Beneath a Steel Sky
- First release
- Mar 1994
- Publisher
- Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc., Revolution Software, Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
- Engine
- Virtual Theatre
- Genres
- Indie, Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle · Science fiction
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Mac, Amiga, iOS, Amiga CD32, Linux
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
Robert Foster was stranded as a child in a place called The Gap. There he was adopted by the local Aboriginals living there. After several years The Gap is attacked by security officers, killing the locals and taking Robert back to Union City. He manage to escape and finds out more and more about the corruption that runs society.Read more
Robert Foster was stranded as a child in a place called The Gap. There he was adopted by the local Aboriginals living there. After several years The Gap is attacked by security officers, killing the locals and taking Robert back to Union City. He manage to escape and finds out more and more about the corruption that runs society.
- Release dates
- DOS
- Mar 1994
- Amiga
- Mar 1994
- Amiga CD32
- 1994
All 7 release dates
- iOS
- Oct 07, 2009
- Linux
- Oct 20, 2011
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Oct 25, 2011
- Mac
- Dec 21, 2011
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main + Extras
- 8h
- Completionist
- 5h
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Where to buy
- External links
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- Keywords
- helicopter, post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk, bloody, dark
… All 30
, post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk, bloody, dark, dystopian, death, robots, abandonware, graphic adventure, multiple endings, freeware, dialogue trees, dark humor, australia, digital distribution, single-player only, pop culture reference, non-player character, profanity, save point, a.i. companion, videotape, villain, item combination, unskippable cutscene, linear gameplay, in-game advertising, secret identity, scummvm compatible
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 91
- Main + Extras (IGDB)
- 8h
- Completionist (IGDB)
- 5h
How it plays
Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Deutschinterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 14 Oct 2026
Features
Steam features
- Steam Family Sharing
Demos and free play
- Free to play
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Playable · recorded 11 Oct 2026
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