Cronos: The New Dawn

**Review will be updated after the official launch probably by this weekend, just in-case things change from a technical perspective** Stuttering: There is no obvious traversal stutter (stutters that happen every time you pass the same section) but there are some shader comp stutters, even though the game does a pre-comp step on first load. The bit at the start approaching the gate has this stutter as the next areas loads, it's quite significant and drops the fps to the 40s from an indicated 87-100fps, the spikes often reached ~60ms and last a couple of seconds during the walk through the loading boundary. With a 4K output res and using Epic settings, performance without upscaling is bad, even on a 4090, sub 30fps! It is sub 60fps with DLSS4 Performance (which is great quality using Preset K these days so no issues there with IQ) in various areas but typically can be 50-60fps, and is 90-114fps when Frame Gen is enabled. There is some minor UE-RT ghosting, too. DualSense controller s...

It's not better than Dead Space but it is a good survival horror game. The first 2 hours may give you the wrong impression on the game but the story and gameplay does open up a lot more after the slow starting. I personally still think their best work is Silent Hill 2 Remake but this is very close in quality. Good effort on Bloober Team's part it ain't a masterpiece but it's still damn great! Just a little warning though this games difficulty is on the harder side for this genre at least I think so anyway.

The game suffers from poor design. Many sections feel untested and frustrating to play through. Controls are clunky and the overall gameplay is simply not enjoyable. I cannot recommend this game. Update: Played a few more hours — still no improvement.

Some of the worst use of upscaling I've seen. Environment is incredibly blurry and pixelated. Weapons are not very punchy and combat doesn't feel good. Even the starting gun in dead space is great throughout the entire game. Meanwhile, the starting handgun in this game just feels terrible. The world isn't unique or captivating enough to excite me, it just feels like a mash up of control dead space and silent hill but without the really great elements of each. This was one of the games I was looking forward to most this year and it's sad to have to refund it, but it is not worth the money in its current state. Edit: Some of the responses to this review are hilarious. Average horror game is 7-12 hours. Steam return window is 2 hours. If a game hasn't grabbed me within the first 30 minutes it has never grabbed me after. This isn't a game like Path of Exile or a MMO where "true game begins at end game." This is a linear, story based horror game. I have played numerous times every Resid...

Fantastic so far, awesome sound design and simple but effective crafting / upgrade system.

Not usually into horror games but this one is great so far cant wait to play more

Been waiting for this game for a while now, playing it currently as I write this but just wanted to say so far I am loving this! Hits all the check marks so far for what I love in a survival horror game, can’t wait to see what happens next! The Silent Hill 2 remake was awesome and I have a feeling this will be just as dope! Thanks Bloober!

I like it but it stutters real good. I have a 4070 ti super and ive disabled most settings and lowered rendering to medium and cant seem to get rid of the stutter. Im going to try more fixes but it may just need a day one patch.

If Dead Space and Soma had a child, Chronos: The New Dawn would be the name of that child. Almost 2 hours in and really enjoying it. Can´t wait to play some more. There is some minor stuttering in the game when you enter in new areas. But overall the performance is more than satisfying for an Advanced Access and I have not encountered a single bug yet.

Cool, but a bit too weird for my taste. Half-life vibes. No tech issues for me. Super-ultrawide support out of the box is great. I just started - let's see how the story will unfold.