Chronos: Before the Ashes

Chronos: Before the Ashes is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil.

Chronos: Before the Ashes is a action, souls-like and adventure game developed by Gunfire Games and THQ Nordic and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on December 01st 2020 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Japanese.

It has received 774 reviews of which 500 were positive and 274 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.3 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Chronos: Before the Ashes into these genres:

Action Souls-like Adventure Action-Adventure RPG 3D Stylized Atmospheric Singleplayer Combat

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Requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit
Processor: AMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz) or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon R7 370 with 2 GB VRAM
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 8 GB available space

Reviews

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Nov. 2024

Not gonna lie, the game is very rough around the edges. But it has some very unique ideas implemented fairly well. The setting, atmosphere, story and presentation are all quite good. The almost inability to heal without dying (or leveling up) turns even individual enemy encounters into duels to the death. you get hyped managing to beat a random enemy with 1 hp left. However there are parts of the game that are very frustrating and a few spots have pretty cheap deaths. If the game looks interesting, i'd recommend picking it up, it's not very long, but there's still some cool things to see and some great ideas in the background. A few tips for new players: 1. You REALLY want to avoid dying. treat this like dark souls, you're not gonna run in and destroy everything. take your time, pay attention to your surroundings, quite often you can see mobs and ambushes before they start. 2. outside of a spell you get late game. the only way to refill your health besides dying is by leveling up. (there is an equivalent to 'estus' but it also does not refresh until you die) If you think you see a big monster, keep an eye on your exp, don't be afraid to pause and kill a few extra mobs to refill your hp before a tough fight. 3. Pick the 'get more exp' talent when you get the option (age 20) level ups will be moderately common even later in the game 4. upgrade materials and skill points will be moderately plentiful with little to no grinding. don't be afraid to spread your points out and try leveling a few different weapons (i maxed 3 weapons with little issue. +5 is max) 5. there are very few spots in the game where you ever have to fight more than 1 enemy at a time, focus on getting one's attention, then backing away to fight it solo. 6. The first boss you kill is NOT the cyclops. you did not miss 'the eye', keep searching. 7. I don't understand why they are there, but the "new game plus" and "upgrade something to +9" achievements are impossible, the game doesn't even have ng+ as far as i can tell 8. i said you want to avoid dying, but don't let it get to you, you can die quite a few times before you have to worry about anything (50+ easy)

Nov. 2024

My favorite Oculus Rift title, been playing it since January 2016, now playable like a normal video game. There are a few moments lost in the transition to flat screen, like not being able to look through world stones, but all of that is worth it for being able to play it on a normal TV. 10/10 game, I've put dozens more hours in on Oculus, replaying with different builds. TLDR - Dark Souls, but its short, fun, and beatable (even on the highest difficulty).

Oct. 2024

Picked it up on sale and then remembered i had it when i began looking into the Remnant series with this being the prequel to those games. It definitely is a souls-like game. The controls aren't perfect, but you can remap them. i chose to play on keyboard/mouse as opposed to controller. I liked the concept of aging a year every time you died which unlocked different perks, but you wont experience them all if you don't really ever die. I died around 15 times or so in my playthrough, but the last perk looked like it unlocked at level 80. Level design was pretty neat at times and i enjoyed the first world the most i think. The story was interesting and you're left kind of piecing things together, but the atmosphere was nice to explore without overwhelming you with things to read and such. In terms of difficulty, i thought it was fair. the level ups seem to occur often enough which heals you again. I do wish there was a way to recharge the healing items other than dying, but that's the design of the game which keeps you on your toes. There are achievements that you cant earn because the features like NG+ and others were never implemented as the achievements were made before the updates happened. Would recommend staying away if having a game with incomplete achievements forever bothers you.

Aug. 2024

This game is actually pretty sick. It’s a mix between a soulslike and a Resident Evil game. Big emphasis on puzzles and exploration. I’d recommend it to anyone who’s more of a fan of Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls 1 than the new fromsoft stuff.

Aug. 2024

The only way to have fun is play through the lore on the lowest difficulty. There are few references and a cool puzzles. However: - Combat is terrible. - Controls in general could be better. - Some achievements can't be done since those changes aren't yet in the game.

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