Back to the Dawn

Buy94%

Very Positive · 10k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Metal Head Games · RPG · Jul 18, 2025

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$23.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
46
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio1 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Back to the Dawn?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 162 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 108 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 10k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
70% of themes are praise30% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
162 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s got everything—from slick pixel animations and a surprisingly well-written story to cleverly designed gameplay mechanics that reward creativity and experimentation.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
108 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has a complex economy, job, and friendship system, 40+ unique NPCs, multiple questlines, charming pixel art, encouraged replayability, a humongous map, mechanics focused on realism and creativity, great QoL, and, to put the cherry on top, an unmovable 45 FPS on Deck.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
My favorite feature, though, is that there are two different playable characters you can select which massively changes how the plot unfolds.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style of this game is very beautiful, its detailed for a pixel art game and the graphics complements it very well.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is simple but easy to master, and the UI is clean and easy to understand.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was also awed by how even a thirty-second epilogue gets a beautiful background, complete with tiny animations and sound effects.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story162 reviews
Gameplay108 reviews
Characters41 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Combat20 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Interface
25% still recommend
Crashes
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Color Alternatives
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$23.99

The lowest we've tracked is $19.19.

5 points recordedtoday · $23.99

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