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Before We Leave

Before We Leave

Released: 5/13/2021

Your people 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, and with absolutely no idea how to grow anything except potatoes. Rebuild civilization by building huts, harvesting… potatoes and expanding your reborn society to other continents and eventually other planets. Manage resources, discover ancient tech and create a planetary network of colonies to thrive in your solar system. But the universe is not safe. Ancient, ancestral guardians demand attention and challenge your cities. The planets you inhabit are scarred by the disasters that drove your forebears underground, and those catastrophes will punish poorly managed worlds. Before We Leave is a (mostly) non-violent game. There are no weapons, no battles with neighbours for control of resources. You can, however, perish at the flippers of vast planet-gobbling space whales that graze on your worlds and threaten your civilization. Play, chill out, and expand the fabric of your reborn society at your own pace and create your own solar system of rehabilitated planets. Just watch out for those pesky gigantic intergalactic plankton-feeders.

Your people 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, and with absolutely no idea how to grow anything except potatoes. Rebuild civilization by building huts, harvesting… potatoes and expanding your reborn society to other continents and eventually other planets. Manage resources, discover ancient tech and create a planetary network of colonies to thrive in your solar system. But the universe is not safe. Ancient, ancestral guardians demand attention and challenge your cities. The planets you inhabit are scarred by the disasters that drove your forebears underground, and those catastrophes will punish poorly managed worlds. Before We Leave is a (mostly) non-violent game. There are no weapons, no battles with neighbours for control of resources. You can, however, perish at the flippers of vast planet-gobbling space whales that graze on your worlds and threaten your civilization. Play, chill out, and expand the fabric of your reborn society at your own pace and create your own solar system of rehabilitated planets. Just watch out for those pesky gigantic intergalactic plankton-feeders.

Your people 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, and with absolutely no idea how to grow anything except potatoes. Rebuild civilization by building huts, harvesting… potatoes and expanding your reborn society to other continents and eventually other planets. Manage resources, discover ancient tech and create a planetary network of colonies to thrive in your solar system. But the universe is not safe. Ancient, ancestral guardians demand attention and challenge your cities. The planets you inhabit are scarred by the disasters that drove your forebears underground, and those catastrophes will punish poorly managed worlds. Before We Leave is a (mostly) non-violent game. There are no weapons, no battles with neighbours for control of resources. You can, however, perish at the flippers of vast planet-gobbling space whales that graze on your worlds and threaten your civilization. Play, chill out, and expand the fabric of your reborn society at your own pace and create your own solar system of rehabilitated planets. Just watch out for those pesky gigantic intergalactic plankton-feeders.

Critics
77
Steam
78
Metacritic
73

Score Breakdown

77.1

Critic Average

28 reviews

78

Steam User Score

1,701 reviews

73

Metacritic User Score

41 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-0.8
Metacritic Disparity
+4.1
Combined Disparity
+1.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

10 early (36%)6 launch window (21%)12 late (43%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 28 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 77.1/100. Critics score this game 0.8 points lower than Steam users and 4.1 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 28)+
  1. Sophie HuntviaRapid Reviews UK
    Jul 7, 2023·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 77.9/100 · +12.1 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +17.0 pts
  2. Bill StitelerviaPure Nintendo
    Sep 8, 2022·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 77.9/100 · -17.9 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · -13.0 pts
  3. John RairdinviaNintendoWorldReport
    Aug 17, 2022·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 77.9/100 · -2.9 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +2.0 pts
  4. Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
    Aug 12, 2022·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 77.9/100 · +2.1 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +7.0 pts
  5. Miles ThompsonviaFingerGuns
    Aug 8, 2022·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 77.9/100 · -7.9 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · -3.0 pts