Beyond a Steel Sky
| Beyond a Steel Sky | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Revolution Software |
| Publishers | Revolution Software Microids (Console) |
| Director | Charles Cecil |
| Producer | Tobias Fossheim |
| Artist | Dave Gibbons |
| Writer | Charles Cecil |
| Series | Steel Sky |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platforms | macOS, iOS, tvOS, Windows, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Mode | 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, 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, 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, and on July 16 on Steam for macOS, Windows, and Linux, and on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on November 30, 2021 and published by Microids. Following its release, it received positive reviews from critics.