After a long silence since March 2019, Revolution Software releases a recent story trailer of Beyond a Steel Sky, a sequel to the 90’s cyberpunk point and click adventure Beneath a Steel Sky. The game is portrayed to be a dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller in which engaging puzzles drive a fast-paced and dynamic narrative.
You are Robert Foster. A child has been abducted in a brutal attack. You have vowed to bring him home. But the trail has led you from your community of desert wasteland dwellers to Union City, one of the last remaining mega-cities in a world ravaged by shattering wars, and political meltdown.
Fortified and impenetrable, it is a utopia in which people live happily under the surveillance and control of a benign AI. But all is far from what it seems…
Key Dystopian Features
- The World
An adventure set within a dynamic world, populated by willful 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.
The game has not set any release date yet but confirmed to be released on PC and Apple Arcade so far.
