Revolution Software have released their 3D adventure game, Beyond A Steel Sky, on the Apple Arcade subscription service.
Beyond A Steel Sky is the long-awaited sequel to the 1994 cult adventure game hit, Beneath A Steel Sky. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk world, and follows investigator Robert Foster.
Robert has been sent to Union City to find an abducted child. Throughout his investigation, Robert will gradually uncover the dark secrets of Union City that sit just under its utopian surface.
You can find the launch trailer below.
You can find a rundown of the game (via Steam) below:
From Charles Cecil, creator of the Broken Sword series, with art direction by Dave Gibbons, legendary comic book artist behind ‘Watchmen’, comes ‘Beyond A Steel Sky’, the long awaited sequel to the cult classic ‘Beneath a Steel Sky’.
You are Robert Foster. A child has been abducted in a brutal attack. You have vowed to bring him home. The trail has led you to Union City, one of the last remaining mega-cities in a world ravaged by shattering wars, and political meltdown.
Union City is a utopia, its people loving life under the control of an altruistic AI: ever-attentive androids, designer living, piazzas and bars. What’s not to love? But this City has a dark underbelly…
‘Beyond a Steel Sky’ is a dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller in which engaging puzzles drive a fast-paced narrative set in a dynamic gameworld that responds to – and is subverted by – the player’s actions.
Features:
The World
An adventure set within a dynamic world, populated by wilful characters driven by motivations that the player can subvert. In combination with a unique hacking tool, multiple solutions to puzzles emerge from player choices.
The Story
Unravel dark conspiracies, defeat a terrifying antagonist in this dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller, which explores contemporary themes: social control, AI, and total surveillance.
The puzzles
Intelligent puzzles are interwoven with an intriguing dramatic narrative to deliver a compelling gameplay experience.
The Look
A beautifully detailed, comic-book styled world, from the mind of legendary comic artist Dave Gibbons.
Beyond A Steel Sky is available on the Apple Arcade subscription service, and launches 2020 on Windows PC, and Linux (both via Steam).
