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Beyond These Stars

Beyond These Stars

Build a city on the back of a Space Whale and learn to coexist as you journey through the stars. Manage intricate supply chains and the needs of your people as you build outposts, meet aliens, and uncover the mysteries of the universe.

Released Oct 16, 2026 Developer Balancing Monkey Games Publisher Hooded Horse Platforms Windows StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingColony Sim
View on Steam ↗ $23.99 (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 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

69.6%positive191 reviews
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“A very nice sequel to the first game "Before we leave". Very similar game loop yet very satisfying. Game runs very smoothly and have not encountered any bugs this far. A huge leap in quality of life compared to the first game in my opinion. I would recommend trying it.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“A city builder in the "On top of ..." category. This time it's a space whale. In general - from the short play I had so far - feels alright. The graphics are alright, music gets tiring after a while but it's ok too. For me, the most important bit is the mechanical side, the…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“I'll update this later as I only have a short time to play for the moment. The game has a beautiful art style and music with a great atmosphere. Game play has been intuitive with what seems to be a tile placement management game style. Sorry for the shallow review atm, but…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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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.

64achievements
0.7%median completion
0.0%rarest: Trade Baron
68.8% of players 49.0% of players 30.7% of players 30.5% of players 29.7% of players 25.4% of players 24.6% of players 20.5% of players 19.5% of players 16.8% of players 11.7% of players 9.6% of players 9.2% of players 9.2% of players 8.1% of players 7.9% of players 6.6% of players 6.2% of players 5.6% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% 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 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 68.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
68.8%The Long, Long, Walk — Hidden achievement
49.0%Healing Waters — Make Water flow for the first time
30.7%A Long Way From Home — Initiate travel for the first time
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Trade Baron — Trade for or Trade away every Resource at a trade station
0.0%Space Whales Have Feelings Too! — Choose dialogue options that have negative effects on Kewa's happiness 3 times
0.0%Baron Ublo's Trading Empire Endless — Survive the Baron Ublo's Trading Empire Endless scenario for x minutes

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-10-16. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$23.99−20% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-10-22 11:56 UTC
$29.99base price
$23.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-16
US23.99 USD−20%
EU23.99 EUR−20%
UK19.99 GBP−20%
Australia31.96 AUD−20%
Canada23.99 CAD−20%
Japan2,384 JPY−20%
Brazil47.99 BRL−20%
China79.20 CNY−20%

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

Brazil≈$9.5 China Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$27

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

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 22, 2026
Hotfix #5 - Balance Changes, Full Tech Tree visible, Worker Fixes + LOTS more

Hi all! We have released a new hotfix patch to address the following issues: Balance changes In some cases, these changes may only apply to new buildings Mine Updated output per task and output storag

Oct 19, 2026
Hotfix #4 - Added the ability to Cancel a Move Building order + Fixes

Hi all! We have released a new hotfix patch to address the following issues: Added the ability to Cancel a Move Building order Fixed an issue where a building that placed using Free Placement to a loc

Oct 18, 2026
Hotfix #3 - Kewa Conversation, World Generation Fix + More

Hi all! We have released a new hotfix patch to address the following issues: Fixed an issue that would occasionally cause Kewa conversations to collide and block progress. We've prevented this situati

Oct 17, 2026
Hotfix #2 - Particle Effects Fix, Tutorial Checkbox and Move Building Fix

Hi all! We have released a new hotfix patch to address the following issues: Fixed smoke and construction particle effects not appearing Fixed the Tutorial checkbox in New Game turning back on (for a

Oct 17, 2026
Hotfix #1 - Building Move Fix, Power Generator Range & Korean Localization

Hi all! We have released a new hotfix patch to address the following issues: Fixed a localisation of Korean in the language dropdown Fixed an issue where buildings being moved can get blocked if Peeps

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-10-16.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Simulation · City Builder · Base Building · Colony Sim · Building · Management · Sandbox · Resource Management · Survival · Economy · Automation (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · #category_contrast_controls · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Czech, Turkish, Ukrainian *
Achievements64
Official sitehttps://www.balancingmonkeygames.com/games/beyond-these-stars
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 3200G (quad-core) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 570 (4 GB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 7 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD recommended