Last week Bloober Team showed off some good ol’ fashioned body horror with the Gameplay Showcase trailer for Cronos: The New Dawn. And now, the team has released a new developer diary that offers an in-depth look at how combat works in the game, which also conveniently revolves around The Merge mechanic.
For those who aren’t in the know, enemies in Cronos: The New Dawn known as Orphans can absorb nearby corpses to transform mid-battle into deadlier forms, gaining new abilities and dramatically shifting the flow of combat in real time. As a result, this mechanic makes tactical decision-making and spatial awareness absolutely critical in order to survive.
Along with revealing how enemy Merging alters combat strategy and enemy behavior in the game, the dev diary talks about how players must master the flow of battle by preventing Merges through smart positioning and weapon choice. The video also covers the different types of Orphans you’ll encounter, and how to counter each type effectively.
Set in two eras: the decaying future and 1980s Poland, Cronos: The New Dawn plunges players into a world inspired by the real Krakow district – Nowa Huta, where survival means bending time itself. You play as a Traveler, 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.
Cronos: The New Dawn launches fall 2025 for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series.
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