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Oct 15, 2026 3:23 PM

Cronos: The New Dawn (Switch 2)

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Various Retailers have Cronos: The New Dawn (Nintendo Switch 2) on sale from $23.98. Shipping terms vary by retailer.

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  • Cronos: The New Dawn is a brutal third-person survival horror where you fight for the future by salvaging the past. Burn monsters before they merge. Extract souls from the living. Adapt or die.
  • Set in a grim world where Eastern European brutalism meets retro-futurist technology, Cronos: The New Dawn lets you experience a gripping story that straddles the line between past and future.
  • The enemies you'll encounter are nightmarish creatures, born from the remnants of humanity – defeating them will require you to make full use of your arsenal.
  • The creatures you kill won't stay dead for long. Fallen enemies can be absorbed by others - through a grotesque process called Merging - to become faster, tougher, and far deadlier.
  • This physical edition of Cronos: The New Dawn includes bonus in-game content (delivered via an online update) and a set of collectible stickers. This edition also includes a Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card.

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Various Retailers have Cronos: The New Dawn (Nintendo Switch 2) on sale from $23.98. Shipping terms vary by retailer.

Available from: Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

Details:
  • Cronos: The New Dawn is a brutal third-person survival horror where you fight for the future by salvaging the past. Burn monsters before they merge. Extract souls from the living. Adapt or die.
  • Set in a grim world where Eastern European brutalism meets retro-futurist technology, Cronos: The New Dawn lets you experience a gripping story that straddles the line between past and future.
  • The enemies you'll encounter are nightmarish creatures, born from the remnants of humanity – defeating them will require you to make full use of your arsenal.
  • The creatures you kill won't stay dead for long. Fallen enemies can be absorbed by others - through a grotesque process called Merging - to become faster, tougher, and far deadlier.
  • This physical edition of Cronos: The New Dawn includes bonus in-game content (delivered via an online update) and a set of collectible stickers. This edition also includes a Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card.

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Oct 15, 2026 10:53 PM
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jessekidd13Oct 15, 2026 10:53 PM
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Good deal
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Oct 16, 2026 2:45 PM
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kfunk7Oct 16, 2026 2:45 PM
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I tried to get into this game but couldn't deal with heavy and sluggish character movement.
Oct 16, 2026 7:13 PM
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gonepostlOct 16, 2026 7:13 PM
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Game's on the card, sweet:

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The game is fully on the Cronos - Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card. You don't need to download the full game — just insert the card and you're ready to play.
However, the exclusive bonus in-game content (like the Traveler skin and extra supplies) is delivered via an online update, which you'll download after inserting the card. Once downloaded, you can activate these extras from the main menu.
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Oct 16, 2026 7:31 PM
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TheIncendiaryOct 16, 2026 7:31 PM
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I read on Reddit that the Switch 2 version struggles to maintain a good/constant framerate, while the Switch (1) version runs fine. Can anyone verify?
Oct 16, 2026 9:57 PM
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Shake-N-BakeOct 16, 2026 9:57 PM
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Quote from TheIncendiary View quoted comment :
I read on Reddit that the Switch 2 version struggles to maintain a good/constant framerate, while the Switch (1) version runs fine. Can anyone verify?
This isn't even available on Switch 1. So, I'm not sure where you heard it runs better there. No way could that system handle this game. That being said, this does struggle with the framerate. It's locked to 30fps, and doesn't even maintain that at all times. It also has noticeable cuts to the lighting, textures and shadows. The PS5 and Series X versions, meanwhile, have a 60fps performance mode, while also having better lighting, textures and shadows. So, if you have one of those consoles, that's the way to go, unless you really just want to play this on the go.
Oct 16, 2026 10:26 PM
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TheIncendiaryOct 16, 2026 10:26 PM
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Quote from Shake-N-Bake View quoted comment :
This isn't even available on Switch 1. So, I'm not sure where you heard it runs better there. No way could that system handle this game. That being said, this does struggle with the framerate. It's locked to 30fps, and doesn't even maintain that at all times. It also has noticeable cuts to the lighting, textures and shadows. The PS5 and Series X versions, meanwhile, have a 60fps performance mode, while also having better lighting, textures and shadows. So, if you have one of those consoles, that's the way to go, unless you really just want to play this on the go.
Hmm, maybe I'm thinking of a comparison between Sw2 and PS5/XSX. I still don't understand why publishers think they can get away with releasing games that run half as well as they do on other consoles
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Oct 17, 2026 12:40 AM
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Ryancbarrett96Oct 17, 2026 12:40 AM
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Quote from TheIncendiary View quoted comment :
Hmm, maybe I'm thinking of a comparison between Sw2 and PS5/XSX. I still don't understand why publishers think they can get away with releasing games that run half as well as they do on other consoles
Well it's less than half as powerful....

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Oct 17, 2026 1:13 AM
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WookersOct 17, 2026 1:13 AM
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Quote from TheIncendiary View quoted comment :
Hmm, maybe I'm thinking of a comparison between Sw2 and PS5/XSX. I still don't understand why publishers think they can get away with releasing games that run half as well as they do on other consoles
With that logic, then they should only make it available to those who have the top of the line graphics card at the time.

Which would cut outnthe PS5, too.

Every game would be PC only.

They arent a huge developer, so they want to reach as many fans and consumers as possible.
Oct 17, 2026 1:14 AM
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lilsipOct 17, 2026 1:14 AM
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Quote from gonepostl View quoted comment :
Game's on the card, sweet:
This is just wrong. Literally says "25GB - Full game download via internet required". Keycards do not hold game data. Only a license.
Oct 17, 2026 2:27 AM
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TheIncendiaryOct 17, 2026 2:27 AM
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Quote from Ryancbarrett96 View quoted comment :
Well it's less than half as powerful....
Then they should scale the graphics down or optimize it better for the hardware. No game should struggle on modern hardware, regardless of the system. Devs can do it
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Oct 17, 2026 2:28 AM
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TheIncendiaryOct 17, 2026 2:28 AM
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Quote from Wookers View quoted comment :
With that logic, then they should only make it available to those who have the top of the line graphics card at the time. Which would cut outnthe PS5, too. Every game would be PC only. They arent a huge developer, so they want to reach as many fans and consumers as possible.
Any unsuspecting potential buyer, like me, might see this game's footage (probably recorded on another console) and want to purchase it. When they buy it on Switch 2 and it doesn't perform up to the expectation they had, that's a letdown. My point is that no consumer should get a much lesser version of a game just because of their console of choice, especially if it's current-gen
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Oct 17, 2026 3:30 AM
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Ryancbarrett96Oct 17, 2026 3:30 AM
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Quote from TheIncendiary View quoted comment :
Then they should scale the graphics down or optimize it better for the hardware. No game should struggle on modern hardware, regardless of the system. Devs can do it
This is Nintendo. Queue the first time? Meme
Oct 17, 2026 12:07 PM
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TheIncendiaryOct 17, 2026 12:07 PM
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Quote from Ryancbarrett96 View quoted comment :
This is Nintendo. Queue the first time? Meme
I know it's Nintendo lol. This has been a thing for 20 years. But I still don't think anyone who has Switch/2 as their primary console should feel left out and only look forward to Nintendo-published games running at 60fps
Oct 17, 2026 2:00 PM
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Ryancbarrett96Oct 17, 2026 2:00 PM
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Quote from TheIncendiary View quoted comment :
I know it's Nintendo lol. This has been a thing for 20 years. But I still don't think anyone who has Switch/2 as their primary console should feel left out and only look forward to Nintendo-published games running at 60fps
Nintendo name been about third parties since the Gamecube at best. Every other system has been about their best games being optimized for their new system. As shouldn't even be able to discuss this because third parties have no business getting to port something over from a system 2.5 times more powerful. Publishers should either pick an art style that can translate to a nintendo system (cell shading is one if the reasons windwaker still looks good today) or just skip alltogether instead of being greedy and make a shitty port to capture that audience. They did an OK job with cyberpunk, but it was also a 5 year old game by then and still sacrifices had to be made because it was so bleeding edge when it came out. You pretty much needed a 3090 ro run it on pc with RT on. Certainly at 4k.

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Oct 17, 2026 4:56 PM
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goosedudeOct 17, 2026 4:56 PM
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The question is how does the Switch 2 version compare to the Xbox Series X / PS5 versions?

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