Cronos: The New Dawn Gets Prequel Expansion Titled Lazarus
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Bloober Team has announced Cronos: Lazarus, a prequel DLC for last year's survival horror hit Cronos: The New Dawn, slated for a fall 2026 release.
Bloober Team is keeping its horror momentum rolling with the official announcement of Cronos: Lazarus, a prequel expansion for last year's breakout hit Cronos: The New Dawn. Revealed during Summer Game Fest 2026 and originally reported by Game Rant, the upcoming DLC shifts the gameplay focus away from the deliberate, tension-heavy pacing of the base game. Instead, Lazarus leans into faster and more aggressive combat that lets players flex a completely new set of abilities.
In the expansion, players step back into the shoes of the Warden, an elite agent working for The Collective. The story acts as a prequel that details how the character transforms into the figure we meet in the main campaign. Bloober Team has built a reputation for shifting the horror landscape over the last few years, transitioning from niche atmospheric titles to major industry heavyweights following their stellar Silent Hill 2 remake and the original success of Cronos in late 2025.
For players who treat survival horror as a core social and streaming staple, this drop gives the community plenty of fresh lore to dissect and speedrun. Cronos: Lazarus is currently slated to launch in the fall of 2026. As studios increasingly rely on substantial narrative expansions to keep digital economies and player bases engaged between major sequels, this prequel looks like a solid excuse to dive back into the nightmare.
Tags: Cronos: The New Dawn, Bloober Team, Survival Horror, DLC, Gaming News
Original article: Game Rant