About
Beneath a Steel Sky came out in 1994 for Amiga CD32, then for Amiga and DOS on March 1, 1994 and for iOS on October 7, 2009. On Steam, 89% of 601 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 5 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 7 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 7.5 hours.
Beneath a Steel Sky is a cyberpunk, point and click, adventure game. You assume the role of Robert Foster and embark on a quest to make the world a better place, along with your robot companion Joey.
Story
Robert Foster was stranded as a child in a place called The Gap. There he was adopted by the local Aboriginals living there. After several years The Gap is attacked by security officers, killing the locals and taking Robert back to Union City. He manage to escape and finds out more and more about the corruption that runs society.
What is happening now
Beneath a Steel Sky is a point-and-click adventure that places you in a dystopian future as Robert Foster, a man raised in exile who returns to his homeland only to become embroiled in a conspiracy involving a powerful artificial intelligence. The game combines environmental puzzle-solving with exploration across a richly detailed cyberpunk world. Since its 1994 release on Amiga CD32 and DOS, the game has maintained a notable presence in adventure gaming history. Recent coverage has examined Revolution Software's dystopian world-building and design approach, reinforcing its status as a landmark title in the adventure genre. The game's availability across multiple platforms - from its original systems to modern ports on iOS, Mac, and Linux - has kept it accessible to both longtime players and newcomers discovering the title decades later.
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Releases
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 29, 2026.
Beneath a Steel Sky player count
concurrent players on SteamPlayers counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.