Beyond a Steel Sky

Beyond a Steel Sky
Developer(s)Revolution Software
Publisher(s)Revolution Software
Microids (Console)
Director(s)Charles Cecil
Producer(s)Tobias Fossheim
Artist(s)Dave Gibbons
Writer(s)Charles Cecil
SeriesSteel Sky
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)macOS, iOS, tvOS, Windows, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Release
  • macOS, iOS, tvOS
  • 26 June 2020
  • Windows, Linux
  • 16 July 2020
  • Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
  • 30 November 2021
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Beyond a Steel Sky is a 2020 adventure video game developed and published by Revolution Software. Set ten years after the events of the 1994 video game Beneath a Steel Sky,[1] players assume the role of Robert Foster as he finds himself returning to Union City on the hunt for a kidnapped child, only to learn that the city's new utopia state is not what it appears to be. The game's design utilized the Unreal Engine 4,[2] focusing on cel-shaded 3D graphics, including comic book-styled text boxes.

The game was released on 26 June 2020 on the Apple Arcade subscription service for iOS and tvOS,[3] and on July 16 on Steam for macOS, Windows, and Linux,[4] and on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on November 30, 2021 and published by Microids.[5] Following its release, it received positive reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Beyond a Steel Sky Review". DarkStation. Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  2. ^ Cheats, Dragon City. "Beyond a Steel Sky - Dev Diary #2". Revolution Games. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ Brown, Shelby. "You can finally play Beyond a Steel Sky on Apple Arcade". CNET. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ Romano, Sal (2020-07-01). "Beyond a Steel Sky for PC launches July 16". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  5. ^ "Beyond a Steel Sky for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch launches November 30". Gematsu. September 2021. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.