Due to decades of popularity, there’s always going to be new challengers stepping up to try and take the survival horror crown. Most fail, but when Bloober Team – fresh off the overwhelming success of their Silent Hill 2 remake – steps up with an original effort, you take notice. That’s why I was eager to try out Cronos: The New Dawn. But does this rusty sci-fi, set in a futuristic Eastern European dystopia, have what it takes to make its own mark, or does it just merge into the pack? After playing the first two hours, the signs are there that Bloober Team could have a new survival horror hit on its hands, even if I do have some slight reservations.
Cronos sees Bloober Team (briefly) stepping away from the established lore of Silent...