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App ID	1073910
App Type	Game
Developer	Balancing Monkey Games
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 ()

😏 75.31%

1k reviews

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

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

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)

library_assets

library_capsule	en,zh-cn
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	CenterCenter
width_pct	100
height_pct	100

osextended

macos64

name_localized

schinese

离去之前

review_score

review_percentage

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:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-3
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

22 April 2019 – 20:41:49 UTC (), in changelist #6137721

Supported Languages

10 Languages	Interface	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

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

0c8319b09e2bc3c98675755579cdc6fcce3b0683_thumb

clienticns

2effeff36cde2171b495ec2f69d226dc8a250497

small_capsule

english	capsule_231x87.jpg
schinese	capsule_231x87_schinese.jpg

header_image

english	header.jpg
schinese	header_schinese.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image/schinese	library_600x900_schinese.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
image2x/schinese	library_600x900_schinese_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
logo_position/pinned_position	CenterCenter
logo_position/width_pct	100
logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	61987731d70d666be063934e5c1d432ddb67004a.jpg
page_background_path	app/1073910
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	5 June 2025 – 15:49:56 UTC

Trailers

256834556 ↴
trailer_name	Before We Leave: Accolades Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256834556/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1073910/369404/2b6686a001aad50a6429bdf94896ea52da061783/1750612692/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1073910/369404/2b6686a001aad50a6429bdf94896ea52da061783/1750612692/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256834556/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256834556/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	369404
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1620921889
256877750 ↴
trailer_name	Before We Leave: Wasteland Update
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256877750/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256877750/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256877750/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1073910/446826/e2486e83b53b9b52879faa386e1a2fbd6a1b831a/1750612712/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1073910/446826/e2486e83b53b9b52879faa386e1a2fbd6a1b831a/1750612712/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256877750/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256877750/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	446826
all_ages	true
timestamp	1647256611
256850684 ↴
trailer_name	Before We Leave: Planet Editor Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256850684/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256850684/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256850684/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1073910/399630/38d0c51740bf0200d80c77a0dd1dbf5c25c0d4f4/1750612694/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1073910/399630/38d0c51740bf0200d80c77a0dd1dbf5c25c0d4f4/1750612694/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256850684/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256850684/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	399630
all_ages	true
timestamp	1631117415

Before We Leave

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