Platforms: PS5, Xbox Series S/X, Switch 2, PC

Given a cursory glance, Cronos: The New Dawn could be mistaken for a slimy, tentacled offspring born of an unholy union between Dead Space and Resident Evil 4 . But sizing up developer Bloober Team's sci-fi survival horror romp based solely on its obvious inspirations would be paying it a huge disservice.

While it unquestionably borrows elements from those genre heavyweights, it also conjures a unique, unnerving experience well-deserving of a spot in your future nightmares. First and foremost, it refreshingly represents a wholly unapologetic return to the genre's nerve-fraying roots. While some so-called "scary" games have traded suffocating fear and desperation for empowering, clip-emptying action, Cronos has no problem repeated

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