Chrono Cross is a role-playing game from Square in the Chrono series. It was released in Japan on November 18, 1999, and in North America on August 15, 2000; the PlayStation version never came out in Europe. Masato Kato directed and wrote the game, Hiromichi Tanaka produced it, and Yasunori Mitsuda's soundtrack won the Gold Prize at the PlayStation Awards of 2000.
In Japan the game went through several editions: a limited release as the third entry of the Square Millennium Collection, PS one Books and Ultimate Hits budget versions, and a Game Archives release for PS3 and PSP in 2011. North America got it on PlayStation Network as a PS one Classic the same year.
On April 7, 2022, Square Enix released Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition for Switch, PS4, Xbox One and Windows. The remaster bundles the text adventure Radical Dreamers, adds an option to turn off encounters and includes official French, Italian, German and Spanish text.1
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Chrono CrossNever released in Europe on PlayStation; later reissued under the Greatest Hits label. | PlayStation | Aug 15, 2000 | Square Electronic Arts | 1 |
| NA | Chrono CrossPlayStation Network release (PS one Classic). | PlayStation 3 | Nov 8, 2011 | — | 1 |
| JP | クロノ・クロスKurono Kurosu | PlayStation | Nov 18, 1999 | Square | 1 |
| JP | クロノ・クロスLimited edition, third entry of the Square Millennium Collection. | PlayStation | Nov 30, 2000 | Square | 2 |
| JP | クロノ・クロスPS one Books budget release. | PlayStation | Feb 21, 2002 | Square | 2 |
| JP | クロノ・クロスUltimate Hits budget release. | PlayStation | Jul 20, 2006 | Square Enix | 2 |
| JP | クロノ・クロスGame Archives (PS3/PSP); PS Vita support added August 28, 2012. | PlayStation 3 | Jul 6, 2011 | — | 2 |
| WW | Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers EditionSteam; developed with D4Enterprise. | Windows | Apr 7, 2022 | Square Enix | 3 |
| WW | Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition | PlayStation 4 | Apr 7, 2022 | Square Enix | 1 |
| WW | Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers EditionRemaster bundled with the text adventure Radical Dreamers. | Switch | Apr 7, 2022 | Square Enix | 1 |
| WW | Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition | Xbox One | Apr 7, 2022 | Square Enix | 1 |
Also known as: クロノ・クロス JP2Kurono Kurosu JP2Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition WW1
Box art by region
NA Chrono Cross 
JP クロノ・クロス
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
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GameplayRadical Dreamers Edition
The 2022 Radical Dreamers Edition adds an option to turn off random encounters, an enhanced soundtrack and polished dialogue and character art, and it bundles the earlier text adventure Radical Dreamers.1
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Bug fixRadical Dreamers Edition
At launch the remaster drew criticism for frame-rate drops and a 30 FPS cap; a patch on February 22, 2023 raised the limit to 60 FPS.1
Translations
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English Official
Square Electronic Arts2000PlayStation · Japanese versionReleased · complete
Square Electronic Arts produced the official English localization for the North American PlayStation release.1
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Spanish Official
Square Enix2022Windows · Radical Dreamers EditionReleased · complete
The Radical Dreamers Edition adds official French, Italian, German and Spanish text alongside English and Japanese.3
Where to play legally today
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Steam Purchase
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
2022 remaster (includes Radical Dreamers)
Checked: 2026-10-133store.steampowered.com
Reception
Chrono Cross has a Metacritic score of 94/100, and GameSpot gave it a perfect 10/10. It sold about 850,000 copies in Japan and 650,000 abroad, roughly 1.5 million by 2003.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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