Chronicon: Survivors

Chronicon: Survivors

Released Aug 2024

Fight a mix of familiar and new dangerous foes in this fast paced horde survival game! Upgrade your weapons, unlock new items & characters, advance in the permanent passive skill tree, and try to survive the horde!

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Evaluation

Chronicon: Survivors launched on August 21, 2024 and has received a consistent stream of major content updates from the developer (Squarebit at Subworld). Four major updates have shipped: version 1.1 on October 28, 2024 (new game modes and map modifiers), version 1.2 on December 11, 2024 (new seasonal map), version 1.3 on May 7, 2025 (the Shrines & Boons system overhaul), and version 1.4 on December 29, 2025 (a major character revamp that doubled the playable roster from 10 to 20 characters and added new weapons). Each major update was followed by bug-fix patches, with the most recent being version 1.401 on January 1, 2026. The store page explicitly states: "This game is being actively developed and is still receiving content updates." Critically, in the version 1.4 post on December 29, 2025, the developer described it as "the first of two updates intended to really overhaul the game into something great," with the second planned update targeting further improvements to itemization, enemies, game modes, maps, and quality-of-life. That second planned overhaul update has not yet shipped as of today, September 24, 2026. The established cadence between major updates has ranged from approximately 2 to 7 months. The gap from the last major update (December 29, 2025) to today (September 24, 2026) is approximately 9 months, which pushes beyond the historical cadence window. However, given the developer's explicit announcement of a forthcoming second overhaul update in the 1.4 post — with no subsequent statement cancelling or completing that commitment — there remains an outstanding, publicly communicated content commitment. The developer has gone relatively quiet since January 1, 2026, but the silence alone does not constitute a development crisis given the scope of the planned update and the developer's prior pattern of extended gaps (up to 7 months) between major releases. The outstanding commitment keeps the content warning active.
Evidence
Version 1.4 post describes itself as 'the first of two updates intended to really overhaul the game into something great,' with the next update planned to cover itemization, enemies, game modes, maps, and QoL improvements.
news post · Dec 29, 2025 source content planned
high
Major content update 1.4 shipped, doubling the character roster to 20 and adding 9 new weapons, revamping all existing characters.
news post · Dec 29, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Subworld
Achievements
196
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Note: This game is being actively developed and is still receiving content updates!

Chronicon: Survivors is a fast paced horde survival game based on the ARPG Chronicon.

Fight a mix of familiar and new dangerous foes in fast paced 20 minute rounds, featuring random events, boss fights, and more!

Obtain gold to permanently unlock skills, perks, masteries and even items in a passive skill tree with over 100 nodes.

Offer gold and perform feats of strength to increase your standing with deities and restore their shrines, letting their Avatars spawn in combat and grant you powerful Boons.

Boons let you specialize your build into one or several synergetic elements, with special effects, triggers, and stat modifiers.

Advance through 6 different and increasingly challenging maps to unlock more items, weapons, and a total of 10 playable characters - each with an unique weapon and passive skill.

Each map features 2 bosses with unique attack patterns to keep you on your toes.

Every weapon offers a choice of upgrades, letting you pick the upgrade path you want, such as increased range, attack speed, number of projectiles, etc.

Create the build and style you want to play, banish the items you don't want, and pray at Shrines to increase your chances of getting the items you desire.

Can you survive?

Features

  • 20 minute rounds

  • 10 playable characters

  • 8 maps

  • 4 different game modes

  • 10+ map modifiers that can be enabled or disabled for increased rewards and unique challenges

  • 50+ Boons

  • 80+ Items & Weapons

  • Weapons don't just stack - you pick the upgrades

  • Passive skill tree as meta progression

  • A Mastery upgrade for each character, offering a new unique effect

  • Each map offers a set of unique enemies, events, bosses, and unlocks

  • Codex with stats on characters, items, achievements, and general gameplay stats

Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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