The Black Beyond

Devlog

• Early Access now Live!
  July 12, 2018 by meangames

  The latest version of "The Black Beyond" is now live. A cyberpunk-themed city builder, The Black Beyond is a scifi strategy game. Players create sprawling space cities in any direction, mining or trad... Continue reading
• The Black Beyond - Updates 0.21
  April 25, 2018 by meangames#city builder, #scifi, #space, #strategy

  The Black Beyond will soon transition to a paid project as gameplay approaches 1+ hours, so grab it now while it's still free! 0.21 Revamped trade system -- new UI and expanded trade options Building... Continue reading

  
• Space Sim "The Black Beyond" v0.20
  April 10, 2018 by meangames#scifi, #builder, #city builder, #simulation, #space

  0.20 Implemented random events. Your decisions can have unintended consequences...so choose carefully! Implement a story system. Once your station grows enough, select a permanent corporate sponsor. G... Continue reading

  
• Space Station Builder: The Black Beyond
  March 28, 2018 by meangames

  This update fixes some lingering bugs and rounds out some of the final core features. Commerce After building residences, you can begin to create commercial buildings that milk your corporate reside... Continue reading

  
• Trade Updates: The Black Beyond 0.15
  March 14, 2018 by meangames

  As this update contains 2 weeks of changes, there are a good amount! Much of my efforts have revolved around revamping the trade system. There's still work to do, but I'm very happy with the progress... Continue reading

  
• Cyberpunk Sci-fi Builder - 0.1.4
  February 28, 2018 by meangames

  This week's update has quiet a lot as I've implemented a trading and research system. I wanted to have a tutorial back in place, but this will have to wait until the next update. With many of the cor... Continue reading

  
• Cyberpunk Sci-fi Builder - 0.1.3
  February 22, 2018 by meangames

  I am aggressively revamping the visuals and expanding mechanics. This update has many changes including new lighting & visuals and various changes to mechanics. I am moving The Black Beyond to a more... Continue reading

  
• Next Updates (ETA: 2/13)
  February 09, 2018 by meangames#scifi, #sandbox, #city builder, #simulation

  Next Update: Farming Space Kelp A space city needs its fiber...and giant kelp grows up to 2 feet per day. This next update will see some basic farming mechanics. Build kelp farm pods and kelp will slo... Continue reading
• Update 0.1.2
  February 06, 2018 by meangames

  The Black Beyond: 0.1.2 New features: Added a new slider next to the total count of worker drones. You can now control the percentage of drones assigned permanently to construction or mining. So long... Continue reading

  
• Quick Update: linux build now ready!
  February 02, 2018 by meangames

  Using butler was way, way easier than expected! I've added itch.io to my existing command line process so that updates are super easy. Cool!... Continue reading
• Next Updates (ETA: 2/6)
  January 30, 2018 by meangames

  These are the things I'm working on next. I may not get around to everything, and may post updates before this to fix bugs. Improved saving and loading. Basic city and resource structure is saved pro... Continue reading