Key things
- Cronos: The New Dawn is a third-person sci-fi survival horror game from Bloober Team, set in 2025 and reminiscent of Dead Space in many ways.
- The title could fill the void left by the Dead Space franchise, as future DS projects are currently on hold indefinitely.
- Cronos: The New Dawn could become a spiritual successor to Dead Space thanks to similar gameplay elements, horror designs and vision.
Bloober's development team has been at the forefront of many gaming conversations lately for a number of reasons. Highly anticipated upon release Silent Hill 2 remake to good reception earlier this month, the studio has garnered praise and attention from fans and critics alike for its modern reimagining of one of the most famous and beloved survival horror games of all time. Building on that success, it looks like the studio isn't slowing down, as it also just revealed an upcoming new horror title and original IP, Cronos: A New Dawnon Xbox Partner Preview.
While earlier Bloober Team entries such as Layers of fear series a Observershowed a clear interest in exploring dark psychological horror, they were primarily first-person narrative experiences, usually emphasizing atmosphere and storytelling over gameplay. However, as a result Silent Hill 2 remake and now with Cronos: The New Dawn, it seems as if Bloober continues to venture further from his previous established designs. Cronos: A New Dawn will be a fully-fledged third-person survival horror experience, and from the material shown so far, it looks like another popular entry in the genre, Dead universein different ways.
Cronos: A New Dawn
is currently set for a 2025 release on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X.
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Cronos: The New Dawn has serious dead space vibes
Cronos: The New Dawn could fill the void left by dead space
Like Silent Hill 2, Dead Space is considered one of the best and most popular horror titles. Last year, EA Motive released Visceral Games' remaster of the 2008 original, which satisfyingly expands the story and gameplay and brings a fresh look to an already excellent title. Reception until Dead Space remake was positive, and it was initially hoped that the next two titles in the franchise would receive the same treatment, as well as an eventual fourth entry.
However, those hopes were dashed after it was claimed that publisher EA deemed it financially unsustainable enough to continue. Instead, it appears that EA Motive'with Iron Man the game and its work Battlefield can take priority with the future Dead universe projects apparently on ice for the foreseeable future. Given this situation and Dead universeenduring popularity, Cronos: A New Dawn may thus be perfectly poised to provide a similar experience for fans who crave it.
How Cronos: The New Dawn has the potential to become a spiritual successor to Dead Space
According to the official description Cronos: A New DawnPremise and Gameplay:
After The Change, a cataclysmic event that changed humanity forever, you are a Traveler who acts as an agent of a mysterious collective. Your task is to search the wastelands of the future for time rifts that will transport you back to 1980s Poland, and your task is to find key people from the past who perished in the ensuing apocalypse. Use your almighty harvester to extract their essences and let them accompany you into the future.
Especially the trailer for Cronos: A New Dawn it contains a number of elements that will come to mind Dead universevision. The imposing figure in an armored space suit is seen exploring a number of haunted locations in a claustrophobic atmosphere. The character appears to use several weapons, one of which closely resembles Isaac Clarke's plasma cutter as he faces “nightmare creatures born from the remains of humanity”. This description could also apply to Dead universeIconic Necromorphs and creature designs exhibited in Cronos giving off quite similar vibes to those classic and terrifying enemies.
Along with these glimpses of what looks like a crunch and intense fight Cronos: A New Dawnother details, such as the zero-gravity section, mirror more Dead universeunforgettable aspects. Based on everything known and shown about him so far, Cronos: A New Dawn seems very similar Dead universe in some key areas. Bloober Team's upcoming foray into third-person sci-fi survival horror could thus aim to bring its own twist to the world. Dead universe formula a Cronos may finally give fans of the series a new game that feels like Dead universe in meaningful and satisfying ways.