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Back to the Dawn

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App ID 1735700
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Spiral Up Games
Franchise Spiral Up Games
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29919363
Last Record Update 6 July 2025 – 15:12:04 UTC ()
Release Date 3 November 2023 – 02:45:56 UTC ()
😎 89.70%
5k reviews
124
In-Game

You were framed and incarcerated. Learn to survive in prison. Explore every inch and exploit any weakness. Manipulate and scheme. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

Additional Information

Developer Metal Head Games
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Spiral Up Games
Store Release Date 3 November 2023 – 02:46:01 UTC ()
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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), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 3 November 2023 – 02:45:56 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 June 2025 – 05:04:20 UTC () (1750655060)
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schinese动物迷城
japaneseBack to the Dawn ~ブレイク･ザ･アニマル･プリズン~
review_score 8
review_percentage 93
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
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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

4 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
English Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 👾 Pixel Graphics 📚 Story Rich 🕵️ Detective 🧞 Choices Matter 🔚 Multiple Endings 🗺️ Adventure 🧠 Strategy RPG 🚨 Crime 🔍 Investigation 👤 Singleplayer 🤫 Mystery 🌱 Indie 🎭 Drama 🖥️ Simulation 💡 Strategy 💻 CRPG 🐤 Early Access 😃 Funny 🌓 2.5D

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Early Access

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Accessibility Categories

Stereo Sound Adjustable Difficulty Color Alternatives

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Steam charts

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  • 124 players right now
  • 572 24-hour peak
  • 5,985 all-time peak 6 November 2023
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  • 31,776 followers
  • #1527 in top sellers
  • 4,716 positive reviews
  • 355 negative reviews
  • 93.00% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 5 24-hour peak
  • 1,051 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.70% SteamDB Rating
  • 4,716 93.0% positive reviews
  • 355 7.0% negative reviews

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 124 players live playing Back to the Dawn on Steam.

Back to the Dawn had an all-time peak of 5985 concurrent players on 6 November 2023.

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