Cronos: The New Dawn Confirms Bloober Horror for Nintendo Switch 2 Alongside September Release Date

Bloober Team’s eerie sci-fi nightmare, Cronos: The New Dawn, is headed to Nintendo Switch 2 with a launch date of September 5, 2025.

The studio unveiled its release timeline during today’s July 2025 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, pinning down the launch to a precise September date. The announcement also confirms Cronos will arrive on Switch 2 alongside PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S.

Bloober’s update dropped alongside a new trailer showcasing Cronos: The New Dawn in action on Switch 2, revealing the chilling horrors The Traveler will face across past and future landscapes. The footage highlights enemies, time-travel mechanics, and an upgrade system—but the true standout is the first real glimpse of gameplay since the team’s work on last year’s Silent Hill 2 remake.

“In the future, dangerous creatures born from the remnants of humanity prowl the wasteland,” a description shared during the Nintendo Direct stated. “You’ll need to craft ammo and supplies with limited resources to fend off brutal enemies, but don’t let your guard down after defeating them. If a monster absorbs a fallen enemy, it will evolve into an even more nightmarish form.”

We recently played Cronos: The New Dawn firsthand and left eager for more of the new Dead Space-inspired world Bloober has built. In our preview, we said, “it feels like Bloober Team has cherry-picked from the best of the genre and fashioned a survival horror beast of its own.”

For everything else announced during today’s July 2025 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, you can click right here. You can also check out our interview with Bloober from last October to learn more about how Cronos: The New Dawn fits into its catalog of horror experiences.