Back to the Dawn

Back to the Dawn

Metal Head Games · 2025 · RPG, Pixel Graphics, Story Rich, Choices Matter, Detective

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Escape a sprawling maximum-security prison filled with 47 unique inmates and uncover a city-wide conspiracy across two compelling character stories in this choice-driven RPG with 100+ handcrafted quests and multiple endings. With over 500,000 words of narrative, dynamic gang politics, and numerous escape routes, Back to the Dawn offers a replayable mystery where your playstyle—whether brute force, stealth, or manipulation—completely shapes your prison experience and ultimate fate.

Back to the Dawn (动物迷城)A gripping prison escape RPG woven with crime, corruption, and hidden agendas. Step into a maximum-security facility where every inmate has a past—and a plan. You'll have to fight to survive, investigate, and ultimately break free before the time runs out.Uncover a scheme that threatens more than just your life—it could bring down the entire city. In this thrilling adventure, choices matter, and escape is your only salvation! Choose between two protagonists — Thomas, a reporter caught in a web of lies, or Bob, an undercover agent sent deep into the prison system. Each storyline delivers over 20 hours of engrossing mystery, where your every choice matters. Navigate a prison ruled by three powerful gangs, interact with 47 uniquely crafted inmates, and uncover layers of intrigue through dozens of memorable NPCs.With over 100 handcrafted quests, multiple escape routes—each with its own risks and rewards—several possible endings, and more than 500,000 words of gripping narrative, Back to the Dawn delivers a deeply replayable RPG unlike anything you've experienced.
Thomas the Fox is a journalist caught up in a dark conspiracy and who got thrown into a maximum-security prison for not playing ball. Working with your attorney friend on the outside, you must collect evidence to save yourself and the city from grave danger!Bob the Panther is an undercover agent who has never failed on any of his missions, but he is growing exhausted of this line of work and wants out. But a personal tragedy drags him back for one last job in prison. Experience a hardboiled tale of betrayal, vengeance, and truth!
This is an enormous prison with lots to do and many places to explore, but make sure you follow the rules, or at least try not to get caught!You’ll encounter all kinds of challenges as you explore your new environment. But will you be a model prisoner and just try to keep your head down, or will you leave a trail of chaos and destruction in your wake? It’s all up to you.
Meet a colorful cast of inmates in your prison, each with an interesting story to tell. You can either make them your friends or fight, bully and rob them into submission. Will you be part of a gang or a cunning lone wolf? Pick a side!Are you a tough guy who lets his fists do the talking, a thief who hides in the shadows, or perhaps a smooth talker who manipulates the scene? Develop your skills, craft tools to suit your style, and climb your way from “new fish” to “top dog.”

In a place built to break you, your sharpest weapon is your creativity and cunning. Every inch of Boulderton Prison might hold the key to your escape, from your prison cell to the infirmary, to the sewers and even the rooftops. Can you break free?

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What Steam players say

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Recommended Jul 17, 2026
One of my favorite RPGs I've played. A lot of interesting characters. The game encourages the player to explore and rewards curiosity. Many branching paths and possibilities. Definitely recommend this. Going in for another playthrough.
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Recommended Jul 17, 2026
Absolutely fantastic game. 10/10 really excited to see the new dlc and play ng+
Recommended Jul 14, 2026
A very solid time-management prison-escape RPG with gripping writing. There are both skill-based minigames and luck-based skill checks that are based off of your gear and stats that can be tweaked to some degree. There are some polish to be desired when it comes to the uniqueness between the current two protagonists, and there does seem to be a bit more variety put into Thomas' story over Bob's at the moment.
Recommended Jul 13, 2026
escapists if it was a furry story driven game
Recommended Jul 12, 2026
The focus of this game will be you learning about your inmates, and exploiting what you can to make progress with help of friends on the outside to succeed in proving your case against this frame job. While in this internet age there are many guides to help you do so, my suggestion would be to go into it with relative blindness for your first journey. The odds are against you here, and should you fail I think it leaves an important mark on you, as you will at some point feel as hopeless as your character does when something doesn’t go quite the way you expected or wanted to. And should you fail this first round it leaves upon the player an importance on ensuring that the justice systems we employ for our safety as a whole don't get co-opted to be used for just the safety of those in power. Because if you find yourself in a system such as that, what once you felt protected you will easily become your biggest threat. Full Review: https://www.flayrah.com/9543/back-dawn-prisons-routines-and-corruption
Not recommended Jul 12, 2026
Played for 6 hours and still feel like im waiting for the game to start :/. The video in steam is incredibly misleading

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