LAUNCH TRAILER: https://youtu.be/8u82ZrBpkdQ LATEST ASSETS : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FWLKt3J6ekHSS-9qduHA_lQ8NnUvZI9p?usp=sharing
York, 26th July 2020 - Revolution Software is excited to announce Beyond a Steel Sky, the long-awaited follow-up to classic ‘90s dystopian cyberpunk adventure Beneath a Steel Sky, is now available on PC at Steam. Beyond a Steel Sky will retail for $34.99/£29.99/€29.99, with consumers able to take advantage of a 20% launch week discount.
Utilising the talents of legendary comic book artist Dave Gibbons (co-creator and artist behind seminal graphic novel Watchmen) once again, Revolution’s Beyond a Steel Sky gives players the opportunity to take their first steps inside Union City for the first time since dystopian cyberpunk adventure Beneath a Steel Sky back in 1994.
To celebrate its launch on PC, Revolution Software can today announce gamers on Steam can pick up a special edition of Beyond a Steel Sky that includes both the original game Beneath a Steel Sky and the stunning soundtrack from the brand new release.
Beyond a Steel Sky stands as a thrilling story of loyalty and redemption set in an eerie and terrifying world of AI-driven social controls. As can be expected of a Revolution adventure, the tale is woven with the studio's signature humour, supported by Gibbons' acclaimed artistic style.
“It’s great to be heading back into Union City after 26 years, though it’s important to note we’ve designed Beyond a Steel Sky to be just as welcoming to newcomers as to those fans who played the original release,” says Charles Cecil, Founder and CEO of Revolution Software. “Working on Beyond a Steel Sky has offered a lovely opportunity to team up with Dave Gibbons again and tell the next chapter in the story of Robert Foster - and Joey.”
Beyond a Steel Sky is a hugely ambitious adventure in which intelligent, humorous emergent gameplay drives an edgy narrative. Very much an adventure, the game is set in a dynamic world that will respond to – and be subverted by – the player’s actions. The game characters, driven by advanced AI tech, are willful and motivated: their intelligent responses allow interesting, emergent solutions to puzzles and obstacles. The culmination of Revolution’s 30 years of developing adventure games, Beyond a Steel Sky evolves and redefines the adventure genre.
It's a project that's been on the minds of both Cecil and Gibbons for many years, but only now is it the right time to write it.
“Revolution has built an excellent reputation for writing intelligent adventure games that combine high drama with humor - leaving players not sure whether to laugh, gasp or both” says Dave Gibbons”. I am thrilled with how Beyond a Steel Sky has turned out - it surpasses my expectations in every way”.
Beyond a Steel Sky features:
- A unique, rich game experience interwoven with a deep narrative.
- A story that enables players to meaningfully effect and subvert the gameworld and its characters.
- Elegantly simple, intuitive controls that allow complex situations to emerge, offering a gameplay experience that will appeal to the novice as well as the experienced gamer.
- Custom-written cutting-edge graphics technology delivers a beautiful, realtime, comic-book-styled world in HDR & 4K to complement the artwork of Dave Gibbons.
- Original motion-comic book created by Dave Gibbons.
Beyond a Steel Sky is available on Steam from today. The game will retail for $34.99/£29.99/€29.99, with consumers also able to take advantage of a 20% launch week discount.
Assets can be downloaded from: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FWLKt3J6ekHSS-9qduHA_lQ8NnUvZI9p
For the latest news on Revolution and Beyond a Steel Sky, please visit:
- Revolution YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/RevolutionAdventure
- Follow Revolution on Twitter: @Revbot
- Find Revolution on Facebook: @revolutionsoftware and @brokenswordofficial
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For more details, please contact:
UK
Stefano Petrullo – Renaissance PR
stefano@renaissancepr.biz +44 (0) 7828 692 315
Keith Andrew - Renaissance PR
keith@renaissancepr.biz +44 (0) 7834 237322
North America
Vincent Gallopain - XOGO Consulting (North America)
vincent@xogoconsulting.com +1 323 898 9891
About Revolution Software:
Founded in 1990, Revolution is a world-leading developer / publisher of narrative-driven adventure video games with titles such as the Broken Sword series, Beneath a Steel Sky and numerous major licenses. The company is a pioneer of digital self-publishing.
Having achieved sales of over $100 million and been played by over 10 million players, Revolution’s Broken Sword series is one of the world's best loved adventure series. In 2011 Broken Sword – Director’s Cut went to #1 on the Apple App store in every major European territory, achieved 5 million downloads, and ‘Broken Sword’ was one of the world’s top 10 most Tweeted keywords. The game still has a metacritic rating of 91% (iPhone). Broken Sword 5 – the Serpent’s Curse, which was successfully crowdfunded in 2012, builds on this rich heritage.
Beyond a Steel Sky was announced in March 2019.