Cronos: The New Dawn
- Developer
- Bloober Team
- Publisher
- Bloober Team
- Released
- 05 September 2025
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £49.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5
Cronos: The New Dawn is a pulse-pounding, third-person survival horror game that throws you into the heart of a deadly struggle against overwhelming foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of a twisted time travel story.
Best gaming PC for Cronos: The New Dawn in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Cronos: The New Dawn today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Bloober Team on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 x64 | Windows 10 x64 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8400F, Intel Core I5-8600K | Amd Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i7-10700K | Amd Ryzen 5 3600X |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080, or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700-XT, or Intel® Arc™ A770 | NVIDIA® GeForce®RTX 3080, or AMD Radeon™ RX6800 -XT, or Intel® Arc™ B580 (allows for gameplay in 1080p) |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Cronos: The New Dawn?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-10700K | Amd Ryzen 5 3600X and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA® GeForce®RTX 3080,, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.