Microids & Revolution Software have teamed up in order to bring Beyond a Steel Sky to Xbox One; the game is currently slated for a Q3 2021 release. Beyond a Steel Sky will be available digitally and at retail. The game is the brainchild of Charles Cecil, creator of the Broken Sword series, with art direction by Dave Gibbons, legendary comic book artist behind Watchmen.

Beyond a Steel Sky tells the thrilling story of loyalty and redemption set in an eerie and terrifying world of AI-driven social controls. Set a decade after the events of the first game, Beneath a Steel Sky, Beyond a Steel Sky immerses players once again in the captivating Union City – a dystopian cyberpunk city full of mysterious, sinister secrets.

Thanks to Dave Gibbons’s breathtaking comicbook art style, the game is an ambitious adventure that redefines the genre by allowing the player to subvert the world, populated by AI-driven characters, with interesting solutions to puzzles emerging from their actions.

Stéphane Longeard, Microids’ CEO.; said:

Signing this publishing deal with the renowned Revolution Software studio delights us! […] We’re thrilled to give players the possibility to (re)discover the long-awaited sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky on consoles by diving into a captivating story supported by clever gameplay mechanics and gorgeous graphics.

Charles Cecil, Founder, CEO & Game Director at Revolution Software, states:

I am delighted to be working with Microids, a company with such a great reputation for publishing high quality adventures – they are the ideal partner for Beyond a Steel Sky, our most ambitious adventure to date”.

Dave Gibbons, co-Creative Director on the game, added:

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 […] I am thrilled with how Beyond a Steel Sky has turned out – it surpasses my expectations in every way”.

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