Beyond These Stars left Early Access and launched as version 1.0 on October 16, 2026. Two official hotfixes followed on the same day. This tracker keeps the release, patch order, and player-facing impact together so an old Demo, Playtest, or pre-release workaround is not mistaken for current base-game behavior.
What the current updates change
The first two post-launch hotfixes are narrow. They address edge cases around moving Buildings, the visual range line shown when selecting a Power Generator, particles, localization, and the New Game tutorial checkbox. The official notes do not announce a redesign of core Peep, Kewa, resource, or galaxy systems. If a broad strategy changed for you after release, verify the current in-game tooltip and save state before attributing it to these patches.
Latest listed update
Hotfix #2, published October 16, 2026. It is the newest official Steam news entry included in this tracker.
Release line
Full release 1.0. Demo AppID 2546270 and Playtest AppID 2546280 remain separate products and are not the evidence base for this page.
Player action
Restart Steam, allow the current public build to update, and verify files before preserving an older workaround.
Evidence rule
Every timeline item below links to official Steam news. Exact behavior should still be checked in the current client when a later patch appears.
Read the timeline without mixing products
Check the date and title first, then compare the affected system with the problem you actually see. A fix for moving a Building does not establish a new rule for placing one. A corrected range line changes what the interface shows; it does not necessarily change the Power Generator’s underlying connection logic. Keep those distinctions when deciding whether to rebuild a district or simply retest the action.
Steam can retain community posts and discussions from the Demo and Playtest period. Those builds have their own AppIDs and may have different balance, menus, or bugs. For a current report, state that it concerns AppID 2295060, public 1.0, the platform used, and the newest hotfix visible in the main menu or Steam download history.
Safe checks after any patch
Finish or cancel a delicate placement action before closing the game, then let Steam complete the update. On the next launch, load a recent save and test one affected behavior at a time. For these launch hotfixes, useful checks include selecting a Power Generator, moving a Building that has connections, confirming the New Game tutorial option, and observing the area where particles previously behaved incorrectly.
Keep a manual save before experimenting with a workaround that moves several Buildings or changes a working production chain. If an issue persists, verify files and reproduce it on the public branch with default settings where practical. Record the save state, Building name, exact action, and visible result. That report is far more actionable than saying only that the patch “did not work.”
Verified release timeline
The entries are ordered newest first. The summaries explain the practical scope of the official notes without adding unannounced balance changes or technical claims.
2026-10-16 — Hotfix #2
Type: Hotfix
The second launch-day hotfix addressed a small group of visual, interface, movement, and localization issues in the 1.0 release.
- Corrected an issue involving particles.
- Fixed the New Game tutorial checkbox so the selected tutorial setting behaves correctly.
- Addressed another edge case involving the movement of Buildings.
- Included localization corrections reported around launch.
Source: Official Steam news — Hotfix #2
2026-10-16 — Hotfix #1
Type: Hotfix
The first release hotfix focused on Building movement and the range visualization displayed for a selected Power Generator.
- Fixed an edge case that could occur while moving a Building.
- Corrected which range line appears when a Power Generator is selected.
- Players troubleshooting power should retest the display before rebuilding a functioning network.
Source: Official Steam news — Hotfix #1
2026-10-16 — Beyond These Stars 1.0 launched
Type: Release
Beyond These Stars reached its full 1.0 release on Steam. The release establishes the base-game scope used throughout this guide site: building settlements on Kewa, caring for Peeps and the Space Whale, developing production, and travelling into the galaxy.
- The tracked product is the Steam base game, AppID 2295060.
- The native Steam platform listed for the release is Windows.
- Earlier Demo and Playtest observations should be rechecked against the release client.
Source: Official Steam news — 1.0 release
What to recheck when a later update appears
Start with the official Steam news feed and compare the publication date with this page’s check date. If the new note changes a guide-covered system, use its own wording to identify the exact boundary: interface, balance, bug fix, save compatibility, or platform support. Do not infer that every connected system changed.
Recheck the relevant guide against the live client. A patch affecting residents belongs beside the current Peeps guide; an environmental or world-state change belongs beside Kewa or Systems; production changes belong beside Resources and Buildings. Platform, control, or requirement changes belong in Tech. This keeps update history separate from the durable explanation of how a system works.
Official update source
- Beyond These Stars official Steam news is the primary source for release announcements and patch notes.
- Steam store page for AppID 2295060 confirms the current base-game identity, release state, and native platform listing.