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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 30138694
Last Record Update 18 July 2025 – 20:18:05 UTC ()
Release Date 18 July 2025 – 02:32:21 UTC ()
😎 89.91%
5k reviews
4,120
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
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Spiral Up Games
Store Release Date 18 July 2025 – 02:33:09 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)
Steam Release Date 18 July 2025 – 02:32:21 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 18 July 2025 – 03:51:04 UTC () (1752810664)
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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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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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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 🧠 Strategy RPG 🗺️ Adventure 🚨 Crime 👤 Singleplayer 🔍 Investigation 🤫 Mystery 🌱 Indie 🎭 Drama 🖥️ Simulation 💡 Strategy 💻 CRPG 😃 Funny 🌓 2.5D 🐤 Early Access

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Accessibility Categories

Stereo Sound Adjustable Difficulty Color Alternatives

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Steam charts

  • 4,120 players right now
  • 5,491 24-hour peak
  • 5,985 all-time peak 6 November 2023
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Store data

  • 32,312 followers
  • #104 in top sellers
  • 4,874 positive reviews
  • 356 negative reviews
  • 93.19% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 75 viewers right now
  • 400 24-hour peak
  • 1,235 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.91% SteamDB Rating
  • 4,874 93.2% positive reviews
  • 356 6.8% negative reviews

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

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 4120 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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