Get ready, city-building aficionados and space explorers! Publisher Hooded Horse and developer Balancing Monkey Games have officially unveiled the release date for their highly anticipated sci-fi city-builder, Beyond These Stars. Mark your calendars: the game is set to land on PC on October 15, 2026.

Whether you prefer Steam, GOG, the Epic Games Store, or the Microsoft Store, you’ll be able to grab your copy on day one. Even better news for subscribers? Beyond These Stars will be launching directly into PC Game Pass, allowing members to jump straight into galactic urban planning without missing a beat.

City-Building on the Back of a Space Whale

If you loved Balancing Monkey Games’ previous hit Before We Leave, you are in for a treat. Beyond These Stars takes the cozy, thoughtful city-building mechanics that made their debut title famous and transports them to a breathtaking cosmic scale.

In Beyond These Stars, you are tasked with building and managing a thriving civilization on the back of Kiki, a majestic, space-faring giant whale traveling through the cosmos.

Building a colony on a living, breathing creature presents a completely unique set of challenges:

• Symbiotic Survival: You aren’t just building structures; you’re maintaining a delicate relationship with Kiki. Deplete too many resources or disregard your host’s well-being, and your civilization’s foundation could literally swim away into danger.
• Galactic Exploration: As Kiki journeys through the galaxy, your settlement will encounter different star systems, unexplored planets, and mysterious cosmic phenomena.
• Outpost Expansion: Send out expeditions to gather rare resources from surrounding worlds to sustain your growing population and research new technologies.
• Cozy Yet Complex: Balancing Monkey Games is known for blending relaxed, non-violent gameplay with deep, satisfying logistics and resource management.

Where and When to Play

• Release Date: October 15, 2026
• Platforms: PC (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store)
• Game Pass: Available Day One on PC Game Pass

With Hooded Horse’s stellar track record of publishing top-tier strategy and management games (such as Manor Lords and Against the Storm), Beyond These Stars is shaping up to be a must-play title for cozy gamers and hardcore strategy fans alike this autumn.

Wishlist the game on your platform of choice today to stay updated ahead of the October launch!

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