Back to the Dawn

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App ID	1735700
App Type	Game
Developer	Metal Head Games
Publisher	Spiral Up Games
Franchise	Spiral Up Games
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	31158298
Last Record Update	17 September 2025 – 12:33:19 UTC ()
Release Date	18 July 2025 – 02:32:21 UTC ()

😍 91.05%

8k reviews

439

In-Game

Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

Additional Information

Developer

Metal Head Games

metacritic_name

Back to the Dawn

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/back-to-the-dawn?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Spiral Up Games

Store Release Date

18 July 2025 – 02:33:09 UTC ()

osarch

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community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/bTmpY2J2EF
https://space.bilibili.com/1344619699?spm_id_from=333.1007.0.0
https://weibo.com/u/7714075312
https://x.com/backtothedawn
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVjhBMEeic_pf1LSrUglNQA/

Primary Genre

RPG (3)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

18 July 2025 – 02:32:21 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

10 September 2025 – 06:03:56 UTC () (1757484236)

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name_localized

schinese	动物迷城
japanese	Back to the Dawn ~ブレイク･ザ･アニマル･プリズン~
koreana	Back to the Dawn ~브레이크 더 애니멀 프리즌~

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, UnityIL2CPP SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 10 November 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 12623972

configuration:

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requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
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requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
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hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

Early Access Release Date

3 November 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

First seen on SteamDB

23 August 2021 – 02:31:47 UTC (), in changelist #12358801

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

5 Languages	Interface	Subtitles	Achievements
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Accessibility Categories

Stereo Sound

Adjustable Difficulty

Color Alternatives

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439 players right now
818 24-hour peak
9,624 all-time peak 23 July 2025

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0 viewers right now
29 24-hour peak
18,866 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~247.7 k by VG Insights
~284.8 k by PlayTracker
~349.5 k by Gamalytic

Monthly players breakdown

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User reviews history

😍 Very Positive
91.05% SteamDB Rating
7,772 94.0% positive reviews
500 6.0% negative reviews

How many players are playing Back to the Dawn right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 439 players live playing Back to the Dawn on Steam.

Back to the Dawn had an all-time peak of 9624 concurrent players on 23 July 2025.

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Back to the Dawn

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