Even though the Broken Sword Kickstarter didn't hit the magical million dollars, Revolution have greenlit Beneath a Steel Sky 2.

Revolution Software is working on a sequel to 1994 adventure game Beneath a Steel Sky, Develop can reveal.

The UK studio had originally stated it would only make the title if its Broken Sword Kickstarter reached $1m.

But despite falling short and garnering $800k, still double the initial funding goal, Revolution co-founder Tony Warriner has told Develop that the huge success of its crowdfunding campaign has inspired it to begin work on Beneath a Steel Sky 2.

Development of the title will begin after the release of Broken Sword.

"We're delighted by the recent level of interest in a sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky and are currently discussing design ideas for this project which we plan to go into development following the release of Broken Sword - The Serpent's Curse.

“We're deeply touched that our Steel Sky fans are as enthusiastic today as they were when the original game released in 1994."

Beneath a Steel Sky 2 is to be developed for iOS, Android, PC, Linux, OSX whilst Revolution is also looking into the possibility of a console release.

I only played the first BST a few years ago and loved it. When it originally appeared in BS's Kickstarter I was quite surprised and hoped that they'd do it regardless of how much they received. So I'm more than delighted with this news.

Broken Sword meets all of it's stretch goals, Mark of the Ninja gets announced for PC and Beneath a Steel Sky gets a sequel. Great week.

http://www.develop-online.net/news/42048/Revolution-greenlights-Beneath-a-Steel-Sky-2