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Beyond a Steel Sky

Revolution Software Ltd · 2020-07-16

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 30, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Dec 07, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 14, 2021 (Xbox One), Dec 14, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 30, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Jul 16, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

Beyond a Steel Sky is a 2020 Action, Adventure, and Indie game priced at $34.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (88% of 1665 reviews).

6
playing now
88%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
4.33★
PlayStation Store rating (475 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 12h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Beyond a Steel Sky is a 2020 adventure video game developed and published by Revolution Software. Set ten years after the events of the 1994 video game Beneath a Steel Sky, players assume the role of Robert Foster as he finds himself returning to Union City on the hunt for a kidnapped child, only to learn that the city's new utopia state is not what it appears to be. The game's design utilized the Unreal Engine 4, focusing on cel-shaded 3D graphics, including comic book-styled text boxes.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 68 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (283 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 33k–75k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,665 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.99-80%
GOG$6.99-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.49 at GOG (2025-05-30) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 72 of 107 observed days · $3.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25125120202026Week of 2020-07-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-14 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 11 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1033Jul 2020Aug 2026Jul 2020 — avg 103 · peak 325Sep 2020 — avg 13 · peak 66Nov 2020 — avg 9 · peak 40Jan 2021 — avg 10 · peak 43Mar 2021 — avg 6 · peak 24May 2021 — avg 8 · peak 44Jul 2021 — avg 6 · peak 28Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2021 — avg 5 · peak 20Jan 2022 — avg 7 · peak 29Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 39Sep 2022 — avg 6 · peak 24Nov 2022 — avg 13 · peak 52Jan 2023 — avg 7 · peak 27Mar 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19May 2023 — avg 12 · peak 49Jul 2023 — avg 8 · peak 29Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Nov 2023 — avg 11 · peak 35Jan 2024 — avg 9 · peak 36Mar 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2024 — avg 7 · peak 23Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Nov 2024 — avg 8 · peak 35Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 22Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Jul 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 22Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 24Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 18May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.99$4.492020-07-162026-10-142020-07-16 — best price $25.692020-10-27 — best price $34.992020-12-19 — best price $31.382021-01-29 — best price $34.992021-03-09 — best price $34.992021-04-21 — best price $31.382021-06-10 — best price $26.812021-09-27 — best price $34.992021-11-22 — best price $16.782022-01-27 — best price $24.492022-05-01 — best price $18.452022-06-28 — best price $34.992022-08-17 — best price $31.382022-11-02 — best price $26.812022-12-22 — best price $12.842023-02-08 — best price $8.642023-04-17 — best price $9.872023-06-28 — best price $29.552023-09-12 — best price $34.992023-12-15 — best price $26.812024-03-02 — best price $26.812024-05-02 — best price $31.382024-07-12 — best price $25.712024-08-28 — best price $25.712024-11-27 — best price $6.992025-03-01 — best price $6.992025-06-07 — best price $34.992025-09-11 — best price $34.992026-01-23 — best price $34.992026-04-17 — best price $6.992026-08-06 — best price $34.992026-09-10 — best price $6.992026-09-30 — best price $6.992026-10-14 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

123292026-05-30 — 57 pageviews2026-06-03 — 43 pageviews2026-06-07 — 73 pageviews2026-06-11 — 66 pageviews2026-06-15 — 59 pageviews2026-06-19 — 41 pageviews2026-06-23 — 35 pageviews2026-06-27 — 51 pageviews2026-07-01 — 41 pageviews2026-07-05 — 63 pageviews2026-07-09 — 71 pageviews2026-07-13 — 123 pageviews2026-07-17 — 29 pageviews2026-07-21 — 52 pageviews2026-07-25 — 64 pageviews2026-07-29 — 65 pageviews2026-08-02 — 71 pageviews2026-08-06 — 51 pageviews2026-08-10 — 69 pageviews2026-08-14 — 62 pageviews2026-08-18 — 63 pageviews2026-08-22 — 72 pageviews2026-08-26 — 80 pageviews2026-08-30 — 70 pageviews2026-09-03 — 86 pageviews2026-09-07 — 61 pageviews2026-09-11 — 64 pageviews2026-09-15 — 49 pageviews2026-09-19 — 64 pageviews2026-09-23 — 76 pageviews2026-09-27 — 63 pageviews2026-10-01 — 45 pageviews2026-10-05 — 42 pageviews2026-10-08 — 58 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
65.3%
earned "Your Lessons Are Over"
28.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudCommentary availableFamily Sharing2 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-09-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,49711%32
PS5 (PlayStation)1,05541%33
Xbox One (Xbox)71917%32
PS4 (PlayStation)31446%33
Switch (Nintendo)200%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieActionPuzzleSci-fiHackingMysteryAdventureCyberpunkDystopian Story Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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