Bloober Team has released Hotfix 1 (version 323631) for Cronos: The New Dawn, targeting a wide range of stability issues and progression blockers. The update resolves multiple save compatibility problems, such as those tied to the church puzzle, the barricade in the bell tower, and disappearing characters during boss encounters. It also addresses freezes when listening to translated audiologs and ensures proper autosave triggers across different zones.
In addition to critical bug fixes, the hotfix improves quality-of-life features and resolves achievement-related problems. New autosaves have been added to prevent progress loss, while New Game+ now provides clearer guidance regarding equipment storage. Visual issues, UI inconsistencies, and gameplay bugs such as stuck enemies and loot crate interactions have also been corrected.
Full Patch Notes (Hotfix 1, ver. 323631):
Critical Issues Fixed:
- Fixed a crash during an optional dialogue with the Warden.
- Resolved save compatibility issue preventing the barricade in the church bell tower from opening.
- Fixed save compatibility issue blocking progress when opening church doors after solving the puzzle.
- Corrected a freeze when listening to echoes, travelogs, or audiologs in the Japanese translation.
- Fixed a save issue causing the Pathfinder to disappear during a boss fight and not reappear after loading.
- Resolved a bug in Edward’s apartment where repeated saving/loading could block progress with elevator panels.
- Fixed autosave not triggering when entering the basement in the Apartment Zone (Past).
- Fixed autosave not triggering after defeating the Apartment Zone (Future) boss if the related achievement was unlocked.
- Addressed Lumen GI artifacts caused by changing graphics presets from Very Low to higher settings.
- Fixed an issue where enemies became stuck without a valid path to the player.
Minor Issues Fixed:
- Weapons bought at the workstation now correctly count towards “The Boon of the Relics” achievement.
- Fixed Pathfinder achievement not unlocking if players skipped the church cutscene before the 15-second mark.
- Fixed Pyromaniac achievement unlock issues.
- Removed misplaced fear traps beneath the church zone floor.
- Fixed missing Arbalest picture in the shop during New Game+.
- Removed empty “New content unlocked:” popup at game launch.
- Corrected visible banding in the pause menu on HDR displays.
- Fixed missing Flamethrower/Torch binding display when assigned to F key.
- Corrected loot crates near Jędruś’s store not breaking with melee attacks.
- Fixed HDR calibration screen showing differently in Main Menu compared to Pause Menu.
Quality of Life Improvements:
- Added an additional autosave before the brothers’ cutscene in the factory.
- Added an informational screen at the start of New Game+ about equipment storage in the stash.
- Improved EULA scrolling before the Main Menu and removed unnecessary markers.
Cronos: The New Dawn is a single-player survival horror game developed and published by Bloober Team. Set in an alternate post-apocalyptic 1980s Poland, the game blends body horror and time travel mechanics inspired by classics like Resident Evil and Dead Space.
The game was released on September 5, 2025, for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
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