Fresh from the sublime critical reception – and sales – of its Silent Hill 2 remake, Polish developer Bloober Team is back once more with an all-new survival horror named Cronos: The New Dawn.

According to the press release, the game is set in a “grim world where Eastern European brutalism meets retro-futurist technology” – sounds just lovely, doesn’t it? A trailer showed a suited man playing chess with an old lady, before slashing her like Wolverine.

It sounds like the title will toggle between timelines, a little bit like The Medium. “In the past, you will witness a world in the throes of The Change, a cataclysmic event that forever altered humanity. Meanwhile, in the ravaged wastelands of the future, every moment is a fight for survival against dangerous abominations that will test both your reflexes and your tactical thinking.”

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You’ll play as a Harvester, searching for key people from the past who perished during the apocalypse. Your task is to extract their “essence” – we assume that’s what’s happening in the trailer when he cuts up the aforementioned old lady.

“In a desolate world filled with ever-present danger, your survival hinges on your ability to strategize and plan ahead. The enemies you’ll encounter are nightmarish creatures, born from the remnants of humanity – defeating them will require you to make full use of your arsenal. During battle, quick decisions can mean the difference between life and death.”

There’s no release date just yet, but the game’s due out in 2025.

[source youtube.com]