‘Beyond a Steel Sky’ arrives tomorrow at Apple Arcade


Beneath a sky of steel It was one of the first video games that gave non-playable characters (NPC) a schedule. They would roam a scene. By 2020 standards, that’s a feature seen in almost every game, but in 1994 it was groundbreaking. This time around, Revolution has developed an AI that the study says makes NPCs deliberate and motivated. The system allows for “cool” and “emerging” solutions to gaming puzzles, according to Revolution.

It also appears that the sequel maintains the sometimes silly and quirky tone of its predecessor. Beyond being a mandatory game in a genre that includes heavyweights like The secret of the monkey island, Beneath a sky of steel It was a big problem in 1994 by uniting the talents of Charles Cecil and Dave Gibbons. Gibbons is best known for collaborating with Alan Moore on Watchers, while Cecil is the co-founder of Revolution Software. Also Beneath a sky of steel, the studio is best known for its work in the Broken sword series. Both Cecil and Gibbons worked on Beyond a sky of steel.

Apple Arcade costs $ 5 a month. A subscription allows you to play the game (and many others) on iOS, tvOS, and macOS. If you haven’t played Beneath a sky of steel, you can get a free copy at GOG. A remastered version of the game is also available on iOS for $ 3.