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Back to the Dawn

Back to the Dawn

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.

Released Jul 17, 2025 Developer Metal Head Games Publisher Spiral Up Games Platforms Windows RPGStory RichPixel GraphicsDetectiveChoices Matter
View on Steam ↗ $19.19 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.8%positive4,935 reviews
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that the game was made by Chinese developers. Usually, at least in my perception, Chinese games often feel "copy-paste" - technically fine, but lacking soul. Back To The Dawn completely breaks that stereotype. This game looks, sounds,…”

— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“I was admittedly hesitant to buy this game because I'm not really into the furry or anthro stuff, personally. But it was rated overwhelmingly positive and it was on sale, so I went for it anyway, and that was the best choice possible. The art is amazing. The attention to detail…”

— a player, Steam review · 62 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“[h3] TL;DR: [/h3] 8/10 If you LIKE games where there are multiple endings, whether you like them because you are a completionist or you are like me who likes to make decisions in-character. Then this is a good game to grab on sale or even the full price. (Side note: You are…”

— a player, Steam review · 80 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

418playing at last check
40024-hour peak
9,624all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2024 2025 2026 2.2k avg · Jul 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

46achievements
11.0%median completion
4.4%rarest: ᛗ - Mannaz
77.0% of players 62.2% of players 50.5% of players 45.0% of players 40.1% of players 30.1% of players 27.7% of players 26.3% of players 23.7% of players 22.8% of players 22.7% of players 19.7% of players 19.7% of players 16.4% of players 15.6% of players 14.6% of players 12.4% of players 12.1% of players 12.0% of players 11.8% of players 11.8% of players 11.6% of players 11.6% of players 11.0% of players 10.5% of players 10.5% of players 10.3% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 9.1% of players 8.7% of players 8.5% of players 8.3% of players 7.9% of players 7.1% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 5.7% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 77.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
77.0%The Fool — "Heheh, you'll regret your foolishness..."
62.2%Temperance — "It's just an ordinary business card... although it seems they offer more than just drinks."
50.5%The World — "There'll always be unfortunate people in this world. It's either them or us."
Rarest badges of honor
4.4%ᛗ - Mannaz — "You've finally...made a less naive choice..."
4.6%The Magician — "Could it be that the urban legend isn't just a crazy story?"
4.6%ᚦ - Thurisaz — "A fist-shaped trophy... It might be good for cracking acorns. Sadly there aren't any oak trees in prison."

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.19−20% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$23.99base price
$19.19lowest since tracking began2026-07-23
US19.19 USD−20%
EU23.60 EUR−20%
UK19.80 GBP−20%
Australia31.60 AUD−20%
Canada31.99 CAD−20%
Japan2,720 JPY−20%
Brazil71.99 BRL−20%
China78.40 CNY−20%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$12 Brazil Japan US Australia Canada UK EU≈$27

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 11, 2026
【v2.0.0.32】Spanish (Latin America) and Vietnamese localization ​​+ Bug Fixes

Hello fellow inmates,Thank you all so much for your continued support and feedback!We are excited to share some good news. Back to the Dawn now supports Spanish (Latin America) and Vietnamese. A massi

Mar 05, 2026
【V2.0.0.31】New Chinese Voice-over and Bug Fixes

Hello inmates,As usual, thank you everyone for your support and feedback!Here are the details of this update:Optimization:Added Chinese voice-over. You may enable and disable it in \.Bug Fix:Fixed an

Feb 09, 2026
Revealing Champion Mode, and a sneak peek of our upcoming DLC...

Hello fellow inmates!Since the update article last September, where we updated everyone with a couple of optimization and port announcements, we haven't had the time to share our recent development wi

Nov 06, 2025
【v2.0.0.29】Bug Fixes

Hello inmates,As usual, thank you everyone for your support and feedback!Here are the details of this update:Bug Fix:Adjusted the speed of auto-advance of English textFixed the bug in the dialogue log

Oct 31, 2025
【v2.0.0.29】Bug Fixes and Optimizations

Hello inmates, Thank you everyone for your feedback and support! Back to the Dawn is participating Spiral Up Publisher Sale, and you can enjoy a 10% discount on the game! The discount will last till 7

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsRPG · Story Rich · Pixel Graphics · Detective · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Adventure · Strategy RPG · Crime · Investigation · Singleplayer · Mystery (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Color Alternatives · Adjustable Difficulty · Stereo Sound · Steam Cloud
LanguagesSimplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Vietnamese
ControllerFull support
Achievements46
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750ti Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.