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title: "Chronos: Before the Ashes"
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description: "Chronos: Before the Ashes is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2020-12-01 00:00:00"
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Chronos: Before the Ashes | Nintendo Switch Releases | NintendoReporters

 [![Chronos: Before the Ashes](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/chronos-before-the-ashes.jpeg "Chronos: Before the Ashes")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/chronos-before-the-ashes.jpeg)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!

Adventure RPG – Refreshing combination of Adventure Game elements and RPG mechanics.

Deep Combat – A variety of weapons, abilities and powers are available to the player in the pursuit of their quest.

Unique Aging Mechanic – Every time the player dies they age one year. Player’s must adapt to their advancing age as they progress their character; starting the game young, nimble and quick, and ending wise and more attuned to magic.

### Release info - Chronos: Before the Ashes

Release date

 2020-12-01 00:00:00

Publisher

 THQ Nordic

Demo available

DLC available

Max players

 1

Age rating

 16

NS Online support

Game code

 HACPAT6PA

Cloud Saves support

Voice Chat support

HD Rumble support

Languages

japanese, english, spanish, french, german, portuguese, russian, korean, chinese

 Genres

adventure, arcade

### Nintendo eShop - Chronos: Before the Ashes

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¥19.36

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