Beyond a Steel Sky
- July 16, 2020
- Revolution Software Ltd
- 10h median play time
Filled with what made the original game great, this second trip to Union City has been worth the 26-year hiatus.
Beyond a Steel Sky - a cyberpunk thriller game by Charles Cecil and Dave Gibbons - puts you in the role of Robert Foster, searching for a kidnapped child in Union City, a utopian metropolis with a dark secret. This game features a dynamic world with responsive characters and puzzles that drive the story, offering a mix of humor, drama, and intrigue. Explore the political underbelly of this AI-controlled city and unravel its twisted mysteries.
Reviews
- story406 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- graphics185 mentions
- 58 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- gameplay108 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
- funny77 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- music49 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- stability42 mentions
- 7 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 93 % negative mentions
- atmosphere24 mentions
- 46 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
- optimization9 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 78 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- grinding8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
- emotional7 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- replayability7 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 86 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- character development3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
- ads1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Beyond a Steel Sky review
Filled with what made the original game great, this second trip to Union City has been worth the 26-year hiatus.
81%Beyond A Steel Sky review
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.
70%PC Review - 'Beyond a Steel Sky'
70%