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2025 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 59.99 €

Bloober Team's survival horror casts you as a Traveler moving through a retro-futuristic, ruined Poland, from the 1980s to the apocalypse. Scarce ammo, monsters that merge unless you burn their corpses, and a layered time-travel plot keep the tension high.

What defines Cronos: The New Dawn:

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lavish presentation
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Cronos: The New Dawn are Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light and The Callisto Protocol. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Cronos: The New Dawn special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Metro 2033

93 %

2010 PCXbox free 93 % positive Very positive, 16,386 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lavish presentation
  • Sci-fi setting

A claustrophobic first-person shooter set in Moscow's post-nuclear metro tunnels, where scarce ammo, gas mask filters and darkness turn every encounter into a fight for survival. Hidden moral choices quietly shape which ending Artyom reaches.

Metro: Last Light

Strong, story-driven narrative

A claustrophobic first-person shooter set in the post-nuclear Moscow metro, where scarce ammo, gas mask filters and stealth turn every encounter into a fight for survival. Dense atmosphere and a grim story following Artyom drive the experience.

The Callisto Protocol

Dark, serious atmosphere

A brutal sci-fi survival horror set in a prison on a moon of Jupiter, where you play convict Jacob Lee fighting mutated inmates with melee, dodging and scarce ammo. Its grim, cinematic presentation and graphic gore define the experience.

Metro Awakening VR

Dark, serious atmosphere

A VR trip into the bleak post-apocalyptic Moscow metro, where you sneak, fight and scavenge with a gas mask, flashlight and scarce supplies. The story of a doctor searching for his wife feels especially intense thanks to VR immersion.

Ground Zero

Lots to discover

A retro-style survival horror set in a ruined South Korea after a meteor strike, where mutated creatures roam. Scarce ammo, puzzles and gear upgrades deliver classic tension.

System Shock

Lots to discover

This remake of the cult classic leaves you alone on the Citadel space station, ruled by the deranged AI SHODAN. You explore sprawling interconnected levels, fight to survive, solve puzzles and piece together the story through audio logs in a bleak cyberpunk atmosphere.

Dead Space

Dark, serious atmosphere

As engineer Isaac Clarke, you fight through the derelict mining ship USG Ishimura, strategically dismembering grotesque Necromorphs limb by limb. Its diegetic HUD-free interface, scarce ammo and oppressive sound design make it a landmark of sci-fi horror.

Code Violet

Dark, serious atmosphere

A third-person action horror game where you play Violet, a girl pulled from the past, trying to escape an infested bioengineering complex. You sneak, hide or fight your way past the creatures.

Scars Above

Challenging difficulty

A challenging sci-fi third-person action game where you play a scientist stranded on an alien planet, fighting monsters with elemental weapons and solving puzzles. Its checkpoint-based difficulty echoes soulslikes, while a mystery story drives you onward.

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