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Beyond These Stars, the whale-based city builder, is out now after 1.0 launch

Hooded Horse's cosmic sci-fi city builder has launched into 1.0, with players rebuilding civilization on a space whale.

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  • DeveloperNot stated in source
  • PublisherHooded Horse
  • Release1.0 launch, now out

Hooded Horse has released Beyond These Stars, a cosmic sci-fi city builder, out now with its 1.0 launch. According to the publisher, the game surpassed 250,000 wishlists in the lead-up to release.

The game puts players in charge of a roving settlement on the back of a colossal space whale. Players rebuild civilization in the void, unlocking advanced technologies and managing production chains as their settlers adapt to life in space.

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Other systems include trading with alien lifeforms, establishing outposts on planets, and terraforming ecosystems to support a city that is stranded in the blackness of space.

Review keys are available on request, according to the publisher’s press team. More details are available in a GamesPress article from the studio.

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