Cronos: Lazarus

Cronos: Lazarus is the major story expansion for Cronos: The New Dawn. It remains a DLC but has a standalone campaign with a different protagonist, its own mechanics and four native platforms.

You play the younger Pathfinder, who later becomes known as the Warden. Cut off from the Collective, he pursues a personal mission: to revive a lost Essence, while the Collective sends a hunter specifically after him.

Cronos: Lazarus releases on Dec 3, 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Nintendo Switch 2 version follows in Q1 2027. The expansion requires the respective version of Cronos: The New Dawn.

Cronos: Lazarus is announced for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. PC and the two console versions for PlayStation and Xbox release on Dec 3, 2026, and Nintendo Switch 2 follows in Q1 2027. The corresponding main game is required on every platform.

Compared to the main game, Lazarus shifts the focus noticeably toward more offensive combat. The Pathfinder can quickly reposition in combat and across the environment with Teleportation. With the Decoy, a hologram is left behind while the player turns invisible for a short time and can lure enemies away.

The new Gladius weapon is a faster and significantly stronger version of the well-known Dagger concept. At the same time, the expansion introduces a persistent tracker that the Collective developed specifically to hunt the Pathfinder. Despite the higher pace, according to Bloober Team the expansion stays anchored in the survival horror foundation.

Steam currently lists the same basic minimum requirements for Lazarus as for the PC version of the main game: Windows 10 x64, 16 GB RAM, a Core i5-8400F / i5-8600K or Ryzen 5 3600, a GeForce GTX 1080, Radeon RX 5700 XT or Intel Arc A770, and 30 GB of free storage. Recommended specs are not listed separately for the DLC yet.