cronos-the-new-dawn-comes-to-switch-2-sep-5th-2025
- ComicBookhttps://comicbook.com/gaming/news/cronos-the-new-dawn-release-date-accidentally-leaked/