Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure through a city ruled by AI
Revolution Software Ltd · Released Jul 27, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 643
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- May 13, 2022
What is Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)?
A free, single-player adventure set in Union City. You play Robert Foster, exploring the city and solving puzzles alongside your AI companion Joey as you investigate your abduction from a wasteland village.
For you if...
- +you enjoy stories that mix humor with grim themes
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-focused games to point-and-click puzzle solving
What players say
89% of 643 reviews are positive
Players praise the story, characters, pixel art, and music. The main recurring complaint concerns puzzles that players find difficult or obscure.
Screenshots and trailer
Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.3 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)?
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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 1 GHz
- Graphics
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 87 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Swedish.
Does Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
