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Same atmospheric mood as Chronos: Before the Ashes.
- $39.99 (Price checked Oct 15)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
Games like Chronos: Before the Ashes
- 25 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Chronos: Before the Ashes also play
The closest matches to Chronos: Before the Ashes: Remnant: From the Ashes, Ashen, Death's Door, Bleak Faith: Forsaken, and Void Sols. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Shares puzzle solving with Chronos: Before the Ashes.
- $1.99 (Price checked Oct 15)
- Deck Verified
- 2021
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Gunfire Games, THQ Nordic
- Price: $29.99checked Oct 10
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 64% of 308 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Metacritic 77
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Death ages your character uniquely
- Environmental storytelling reveals lore
- Labyrinth reshapes itself as you progress
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Immersive
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Chronos: Before the Ashes
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REMNANT II®
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Chronos: Before the Ashes.
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Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Chronos: Before the Ashes.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Chronos: Before the Ashes at current Steam store prices.
Achilles: Legends Untold
Why this: Same immersive mood as Chronos: Before the Ashes.
Xanadu Next
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Chronos: Before the Ashes.
Kingsgrave
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Chronos: Before the Ashes.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Remnant: From the Ashes
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Chronos: Before the Ashes.
Death's Door
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Chronos: Before the Ashes.
About Chronos: Before the Ashes
The closest matches to Chronos: Before the Ashes: Remnant: From the Ashes, Ashen, Death's Door, Bleak Faith: Forsaken, and Void Sols. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Chronos: Before the Ashes is your kind of game, the closest matches are Remnant: From the Ashes, Ashen and Death's Door — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and immersive, and single out its aging system and environmental storytelling. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Chronos: Before the Ashes: Chronos: Before the Ashes is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil.
Is Chronos: Before the Ashes worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 64% of 308 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 11 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Death ages your character uniquely
- Environmental storytelling reveals lore
- Labyrinth reshapes itself as you progress
- Melancholic tone enhances immersion
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“If you're a hardcore fan of the Lore from the Remnant games, then it's worth a go if it's on sale to experience the prequel to it all. But it's not a great game. Clunky controls. Wonky hit boxes (especially the final boss)... It has decent…”
“Would be decent assuming it was cheap. However, they implemented achievements for new game plus and forgot to add a new game plus mode to the game. I don't think that is okay.”
People who play it also play: Remnant: From the Ashes, Ashen, Death's Door
Frequently asked about Chronos: Before the Ashes
Can I run it?
Does Chronos: Before the Ashes run on Steam Deck?
Chronos: Before the Ashes is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Chronos: Before the Ashes cost?
Chronos: Before the Ashes is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Chronos: Before the Ashes?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chronos: Before the Ashes are Remnant: From the Ashes, Ashen, Death's Door.
Who developed Chronos: Before the Ashes?
Chronos: Before the Ashes was developed by Gunfire Games, THQ Nordic and published by THQ Nordic.