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Beyond a Steel Sky out today on Apple Arcade

Steam launch in July.

Beyond a Steel Sky is out today on Apple Arcade, Apple's £4.99-a-month video game subscription service.

A PC launch via Steam is planned for July.

Beyond a Steel Sky is the sequel to the 1994 cult classic cyberpunk adventure game Beneath a Steel Sky, and is developed by the original developer: York-based Revolution. Dave Gibbons, the artist behind the Watchmen comic, worked on the game.

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Here's the official blurb:

"Beyond a Steel Sky stands as a thrilling story of loyalty and redemption set in an eery and terrifying world of AI-driven social controls. As can be expected of a Revolution adventure, the tale is woven with the studio's signature humour, supported by Gibbons' acclaimed artistic style."

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