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Back to the Dawn

94% positive of 8,591 Steam reviews

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Released
2025
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, PlayStation

Made by Metal Head Games. Published by Spiral Up Games.

About the 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.

Tagged by players

  • Detective
  • Crime
  • Strategy RPG
  • RPG
  • Choices Matter
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Investigation
  • Story Rich
  • Multiple Endings
  • CRPG
  • Mystery
  • Adventure

What players say

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Overwhelmingly Positive

What players say

  • Recommended
    The game left me with a generally positive impression, but I still don't understand all the hype coming from the “millennial” gaming community. I don't understand the comparisons to Disco Elysium, nor the praise for its supposedly incredible story. Reading the reviews, you'd think people had experienced something completely groundbreaking in gaming. What exactly was so mind-blowing about the plot twists, and what…

    22 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 5 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Nice game with quite a lot of content. I was burned out towards the end though as the gameplay loop is very repetitive. Will probably replay it in the future.

    26 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I want to like this game and give it a good review, I cannot. I put tons of hours into this game, the ending is bullshit. (3 birds) the time gating is bad.

    55 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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