Beneath a Steel Sky 1.0

Point and click games have gotten less popular over the years. While its spirit has been carried through by adventure games such as the Telltale style of games, there are very few true point and click games being released nowadays. Let's go back and see why the genre was so groundbreaking with Beneath a Steel Sky.

To install Beneath a Steel Sky, make sure you have GOG Galaxy installed. Once that's done, search for the game and install it.

This game takes place in a dystopian future, which may cause you to roll your eyes. However, a few things are different. This time, the workers and poor are working in factories layers above the wealthy. The wealthy get to spend their time in a clean, artificially controlled environment down low while the workers have to work under a perpetually polluted sky.

The main character has to make his way to the bottom layer, but the city (called Union City) controls which citizens can use the elevators. Your job is to find a way around these limitations. This is a very politically charged game.

The tone of the game is what makes it unique. It regularly dips into the comedy typical of early point and click games. The thoughtful moments are artfully weaved in with moments where you try to solve an elaborate puzzle to flip a dog into a swimming pool.

If you want to experience one of the best point and clicks had to offer, then you should give Beneath a Steel Sky a download.