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Beyond These Stars Modes

The free Steam demo, sandbox toggles and difficulty sliders, and the single-player question answered with the store page date.

Three pages on how you can actually play. The demo page covers its 2024 release, its November 2025 update and how to find it on the store page. The sandbox page lists the setup options one community video showed on a preview build. The multiplayer page answers the co-op question with what the Steam page listed on 2026-10-17.

Mode pages

Demo: What It Is and How to Play

Yes, Beyond These Stars has a free demo on Steam, first released in June 2024 and updated in late 2025. Here's what it covers and how to find it.

Multiplayer: Is There Co-op?

Beyond These Stars is a single-player colony sim: as of 2026-10-17 the Steam store page lists no co-op or multiplayer mode. What that means for shared play.

Sandbox Mode: Toggles and Setup

A community first look at Beyond These Stars sandbox mode: unlock-all-buildings, instant construction, difficulty sliders, and how it differs from story.