Thank you for taking this journey with us!
Some of you will remember every item below. You lived each of these moments with us. We started the year with simple game features, placeholder graphics, and prayers that the servers would stay up. We ended the year with some features refined, more user selectable options, better visuals, improved performance, and better onboarding for new players. We are excited about 2026.
JANUARY
January Game Update (before we started giving them fancy names)
And the mad scramble to get ready for a recently decided Kickstarter campaign
We enjoyed Beanstalk City on Gaiamar
FEBRUARY
Escarion & Quality-of-Life Update
Kickstarter Launched and reached its goal in less than one hour.
Many new reveals with the Kickstarter stretch goals
Megarock City was established on Rodin IV
MARCH
Seasons, Skies, and Public Events Update
Procedural Creatures Update
Kickstarter officially closed – late pledges remained open
Rodney’s Western Town was established on Zaraxa
APRIL
World Reset Update
Infinite Worlds merch collection released
GUNCTown was built on Rodin IV
MAY
Physics Midterm Update
Better Homes & Gardens Update
Eric Goldberg spoke at GamesBeat Summit 2025 in Los Angeles
And who could forget Mycityum on Pyromycis, the amazing mushroom city?
JUNE
Wild Wormholes Update
JULY
Cosmic Calibration Update
Brave New Worlds Update
AUGUST
Twilight Update
Niina Fujioka spoke at Gamescom 2025 in Cologne
The Transplanetary League merchandise collection launched
The GAIA Ship was first seen in deep space – the escape from the planet wipe
SEPTEMBER
The Dynamic Update
The University Update
Raph Koster presented at IGDA SD Demo Days 2025
A new Stars Reach logo debuted with supporting merchandise
OCTOBER
Vendor Kiosk Update
Recently begun Akavegas expanded dramatically on Akacala.
NOVEMBER
GovBot Update
Four planets were claimed and developed at the same time in a first for Stars Reach.
DECEMBER
Hidden Fog Update
We were mentioned in more end-of-year roundups and lists of MMORPG coming in 2026
Our small team kept working hard all year, putting out game updates every 24 days, on average.
MASSIVELY OVERPOWERED REMEMBERS OUR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
In a series of articles, MassivelyOP has been remembering important moments and stories from 2025.
In a roundup of MMO crowdfunding stories of 2025, they remember the Stars Reach Kickstarter campaign as a standout, positive moment.
Read it: Here
PLAYTEST SCHEDULE
Our playtest schedule resumes a more “normal” rhythm of Tuesdays & Wednesdays off, Thursdays through Tuesday mornings servers available.
