A time travel nightmare (Bloober Team) The developers behind the acclaimed Silent Hill 2 remake have released a new trailer for their next game, and it looks suitably horrifying. The expectations around developer Bloober Team have shifted drastically following last year’s excellent Silent Hill 2, which managed to live up to the original in every way. The team is hoping to carry that momentum into its next game, which is anoriginal title named Cronos: The New Dawn. The sci-fi survival horror was announced in October last year, but now a gameplay trailer has arrived showcasing its Dead Space-inspired DNA. Unlike Silent Hill, Cronos: The New Dawn looks to be more action-focused, with the footage showing a variety of weapons, including laser tripwires, heavy shotguns, and a burst rifle of some kind. The creepy monsters are highly reminiscent of Dead Space, with lots of gangly limbs, although dismemberment isn’t a key mechanic. Instead, Cronos features a ‘merge’ mechanic, where you have to burn the bodies of fallen monsters otherwise they can be absorbed into existing ones, making them stronger in the process. A synopsis reads: ‘In a grim world where Eastern European brutalism meets retro-futurist technology, you play as a Traveler tasked with scouring the wastelands of the future in search of time rifts that will transport you back to 1980s era Poland. More Trending ‘In the past, you will witness a world in the throe of The Change, a cataclysmic event that forever altered humanity. The future, meanwhile, is a ravaged wasteland overrun with nightmarish abominations.’ Developer Bloober Team is based in Krakow, Poland, so it’ll be interesting to see how the location feeds into the experience overall. Before Silent Hill 2, Bloober Team was known for games with a more mixed reputation, such as Layers Of Fear, The Medium, and 2019’s Blair Witch. If they can maintain the quality of Silent Hill 2 with Chronos though, that will be quite a turnaround for the studio. Cronos: The New Dawn is set to be released on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC in 2025, with a specific release date yet to be announced. It’s set to launch in 2025 (Bloober Team) Email gamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader’s Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. GameCentral Sign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy