Cronos: The New Dawn delivers Bloober Team's most ambitious original horror experience, transporting players to a nightmare future where humanity teeters on the brink of extinction. Following the studio's acclaimed Silent Hill 2 remake, this standalone sci-fi survival horror masterpiece combines time travel mechanics with visceral body horror in a desperate mission to save civilization itself. As the Traveler, a specialized operative for The Collective, players must journey between a devastated future and 1980s Poland to harvest "Essences"—key individuals whose memories may hold the cure for The Change, a catastrophic pandemic that transformed humans into grotesque creatures called Orphans.

Set in Bloober Team's native Kraków and surrounding areas, the game features authentic Polish brutalist architecture merged with retro-futuristic technology, creating an oppressive atmosphere that pays homage to classic sci-fi horror films like The Thing, Alien, and 12 Monkeys. Built on Unreal Engine 5, Cronos: The New Dawn represents the studio's evolution from psychological horror specialists into the survival horror action genre.

Key Features

Revolutionary Time-Travel Survival Mechanics

• Master dual-timeline gameplay that seamlessly transitions between the apocalyptic future of 2050 and communist-era Poland in the 1980s, each presenting unique environmental challenges and enemy types

• Experience the innovative "Essence" system where harvested individuals become equippable upgrades that provide strategic bonuses like additional energy gathering, enhanced combat abilities, and improved survival capabilities

• Navigate temporal rifts that serve as core gameplay elements affecting puzzle-solving, combat strategies, and exploration paths with cause-and-effect consequences across timelines

Brutal Combat and Strategic Resource Management

• Engage in intense third-person combat using both melee weapons and firearms including pistols, shotguns, and experimental energy weapons discovered across different time periods

• Master the critical "merging" mechanic where defeated enemies must be burned with fire or surviving creatures will merge with corpses, creating significantly more powerful and dangerous variants

• Survive overwhelming odds through tactical ammunition conservation, strategic positioning, and careful inventory management in a system that rewards precision over aggressive action

Atmospheric World Design and Environmental Storytelling

• Explore meticulously crafted environments spanning post-apocalyptic wastelands and authentic 1980s Polish architecture, including Kraków's Nowa Huta district reimagined through communist-era brutalist design

• Discover interconnected levels featuring vertical exploration, hidden pathways, and environmental puzzles where different floors may exist in separate time periods

• Experience dynamic weather systems and temporal storms that affect visibility, enemy behavior, and the availability of new rift locations for strategic exploration

Enhanced Narrative and Character Development

• Uncover an intimate story about identity, memory, and survival as The Traveler confronts moral dilemmas surrounding the harvesting of human Essences to potentially save humanity

• Encounter supporting characters and creatures that may aid your struggle for survival, adding depth and unpredictability to the horror experience

• Experience philosophical themes exploring the nature of consciousness, sacrifice, and the lengths humanity will go to survive extinction

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