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Before We Leave

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App ID 1073910
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Team17
Franchise Team17
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 29399227
Last Record Update 5 June 2025 – 15:49:59 UTC ()
Release Date 13 May 2021 – 16:01:52 UTC ()
😏 75.38%
1k reviews
16
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Balancing Monkey Games
metacritic_name Before We Leave
metacritic_score 72
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/before-we-leave?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Team17
Store Release Date 13 May 2021 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/balancingmonkeygames
https://x.com/BalancingMonkey
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYaVI3hrusO5qOmJ7vZYXEA/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 13 May 2021 – 16:01:52 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 5 June 2025 – 15:49:47 UTC () (1749138587)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 78
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, FMOD SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 18 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8622855
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-3
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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First seen on SteamDB 22 April 2019 – 20:41:49 UTC (), in changelist #6137721

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🏙️ City Builder 😌 Casual 🏦 Economy 🧘 Relaxing 🛑 Hex Grid 👪 Family Friendly 📊 Resource Management 🌫 Atmospheric 🏠 Building 👤 Singleplayer 🌠 Space ☢️ Post-apocalyptic 🧊 3D 🚀 Sci-fi 🖥️ Simulation 🗺️ Top-Down 🧱 Sandbox 💡 Strategy 🛖 Colony Sim 🏠 Base Building

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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Trailers
256834556 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 16 players right now
  • 28 24-hour peak
  • 2,313 all-time peak 16 May 2021
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Store data

  • 27,385 followers
  • #8105 in top sellers
  • 1,298 positive reviews
  • 357 negative reviews
  • 78.43% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 2 24-hour peak
  • 35,023 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 75.38% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,298 78.4% positive reviews
  • 357 21.6% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
13 May 2021 – 16:01 Steam Release -
1 February 2022 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: February 2022 Humble Choice (#27) -
5 June 2024 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Playing for the Planet -

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How many players are playing Before We Leave right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 16 players live playing Before We Leave on Steam.

Before We Leave had an all-time peak of 2313 concurrent players on 16 May 2021.

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