But this time, Union City seems like a utopia in which people are happy, thanks to the efforts of a new A.I.

controlling every aspect of people’s lives and turning the whole thing into a totalitarian state.īeyond a Steel Sky reintroduces Robert Foster as the main protagonist, coming back to Union City ten years after the events from the original game. They later find themselves in Union City, where they’ll have to save the oppressed citizens living there from the dictatorship established by LINC, the A.I. In Beneath a Steel Sky, you play as Robert Foster, who was brutally abducted from his village in the wasteland, his village obliterated, now alone with his best friend Joey, the A.I. RELATED: Nordic Horror RPG ‘Vaesen’ Expands into Britain & Ireland “The way that we do this is that we make sure that all the core elements, all the vital lore, is brought through as part of the gameplay so that players experience it as they’re solving puzzles, as they’re driving the narrative forward,” says Charles Cecil. As the spiritual successor to Beneath a Steel Sky, it was crucial for the studio that Beyond a Steel Sky remained consistent with the original game while being equally appealing to people unfamiliar with the series.

In this new Dev Diary, Charles Cecil, CEO & Game Director at Revolution Software, goes in-depth on the game’s lore. The game will launch on November 30th on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch. From Charles Cecil, creator of the Broken Sword series, with art direction by Dave Gibbons, legendary comic book artist behind Watchmen, Beyond a Steel Sky is the spiritual successor to the classic Beneath a Steel Sky. Revolution Software and publisher Microids have unveiled a Dev Diary for Beyond a Steel Sky, exploring the game’s fascinating lore.

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