2025-10-03 14:02 UTC · Community Announcements · Sheldon_Team17
We want to let you know about an important update.A recently identified security vulnerability within Unity has been spotted, and while there is currently no evidence of impact on users, we’re taking all relevant steps to ensure you’re on the latest and safest version of the game.To keep you safe, we’ve released a new patch that addresses the issue. Please update your game as soon as possible to stay protected.You can read more about it here:https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01As always, our priority will be on keeping our games as safe and enjoyable for everyone.
2024-03-01 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · iiiia
Hey peeps! We're proud to be participating in the 2024 Women’s Day Sale, organised by WINGS, which funds indie games by women and gender diverse teams. As part of this sale, Before We Leave is a whole 75% off until 12th March! Grab it for a mate, grab it for your neighbour, shout it from the rooftops: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1073910/Before_We_Leave But back to International Women’s Day. Two years ago, for IWD 2022, we published a blog post featuring words from each of the women here at Balancing Monkey Games. We’ve since hired two more women - Nina, our QA Analyst, and myself - so w
2023-05-04 13:15 UTC · Community Announcements · JoeR247_T17
Hey Peeps! Just a small patch today for you. We have added a button on the Games main menu which will take you to the Steam Store page of our new game, Beyond These Stars, where you can Wishlist and learn more about it! We've also changed the Discord link the loading screen, as the link has changed. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35441348/9a11cb74eac9535f2d74d442d33ae58f713f70b9.jpg Thank you for your continued feedback and support! If you encounter any other issues with Before We Leave, please report them here. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1073910/Before_We_Leave/ We also recommend you take shelter
2023-02-15 21:01 UTC · Community Announcements · coffee_whale
Kia ora everyone! I have some big announcements to make today folks! Let me dive right in. INTRODUCING OUR SECOND GAME You might know it as Project Charlie, now you can know its real name - Beyond These Stars! It's a sci fi/fantasy city-building game where you build their civilization on the back of Kewa, a majestic Space Whale that travels the stars. Work in harmony with Kewa, or try to enforce your will - each decision will have consequences that only you are responsible for. Travel across the cosmos where you’ll find new planets to build outposts on and encounter other mysterious beings o
2023-01-26 01:37 UTC · Community Announcements · coffee_whale
Hey everyone, We're back after our summer holidays! We're feeling refreshed and ready for what is probably going to be a busy year. Project Charlie is still in Alpha, but it's coming along nicely! It's hard to believe we've been working on it for a year already. Isaac the Code Wizard Our lovely lead programmer and technical artist Isaac wrote a dev blog delving into the work he's been doing recently - you can read the full post over on our website, but let me post some excerpts of it here for you all. "Last year was a blast. Finishing work on Before We Leave was bittersweet. Part of me misses
2023-01-24 01:47 UTC · Community Announcements · coffee_whale
Kia ora and hello Peeps! We're proud to be apart of Steam's Base Builder Fest! Before We Leave is 65% off at the moment - if you've been wanting a sweet low price before trying it out, now's your chance. Also I'd recommend looking at the Base Builder Fest in general. There are some supremely cool games in there for some great prices. Last but not least - there's going to be another dev blog later this week, so stay tuned 👀 Cheers! - Emily, Community Manager
2022-12-22 18:01 UTC · Community Announcements · Toastie
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35441348/1ef2796800409acc5483519ea3e861e5e4aa3777.jpg Season's Greetings Peeps! Before We Leave is currently 65% off during the Steam Winter Sale! The 36 track OST is also on sale at 50% off! Sale ends 5th of January!
2022-12-13 02:32 UTC · Community Announcements · coffee_whale
Things are grinding to a halt at the office as our Christmas holidays inch closer towards us - our last day in the office for 2022 is the 16th December, and we’ll be returning on Tuesday the 10th in 2023. It has been a huge year for us at Balancing Monkey Games, though it might not look like that outwardly. We’re all looking forward to a well deserved break so we can prepare ourselves for what is looking like an absolutely massive year. Firstly, please just... look at this. What an amazing screenshot. We're making a good looking game y'all. I'd love to know what catches your eye in this scene
2022-12-07 00:30 UTC · Community Announcements · coffee_whale
Hey Gang! I have two developer blogs to share with you today: Tom, our Lead Artist and Kiwi humour expert wrote about his process designing buildings for Project Charlie (the Before We Leave sequel). Here’s an excerpt from his post: One of my jobs is to design the buildings for our next game: This means talking to Sam and the team about what properties/functions the building will have and designing it appropriately. You might find when looking at the drawings how accurate they are in terms of perspective - this is because I will go back and forth building it in a 3D programme (Maya) so I can c
2022-11-23 00:45 UTC · Community Announcements · coffee_whale
Hey gang! It's your community manager Emily here 👋 Our creative director Sam wrote a dev blog about our new project, and I wanted to share it with you here. Enjoy
2022-11-22 18:01 UTC · Community Announcements · Toastie
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35441348/941affe8b3dc65373494a5a00e99148af62a7ac5.png Greetings peeps! Before We Leave is currently 65% off during the Steam Autumn Sale! The 36 track OST is also on sale at 50% off! Check out more of our on sale games here! Sale ends November 29th
2022-11-03 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Toastie
Greetings peeps! Before We Leave and a bunch of other great games are 10% off with the Mega Management Bundle! Grab these discounts before they leave! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/28552/Mega_Management_Bundle/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1073910/Before_We_Leave/
2022-11-03 10:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Toastie
Hey Peeps! We have a few fixes this patch to make your gaming experience that little bit better. Patch Notes "Missing Entry" in French changed to "Entrée manquante" In French, when a player gets a new Discovery notification, the title wasn’t translated Fixed issue with the building placement highlighting - valid placements for the Desalination Plant near inland water were not being highlighted Tooltip for the Remove button on a Smart Shipping resource was incorrect - always changed to talk about Cotton Spaceships that have not been launched yet are no longer listed in the Smart Shipping spaces
2022-10-18 02:37 UTC · Community Announcements · coffee_whale
Hi everyone! We're working on a new game! Some of you already know this, or have guessed (well done) but it's very exciting to officially tell you all. INTRODUCING PROJECT CHARLIE https://assets.website-files.com/5fbdb6fba7195896124485e1/6335026b9ba7346716ae0f44_bts%20concept.png Our new game (aka Project Charlie, for now) is a city builder set on the back of a giant whale who is flying through space. The sequel to Before We Leave, it will add new elements of discovery, and a poignant story, lightly told. Alongside our in-house team, the artists and sound designers that created Before We Leave
2022-09-08 04:20 UTC · Community Announcements · coffee_whale
Kia ora everyone! We haven't done a news update since May (what?!) so it's such a treat to be writing t you all again. Things are going nicely at the studio, and while we're quietly working on our next project we do have some Before We Leave news for you! PAXAus Yep, we’re going international as a team for the first time to the one and only PAXAus in early October! We’ll be showing off Before We Leave, and if you’re lucky, you might see a small something from our new project (don’t worry, we’ll be sharing info here too) 👀 Twitch Steam Hiatus As we delve deeper into the development of our new
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