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Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition

Swoop into the marvelous world of Hillys as action-reporter Jade to investigate the mysterious DomZ alien attacks alongside colorful characters, like her adoptive uncle Pey’j or the valiant Double H. Embark on…

85 25 June 2024

Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, released 25 June 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition is

Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and released in 2024. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Jade Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the year 2435, the remote mining planet of Hillys is under siege by a race of aliens known as the DomZ, who abduct its people to drain their life force or turn them into slaves. A military regime called the Alpha Sections has risen to power promising to defend the population, yet it seems unable to stop the attacks, and an underground resistance called the IRIS Network suspects the two are secretly in league. Into this conflict steps Jade, a young photojournalist who lives in an island lighthouse that shelters children orphaned by the DomZ, alongside her boar-like companion Uncle Pey'j. When a photography assignment draws Jade into IRIS's investigation, she is recruited as an agent and…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, open world, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 34 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 9 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-4460, AMD Ryzen3 1200, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (4GB VRAM). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition launched on 25 June 2024, within three weeks of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Still Wakes the Deep, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Once Human. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Still Wakes the Deep, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Once Human.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition come out?
Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition was released on 25 June 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition?
At minimum, Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition needs Intel Core i5-4460, AMD Ryzen3 1200, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (4GB VRAM) graphics, 20 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition?
The PC version needs about 20 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("20 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.
Does Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition, including PlayStation controllers.
Can you play Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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