Beyond These Stars
Fan-Made Community WikiYour complete companion for Beyond These Stars. Build a civilization on the back of Kewa, a living space whale — with in-depth guides on resources, planets, technology, and keeping your colony alive.
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Your Beyond These Stars Journey
Before You Play
Learn the essential priorities of food, water, housing, and power before you expand your first settlement on Kewa.
Resources & Production
Understand raw materials, manufacturing by-products, storage, and the production chains that keep your colony running.
Planets & Shipping
Scout habitable planets, establish outposts, and connect them to Kewa with manual and automated shipping.
Kewa Happiness
Keep the Space Whale healthy with tree planting, clean waterways, and pollution control — their mood shapes your journey.
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Before You Play
Everything you need from your first minutes on Kewa to a self-sustaining settlement.
Version 1.0 Launch
Beyond These Stars launched October 16, 2026 as a full 1.0 release — not Early Access.
Meet Kewa the Space Whale
The living foundation of your civilization — happiness, health, and what happens when you neglect them.
System Requirements
Official minimum and recommended PC specs, storage, and supported languages.
Colony Sim Deep Dive
How the colony simulation layer works — Peeps, production chains, and limited space.
City Builder Layout
Roads, bridges, and terraforming — planning an efficient settlement on a living world.
Strategy & Logistics
Interstellar logistics, exploration, and the strategic layer beyond city management.
The Strange Transmitter
The first mystery of your journey — what the strange transmitter means for your colony.
Release Date & Demo
When Beyond These Stars launches and what the demo included.
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Source-labeled Beyond These Stars guides, systems explainers, and references — everything from your first settlement to interplanetary shipping.
Beyond These Stars Beginner Guide
Start your journey on Kewa with a practical beginner's guide to building your first settlement, managing your Peeps, and maintaining a sustainable colony. Learn the essential priorities of food, water, housing, production, and environmental care before expanding into the galaxy.
Beyond These Stars Resources and Production Chains
Explore the resources and production systems that keep your colony running, from essential supplies on Kewa to specialized materials found on distant planets. Understand how raw materials, manufacturing by-products, storage, and interplanetary shipping connect to support increasingly complex industries.
Beyond These Stars Buildings and City Layout Guide
Discover the buildings and infrastructure used to develop settlements on Kewa and other worlds. Learn how production facilities, farming structures, space infrastructure, and terrain layout influence efficiency, sustainability, and colony growth.
Beyond These Stars Kewa Happiness and Terraforming Guide
Learn how to care for Kewa, the living Space Whale that carries your civilization through the galaxy. Explore the connections between Kewa's health, happiness, temperature, ecosystem restoration, and the consequences of your environmental decisions.
Beyond These Stars Planets, Exploration and Shipping Guide
Learn how to explore the galaxy, discover habitable planets, establish remote settlements, and connect them to Kewa through interplanetary logistics. This guide covers Scout Ships, Settlement Ships, Space Ports, and the manual and automated shipping systems used to transport resources.
Beyond These Stars Technology and Perks Guide
Understand how technology progression and unlockable perks expand your colony's capabilities throughout the game. Explore the relationship between research, new buildings, advanced goods, planetary resources, and discoveries made during interstellar exploration.
Beyond These Stars System Requirements
Check the official minimum and recommended PC specifications for Beyond These Stars before installing or purchasing the game. Compare processor, graphics card, memory, storage, and operating system requirements, and review its supported languages and Steam features.
Beyond These Stars Updates and Patch Notes
Follow official announcements, version updates, development news, and release information for Beyond These Stars. Find verified information about the 1.0 launch, gameplay features, developer communications, and future changes without relying on unconfirmed update schedules.
What is Beyond These Stars?
Beyond These Stars is a sci-fi city-builder and colony sim developed by Balancing Monkey Games and published by Hooded Horse. Your civilization lives on the back of Kewa, a sentient space whale wandering the cosmos — and every building, farm, and spaceport has to share space with a living creature that has needs of its own.
Balance food, water, housing, and power against pollution and Kewa's happiness, then reach beyond your world: scout planets, build outposts, and wire up interplanetary shipping to feed advanced production chains. The full 1.0 release launched on October 16, 2026 for PC.
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- Developer
- Balancing Monkey Games
- Publisher
- Hooded Horse
- Platform
- PC (Steam)
- Genre
- Sci-Fi City-Builder
- Release Date
- October 16, 2026
- Price
- $29.99
- Mode
- Single-Player
- Languages
- 15 Supported
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions about Beyond These Stars.
What is Beyond These Stars?
Beyond These Stars is a single-player sci-fi city-builder and colony sim where your civilization lives on the back of Kewa, a sentient space whale. It was developed by Balancing Monkey Games, published by Hooded Horse, and launched in full 1.0 on October 16, 2026 for PC.
When was Beyond These Stars released?
Beyond These Stars was released on October 16, 2026. The launch is the complete 1.0 release — the game did not go through Early Access.
How much does Beyond These Stars cost?
Beyond These Stars is priced at $29.99 on Steam, with a launch discount bringing it to $23.99 for a limited period after release.
What platforms is Beyond These Stars on?
Beyond These Stars is available on PC via Steam at launch, and the Steam page lists Steam Deck compatibility as Playable. Console versions for PS5 or Xbox have not been announced.
Is Beyond These Stars multiplayer?
No. Beyond These Stars is a single-player game with no co-op or competitive multiplayer. It also includes a sandbox mode for pressure-free building.
What are the system requirements for Beyond These Stars?
Beyond These Stars requires Windows 10 64-bit, an Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G, 8 GB RAM, and a GTX 960 or RX 570 (4 GB) at minimum. The recommended setup asks for 16 GB RAM and an RTX 2070 or RX 6600 XT. Plan for 7 GB of storage.
How many languages does Beyond These Stars support?
Beyond These Stars supports 15 languages, including English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, and Spanish.
Is Beyond These Stars on Steam Deck?
Yes — the official Steam listing marks Beyond These Stars as Steam Deck Playable, so it runs on the handheld.
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