About Beneath a Steel Sky
Beneath a Steel Sky is a 1994 science-fiction adventure by Revolution Software, published by Virgin Interactive. You play Robert Foster, an outsider stranded in a vast city where the poor work in soaring towers and the rich live below, with a robot circuit board called Joey for company.
Revolution Software released the game as freeware in 2003. This page runs the original CD talkie edition, version 1.2, with the open-source ScummVM engine, exactly as the creators released it.
Controls
- Click: walk & use
- Right-click: look at
- Save / Menu: save, load, options
- Esc: skip a scene
Keyboard and mouse work best. On-screen buttons appear for the keys the game needs on a touch screen.
Questions
Is Beneath a Steel Sky really free?
Beneath a Steel Sky is free to play here, with no account and no payment. Its creator released it as freeware, and this site keeps it free.
Do I need to download or install Beneath a Steel Sky?
No. It runs in your browser from one click on the Play button. There is nothing to download, and no files to find or pick.
How do I save in Beneath a Steel Sky?
Use the Save / Menu button above the game, then choose Save. Saves are kept in this browser on this device.
How do I skip a scene?
Press Esc once to skip a cutscene. Click to walk and use things, and right-click to look at them.
Credits and licence
Original game: Beneath a Steel Sky, 1994, by Revolution Software. Published by Virgin Interactive.
Edition hosted: CD talkie edition, version 1.2, creator's 2003 freeware release.
Licence: Revolution Software freeware licence (Beneath a Steel Sky, 1 August 2003). Free distribution on any medium with the readme and copyright notices intact; no fee for the game itself; modified copies must be marked as modified; content stays Revolution Software's.
The game files are the creator's own, unmodified. Run by ScummVM.
(C) 1993-1994 Revolution Software Ltd. Attribution and rights information ↗ · Ask for a change or removal ↗
