Team17 have announced that they are partnering with Balancing Monkey Games to release their upcoming citybuilding game, Before We Leave.

Rebuild on the ruins of lost civilizations in a quiet corner of the universe across multiple planets. Build settlements, establish trade routes, research and rediscover lost technologies, explore new planets, and safeguard your settlers from hungry space whales.

You can find the announcement trailer below.

Before We Leave launches May 13th for Windows PC via Steam.

You can find the rundown (via Steam) below:

Rediscover what was lost and nurture your reborn civilisation in Before We Leave, a non-violent city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Grow, gather and manage resources to help your settlements thrive, and share goods between the hexagonal lands and planets around you. Relax and expand the fabric of your growing societies and create a solar system of happy planets at your own pace. Not everything will go your way, though – use your wits and research solutions to overcome the challenges that your ancestors once faced.

FEATURES

• Build settlements for the newly emerged Peeps
• Discover and research the ancient technologies around you
• Manage resources, pollution and happiness to avoid the mistakes of your ancestors
• Trade between your settlements by sea and by space
• Explore six unique biomes on islands of all shapes and sizes
• Protect the Peeps from ancient beings that guard the galaxy

THE STORY
Your Peeps have spent generations underground. They’ve missed the caress of sun on skin, the squelch of soil between toes, the tickle of flies on noses. They emerge, full of wonder, but with no idea how to grow anything – except potatoes. Start rebuilding their lost civilisation by providing shelter, uncovering ancient technology, and expanding this reborn society to other continents and planets.

But the universe is not safe. Ancient, ancestral guardians demand attention and challenge your settlements – it’s up to you to circumvent these creatures that hamper progress and disturb your newfound peace.

There are no weapons, no battles with neighbours for control of resources – just you, and a solar system full of opportunities.