Despite its success with the Silent Hill 2 remake (out now on Xbox Series X/S), Bloober Team’s Cronos: The New Dawn hasn’t quite managed the same sales numbers. Nearly three months after release, it’s now at 500,000 units sold with the developer thanking its players “from the bottom of our hearts.”
It’s a significant step up from the 200,000+ units sold on launch day, but not by much. Of course, there are several reasons for this, like launching just two days before Hollow Knight: Silksong. Somewhat ironic, considering it wasn’t worried about the long-awaited title affecting sales.
Of course, the fact that other major releases followed in subsequent weeks, including Borderlands 4, Hades 2, and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, probably didn’t help either. That’s not even accounting for having to compete with established IPs like Dying Light: The Beast and Silent Hill f, both of which went on to perform quite well.
Cronos: The New Dawn has since received a free PC demo – check out our review for the game here. As for the future, Bloober Team has confirmed that there won’t be a sequel and it’s already begun pre-production on a new title, which will be a “very big game in line with our strategy.” There’s also Silent Hill 1 remake, based on the 1999 survival horror that started it all (and which seemingly began development about three years ago).
