Steam News · Oct 3, 2025
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 s...
Steam News · Mar 1, 2024
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: But back to International Women’s Day....
Steam News · May 4, 2023
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. Thank you for your continu...
Steam News · Feb 15, 2023
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...
Steam News · Jan 26, 2023
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 recent...
Steam News · Jan 24, 2023
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 ...
Steam News · Dec 22, 2022
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!
Steam News · Dec 13, 2022
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 ...
Steam News · Dec 7, 2022
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 designin...
Steam News · Nov 23, 2022
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
