Hi everyone!
I thought the end of the year would be a good time to think about what happened in 2018 and to give you some info on what we plan to do with Cube Universe in 2019.
Cube Universe is my first game, so I didn't have much experience back when I released it on Steam. In retrospect, I think it was a mistake to release it this early, but I don't regret it because I've learned a lot (especially in terms of marketing) that will be very helpful in the future. And your feedback helped a lot to improve the game.
Thank you very much for trusting us and buying a game that is in Early Access. We appreciate your support and will use your money to improve Cube Universe.
In 2019, Cube Universe will leave Steam for several reasons. See Devlog #11 for more info on this. You will get all updates through our launcher, the only thing that changes is that you will not be able to buy it on Steam anymore.
We are working hard on adding features like flying with your space shuttle and villages with quests, so you will have a lot more to do in Cube Universe besides exploring, killing enemies, crafting, buildings, and doing the few quests that already exist. It will probably take at least 2 months to add those features.
We are also working on improving our website because this is crucial for successful marketing. The trailer will be re-made entirely, showing the villages and quests. We plan on making a gameplay trailer for the entire game and a cinematic trailer for the quest update as this feature will be probably the main selling point.
As soon as this is done, we can reach out to youtubers/streamers. There is a lot of technical achievement in the game, namely the smaller blocks, the high viewing distance, high mountains, a procedural universe, and the procedural quests. A lot of people think it is worth supporting it just because of that, but the game needs more (especially visuals) before we can do effective marketing, which is the reason why we have not reached out to youtubers/streamers yet.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!