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I loved the story and aesthetics, especially the music. It works wonderfully as a choose your own adventure-style adventure game. Time management, puzzle solving, and minigames are all fantastic. But the CRPG elements felt tacked-on. Back to the Dawn was probably initially envisioned as a CRPG, but grew into something different. With a bit more polish, focus, and elegance, it could be a really fantastic experience. If everything I’ve shared sounds good to you, then definitely don’t hesitate to give Back to the Dawn a few playthroughs.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fback-to-the-dawn-review\u002F","2026-03-05","70",{"id":88,"author":89,"outlet":92,"summary":97,"review_url":98,"review_date":99,"original_score":100,"normalized_score":101},214571,{"id":90,"name":91},2576,"Inanna Carter",{"id":93,"logo":94,"name":95,"website_url":96,"score_format":51},15,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameluster-logo.jpg","GameLuster","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameluster.com","With unforgettable characters, beautiful graphics, fun mechanics, and secrets to discover, Back to the Dawn is a fun and replayable RPG that gives the prison escape genre a refreshing twist.","https:\u002F\u002Fgameluster.com\u002Fback-to-the-dawn-review-raising-the-bar\u002F","2025-08-04","9",90,{"id":103,"author":104,"outlet":107,"summary":112,"review_url":113,"review_date":114,"original_score":115,"normalized_score":116},735973,{"id":105,"name":106},2806,"Chris McMullen",{"id":108,"logo":109,"name":110,"website_url":111,"score_format":51},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","For a game set in a jail, Back to the Dawn offers an impressive amount of freedom. Coupled with a conspiracy-minded story, and more side-quests you can shake a shiv at, you'll be hooked.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2025\u002F09\u002Fback-to-the-dawn-review\u002F","2025-09-22","8\u002F10",80,5,0,[21],[26],[]]