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Chronos: Before the Ashes

Gunfire Games · THQ Nordic · 2020-12-01

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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.

Chronos: Before the Ashes is an Action and Adventure game released in 2020 priced at $29.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (64% of 885 reviews).

3
playing now
64%
positive of 888 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (172 downloads)
3.76★
PlayStation Store rating (625 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 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

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 45 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (166 reviews).
  • · Top 16% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–40k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 888 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$7.49-75%
GOG$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 86 of 147 observed days · $27.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
999920202026Week of 2020-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
231Dec 2020Aug 2026Dec 2020 — avg 23 · peak 153Feb 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 10Aug 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Oct 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 15Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 7Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 7Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 15Oct 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 21Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2023 — avg 19 · peak 82Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2025 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$30.03$3.492020-11-242026-10-142020-11-24 — best price $29.992021-03-12 — best price $22.112021-05-24 — best price $23.992021-08-05 — best price $22.492021-10-01 — best price $17.992021-12-05 — best price $24.992022-02-21 — best price $29.992022-04-26 — best price $11.992022-07-05 — best price $9.902022-09-03 — best price $29.992022-11-29 — best price $24.292023-01-10 — best price $24.292023-03-20 — best price $7.492023-05-19 — best price $7.492023-07-29 — best price $8.272023-09-17 — best price $29.992023-12-11 — best price $7.492024-03-04 — best price $7.492024-04-29 — best price $7.492024-07-05 — best price $5.992024-09-13 — best price $29.992024-12-13 — best price $7.502025-02-14 — best price $4.492025-04-24 — best price $7.502025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-09-13 — best price $29.992025-11-20 — best price $6.382026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-04-03 — best price $29.992026-05-28 — best price $29.992026-07-30 — best price $29.992026-09-08 — best price $29.992026-09-28 — best price $7.492026-10-14 — 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-12-01 (Steam store data)

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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