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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 207 Mixed
Players now 150 Peak today 150
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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 207 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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Everything Steam lists for Beyond These Stars · record updated 16 hours ago

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Overview

App ID2295060
Release dateOct 16, 2026
Last change number40224573
Last record update16 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

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Prices

Price · US$23.99
On sale41 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$23.99Oct 23, 2026
Checked15 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 $496.14

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

Achievements

Achievements6410 hidden
Most unlocked69.7%The Long, Long, Walk
Rarest0%Only Kewa Speedrun

Global unlock rate

share of players who have it
  • The Long, Long, Walk Hidden achievement 69.7%
  • Healing Waters Make Water flow for the first time 50.8%
  • A Long Way From Home Initiate travel for the first time 33.8%
  • Sing, Sing, Sing Speak to Kewa for the first time 33.5%
  • Min-Max Master Trigger a positive adjacency effect on at least 25 different buildings in a single save 32.3%
  • What's That? Discover a galactic event. 28.6%
  • Times Gone By Hidden achievement 27.7%
  • Becoming Something More Upgrade the Home Spaceship to the Settlement Spaceship 22.6%
  • A Necessary Mess? Generate a toxic area that contains 40 tiles 20.7%
  • Better Be Home Soon Settle Lush Planet 19.8%
  • Chain Lightning Create a Power grid that contains more than 20 buildings (excluding power poles and elevators) 15.3%
  • No Time To Stay Hidden achievement 12.3%
  • I Want To Believe Find proof of alien life 12.1%
  • A (N)Ice Memory Unlock Kewa's memory of visiting an ice sphere 11.3%
  • A Little To The Left Use the Move Building Tool 50 times across all saves 11.3%
  • Yes, Sir, Captain, Sir! Meet N'Orva, Authority Prime of the J'Rinn Gronk 10.8%
  • No Place Like Home Settle Tundra planet 9.5%
  • Fast and Furious Use a Fast Travel Gate 9%
All 64 achievements
  • Iron Age Smelt 5000 Iron across all saves 8.7%
  • Shine On Settle Crystal planet 8.3%
  • Father and Son Meet Ublo and Jerry, his robot kid 6.7%
  • Don't Need No Fancy Upgrades Bank 50 Perk Points 6%
  • Recycler Convert every type of By-Product into another Resource 6%
  • Gastronomer Produce 5000 Cafe Drinks or Cafe Meals across all saves 5.9%
  • I Get Around Visit more than 50 unique Galactic Nodes in a single save 5.6%
  • Not Much Room Meet the Foreth, Janus 4.5%
  • That Feels Better Expand Kewa's biome onto the lower plate 4.5%
  • We Love It Here! Have 60 Peeps at Happy or higher on an ancestral planet 3.3%
  • Salty Star Unlock Kewa's memory of eating salty star matter 2.7%
  • Mountain Mover Terraform 100+ tiles in a single job 2.7%
  • Reforestation Plant 500 Saplings across all saves 2.4%
  • Ublo's Favourite Customer Trade 5000 resources away at trade stations across all saves 2.3%
  • Beeps Not Peeps Meet Yrlyn XV, sovereign of the 'Peep' planet Meli 1.8%
  • Waste Not, Want Not Settle Desolate planet 1.5%
  • Betrayed By A Friend Hidden achievement 1.5%
  • Later, Skaters Hidden achievement 1.4%
  • Strange Egg Unlock Kewa's memory of finding a giant egg in space 1.4%
  • Fashionista Produce 1000 Cold Weather Clothes and 1000 Warm Weather Clothes across all saves 0.9%
  • I Feel Fine Hidden achievement 0.8%
  • Master Mountain Mover Terraform 150+ tiles in a single job before unlocking the Reformer 0.8%
  • It's Not Crystal Clear Hidden achievement 0.4%
  • New Beginnings Hidden achievement 0.4%
  • Friend of Kewa Increase Kewa's Health above 85% 0.4%
  • Teenage Dirtbag Hidden achievement 0.2%
  • Bread and Circuses Trigger a Celebration parade while a Toxic Tile Area is active in the same location 0.2%
  • Plague-ridden Consume 5000 Medicine-type resources across all saves 0.2%
  • Urban Developments House 500 Peeps in Apartments 0.2%
  • Are We There Yet? Ask Kewa to travel more than 20 tiles in a single trip (minimum distance is 20 tiles) 0.2%
  • The Sweetest Memory Unlock Kewa's memory of visiting a sweet-tasting star with their closest friend 0.1%
  • The Full Catalogue Build every type of building in the game at least once in a single save 0.1%
  • Hello Darkness, My Old Friend... Have at least 300 Peeps on a plate or planet and all at Unhappy or worse 0.1%
  • Metropolis Have a thousand peeps across both Kewa Plates 0.1%
  • Bad Friend Hidden achievement 0%
  • Space Whales Have Feelings Too! Choose dialogue options that have negative effects on Kewa's happiness 3 times 0%
  • Are We The Bad Guys? Have 60% of the tiles on any given Kewa plate have some level of pollution 0%
  • Handyman Repair 500 buildings across all saves 0%
  • Trade Baron Trade for or Trade away every Resource at a trade station 0%
  • Perkless Complete a Story-Mode playthrough without spending a single Perk point 0%
  • No Kewa Complete the No Kewa scenario 0%
  • No Kewa Speedrun Beat the No Kewa Speedrun scenario before the clock runs out 0%
  • Baron Ublo's Trading Empire Challenge Beat the Baron Ublo's Trading Empire Challenge scenario 0%
  • Baron Ublo's Trading Empire Endless Survive the Baron Ublo's Trading Empire Endless scenario for x minutes 0%
  • Only Kewa Challenge Beat the Only Kewa Challenge scenario 0%
  • Only Kewa Speedrun Beat the Only Kewa Speedrun scenario before the clock runs out 0%

Screenshots

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Update history

Changes to the Steam record

since we started watching
  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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