Beyond a Steel Sky

Beyond a Steel Sky

Steam Deck Verified

Revolution Software Ltd · Adventure · Jul 16, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $34.38. It has been as low as $6.99.

88%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 214 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Humorous dialogue and banter between the characters.
214 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Beautiful graphics, from the first scene I was blown away.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The game’s environmental sound effects are of good quality, as well as voice acting.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Main characters are also not challenged enough, and everything goes way too easy for them.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
And finally, the game runs perfectly on Steam Deck.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The transition to 3D is a bit of a mixed bag due to some effy animations here and there and the clear bias for a controller for movement, and while I so prefer Revolution's 2D artworks, they did overall a great job translating the art of Dave Gibbons into living people.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters214 reviews
Graphics85 reviews
Audio66 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay61 reviews
84%
Interface23 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs28 reviews
86%
Crashes8 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $34.38. The lowest we've tracked is $6.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $34.38

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
32
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.