This study introduces the concept of the digital-physics metaverse, aiming to clarify and expand the core connotations of industrial simulation software, address its limitations in generality, usability, computational power, and algorithmic capabilities, and provide both theoretical support and practical guidance for its future development. By tracing the evolution from computational physics to industrial simulation, and from simulation software to the digital-physics metaverse, the study offers a comparative analysis and elaborates on the fundamental attributes of this new paradigm. The study further distinguishes the digital-physics metaverse from traditional industrial simulation software, highlighting its key advantages, including timeliness, universality, insightfulness, non-invasiveness, and accessibility, as well as its potential to enhance education and fundamental research. To address the critical challenges in developing the digital-physics metaverse, such as establishing leadership in core computational physics technologies, bridging the gap between core technologies and real-world applications, breaking disciplinary silos to foster interdisciplinary knowledge integration, and transforming the inertia of traditional engineering research and development (R&D) to encourage broader participation, the study proposes a comprehensive development roadmap. This includes the establishment of interdisciplinary teaching and research centers, development of educational software based on the digital-physics metaverse framework, creation of industry-integrated R&D bases, and setup of independent verification bodies and academic exchange platforms. As an advanced form of industrial simulation software, the digital-physics metaverse is expected to reshape experimental paradigms in industry, provide novel tools and immersive experiences for education and fundamental research, and help position China at the forefront of the next wave of scientific and technological competition.