When stuck the player can unlock a general hint about the objective. There is an in-game hint system tied to the objectives. There is a separate screen to keep track of objective and to view the inventory in more detail. These logic puzzles gradually become more difficult through policy, data, media and goal blocks, each with different functions.Īll characters are voiced. For instance, access authorisation can be reversed by swapping two blocks to make a door open when the user does not have access. Hacking itself is a logic puzzle where different blocks can be swapped to alter the function of machines or devices. Foster can also run and early on acquires a scanner that allows him to hack certain devices. New topics appear on the right hand side while explored ones stay on the left. While talking to characters there are always multiple dialogue options. When the player centres the reticule to focus on it, various options appear in a small menu to start a conversation, examine or use an object from the inventory. Whenever characters or objects that he can interact with are close enough, they are highlighted with a reticule. In addition to the dark cyberpunk themes such as a tiered society based on social credit (QDOS) and permanent surveillance, the game has many humorous elements.įoster can move freely inside the 3D environment using direct controls.

The city council consists of five ministries that cover aspiration, comfort, plenty, safety and wellbeing.

Joey is celebrated as the city's saviour and built it up while Foster way away, after the defeat of LINC.

Joey disappeared from the public eye five years earlier when a democratically elected council was installed to manage the city instead of him. He also attempts to track down Joey, his companion from the first game. As he has lived in the wasteland called The Gap, it takes some time for him to familiarize himself with the technology and the workings of the city to get inside.Īlong the way he meets a large cast of characters and investigates the AI that runs MINOS, the software that organizes every part of society inside the city walls. Set ten years after the events of the first game, protagonist Robert Foster returns to Union City as he tracks down a vehicle with men who have kidnapped the boy Milo from his village. Beyond a Steel Sky is a 3D point-and-click cyberpunk science fiction adventure and the sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky.

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