Bloober Group isn’t any stranger to visually-stunning, intriguing horror video games. However for those who needed one thing with extra motion, nothing the studio has made earlier than – save for possibly the latest Silent Hill 2 Remake – has fairly delivered in that space.

That is a part of what makes Cronos: The New Daybreak a really particular title, particularly for these of us who need to get right into a Bloober Group recreation however don’t take pleasure in working and hiding from scary issues as a lot as we do taking them on in fight.

Cronos has been on the radar of action-horror followers in every single place virtually because it was unveiled. A lot of that has to do with its distinctive tackle fight, which initially regarded like one thing out of Lifeless Area, however was later revealed to be much more attention-grabbing.

The core mechanic in fight is the flexibility for enemies to merge with one another, successfully evolving in real-time. This not solely has the potential to show up the issue of an encounter proper as you’re in the midst of it, it additionally means you’re going to must be much more aware of the place you tackle every combat.

As seen within the newest gameplay deep dive, lifeless our bodies might be absorbed by enemies you’re at present making an attempt to combat, which provides to their well being, and even unlocks new assaults. You’re seemingly required to lure enemies away from lifeless our bodies they’ll doubtlessly use towards you.


It’s fairly an uncommon – however very tactical – method to fight in a survival horror recreation. Talking of which, Bloober Group defined that Cronos does characteristic some components of useful resource shortage, so that you received’t be working round gung ho.

Earlier this yr, we spoke to the sport’s administrators a few vary of matters, together with why the crew determined to take its subsequent undertaking in additional action-y route, and the way it needs to mix the horror components of its previous video games with that extra interactive method.

Cronos: The New Daybreak nonetheless doesn’t have a launch date, however it is going to be launched sooner or later this fall on PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X/S.