Blooper Team's new horror game; Cronos: The New Dawn is for release this Fall

Very exciting news, everyone! Bloober Team have announced a Fall 2025 release window for Cronos: The New Dawn. This survival horror IP, from the developers behind the acclaimed SILENT HILL 2 remake, was unveiled tonight during the Xbox Showcase. The announcement was accompanied by a new gameplay trailer highlighting intense combat, survival within a hostile nest, terrifying enemies, and the game’s unique merging mechanics.

What is Cronos: The New Dawn?

Blooper Team's brand new horror game delivers a haunting journey through time and terror. Set in two eras — the decaying future and 1980s Poland — players are plunged into a world inspired by the real Krakow district - Nowa Huta, where survival means bending time itself. You play as a Traveller, an agent of the mysterious Collective, emerging from a dystopian future to dive back into time and extract people before they perish in the apocalypse. As you explore a world on the brink of annihilation, you’ll encounter grotesque enemies known as the Orphans.



The new gameplay trailer reveals intense survival moments inside the Orphans’ nest, offering a closer look at these terrifying creatures. Orphans are twisted, body-horror monstrosities born from humanity’s darkest nightmares. The trailer showcases their behaviour — exceptionally aggressive and relentless, turning every encounter into a desperate fight for survival. Most importantly, players must prevent them from merging (DON’T LET THEM MERGE).

As previously shown, defeated enemies must be burned immediately. If not, they risk being absorbed by other foes, triggering a merge that creates an even stronger and faster enemy.

Additionally, the exciting new trailer reveals part of the story of a mysterious Predecessor — a Traveller ND 3500 — and their cryptic travel log. Players will journey through unsettling post-apocalyptic environments inspired by the existing Polish district – Nowa Huta, where decaying Brutalist architecture is warped and twisted by reality-bending anomalies.

Cronos: The New Dawn is set for release in Fall 2025 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®5, and PC via Steam and Epic. Wishlist now on