Beyond a Steel Sky has been given a Steam release date

‬Revolution Software has announced that Beyond a Steel Sky will be released for PC via Steam on July 16.

The latest game from studio co-founder and Broken Sword creator Charles Cecil is the sequel to the cult classic 1994 adventure Beneath a Steel Sky.

Featuring art direction by Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), it’s described as a “dramatic, humorous, cyberpunk thriller” in which puzzles drive a “timely and intelligent” narrative as returning protagonist Robert Foster battles against a rogue AI.

According to the official blurb: “A child has been abducted in a brutal attack. You have vowed to bring him home. But the trail has led you to Union City.

“Fortified and impenetrable, it is a utopia in which people live happily under the surveillance and control of a benign AI. But all is far from what it seems…”

Beyond a Steel Sky debuted on Apple Arcade in July, and Cecil told VGC last year that he hoped Apple’s subscription service would significantly increase the audience for premium games on mobile.

Further reading

Beyond a Steel Sky hits Apple Arcade on Friday and Steam in July

Launch trailer for the Beneath a Steel Sky sequel also released