{"id":6409,"date":"2025-08-21T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/?p=6409"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:02:09","slug":"10-year-steam-launch-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/10-year-steam-launch-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"10-Year Steam Launch Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Feature-GIF-Zoom-Out-Draft-6.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6417\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 10-year anniversary of Universe Sandbox\u2019s Early Access launch on Steam is this Sunday, August 24, 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate this milestone, Universe Sandbox will be on sale now until August 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last 10 years, we\u2019ve added so many new features to make Universe Sandbox better than ever, from simulating <a href=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/update-24\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/update-24\/\">liquids and gases flowing over planet surfaces and lasers<\/a> in 2019, to realistically <a href=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/terraforming-update-1-more-materials\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/terraforming-update-1-more-materials\/\">simulating planet atmospheres and accurately terraforming planets<\/a> in 2023, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/space-in-a-new-light-update-35\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/space-in-a-new-light-update-35\/\">major graphics update<\/a> just a few months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And we have so much planned. We\u2019re currently working on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improving collisions with more realistic friction and craters and simulating atmospheric drag, which allows meteors to burn up in the atmosphere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adding basic life simulation where life grows, dies, and can be eaten.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bringing Universe Sandbox to phones and tablets (iOS &amp; Android).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our long-term goals stretch years into the future and include<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Detailed planet surface so you can fly over mountains and through canyons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More planet customization with custom maps or images, like a picture of your dog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colliding everyday objects, including simple shapes like dice and complex shapes like spacecraft, according to their unique forms instead of as spheres, also called rigid-body physics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And so much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about what we\u2019re currently working on in our <a href=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/universe-sandbox-2025-roadmap\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/universe-sandbox-2025-roadmap\/\">2025 Roadmap post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re incredibly grateful that we\u2019ve been able to continue developing and improving Universe Sandbox over the last decade, and we&#8217;re humbled by the ongoing support of our community. 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