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Guide underground survivors as they rebuild island settlements, manage resources, and expand trade across planets.
Released 13 May 2021
Rebuild a Lost World
Trade Across Planets
Research Ancient Technology
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.
Developed by Balancing Monkey Games · Published by Team17







After generations underground, the Peeps emerge to rebuild their lost civilization. You establish settlements on hexagonal islands, providing shelter and the resources residents need to live.
Gather and process resources, build production chains, and connect structures with roads. Manage supplies, pollution, and residents’ happiness as you plan settlements with limited space.
Research ancient technologies and explore new islands, biomes, and planets. Expand by sea and space, trading goods between settlements while dealing with obstacles such as ancient guardians and hungry space whales.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its calm, approachable city-building and charming presentation. Reviews also highlight the appeal of expanding from islands to other planets, discovering technologies, and managing resource routes; some find those logistics especially satisfying, while others find them confusing or repetitive.

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.
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
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.

| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 56 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 72/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |