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Before We Leave

Before We Leave

Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales.

Released May 13, 2021 Developer Balancing Monkey Games Publisher Team17 Platforms Windows · Mac City BuilderCasualEconomyRelaxingHex Grid
View on Steam ↗ $6.49 (US · as of 2026-10-22)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

78.1%positive1,731 reviews
Recommended · 139 found this helpful

“This is a game that can be a hit-or-miss. I think it's great; but there are some serious issues which can potentially drive people away. In fact, they do: roughly 70% of players have the achievement for making a first tool, but only 26% have managed to achieve spaceflight... and…”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
Recommended · 138 found this helpful

“A relaxing and fun cross-island and cross-planet colony sim, in the spirit of games like Anno. Manage your peeps' happiness, develop industrial chains to produce building materials and supplies, and survive the perils of new and undiscovered islands. You may like this game if: *…”

— a player, Steam review · 234 hrs played
Not recommended · 392 found this helpful

“I really hoped that some of the more mixed reviews were wrong, but sadly they were not. This game looks great and feels like it should be fun, but it has a couple issues that really hold it back. The biggest problem is one of physical space. The devs made the landmasses on the…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

2,290all-time peak
0 500 1k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 665 avg · May 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.

56achievements
1.5%median completion
0.5%rarest: Hut-Owners Association
65.9% of players 62.3% of players 24.6% of players 24.6% of players 24.3% of players 16.1% of players 11.1% of players 10.8% of players 9.7% of players 9.2% of players 7.0% of players 6.7% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 65.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
65.9%Blacksmith — Make a Tool at a Toolsmith
62.3%Seaworthy — Repair the Ship
24.6%Woodchuck — Demolish 100 forests across all games
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Hut-Owners Association — Complete the Hut-Owners Association scenario
0.5%What did I step in? — Have a Planet with every Island tile polluted (apart from tiny islands), with default pollution difficulty settings
0.6%Space Admiral — Build 100 Spaceships across all games

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$6.49−75% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-10-22 11:56 UTC
$25.99base price
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-30
US6.49 USD−75%
EU5.99 EUR−75%
UK5.24 GBP−75%
Australia9.48 AUD−75%
Canada7.37 CAD−75%
Japan665 JPY−75%
Brazil19.99 BRL−75%
China26.25 CNY−75%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.9 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$7.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-22). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-31 08-20 09-10 09-30 10-22

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 03, 2025
❗Update Required

We want to let you know about an important update.A recently identified security vulnerability within Unity has been spotted, and while there is currently no evidence of impact on users, we’re taking

Mar 01, 2024
Celebrating Women’s Day with Balancing Monkey Games!

Hey peeps! We're proud to be participating in the 2024 Women’s Day Sale, organised by WINGS, which funds indie games by women and gender diverse teams. As part of this sale, Before We Leave is a whole

May 04, 2023
Before We Leave Patch Notes v.1.0346

Hey Peeps! Just a small patch today for you. We have added a button on the Games main menu which will take you to the Steam Store page of our new game, Beyond These Stars, where you can Wishlist and l

Feb 15, 2023
Introducing our next game, Beyond These Stars

Kia ora everyone! I have some big announcements to make today folks! Let me dive right in.‍ INTRODUCING OUR SECOND GAME‍ You might know it as Project Charlie, now you can know its real name - Beyond T

Jan 26, 2023
Into the Clouds

Hey everyone, We're back after our summer holidays! We're feeling refreshed and ready for what is probably going to be a busy year. Project Charlie is still in Alpha, but it's coming along nicely! It'

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsCity Builder · Casual · Economy · Relaxing · Hex Grid · Family Friendly · Resource Management · Atmospheric · Building · Singleplayer · Space · Post-apocalyptic (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Japanese
Achievements56
Official sitehttps://www.balancingmonkeygames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only) Processor: Intel Core i5-4300U or AMD Phenom II X4 975 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 4890 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space