Sci-fi survival horror shooter Cronos: New Dawn is now available as a native build specifically for the Steam Deck, according to a news post on the game’s Steam app page. The post promises ‘even better performance’ for those playing on Valve’s handheld.
The game’s performance was already impressive on the now 3-year-old Steam Deck hardware, but optimizations are always great news, especially on handhelds. It also helps that the game was clearly built with handheld in mind—Cronos is also available on Switch 2.
Not many would have expected years ago that the Steam Deck would be getting native builds, especially as one of the system’s biggest selling points is that it can run most Windows games out of the box. Proton, the compatibility layer that makes this possible, has continued to get better, but it’s not quite to the point that native Linux builds are unnecessary. For those who spend a lot of time playing on the Steam Deck (like myself), the extra effort from Bloober is definitely appreciated.
Speaking of Bloober, the studio is on a bit of a streak lately. Last year’s Silent Hill 2 Remake was a critical and commercial success for the developer, and Cronos: The New Dawn has also done well, moving more than 200,000 units in its first month. Earlier today, the company announced that it’s working on a remake of the first Silent Hill, which is in ‘full production’.
