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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋

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🚀 Indie game studio from Aotearoa 🐋 Making that cool space whale city builder game 💬 https://discord.gg/balancingmonkeygames ✨ BEYOND THESE STARS ✨ Wishlist + demo on Steam! http://bit.ly/spacewhales

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Aug 21

✨ New Game Trailer Discovered ✨

The latest look at Beyond These Stars just premiered during the Awesome Indies showcase at Gamescom!

Check out our updated trailer to see what we’ve been busy working on 🚀⭐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CduZ...

Beyond These Stars - Gameplay Trailer | City-Builder On A Space Whale

YouTube video by Hooded Horse

www.youtube.com

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 6d

Thanks for the feature of Beyond These Stars, Rock Paper Shotgun! ❤️
www.rockpapershotgun.com/batman-good-...

Batman, good boys, and space whale texting: all the other Gamescom games I saw but didn’t have time to write about

A collection of quick thoughts on the many, many PC games I saw and played at Gamescom (but never managed to preview in full).

www.rockpapershotgun.com

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 8d

Great to catch up with you too!

Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 9d

That's a wrap on #NZGDC 2025! 🥳

We had such a wonderful time reconnecting with our industry community and soaking up as much wisdom as we could from the talks we attended.

Lastly, we want to extend a huge thank you to the @nzgda.bsky.social and volunteer team for making this event happen! 👏

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 16d

Then last but certainly not least, on Saturday, you can find our Writer & Narrative Designer, Laura Anderson, presenting with:

🗣️ Stick or twist? Knowing when, why and how to edit your game's narrative
🕰️ 1:55pm - 2:45pm
📍 Tāwhirimātea G (Level 2)

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 16d

Very soon after, you could catch our Producer & Social Media Manager, Sarah Latta, with:

🗣️ 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Game Producer
🕰️ 11:55am - 12:25pm
📍 Rongomātāne B (Level 1)

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 16d

Our Creative Director, Sam Barham, and Managing Director, Anna Barham, are coming up first on Friday with:

🗣️ Dealing Well With Difficult Feedback
🕰️ 10:55am - 11:45am
📍 Rongomātāne A (Level 1)

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 16d

We're coming to NZGDC in Wellington! 🎉

We're so excited to catch up with our wonderful NZ game industry community and absorb all the knowledge from the speakers - and on that note! A few of us will be presenting this year! 👀

Want the details? Read below 👇

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 16d

The Made in New Zealand Steam Sale is back for 2025! 🤩

We're so excited to have 'Before We Leave' and our upcoming 'Beyond These Stars' featured alongside so many wonderful NZ-made titles 🧡

Check it out!
store.steampowered.com/sale/nzgames...

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 20d

patrick star from spongebob is smiling and says stop it i 'm blushing ..

ALT: patrick star from spongebob is smiling and says stop it i 'm blushing ..

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 20d

Interested?

Apply here! 👉 www.balancingmonkeygames.com/articles/wer...

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 23d

It's Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week! ❤️🖤

This week isn't just a celebration, it's an important reminder of the great taonga Te Reo is to all of us.
We're all on our journeys to learn more. Some of us are beginning, some are reconnecting; but every step counts!
#tewikiotereomāori

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Sep 3

"Beyond These Stars represents evolution in city-building design. Instead of treating the environment as an obstacle to overcome, it makes the environment a character to befriend."

We got all choked up reading this article!
Thank you for your kind words! 🧡
totalapexgaming.com/simulation/b...

Beyond These Stars: City Builder Turned Cosmic Obsession August 31, 2025

Discover Beyond These Stars, the city builder that blends cosmic beauty with addictive gameplay. Build, explore, and fall in love with every click.

totalapexgaming.com

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Sep 2

"As this genre continues to evolve and iterate on itself, it's fascinating to see how a whole new entity can make its mark via a game that's as much a galaxy-wide supply chain simulator as it is a traditional city management game."

Thanks Games Radar! 🧡
www.gamesradar.com/games/city-b...

Beyond These Stars is the weirdest city-builder I've ever seen, thanks to a giant space whale that can go rogue if it gets too hungry

Gamescom | This city-builder doubles as an intergalactic shipping simulator, and it was easily one of my Gamescom highlights

www.gamesradar.com

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Aug 29

BMG attended Gamescom! 😱

Sam and Anna presented in the B2B area, where they were able to show the lucky few a never-before-seen section of Beyond These Stars

Check out our latest Dev Diary for more snapshots of their time, and our latest trailer! 🤩
www.balancingmonkeygames.com/articles/new...

Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Aug 21

Beyond These Stars - Gameplay Trailer | City-Builder On A Space Whale

YouTube video by Hooded Horse

www.youtube.com

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Aug 8

Scrolling break for a cosy view of our game! 🧡

Pause for a while and enjoy watching the Peeps care for their charming vegetable patches beneath a cosmic sky

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Jul 18

A new BMG Dev Blog is here! 👀

We've been pretty busy around these parts, and somehow we're about to be even busier!

The calendars are booking up with so many exciting things & you can read about them all right here! 👇
www.balancingmonkeygames.com/articles/the...

The Season of the Monkey

www.balancingmonkeygames.com

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Jul 11

f-f-f-f-f...nife. How'd we do? 🤔

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Jul 11

TactiCon is almost back for 2025! 🎉

From July 17-21st, you'll be able to tune into a digital showcase of fascinating strategy games and hear from the creative developers behind them - including our very own Sam Barham! 👀

Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Jul 4

Time for another BMG Character Profile:

It's Sarah! Our Producer & Social Media Manager 🤩

Here's your chance to read a hint of her journey into the game industry & even her 'special abilities' like maintaining her sanity as she manages our roadmaps 👀
www.balancingmonkeygames.com/articles/cha...

Character Profile - Sarah

www.balancingmonkeygames.com

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Jun 27

We tried out 'Peak' by @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social and @landfall.se this week!

It was such a great opportunity to spend time together as a team. Of course, many giggles were had...promptly followed by many yells due to falling into the great abyss ⛰️

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Jun 18

Tomorrow, here in Aotearoa, we'll be celebrating Matariki! 🌃

We'll be stepping away from the office and using this time to remember the past, celebrate the present and look ahead to the exciting future ✨

Wishing everyone a restful Matariki! Mānawatia a Matariki!

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Jun 17

Both 'Rainbow Youth' and 'OutLine' provide a range of support services, resources, advocacy and safe spaces for our LGBTQIA+ community 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

They help people feel heard and proud of who they are - we think that's awesome!

Check them out here 👇
RY: ry.org.nz
OutLine: outline.org.nz

RainbowYOUTH

We provide support, information, resources & advocacy for Aotearoa's queer, gender diverse, takatāpui and intersex youth.

ry.org.nz

Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Jun 17

This Pride Month, we not only want to celebrate the vibrant LGBTQIA+ community here in Aotearoa, we also want to shine a spotlight on two incredible organizations doing the māhi to support, empower and uplift ❤️

They are 'Rainbow Youth' & 'OutLine' 🌈

Read more below!

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · Jun 17

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