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Beyond a Steel Sky

Beyond a Steel Sky

Released: 6/25/2020

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.

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.

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.

Critics
73
Steam
88
Metacritic
70

Score Breakdown

73.2

Critic Average

59 reviews

88

Steam User Score

1,610 reviews

70

Metacritic User Score

54 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-14.8
Metacritic Disparity
+3.2
Combined Disparity
-5.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (2%)26 launch window (44%)32 late (54%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 59 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 73.2/100. Critics score this game 14.8 points lower than Steam users and 3.2 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 59)+
  1. Michael McCannviaCubed3
    Feb 12, 2023·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 88.0/100 · -17.9 ptsMetacritic 70/100 · 0.0 pts
  2. Kasra Karimi TarviaBaziCenter
    Feb 21, 2022·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 88.0/100 · -12.9 ptsMetacritic 70/100 · +5.0 pts
  3. Raffaele GiasiviaTom's Hardware Italia
    Feb 17, 2022·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 88.0/100 · -12.9 ptsMetacritic 70/100 · +5.0 pts
  4. Markus AlmerudviaJumpCut PLAY
    Jan 21, 2022·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 88.0/100 · -12.9 ptsMetacritic 70/100 · +5.0 pts
  5. Casey RobertsviaGames Freezer
    Jan 12, 2022·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 88.0/100 · -8.0 ptsMetacritic 70/100 · +10.0 pts