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The prison breakout RPG where you can be a fox or a panther has left early access

fter more than a year spent bribing guards, climbing walls, shivving rivals, and digging a tunnel with a sharpened spoon, Back to the Dawn hit version 1.0 this month. If you're not familiar, it's a time-management RPG where you have 21 days to escape a high-security prison and can spend your time inside getting to know other inmates, building your stats, and finally finding one of multiple escape routes to break free...
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Beloved prison escape RPG Back to the Dawn finally hits 1.0 with a new character

Boasting a 92% rating on Steam from nearly 5,000 user reviews, choice-driven RPG Back to the Dawn 1.0 is out now. With shades of A Way Out and Prison Architect, the early-access version of the game has grown exponentially, with myriad decisions for you to make and paths to take. So if this is the first you're hearing of it, or you've been waiting for the full launch, now's your chance to give it a try.

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【v2.0.0.21】Improvements and Bug Fixes

[p]Hello inmates![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you everyone for your support and feedback![/p][p][/p][p]Here are the details of this update:[/p][p][/p][h3]Improvements and adjustments:[/h3]

[p]Adjusted the combat skill "Disarm Stance", which will give an additional 8% dodge chance during its effect; [/p]
[p]Adjusted the combat skill "Riot Control", which will hit the target when used and will deduct an additional 10 points of the opponent's energy; [/p]
[p]Adjusted the recipe for the "Hang Glider Keel", reducing the required 9 dowels to 6; Using \[Snap Gun] to pry the second lock of the double wafer lock on the side door of the pipeline area will not consume an additional focus point; [/p]
[p]Added task clues for how to approach the dining cart to hide the watch;[/p]
[p]Added floating highlight and interactive white label prompts for the interaction of the wooden board at the railing of the sewer; [/p]
[p]Adjusted the location arrangement of Phil the Otter on the third morning, so that Bob has the opportunity to "talk" with Phil alone; [/p]
[p]Adjusted the objective hints for the main quest related to the Cistern.[/p]
[p]Reduced the attribute requirements of the high platform jump action at the lower position of the sewer ventilation area from 10 to 8, and the completion points were also reduced by 2 points; [/p]
[p]Optimized action trigger that will lead to a route to the nameless open space. Now after checking the iron mesh, the player will be directly prompted how to go there; [/p]
[p]Added prompts for the hidden tool mission stage, and Bob will mark the suspected location on the map; [/p]
[p]Bob’s 1v3 ambush will now affect the actual combat based on his Strength attribute.[/p]
[p]Adjusted the initial acquaintance status of Lin the Pangolin when Bob the Panther is the protagonist.[/p]
[p]Adjusted the unarmed attack type of the Pelican and Swan from blunt to slashing.[/p]
[p]Reduced the Swan’s maximum HP by 10.[/p]
[p]Updated the performance point deduction rules for moving prison cells. After moving a cell once, subsequent moves will no longer consume performance points.[/p]

[h3]Bug Fix：[/h3]

[p]Fixed the issue that the player get stuck on the ladder when the player interacted with the prison roof and ladder to view the iron barrel;[/p]
[p]Fixed the issue that the gray cat could not be beaten on the fifth night when Black Panther was the protagonist.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where invisible walls could occasionally appear in the cafeteria.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where completing the underground waterway route could sometimes prevent the first objective of the “Breakout” mission from being completed.[/p]
[p]Fixed a misalignment issue with the Fox's bathing position on Day 11.[/p]

[p][/p][p]If you come across any issues, please let us know by filling out our bug report form. Your feedback is crucial in helping us improve the game and ensure your prison escape experience is as smooth and thrilling as possible.[/p]

【v2.0.0.20】Bug Fix

[p]Hello inmates! [/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for your support and feedback![/p][p][/p][p]Here are the details of this update:[/p]

[p]Fixed the bug where after retrieving "Wesley's Recording Watch", there is a chance that the subsequent actions cannot be triggered, causing the progress of the main quest to be stuck. (For players who have already encountered this issue, subsequent actions for the main quest will be triggered after leaving the cooking room or actively interacting with the prisoner crafting table.)[/p]

[p][/p][p]Additionally, due to a Steam technical issue, there are currently two purchase options showing on the store page. Please make sure to choose the one with the discount! We’re urgently working to resolve this and apologize for the inconvenience.[/p][p][/p][p]We would also like to address an issue related to the support packs: the Back to the Dawn Concept Art Collection is currently only available in Simplified Chinese due to scheduling and typesetting challenges. We plan to add other languages at a later date and hope for your understanding. Thank you for your patience![/p][p][/p][p]If you come across any issues, please let us know by filling out our bug report form. Your feedback is crucial in helping us improve the game and ensure your prison escape experience is as smooth and thrilling as possible.[/p]

【v2.0.0.19】Bug Fixes

[p]Hello, inmates![/p][p][/p][p]Since the official release of Back to the Dawn, we’ve received a lot of valuable feedback, and our team has been working non-stop to address the issues. Thank you all for your continued support![/p][p]Here are the details of the latest update:[/p]

[p]Fixed an issue where players would get stuck and unable to interact after entering the Hidden Room Movie CD-ROM scene while using a controller.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug where, after entering the Hidden Room Movie CD-ROM scene while in the "borrowing a book" state, the borrow UI would remain permanently visible even after returning the book.[/p]
[p]Fixed incorrect quick key prompts when leaving the Hidden Room Movie CD-ROM scene in controller mode.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where the number of days served would display incorrectly when playing as the Black Panther.[/p]
[p]Fixed a bug where collecting the “package mailed by Rocky” from the delivery cart would cause the game to freeze if there were other items already in the cart.[/p]
[p]Corrected several text typos.[/p]

[p]We would also like to address an issue related to the support packs: the Back to the Dawn Concept Art Collection is currently only available in Simplified Chinese due to scheduling and typesetting challenges. We plan to add other languages at a later date and hope for your understanding. Thank you for your patience![/p][p][/p][p]Additionally, due to a Steam technical issue, there are currently two purchase options showing on the store page. Please make sure to choose the one with the discount! We’re urgently working to resolve this and apologize for the inconvenience.[/p][p][/p][p]We truly appreciate all the love and support you've shown for Back to the Dawn. We hope you're enjoying your time behind bars—especially following Bob’s storyline! If you come across any issues, please let us know by filling out our bug report form. Your feedback is crucial in helping us improve the game and ensure your prison escape experience is as smooth and thrilling as possible.[/p]