Chronos: Before the Ashes

Wait64%

Mixed · 888 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Gunfire Games · Action · Dec 1, 2020

Player review score
64%
Mixed
Price
$7.49−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
43
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio5 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Chronos: Before the Ashes?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 132 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 144 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 888 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
132 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
My first playthrough was on heroic and was a nail grinding battle at times which i found both enjoyable and immersive.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While I don't think it will ever be the epic game that R:FtA turned out to be, I do think it could a fun and interesting story based (lite) souls-like that will be fun to play through.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The songs are good, same for the boss battle themes, similar to what you hear in other souls-like games but not as good and memorable.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I pretty much like the game’s art style and visuals, as they are quite colourful and simple, which fits the game’s narrative about a bit naïve fairytale-ish journey.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Since this was a VR-only game, the sound design is very immersive, from the ambience to birds chirping, and does its job pulling you into the world.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay132 reviews
Story102 reviews
Difficulty74 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
83% still recommend
Characters
82% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
69% still recommend
Bugs
54% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Monetization
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$7.49$29.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $7.49

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