Clouded Leopard Entertainment and Metal Head Games announced that the PlayStation 5 edition of Back to the Dawn is now available. It's at the PlayStation Store for $34.99. The game has players choose between two protagonists as they sleuth around a corrupt maximum security facility and look for a way out to freedom before it’s too late.
The game has previously been released on the PC via Steam along with consoles Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. Since that release, Back to the Dawn has received overwhelmingly positive praise from players for its gameplay freedom and the variety of escape routes, encouraging multiple playthroughs.
Going back to this latest version, the studio shared in a statement that any save data from Playstation 5 demos can be carried over to the full game. In addition, a physical edition of Back to the Dawn is being published by Clear River Games in North America, Latin America and the EU. Further details are planned to be announced at a later date.
Back to the Dawn is a gripping prison escape RPG that's woven with crime, corruption, and hidden agendas. Players get to step into a maximum-security facility where each inmate has a past and a plan. They'll have to fight to survive, investigate, and ultimately break free before the time runs out.
Players get to choose between two protagonists. The first one is Thomas the Fox. This journalist gets caught up in a dark conspiracy and now has been thrown into a maximum-security prison for not playing ball. Players have to work with their attorney friend on the outside and collect evidence to save not only themselves but also the city from grave danger.
The second is Bob the Panther, an undercover agent who has never failed on any of his missions, However, he has become exhausted of this line of work and wants out. Then a personal tragedy drags him back for one last job in prison. With this character, players can experience a hardboiled tale of betrayal, vengeance, and truth.
Overall, each storyline in Back to the Dawn offers more than 20 hours of engrossing mystery, where every choice matters. Players navigate a prison ruled by three powerful gangs, interact with 47 uniquely crafted inmates, and uncover layers of intrigue through dozens of memorable NPCs. There’s also over 100 handcrafted quests, multiple escape routes, more than 500,000 words of gripping narrative. This makes Back to the Dawn a truly deeply replayable RPG.