Bloober Team has just unveiled their upcoming project, Cronos: The New Dawn, through a new gameplay trailer featuring haunting mechanics.

Shooting these new monstrous entities, referred to as “Orphans,” won’t suffice; players must also contend with a unique merging mechanic. If an enemy isn’t properly dealt with after being incapacitated, it can be “absorbed” by other Orphans, enhancing their abilities and making them more formidable.

The game’s trailer is explicitly titled ‘Don’t Let Them Merge’, underlining the game’s central theme: failing to properly defeat enemies could lead to dire consequences.

This horror project seems to blend mechanics reminiscent of Dead Space with more traditional third-person shooter elements, raising intriguing questions about player identity and narrative direction.

Fans can wish list Cronos: The New Dawn now on Steam and Epic Games, with an anticipated release window sometime in 2025.