Next up, download the release archive of Roberta and extract the contents: Open a terminal app of your choice, and then go into the compatibility tools folder (create it if it doesn't exist):Ĭd ~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/ || cd ~/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d/ Instructions (make sure you have scummvm and inotify-tools installed).
Remember, Steam Play is just a feature to run compatibility layers (the biggest being Proton) and there's one named Roberta designed for running adventure games like this using a native Linux build of ScummVM. Thankfully though, with it being such an old game now from 1994, it's easy to get it running on Linux and through Steam directly too thanks to the Steam Play feature in the Linux Steam client. With the launch of the sequel Beyond a Steel Sky recently, Revolution Software decided to fix that.Ĭurrently, the build on Steam is only officially available for Windows. Note: In July 2003, Revolution not only released both the CD-ROM version and the floppy version into the public domain - they also gave the ScummVM team the source code to run with their wonderful interpreter.It's hard to believe that until now, Beneath a Steel Sky wasn't available on Steam. A must-play for all cyberpunk fans and everyone else. The game is replete with well-written dialogues and excellent artwork by the famed British comic book artist Dave Gibbons (whose work is one of the best introduction sequences seen in a computer game).
Puzzles are generally logical if a bit on the easy side, with the exception of very clever puzzles in the game's cyberspace world. One of the game's best features is Joey, your talkative droid sidekick whose wry remarks and wacky sarcasm will bring a smile to any Infocom fan who misses Floyd the robot in Planetfall, and help lighten the game's "dark" atmosphere. Revolution's "virtual theatre" engine introduced in Lure of The Temptress has been significantly improved this time around- characters follow their own agenda, and the solutions to many puzzles require astute observation and timing skills to disrupt their routine. In a quest to find your long-lost father, you will encounter many colorful characters and solve many gadget-oriented puzzles. Revolution followed up on the heels of underrated fantasy adventure Lure of The Temptress with this excellent cyberpunk adventure that to this day ranks among the best cyberpunk games ever made.īeneath a Steel Sky begins with a simple premise that gradually unfolds to include a lot of subtle threads and interesting plot twists: you play Robert Foster, a down-trodden citizen of the oppressive futuristic city that any fan of Orwell's 1984 will immediately recognize.
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