Cronos: The New Dawn reviewers say it's an 'atmospheric and uniquely introspective' survival horror outing—but it's held back by 'run-of-the-mill combat'

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The last year's been a big one for Bloober Team: The Polish studio's releasing its second survival horror outing in less than 12 months. As a follow-up to the success of the Silent Hill 2 remake, Cronos: The New Dawn sees Bloober Team stretching its legs in a new setting featuring time travel, soul harvesting, and an exciting new noun for referring to zombies when just saying "zombies" feels a little passé.

With review embargoes lifting today, critics have been sharing their thoughts—and so far, our own Cronos review is among the more critical. While we eventually enjoyed the ideas explored in its time-twisting story, we found the amount of mandated zombie killing—sorry, "orphan" killing—slowed things to a slog.