Back to the Dawn

Gaming Staff • July 15, 2025

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Spiral Up Games is excited to announce that Back to the Dawn, the acclaimed pixel-art prison survival RPG, will be available on Xbox Series X|S on July 18th. The game, which has received a 92% positive rating on Steam, challenges players to survive, investigate, and adapt in the brutal confines of Boulderton Prison. Players take on the role of Thomas the Fox, an investigative journalist framed for uncovering government secrets.

Back to the Dawn launches with a limited-time 15% discount, reducing the price to $16.99 USD for the first week. The full release on PC and Xbox includes the new Black Panther Arc, which features Bob the Panther, an undercover cop with secrets of his own. This substantial content update introduces new areas, quests, and morally complex choices.

The game boasts a distinctive visual style, nuanced character interactions, and a reactive world where every decision matters. Key features include full optimization for Xbox Series X|S controls, the chance to play as Thomas the Fox, complex investigative gameplay, a web of choices and consequences, and the new Black Panther Arc content.

Press can request keys and find assets on the Renaissance PR website. Spiral Up Games is an international game publisher based in Singapore, while Metal Head Games, the indie studio behind Back to the Dawn, is based in Shanghai. Both studios are dedicated to creating and publishing creative, polished PC and console games for players around the world.

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