Before We Leave: Steam reviews, players & page score
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Feedback on my Steam page? Before We Leave Hi all! I'm working on Before We Leave and would love honest feedback on the Steam page before I push more traffic to it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1073910/ I ran it through a page checker and it scored 83/100 (Very strong). The weakest parts were short description (65), demo & social proof (70), tags (84), so I'd especially like your take on: 1. After reading only the short description, can you tell what you'd actually do in the game? 2. Would a demo or playtest make you more likely to wishlist? 3. Do the top tags match the game you see in the screenshots? Full breakdown if you're curious: https://www.steampagechecker.com/report/before-we-leave Thanks, and happy to return the favour on your page!
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Before We Leave at a glance
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.
- Price
- $4.99 (75% off now)
- Release
- May 13, 2021
- Steam reviews
- 1,281 reviews, 78% positive recently
- Playing now
- 9 players
- Followers
- 27,317
- Demo
- No
- Developer
- Balancing Monkey Games
- Languages
- 10 (English, French, Italian, German…)
Games like Before We Leave
Similar games: screenshots 103/255 · 4 trailers · 13 languages
Before We LeaveBalancing Monkey Games · 20 tags · 7 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
Compare with the best pages in its genre: Simulation & Management · Cozy & Relaxing
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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 5 ISSUES
highFirst sentence never names the genre+2 pts
It opens: "Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe."
Name the genre in the first sentence, the part shoppers read on hover.
lowCould use more screenshots+1 pts
7 screenshots.
Aim for 8 to 12.
3 more fixes worth +3 points. Fix everything and this page goes from 83 to about 89 (Standout).
- ✓ Every fix, ranked, with the exact change to make
- ✓ 3 rewrites of your short description
- ✓ Your best screenshot order, measured
- ✓ Tag plan and launch checklist
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How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 134/255, contrast 63, colorfulness 62, 4% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 65 · long 98
Short description · 233 / 300Before 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.
First sentence never names the genre. It opens: "Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe."
🔒 3 rewrites of your short description + more notesA rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.
Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45). Measurements for screenshots 3–7 and your best new order are in the full report.
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- warn3 trailers; the games Steam shows next to you have 4.
- warn78% positive recent reviews.
- 🔒 5 more in the full report
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What's working
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
- ✓ 4 GIFs or clips in the description
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- ✓ Top 4 fixes
- ✓ All 5 fixes, ranked
- ✓ 3 short description rewrites
- ✓ Best screenshot order
- ✓ Tag plan + checklist
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- ✓ Real wishlists + sales
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- ✓ 8 jury tests a month
YouTubers & streamers who play Before We Leave
1 Twitch streamer streamed it or had clips from it in the last few months. Making a game like this? These creators already have an audience for it.
- KrischiTine Twitch · 10 views on these streams and clips“Lasst den Chat brennen” · Oct 14, 2026
From the YouTube Data API and Twitch API. Only videos whose title names the game, or streams filed under its Twitch category, are counted. StoreCheck isn't affiliated with YouTube, Twitch or Valve.
Before We Leave: common questions
Is Before We Leave on Steam?
Yes. Before We Leave is on Steam (app ID 1073910) at store.steampowered.com/app/1073910.
When did Before We Leave come out?
Before We Leave was released on Steam on May 13, 2021.
How much does Before We Leave cost on Steam?
Before We Leave costs $4.99 on Steam in the US, 75% off when we last checked. Regional prices differ.
Are Before We Leave's Steam reviews good?
Before We Leave has 1,281 Steam reviews and 78% of recent reviews are positive (Mostly Positive).
Does Before We Leave have a demo?
There was no demo on Before We Leave's Steam page when we last checked.
Who made Before We Leave?
Before We Leave is made by Balancing Monkey Games and published by Team17.
What kind of game is Before We Leave?
Steam players tag it City Builder, Casual, Economy, Relaxing, Hex Grid. 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.
Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.