Posted on: April 12, 2025
MonkeyMan4816
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Really fun game
You can feel the love for the original.
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Beyond a Steel Sky
Description
From Charles Cecil, creator of the Broken Sword series, with art direction by Dave Gibbons, legendary comic book artist behind ‘Watchmen’, comes ‘Beyond A Steel Sky’, the long awaited sequel to the cult classic ‘Beneath a Steel Sky’.
You are Robert Foster. A child has been abducted in a brutal attack. You have vowed to bring him home. The trail has led you to Union City, one of the last remaining mega-cities in a world ravaged by shattering wars, and political meltdown.
Union City is a utopia, its people loving life under the control of an altruistic AI: ever-attentive androids, designer living, piazzas and bars. What’s not to love? But this City has a dark underbelly...
‘Beyond a Steel Sky’ is a dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller in which engaging puzzles drive a fast-paced narrative set in a dynamic gameworld that responds to – and is subverted by – the player’s actions.
An adventure set within a dynamic world, populated by wilful characters driven by motivations that the player can subvert. In combination with a unique hacking tool, multiple solutions to puzzles emerge from player choices.
The Story
Unravel dark conspiracies, defeat a terrifying antagonist in this dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller, which explores contemporary themes: social control, AI, and total surveillance.
The Puzzles
Intelligent puzzles are interwoven with an intriguing dramatic narrative to deliver a compelling gameplay experience.
The Look
A beautifully detailed, comic-book styled world, from the mind of legendary comic artist Dave Gibbons.
You are Robert Foster. A child has been abducted in a brutal attack. You have vowed to bring him home. The trail has led you to Union City, one of the last remaining mega-cities in a world ravaged by shattering wars, and political meltdown.
Union City is a utopia, its people loving life under the control of an altruistic AI: ever-attentive androids, designer living, piazzas and bars. What’s not to love? But this City has a dark underbelly...
‘Beyond a Steel Sky’ is a dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller in which engaging puzzles drive a fast-paced narrative set in a dynamic gameworld that responds to – and is subverted by – the player’s actions.
Features:
The WorldAn adventure set within a dynamic world, populated by wilful characters driven by motivations that the player can subvert. In combination with a unique hacking tool, multiple solutions to puzzles emerge from player choices.
The Story
Unravel dark conspiracies, defeat a terrifying antagonist in this dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller, which explores contemporary themes: social control, AI, and total surveillance.
The Puzzles
Intelligent puzzles are interwoven with an intriguing dramatic narrative to deliver a compelling gameplay experience.
The Look
A beautifully detailed, comic-book styled world, from the mind of legendary comic artist Dave Gibbons.
Popular achievements
Completionist
Complete the game
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34.34%
Classic Threads
Unlock Foster's classic coat
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31.83%
Hunger Games
Feed Voxel a stolen sandwich
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56.18%
Cleanliness Is Next To Joeyness
Clean everything up, ready for the party
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40.56%
Your Lessons Are Over
Complete all tutorials
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87.66%
Poetry Slam
Watch a full poetry recital
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32.32%
Rational Or Just Crazy?
Examine all of Graham's conspiracy posters
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42.03%
Wash Pin Bowling
Knock Chipworth over
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31.31%
Water The Plants
Turn the sprinklers on
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37.37%
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10 hMain
11.5 h Main + Sides
13 h Completionist
10.5 h All Styles
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Critics reviews
PC Gamer
81/100
Filled with what made the original game great, this second trip to Union City has been worth the 26-year hiatus.
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7/10
Beyond a Steel Sky has some technical issues but it's excellent writing and interesting storytelling make it well worth experiencing.
Read full review »God is a Geek
7/10
After 26 years, Beyond A Steel Sky is a strange yet welcome sequel. Not quite fresh enough to stand alone nor nostalgic enough to stir the memory, it nevertheless manages to thoroughly entertain if not thrill.
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Posted on: May 3, 2024
Games: 0 Reviews: 2
Great story, atmosphere and gameplay
Overall, I give this a 4.5/5. I really enjoyed the game and suffered no problem with gameplay using an Xbox controller. I haven't played the first game, "Beneath a Steel Sky" so that could be the reason why I didn't fully understand some of the (back) story. I like the humour between Foster and Joey. Other memorable characters were Pixel, Ember, and Leet. This is a game worth playing.
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Posted on: April 28, 2025
DonWallace3
Verified ownerGames: 105 Reviews: 84
It's a comic book, not really a game
You don't really get a lot of choices. It guides you into a lot of confusing puzzles. A LOT of dialog. Pretty boring.
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Posted on: March 9, 2023
coder62
Verified ownerGames: 23 Reviews: 1
Sadly not a Point&Click Adventure
I really dont like it when games are tagged as a Point&Click Adventure but they arent one, its made for console only, on computer you need to play it with keys and annoying menus or play it with gamepad but still same annoying. Not the first game I requested to get my money back.
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Posted on: August 19, 2024
ChrisMatters
Verified ownerGames: 315 Reviews: 9
Solid game worth your time.
Good game, I recommend it. The only issue for me was camera. Its movement, especialy on stairs was giving me a bit of motion sickness.
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