Beyond a Steel Sky

Beyond a Steel Sky is a full-fledged sequel to the classic 1994 adventure Beneath a Steel Sky. The title was created by the creators of the original, led by Charls Cecil from Revolution Software studio and cartoonist Dave Gibbons.

The plot

Beyond a Steel Sky continues threads of previous production. Once again, we play as Robert Foster, who after the events from Beneath a Steel Sky must find himself in a world supervised by a vigilant artificial intelligence. The developers' ambition was to create a modern version of 1984 in the form of an adventure game. Therefore, the authors tried to present this reality in an ambiguous way, showing both good and bad sides of full surveillance.

Mechanics

The gameplay in Beyond a Steel Sky is far different from that of Beneath a Steel Sky. Instead of a classic point-n-click adventure, we get an open world that changes with every action of the player. Advanced NPCs' artificial intelligence allows them to react to the hero's actions, which makes it possible to find unexpected solutions to the game's challenges.

Technical issues

Beyond a Steel Sky departs from the static, two-dimensional boards known from old-school adventures in favor of fully three-dimensional locations where we can freely look around. The graphics are kept in a comic book style, designed by Dave Gibbons. The authors also took care of supporting HDR technology and 4K resolution.