Lightmap
Episode
171

BEFORE WE LEAVE: A real time strategy game without the conquest

Emerge from your bunker and rebuild your world in strategy game Before We Leave by New Zealand's Balancing Monkey Games.

May 31, 2021 2:20 PM

Before We Leave is a mostly non-violent strategy game where players emerge from a bunker to reclaim their world after a disaster in a beautiful hex built world which has just made its Steam debut.

Developers Anna Barham and Sam Barham from New Zealand's Balancing Monkey Games wanted to make a game that actively challenged the inherent colonialism in many other strategy games as you rebuild in a world once yours.

Pixel Sift is produced by Viv Thum, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

Thanks to Salty Dog Sounds for some of our promo music.

Before We Leave
Balancing Monkey Games
Some good ninja stuff, good samurai stuff, it took them a long time to get here but boy I'm glad they did.
8
Pros:
  • Naoe feels like the old assassins from previous games
  • Yasuke definitely doesn't, which is very welcome change
  • Absolutely stunning world that feels busy and lived in
Cons:
  • Maybe the world actually might be too big?
  • It's an evolution not a revolution, if you've bounced off Assassin's Creed in the past this doesn't break the mold.
No items found.
No items found.

Before We Leave

PC
Developer:
Balancing Monkey Games
Publisher:
Team17
Release Date:
May 8, 2020
News
Episode
158

It’s now more expensive to buy a PlayStation 5 than it was on day one

April 20, 2025
Review
Episode

It’s raining dragons on Tarkir, revisiting the realm with MAGIC THE GATHERING TARKIR: DRAGONSTORM

April 16, 2025
News
Episode
157

Not all Switch 2 cartridges have game data - how game key cards work

April 13, 2025
© 2025 SIFTER. All Rights Reserved.
. .