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Before We Leave

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Before We Leave

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.

City Builder Casual Economy Relaxing Hex Grid
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Rediscover what was lost and nurture your reborn civilisation in Before We Leave, a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Grow, gather and manage resources to help your settlements thrive, and share goods between the hexagonal lands and planets around you. Relax and expand the fabric of your growing societies and create a solar system of happy planets at your own pace. Not everything will go your way, though - use your wits and research solutions to overcome the challenges that your ancestors once faced.

FEATURES

  • Build settlements for the newly emerged Peeps

  • Discover and research the ancient technologies around you

  • Manage resources, pollution and happiness to avoid the mistakes of your ancestors

  • Trade between your settlements by sea and by space

  • Explore six unique biomes on islands of all shapes and sizes

  • Protect the Peeps from ancient beings that guard the galaxy

THE STORY

Your Peeps have spent generations underground. They’ve missed the caress of sun on skin, the squelch of soil between toes, the tickle of flies on noses. They emerge, full of wonder, but with no idea how to grow anything - except potatoes. Start rebuilding their lost civilisation by providing shelter, uncovering ancient technology, and expanding this reborn society to other continents and planets.

But the universe is not safe. Ancient, ancestral guardians demand attention and challenge your settlements - it’s up to you to circumvent these creatures that hamper progress and disturb your newfound peace.

There are no weapons, no battles with neighbours for control of resources - just you, and a solar system full of opportunities.

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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4300U or AMD Phenom II X4 975
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 4890
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 (64 bit only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-9400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 590
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: OSX 10.14.2 Mojave (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 3.0GHz, 21.5
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

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    Game details Languages, features & support
    Publisher
    Team17
    Brazilian rating
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    Steam Germany rating
    6
    Achievements
    56
    Metacritic
    72
    Features
    Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
    Languages
    English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Japanese
    Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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    Structured language support (10)
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    JapaneseYesNoYes
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    Watch — $4.99.

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    Value Score

    Great Value — 100th percentile.

    Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Budget at $4.99.

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    Is Before We Leave worth buying right now?
    Watch — $4.99. Decent deal at 75% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
    When does Before We Leave go on sale?
    Decent deal at 75% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
    Is Before We Leave free to play?
    Before We Leave costs $4.99 on Steam.
    What genre is Before We Leave?
    Before We Leave is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game.
    Who developed Before We Leave?
    Before We Leave was developed by Balancing Monkey Games and published by Team17.
    What platforms does Before We Leave support?
    Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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