Posted on: January 5, 2025
Strejferen
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Awesome game
Very faithfull to 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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34.32%
Classic Threads
Unlock Foster's classic coat
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31.9%
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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40.63%
Your Lessons Are Over
Complete all tutorials
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87.66%
Poetry Slam
Watch a full poetry recital
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32.3%
Rational Or Just Crazy?
Examine all of Graham's conspiracy posters
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42.05%
Wash Pin Bowling
Knock Chipworth over
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31.36%
Water The Plants
Turn the sprinklers on
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37.43%
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10 hMain
11.5 h Main + Sides
13 h Completionist
11 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: January 17, 2025
WesHarinezumi
Verified ownerGames: 191 Reviews: 1
I feel like I'm back
It took a bit to get going. Start wasn't bad and there's a few very clear graphical glitches throughout. Some of the puzzles are very much simpler, but the setting and the characters are still solid and I've enjoyed the narrative so far (I feel I'm halfway though, ish).
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Posted on: May 15, 2025
JVland
Verified ownerGames: 182 Reviews: 1
Brilliant...
Excelent game. Really worth it.
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Posted on: June 7, 2024
Nazarii1
Verified ownerGames: 13 Reviews: 1
I like it
Nice game, I didn't expect to like it so much
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Posted on: January 13, 2025
adam0509
Verified ownerGames: 91 Reviews: 7
This is a unexpected sequel !!!
This is a unexpected sequel, 26 years later... from 2D to beautiful 3D ! ok the game isn't perfect, but what other adventure game has a sequel 26 years later ? More than that, getting from a rough 2D to a beautiful 3D is mesmerizing. I would have preferred no Cell-Shading graphic, honestly, but maybe that would have cost too much ? The fact that Beneath A Steel Sky did have voices back in the day is very important. The connection between Foster and Joey was unique, and it's an absolute pleasure to retrieve Joey and immediatly bring back memories of that disrespectful robot. Now for the bad part, I think the puzzle are a bit too complicated (but I don't really like point & click games anyway so... I just play with the solution...). But what is really annoying is that $£% scanner that is so hard to use sometimes (like you need to be in a perfect position) The first part of the game is definitely the best, rediscovering Union City & stuff. The last part and end isn't that bad as some people say. I think everything has been done intelligently. About every 3D space creating in Unreal Engine 4 is greatly exploited. Again, graphics are great and would have been better without cell-shading/comic style, but I get why the game is like this. P.S : Oh and I'm grateful dev gave this game for free back in the day. I played it for free in 2005, I would have not care if I didn't played the original probably.
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