
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.
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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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Languages: Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Vietnamese
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太好玩了!!!玩法会有点重复但是能治好电子阳痿!
Easily my game of the year. The storytelling and character interactions are absolutely top-tier. I was suprised to find how many options and choices I had when completing several quests (i.e. Thomas' chapel one, if ykyk), which really added to this game's replay value (you're heavily rewarded for thinking outside the box and exploring, which is excellent). Moreover, there exists many engaging side-stories which were very entertaining to follow. While there exists time-pressure, and an emphasis on optimization, I never really felt rushed as completion dates tended to be very generous, even on a first play-through. The vast difficulty options were also excellent, with an emphasis on increasing the game's difficulty through factors outside of bolstering stats (Champion's mode is especially awesome for subsequent playthroughs). Also, I honestly reccomend to play without saves (Skidroad/grey mode), as the game becomes far more interesting when things fail. PS - I highly reccomend avoiding googling how to complete quests and to avoid spoilers; There's a LOT of secrets and hidden content in this game, which I had a lot of fun uncovering for myself.
Mélangez Prison Break avec les Fables de La Fontaine, ça vous donnes Back to the Dawn, et putain de merde c'est excellent.
escapists if it was a furry story driven game
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
Played for 6 hours and still feel like im waiting for the game to start :/. The video in steam is incredibly misleading
好玩,玩到不想睡觉
很好玩!!!!!!
とりあえずトーマスの2周目でエンディングを迎えたのでレビューします。 グラフィック、ストーリー、キャラクターすべて魅力的です。個性的な囚人達には色々なバックグランドがあり、どれも一見の価値ありです。刑務所の中で地道に計画を進めていくことになりますが、思わぬ場所に入れるようになったりしたときの達成感、開放感はこの手のゲームの醍醐味ですね。 ミニゲームの中には難しいものもあるので、そこは人を選ぶかもしれない。パッドは壊れていない物を使おう(経験談)。 遊び方がわかるまでゲーム内で一週間くらいはかかったので、初見の人にはイージーかノーマルの難易度で、巻き戻しができるようにしておくことをお勧めします。自分はハードでやって地獄を見ました。2周目もノーマルがおすすめです。 チュートリアルは多いですがやることはシンプルなので、習うより慣れろのスタンスで遊ぶといいと思います。
Muito bom mas se jogar com o bob foque em combate e me agradeça depois
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