Fit check
Is Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-adventure players who want exploration mixed with puzzles, combat, racing, and photography
- Players interested in investigations involving Jade and characters such as Pey’j and Double H
- Completion-focused players who want a treasure hunt, updated achievements, and speedrun challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly focused action game built around one main activity may find the varied structure diffuse
- Players wanting a strictly linear adventure may not enjoy the exploration, optional activities, and treasure hunt
- Players looking only for competitive multiplayer may not find a suitable mode here
Our take on Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition
The game departs from a narrow action-adventure structure by combining investigation with photography, hovercraft racing, mini-games, puzzles, and creature combat. Jade’s role as an action-reporter also places evidence gathering alongside the genre’s usual physical challenges.
What is Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition?
Follow Jade, an action-reporter investigating DomZ alien attacks on Hillys with characters including Pey’j and Double H.
The adventure combines free exploration, combat against creatures, infiltration, puzzles, photography, mini-games, and hovercraft racing. A new treasure hunt adds rewards and reveals more about Jade’s past. This edition updates the graphics, controls, audio, and remastered soundtrack, with support for up to 4K at 60 fps. It also adds autosave, cross-save, cutscene skipping, a speedrun mode, updated achievements, and an anniversary gallery covering the game’s development and secrets.
How Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition plays
- 01Hillys Exploration
- Jade can roam the planet, investigate dangerous areas, and search for rewards in a new treasure hunt.
- 02Mixed Activities
- The adventure combines creature combat, infiltration, puzzles, photography, mini-games, and hovercraft races.
- 03Speedrun Mode
- A dedicated mode adds timed challenges alongside updated achievements.
- 04Anniversary Gallery
- The gallery presents material about the game’s development and secrets.
- 05Updated Presentation
- The edition supports up to 4K at 60 fps and revises the graphics, controls, audio, and soundtrack.
- 06Save Features
- Autosave and cross-save provide additional ways to manage progression, while cutscene skipping changes story-scene handling.
Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition compared to similar games
Jusant focuses on climbing, stamina management, route choice, and a meditative journey, while this game combines investigation with combat, puzzles, photography, mini-games, and racing. Sundered: Eldritch Edition presents a chaotic metroidvania, whereas this edition follows an adventure across Hillys with a treasure hunt, speedrun mode, and anniversary gallery.
Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition: platforms & release
Is Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition worth it?
It is worth it if: action-adventure players who want exploration mixed with puzzles, combat, racing, and photography. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly focused action game built around one main activity may find the varied structure diffuse.
Where can I download Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition?
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What platforms is Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition on?
Windows only.
