<s>
Chronos	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gunfire	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
overhauled	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Chronos	B-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronos	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
viewed	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
has	O
a	O
fixed	O
camera	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
customizable	O
protagonist	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
kill	O
a	O
dragon	O
inside	O
a	O
labyrinth	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
the	O
player	O
die	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
exploring	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
only	O
reenter	O
the	O
labyrinth	B-Application
one	O
in-game	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
will	O
age	O
,	O
which	O
alters	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
attributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
released	O
by	O
Gunfire	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
David	O
Adams	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Vigil	B-Application
Games	I-Application
who	O
have	O
created	O
the	O
Darksiders	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
unveiled	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
VR	O
headset	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
headset	O
's	O
launch	O
game	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
announced	O
an	O
overhauled	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
named	O
Chronos	B-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
removes	O
the	O
VR	O
requirement	O
,	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
Gunfire	O
's	O
Remnant	B-Application
:	I-Application
From	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ashes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
