Beyond a Steel Sky
Fair · Action · 2020
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $34.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 10.1h
- Value
- $3.46/hr
- Reviews
- 88% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770 2GB, 20 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, Linux.
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.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
It has never been cheaper than $5.24. That was December 2023. 43 discounts in the 6 years on record. They run about 80 percent off, roughly 6 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 10 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 98 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Fall ($9.99, scores 63) beats it on value, while it beats The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day ($9.99, scores 38).
Steam's global achievement data puts 28 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. The median game this site can measure sits at 15. This site sampled 454 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written July 2020 to August 2026.
At 10.1 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
65% start to 28% finishSteam counts a larger share of its players at the ending achievement than it does for most games this site can measure. Steam global achievements
Players
4 players online when we last checked, on Sep 29, 02:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
a fantastic and shining example of a diamond in the rough in regards to modern point and click adventure games. Capturing the magic of the original game while delivering an amazing twist on the previous world in which to build upon. Gameplay is challenging while also allowing for various hints and helpful nods to complete current goals in a way that never truly feels bad one way or the other. Overall I'd give this...
An amusing game, worth playing. The hero is trying to solve a mystery in a mildly corrupt, slightly dysfunctional high tech socialist future. There is a sense of danger and risk, but very little violence. Believable motivations and reasonable puzzles. Context matters, some triggers only work when approached in the right sequence. Beyond the game plot, it is mildly reassuring to think that our future could be like...
Like the original years ago, I enjoyed this all the way through with the characters and the humour keeping me entertained way more than any NixFlix or other straming show I've watched n recent years. This game was really well made and the cartoon style 3d world worked great. It didn't seem to heavy on my midrange system either. I would highly reccomed this game to anyone who likes narrative based exploration games...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Beyond a Steel Sky scores 54/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1146310/beyond-a-steel-skyReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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