I don't see how the year it was made could have any impact on it's quality save for technological aspects. The plot, humor, writing and puzzles are age independent in most if not all games.

I was one of the ONLY people who was an avid fan of it back when it was released. It got great reviews but most people were more interested in the more colourful LucasArts games instead. BASS was a bit too dark for most it seems. Only when it was released as freeware, it became a classic example of adventure brilliance, it seems. Before, it rarely got a mention in a magazine or on a website. Ah well, better late than never :).

I knew nothing about this game before I downloaded it from GOG. I think I may have recalled the name.
The only adventure game I've ever played through without using a walkthrough is Phantasmagoria. I've got it from GOG now, and just need to go through it again.
I don't think I'm good at adventure games. I did learn to pixel hunt more with this game. I tried to figure everything out without the walkthrough, but when I got to be lost for over 20 minutes, I just wanted to move on.
I liked playing through BASS. It's kind of corny, but pretty much legit. I think it's an excellent game for GOG to give away as an example of some good old games.
I recalled a game when playing this one. A game I never got to play back in the day. I know it's got some H.R. Giger artwork/inspired artwork. I believe it's titled "Darkseed". So, I guess I'll go confirm that now and vote for it on this site if it's not available.

Admittedly I was a bit young when Beneath a Steel Sky came out. I didn't start reading Computer Gaming World until 1995. I had never even heard of Beneath a Steel Sky until GOG posted it. It is dark for those accustomed to the Lucas Arts adventure games, but still a very good game. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Games like this age very well. Graphics and A.I are always improving, what was impressive then is dated now
But writting never gets old, the jokes are just as funny as they were back in 1994 and the puzzles are still puzzling

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It's quite good in some ways, and I found much of it very charming, I think is the right word. The graphics, the sound, the voice acting (esp. Joey until he became Ken) - all have a fun retro appeal. I played a lot of Humongous Entertainment (Pajama Sam, Freddi Fish, etc.) back in the 90s as a kid, so adventure games hold a very special place in my heart. I'd love to design my own someday, if people don't mind a non-complicated level of play.

Nevertheless, it's still very tough at times to play without a walkthrough, and in this instant gratification world of today, not many people are going to be willing to try every little thing to see if it works. There needs to be more of a logical connection between point (or action) A and point (or action) B, even if that means having the characters /nearly/ say what needs to be done. (Not quite, but close so that a lot of time isn't wasted.) That may mean getting less gameplay time for your money, but who cares? (Esp now that this game is free, it's a moot point.)

Another idea is to have the most important points automatically written down about certain characters, like an outline, so that if you find or see something you can search for the key word and figure out /how/ you could use it. That wouldn't necessarily work with, say, [SPOILER] using dog biscuits to launch a mutt into the water to distract a guard [SPOILER], but something like that today wouldn't fly anyway. Imho, that section could have used some reworking, more hints (as in Foster saying something to the effect of what he could potentially do there), or just something different. (Pixel hunts - putty and tongs for me - are silly too.)

I think adventure games have a place today, in a niche crowd, but maybe some concepts need to be dumbed down so you don't need to spend a lot of frustrating time wandering about wondering where to use what on what. :P

I agree, this game is quite charming. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I wish I can play a more modern game with writing and wit like this one.

I think "not a bad game" is an excellent summary. I couldn't agree with you more tfishell. It's not bad, but it's not great either. There is a little too much pixel hunting, some of the puzzles are just a little to obscure/illogical and the music doesn't always seem to fit in well with the mood that is trying to be conveyed.

That said, I enjoyed the story, I the graphics are fine for the era, and the voice acting was reasonable.

If there was less pixel hunting, less illogical puzzles (the flying dog is a classic example), the game would have been more enjoyable.

A nice game in my opinion. I appreciate the humour, makes the whole thing better.

The age of it doesn't really affect the gameplay experience for me. I think this genre has an inherent strength in being less "susceptible" to aging compared with other types of games, i.e. 3D shooters. Several quality 2D point-and-click games made in the 90s may easily pass the test of time, in my opinion. I guess I'm coloured by some nostalgia here, though.

For me, challenging and time-consuming problems belong here, although I think it gets too much sometimes. I don't like spending too much time banging my head against the wall over some game. UHS is a nice thing to have around sometimes. :)

I haven't played it yet but my few friends have and they praised it a lot.I too intend to play it at the weekend..Patiently wait for my feedback.
bathtub glazing nyc

Definitely worth playing. In my opinion its the best free game currently available on gog.

Yep

The gog version is bugged too bad :(