Beyond a Steel Sky

Buy88%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • Linux

Revolution Software Ltd · Adventure · Jul 16, 2020

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$34.38
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
15
Full audio3 of 15
Subtitles15 of 15

Should I buy Beyond a Steel Sky?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 192 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 94 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
192 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I must say that I enjoyed the game’s story from the beginning, as it was interesting to explore the city’s mysteries.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I loved exploring these small areas, as there was always at least a bit of new info about the game’s world.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I liked the art style and the world design is so cool.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game’s environmental sound effects are of good quality, as well as voice acting.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The puzzles were fun and just the right degree of difficulty to be enjoyable without frustration.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And it plays very well on the steam deck right out of the box.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story192 reviews
Gameplay94 reviews
Graphics79 reviews
Audio55 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Optimization
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
84% still recommend
Interface
86% still recommend
Crashes
71% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Commentary available
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$34.38

The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $34.38

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