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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 1h

"Psst, we've been trying to reach you about your whale's extended warranty." - The cows probably

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 24/09/2026

We're going to be at NZGDC and PAX Aus! 🎉 If you're attending, be sure to stop by and say hello! 🔗: buff.ly/4euWeoD

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 02/09/2026

Something's off here... If we all put our heads together, we might be able to figure out what it is.

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 13/08/2026

Kewa's happiness is just as important as your Peeps! So don't go making our space whale upset, okay? Read more about Kewa's happiness in our latest Dev Blog! 👇 www.balancingmonkeygames.com/articles/dev...

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 30/07/2026

We are here again looking for just a few more volunteer Playtesters for Beyond These Stars! Ideally, we are looking for people who haven’t played the Demo extensively so we can gather some feedback based on relatively fresh experiences. Application Below! 👇 buff.ly/vVom3SU

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 21/07/2026

Did you know that in Beyond These Stars, you can travel... Beyond The Stars?? 😉 Read more about it in our latest Dev Blog! 🔗: buff.ly/q15ZEv0

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 03/07/2026

New Dev Blog alert!! Recently, we've been working on adding Sandbox Mode to Beyond These Stars. Where you have the freedom of choosing what you want available on Kewa from the get-go and more! Have a read for all the juicy details! 🔗: buff.ly/EXy1oFj

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 23/06/2026

Our Peep Crew recently had a makeover! Read up about it in our latest Dev Blog 😎 🔗: buff.ly/LmJiGBC

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 18/06/2026

Something is wrong here, but we can't quite put our finger on it...

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 22/05/2026

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and as winners of the “Accessible Ambrosia – Excellence in Accessibility” award, our team wants to highlight the importance of making games as accessible as possible for every player. 🥰

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 14/05/2026

What an exciting time we had at @nzgamesfest.bsky.social! We are ecstatic to bring home two awards in "The Perfect Recipe - Excellence in Design" and "The Accessible Ambrosia - Excellence in accessibility"! And our neighbours at @atawhaigames.bsky.social won Excellence in Representation! 🥰

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 09/05/2026

We're a part of the ANZ Indiefest! Be sure to check it out, watch the broadcast, and of course... Give the Beyond These Stars Demo a go! 😎 🔗: buff.ly/gvguYzG

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 21/04/2026

The boss told me to find the difference between these two images. I'm like, "There's no way, there aren't any." He says, "Life, uh, finds a way" 😎

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 15/04/2026

We're going on strike! Actually... we're not. But the Peeps are! Read up about it in our latest Dev Blog 👇 buff.ly/p3U6S00

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 07/04/2026

Those are some dangerous working conditions, Peeps... Don't tell HR...

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 23/03/2026

Hey it’s Sarah! I’ve run the BMG socials for the most part of 4 years, but today I’m handing the reins to our Community Manager, Bre! I’m still here as Producer (not going anywhere!), but it’s been a blast showing you all our game❤️ Perhaps one last unhinged post before I go?✌️

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 17/03/2026

Oh the wonders of evolving technology. If we have to see this, so do you 😈

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 12/03/2026

We're looking for some new playtesters for Beyond These Stars! 🤩 Keen to get a sneak peek of our game & make a difference to how it plays, looks and feels? Now's your chance! 🤩 Applications close March 18th, 10am NZST. Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 20/02/2026

Our Discord has been busy! 📸 Recently, we held a screenshot competition to see some of your favourite views from the Beyond These Stars demo & we were been blown away! From cosmos views to cosy peep neighborhoods - here are some of our favourites! 😍

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 05/02/2026

As a studio in Aotearoa, today we celebrate Waitangi Day. 186 years ago, Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed by representatives of the British Crown & Māori Iwi Chiefs, marking a significant moment in our history. Today, we reflect on its ongoing importance & how it binds us together as a community

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 04/02/2026

We’re hosting a competition on our Discord! 🤩 Submit your favourite screenshot from your Beyond These Stars Demo playthrough by Feb 10 NZST, and you'll be in the draw to win the chance to create your own Peep in Beyond These Stars! Submit your entry now! 👉 t.co/MzYieVzG5c

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 22/01/2026

What a milestone to start 2026 on! We're celebrating reaching 200K wishlists on Steam, and part of that is thanking our wonderful community for your ongoing support for Beyond These Stars - so THANK YOU! 🧡

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 24/12/2025

Merry Christmas / Meri Kirihimete! From all of us at Balancing Monkey Games🎄

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 23/12/2025

It's the final day of the 12 Days of Devmas! 🎅 Our task was to share a Dev Team snap, and what better way to do so than to share our in-game peeps! We hope you all have a lovely Holiday, and we'll see you in the New Year! 🎉

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 22/12/2025

We're already at the second to last day of the 12 Days of Devmas! 🎄 Today, the prompt asked us to look forward to our 2026 plans. This was an easy answer! Does releasing Beyond These Stars in Early Access in 2026 sound like a good plan to you?! We think so! 😍

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 21/12/2025

Day Ten of Devmas has arrived! 🎄 Today we're tasked to share a 2025 recap! So here's a peek at how the year went over at the Balancing Monkey Games Studio ✨

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 20/12/2025

It's Day Nine of the 12 Days of Devmas - we're almost there! 🎊 Today, it's time to play Secret Santa for a character in our game We found the perfect gift for the Peeps! If you know, you know 😉

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 19/12/2025

Five days till Christmas! Welcome to Day Eight of the 12 Days of Devmas 🎄 Our prompt today? Best Placeholder in our game Something tells me this isn't a normal size for a chicken or sheep...what do you think? 🤔

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 18/12/2025

It's Day Seven of Devmas, and today we're bringing you a hidden gem 💎 Hiding on the back of Kewa amongst other peeps, you'll find the BMG team working away!   Can you find us all in the demo?

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 17/12/2025

Day Six of Devmas has arrived! Today, our task is to share an endless loop!🎄 The peeps work hard *endlessly* to keep their fellow peeps fed, and sometimes potatoes aren't quite enough 🥔

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 16/12/2025

It's the fifth day of the 12 Days of Devmas! 🎄 Today, we've been asked to showcase Dev Doodles, also known as Concept Art 🎨 We have such talented artists on our team, don't you think?

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 15/12/2025

Hello to Day Four of the 12 Days of Devmas! 🎄 Today we were asked to show a feature that didn't make the cut, so...in a galaxy far, far away, the Peeps found some...glow sticks? ✨ Disclaimer: What may look like a feature was a bug & won't be released - but it's fun to dream!

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 14/12/2025

Welcome to Day Three of the 12 Days of Devmas! 🎄 Our prompt today was to show our favourite view in our game, but one does not simply choose ONE view in Beyond These Stars...so here's four! 👀

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 13/12/2025

It's Day Two of the 12 Days of Devmas! 🎄 Our prompt? Art VS Inspo: What inspired the game? Here's some deep lore about how the idea of Beyond These Stars came to be: It all sprang from our bosses, Sam & Anna, seeing this lantern at a Midwinter Carnival! ❄️ How cool, right?!

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 12/12/2025

And so it begins: 🎄 The 12 Days of Devmas 🎄 Day One: In a Nutshell In a nutshell, Beyond These Stars follows a Space Whale named Kewa and their new pals, the Peeps, as they journey together...Beyond These Stars! (see what we did there? 👀) Here's their first conversation!

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 11/12/2025

What a big year ahead for our Managing Director, Anna! Starting in 2026, she'll be putting on the hat of Chair of the New Zealand Game Developers Association (NZGDA), and we couldn't be more excited for her! Congratulations Anna! 👏

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 20/11/2025

Turns out, talking to a camera can be hard! So we hope you enjoy some of the (many) bloopers from when we filmed our video for Cozy Quest📽️ Thanks to Sam and Mereana for being such good sports!

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 17/11/2025

Did someone say…new Beyond These Stars demo?! 👀 We’ve been making some big changes to the game over the last year, but we’re not quite done yet. Be sure to download our new demo & discover the changes for yourself! We can’t wait to bring Beyond These Stars to you in 2026

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 28/10/2025

The Balancing Monkey Games team has grown! Introducing our new Community Manager - @blubre.bsky.social 🥳 We're so excited to have her tagging along on our journey of developing Beyond These Stars. You'll mostly find her maintaining our friendly community in our Discord - go say hello! 🧡

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Balancing Monkey Games 🌠 wishlist Beyond These Stars! 🐋 @balancingmonkeygames.com · 29/09/2025

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 · 23/09/2025

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 · 23/09/2025

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 · 23/09/2025

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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