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Released Oct 16, 2026 $23.99 · −20% Mixed Counts toward your Steam games

Beyond These Stars

By Balancing Monkey Games · published by Hooded Horse

Followers 24,946
Reviews 199 Mixed
Players now 150 Peak today 150
Followers, 30 days — Not enough history yet

About Beyond These Stars

Beyond These Stars is a game tagged Strategy, Simulation and City Builder by Balancing Monkey Games, released Oct 16, 2026. It has 199 Steam reviews (Mixed). The Steam games most like it include Oxygen, Of Life and Land and Galaxy Scavengers.

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.
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Beyond These Stars · record updated 12 hours ago

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Overview

App ID2295060
Release dateOct 16, 2026
Last change number40224573
Last record update12 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Balancing Monkey Games
Publisher
Hooded Horse
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 2 days ago
Franchise
Hooded Horse
Technologies
Unity detected

Languages

15 · 1 with full audio
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
All 15 languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Polish Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes

Platforms

Windows 64-bit
Steam Deck
Playable

Features

5
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Related apps

Prices

Price · US$23.99
On sale41 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$23.99Oct 23, 2026
Checked11 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Patch notes

8
  1. Oct 23, 2026 Hotfix #6 Autoshipping Fix, Trade Station Fix And More

    Hi all!We have released a new hotfix patch to address the following issues:Improved a source of Auto Shipping instability, which could cause Trade Spaceships to leave their landing pad and go into space when they shouldn’t, and then remain…

  2. Oct 23, 2026 Update From The Balancing Monkey Team

    Hey Peeps, We just wanted to thank you all so much for taking the time to leave us feedback for Beyond These Stars. Positive or negative, we find it so incredibly valuable and it gives us so much to work with to keep improving the game. We…

  3. 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 changesIn some cases, these changes may only apply to new buildingsMineUpdated output per task and output storage amountsOre SmelterRemoved iron and tool fr…

  4. 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 orderFixed an issue where a building that placed using Free Placement to a location with no Road would sometimes not pr…

  5. 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 situation from happening again, but games alread…

  6. 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 appearingFixed the Tutorial checkbox in New Game turning back on (for a new player) if they turn it off, then go…

  7. 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 dropdownFixed an issue where buildings being moved can get blocked if Peeps cancel their action (by their home being…

  8. Nov 27, 2025 Small bugfixing update for Beyond These Stars demo

    We've just released a small update to the Beyond These Stars Demo (version 0.1.1368) with the following fixes:Fixed issue where Storage Sheds would fail to get Resources for construction if the Resources had to come from the Home Spaceship…

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
26148732publicOct 23, 2026

Packages & DLC

Packages

3
IDNameGamesPrice (US)
823438 Beyond These Stars 1 $23.99
40576 Bundle Hooded Horse Builder 3 $49.89
27508 Bundle Hooded Horse Publisher 30 $495.60

Depots

Depots

2
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
228988 — shared from 228980 Windows — — —
2295061 — All 5.50 GB 4.93 GB 5726538338055803548

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 26148732 Oct 23, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Beyond These Stars

Launch options

1
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
Beyond These Stars.exe Windows · 64-bit

Cloud saves

Space per player4.66 GB
Filesup to 200
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
WinAppDataLocalLowBalancing Monkey Games/Beyond These Stars/Saves*Windows

Screenshots

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Update history

Changes to the Steam record

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  1. Oct 25, 2026 · 01:27 #40212577
    • appid removed
    • common.ReleaseState added released
    • common.releasestate removed

News

  1. Oct 16, 2026 · PlayGround.ru - официальная группа Beyond These Stars зовёт строить город на спине кита - состоялся релиз версии 1.0

    Стратегия Beyond These Stars, в которой игрокам предстоит построить целую цивилизацию на спине гигантского космического кита, вышла из раннего доступа и получила обновление до версии 1.0. В честь пол…

  2. Oct 16, 2026 · Community Announcements Beyond These Stars is Released!

    Beyond These Stars 1.0 is now live with a 20% launch discount! 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 …

  3. Sep 15, 2026 · Community Announcements Beyond These Stars Releases October 16, 2026!

    Hi all! We're making a very small change to our release date and pushing it by one day. Beyond These Stars will now release on October 16, 2026! If you haven’t already, now is the perfect time to pla…

  4. Aug 20, 2026 · Community Announcements Beyond These Stars Releases October 15, 2026!

    Hi all! We are so, so excited to announce that Beyond These Stars will be releasing on October 15th, 2026! If you haven’t already, now is the perfect time to play the Demo and get a feel for what's t…

  5. Aug 12, 2026 · Community Announcements Dev Blog #29 - Keeping Kewa Happy

    One of the most important things you need to be taking care of during your travels in Beyond These Stars is not just your Peeps, but Kewa themself! Kewa is a sentient being, a giant Space Whale with …

  6. Jul 20, 2026 · Community Announcements Dev Blog #28 - Settleable Planets

    Today we’re going to take a look at an exciting part of Beyond These Stars that goes far beyond the demo gameplay. In Beyond These Stars you can go, well, beyond the stars! You may be hesitant to lea…

  7. Jul 2, 2026 · Community Announcements Dev Blog #27 - Sandbox Mode

    Sheep and Cows on Kewa? All mineable resources? NO RIVER? Absolutely bonkers.Nope, not bonkers. Introducing Sandbox Mode!With Sandbox Mode, you will have complete control over what is available to yo…

  8. Jun 22, 2026 · Community Announcements Dev Blog #26 - Our Peep Crew Had A Makeover!

    We received a lot of amazing feedback from the Beyond These Stars Demo (and yes, we were listening 👀), especially when it came to our Peep Character portraits. So we went back to the drawing board, …

  9. May 28, 2026 · Community Announcements Dev Blog #25 - Peep Sickness, Death, and Mourning

    Life on Kewa can’t always be happiness and potatoes!Peeps can celebrate, Peeps can Strike, but also… Peeps can get sick, pass away, and mourn. Let’s find out more about each of these new behaviours t…

  10. Apr 14, 2026 · Community Announcements Dev Blog #23 - We're Going On Strike!

    We’re going on Strike! Just kidding! It’s actually the Peeps going on strike! Let’s take a look, shall we?When a high enough percentage of your Peeps are unhappy enough, they will start a strike. And…

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