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Cronos: The New Dawn

Developer
Bloober Team
Publisher
Bloober Team
Released
05 September 2025
Age rating
PEGI 16
UK price
£49.99

Platforms: Linux, PC

Genres: shooter , puzzle , adventure

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

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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.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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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 18 May 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, see the tier picks above.

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