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

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

Sometimes, testing your game comes with great sadness 😭

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. 🥰

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! 🥰

Still buzzing after this years @nzgamesfest.bsky.social!! We are so stoked to take home the Pav for the Diverse Delight: Excellence in Representation! 🍰 ALSO our neighbours at @balancingmonkeygames.com won Excellence in Design and Excellence in Accessibility, South Dunedin represent!! 😤

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

Somebody go give the Peeps a hug! 🥺

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" 😎

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

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

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?✌️

Is that a new Dev Blog about a new feature in Beyond These Stars? You bet it is! It's finally time for us to show you: Peep Celebrations! Because the Peeps like to party too 🥳 www.balancingmonkeygames.com/articles/dev...

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

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...

We have exciting news to share about Beyond These Stars! 👀 👇️ www.balancingmonkeygames.com/articles/our...

We have exciting news to share about Beyond These Stars! 👀 👇️ www.balancingmonkeygames.com/articles/our...

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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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

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

Stand Up time? Nah. Lurk on a Discord call time.

There's a familiar face! 😱

A HUGE congratulations to our friends at @stormcloak.games for their Early Access release of Adaptory today!! 🥳

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! 🧡

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

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! 🎉

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! 😍

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 ✨

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 😉

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? 🤔

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?

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 🥔

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?

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!

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! 👀

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?!

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!

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! 👏

A HUGE congratulations to our friends at @atawhaigames.bsky.social on the release of their game 'Toroa: Skycall' today! 🥳 This team has poured so much hard work and love into this title, and it shows. We can't wait to stretch our wings and finally soar through the clouds 🪶

We'll be taking part - what a fun way to wrap up 2025! Important Question: How is it already December?! 🎄

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!

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

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! 🧡

NZGDC 2025 may be over for another year, but you can still catch the talks online! We were so excited to see that all the talks from NZGDC are now available to watch online! Including three presentations from four of us here at Balancing Monkey Games 👀 Check out the thread below! 👇

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

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! 👏

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 👇

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...