There is an undoubted attempt here to bring back fans of the original but also to bring new players on board. It’s 26 years later and time to return to Union City once more.Īt the end of the Beneath a Steel Sky, Robert hands over Union City to Joey who is left to make the city a better place and the sequel begins ten years later. Waiting for sequels tests the patience of most gamers – where is Mario Kart 9 (It’s not happening) – and this wait has been longer than most could even cope with but at last it is here but has the long wait been worth it? Release Date: Decem26 Years in the Makingīeneath a Steel Sky was first released in 1994, a fact that I had to check a few times before I was convinced that this game first arrived 26 years ago. Platforms: Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 Original comic book vignette to be created by Dave Gibbons.Back to Union City – Beyond a Steel Sky Review “I am delighted to be working with Revolution again”.Ī unique, rich game experience in a bounded sandbox world, interwoven with a deep narrative.Ī story that enables players to profoundly affect and subvert the gameworld and its characters.Įlegantly simple, intuitive controls that allow complex situations to emerge, offering a gameplay experience that will appeal to the novice as well as the experienced gamer.Ĭustom-written cutting-edge graphics technology delivers a beautiful, realtime, comic-book-styled world in HDR & 4K to complement the artwork of Dave Gibbons. Fake news, social controls, polarized views – the world is confusing – we agreed that now was the right time for Robert Foster to take a trip back to and beyond that Steel Sky,” adds Dave Gibbons. “Charles and I have discussed returning to the Beneath a Steel Sky universe many times over the years. It’s a project that’s been on the minds of both Cecil and Gibbons for many years, but one they felt needed the right real world moment to do it justice. The culmination of Revolution’s 30 years of developing adventure games, Beyond a Steel Sky evolves and redefines the adventure genre. The game characters, driven by advanced AI tech, are willful and motivated: their intelligent responses allow interesting, emergent solutions to puzzles and obstacles. A unique world that will respond to – and be subverted by – the player’s actions. Very much an adventure, the game is set in a dynamic, bounded-sandbox world. We aspire to write a modern day 1984 told through the medium of the adventure game”.īeyond a Steel Sky is a hugely ambitious adventure in which intelligent, humorous emergent gameplay drives an edgy narrative. Our approach has been to write an intelligent, witty adventure game that is wholly intuitive to play and assumes no prior knowledge of the original game or its universe. ![]() “Adventure games are played by a large, diverse audience that hugely enjoys the interweaving of story and puzzles. ![]() “Even after so many years, fans of the original game are still incredibly loyal and very passionate – and have remained vocal in demanding a sequel” says Charles Cecil, Founder and CEO of Revolution Software. As can be expected of a Revolution adventure, the tale is woven with the studio’s signature humour, supported by Gibbons’ acclaimed artistic style. It is a thrilling story of loyalty and redemption set in an eery and terrifying world of AI-driven social controls. ![]() Premiered in the Apple Arcade sneak peak during today’s Apple keynote () Beyond a Steel Sky is in development for PC, console, and Apple devices.īeyond a Steel Sky will launch in late 2019. Revolution Software is excited to announce it has reunited with legendary comic book artist Dave Gibbons to create Beyond a Steel Sky – the long-awaited follow-up to classic 90’s dystopian cyberpunk adventure Beneath a Steel Sky. The game is created in collaboration with Dave Gibbsons, a legendary comic book artist.Ĭheck out a sneak peek, details, and screenshots below: Revolution Software has announced dystopian cyberpunk adventure game Beneath a Steel Sky, coming to Nintendo Switch in late 2019.
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