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Chronos: Before the Ashes cover art

Chronos: Before the Ashes

Gunfire Games · THQ Nordic · 2020-12-01

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 01, 2020 (Google Stadia), Dec 01, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Dec 01, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 01, 2020 (Xbox One), Dec 01, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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

3
playing now
64%
positive of 884 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Chronos: Before the Ashes is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil. Grow wiser, stronger and more powerful as you explore the depths of the mysterious labyrinth. But beware, the labyrinth takes a heavy toll – each time your hero dies, they lose a year of their life!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 37% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 18k–40k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 884 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$29.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2023-08-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 81 of 118 observed days · $27.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

502026-08-11 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.03$3.492020-11-242026-08-302020-11-24 — best price $29.992021-03-03 — best price $26.992021-05-02 — best price $24.992021-06-24 — best price $22.492021-08-13 — best price $26.392021-10-01 — best price $17.992021-11-30 — best price $29.992022-01-11 — best price $13.992022-03-15 — best price $29.992022-05-02 — best price $14.992022-07-05 — best price $9.902022-08-18 — best price $29.992022-11-01 — best price $9.892022-12-13 — best price $7.502023-01-19 — best price $29.992023-03-20 — best price $7.492023-05-07 — best price $6.252023-07-04 — best price $29.992023-08-21 — best price $6.672023-10-30 — best price $7.492023-12-11 — best price $7.492024-02-05 — best price $29.992024-03-28 — best price $29.992024-05-16 — best price $3.492024-07-19 — best price $25.192024-09-13 — best price $29.992024-12-06 — best price $25.192025-01-11 — best price $29.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-05-01 — best price $24.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-09-04 — best price $29.992025-10-23 — best price $7.492025-12-04 — best price $24.872026-01-26 — best price $7.492026-04-03 — best price $29.992026-05-14 — best price $7.492026-06-29 — best price $7.492026-08-15 — best price $29.992026-08-30 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
84.7%
earned "Is this safe?"
35%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)1,1040%40
Steam (Steam)9431%43

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DRPGActionCombatStylizedAdventureSouls-likeAtmosphericSingleplayerAction-Adventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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