Metal Head Games has released Update V2.0.0.28 for Back to the Dawn, bringing exciting news alongside gameplay improvements. The studio confirmed that the prison escape RPG will be coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation consoles in 2026, alongside an official Korean localization. Until then, a community-created Korean translation is already available in-game, ensuring more players can experience the story of Boulderton in their native language.
This update also introduces several quality-of-life changes, including the ability to skip mini-games after repeated failures and major optimizations for New Game+. Players can now bypass tutorials, skip previously completed challenges, and enjoy smoother progression across multiple runs. In addition, the patch brings bug fixes, expanded quest branches, balance tweaks, and new guidance prompts to further refine the gameplay experience.
Full Patch Notes
New Additions
- Announced console ports: Nintendo Switch and PlayStation (launching in 2026)
- Added community-created Korean localization (official version coming in 2026)
- Concept Art Collection now available in English, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese
Improvements
- Story-related mini-games and QTE challenges can now be skipped after three failures, including:
- “Start the Generator” in the sewer electrical room
- Reed’s “Dance” mini-game in the underground club
- QTE against Billy in Thomas’s boxing storyline
- Fanny’s “get up from the bed” and “take something under the bench” sequences in A Day in Fenra’s Life
- Parking lot gunfight in Bob’s ending
- Diving mini-game for both protagonists
- Kitchen mini-game in Thomas’s “Skidroad Mode” and Bob’s “Gray Mode” (click area now scales with Agility attribute)
- New Game+ optimizations:
- Skip protagonist opening sequence after first viewing
- Auto-inherit unlocked “leave the work to the protagonist” states
- Skip sewer power-related mini-games in subsequent runs
- Skip repeat “Box Pushing” section in mail room after first clear
- Rule explanations in repeat runs no longer need to be re-read
- Movies in Screening Room and General Building can now be skipped by holding right-click
- Added [Use Intercom] option near Infirmary Consultation Room
- Visual guidance prompts for portable toilet (yard) and price sign (wall)
- Expanded “Desperate Help” quest with new branches
- Added option to shower again if carrying Smelly debuff
Fixes
- Corrected debuff display for war correspondent’s nightmare
- Fixed Guard Rob remaining in Corridor B after riot
- Fixed William getting stuck in mail room after lunchtime
- Fixed character positioning errors during Bob and Surtr’s phone call
- Fixed gift-giving issue with Dr. Beth caused by limited pocket space
- Fixed Reflective Glasses bug lowering combat skill cooldowns below 0
- Fixed baseball activity animation when pitcher was absent
- Various localization, stability, and gameplay fixes
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich, prison escape role-playing game developed by Metal Head Games and published by Spiral Up Games. Set in a kungfupunk world of anthropomorphic animals, players choose between Thomas, a journalist framed for a crime he did not commit, or Bob, an undercover agent. Both protagonists must survive the dangers of Boulderton Prison, unravel a vast conspiracy, and find a way to escape before time runs out.
Back to the Dawn was released on July 17, 2025, for Windows PC and on July 18, 2025, for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It also launched day one on Xbox Game Pass.
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