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No Man's Sky

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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    No Man's Sky's 10th anniversary update will let you rule space stations, built floating orbital bases and go on holiday to the sun

    No Man's Sky is a decade old. Let that sink in. No, seriously, you'll need plenty of water to survive the trips that the massive space game's 10th anniversary update allows you to embark on. It's now possible to get up close and personal with the stars that serve as suns in each system. Or, if the risk of fiery death's not your cup of tea, you can establish a new home by taking over as director of a space station or building an orbital base that floats among the stars. Read more

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  2. PC GamerBy Christopher Livingston

    Sean Murray still loves playing the 2016 version of No Man's Sky: 'It's a little bit weirder, but it's got its charm'

    No Man's Sky has changed an awful lot in the 10 years since its launch. Hello Games' space sandbox has received a few dozen major free updates that have added features like base-building, spaceship construction, multiplayer missions, companions, mechs, and even its own version of the Death Star... Read more.

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  3. GamingOnLinux

    Fight off deadly swarms and a big space hive in the latest No Man's Sky update

    Blimey, Hello Games sure are building up No Man's Sky into a game that just has a bit of everything aren't they? The Swarm Update has warped in. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/fight-off-deadly-swarms-and-a-big-space-hive-in-the-latest-no-mans-sky-update/

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  4. PCGamesNBy [email protected]

    New No Man's Sky The Swarm update threatens the universe with a murderous, robotic hive - not the bees!

    It's hard to think that No Man's Sky is nearly ten years old. I remember being there in the glorious summer of 2016. Pokémon GO was all the rage, but I was even more excited for Hello Games' space game to drop. As we know, it was an underwhelming launch, and so would begin one of the best comeback stories in modern gaming. No longer the bland, isolated experience of yesteryear, No Man's Sky is now one of the genre's heaviest hitters. What better way is there to celebrate that than by pulling us all together and having us face off against a giant drone armada? Read the full story on PCGamesN: New No Man's Sky The Swarm update threatens the universe with a murderous, robotic hive - not the bees!

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  5. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    Helldivers 2-esque war against a giant evil robo-eye beckons in No Man's Sky's The Swarm update, invading the galaxy right now

    It's the Death Star! Well, sort of. It's a big robo-eye invading the galaxy with a swarm of killer drones, as No Man's Sky goes a bit Helldivers 2-ish in its latest update. Dubbed The Swarm, it'll see folks filed away from their not quite Pokemon battles to join three factions who'll need to work together in ship battles to fend off a big Robo-eye with a space station-scorching laser. Read more

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  6. GamingOnLinux

    No Man's Sky channels a little Pokemon with the Xeno Arena update

    No Man's Sky is steadily turning into the everything game isn't it? Hello Games have released another big upgrade for it recently adding creature battling. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/no-mans-sky-channels-a-little-pokemon-with-the-xeno-arena-update/

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  7. PCGamesNBy [email protected]

    New No Man's Sky Xeno Arena update adds a full-fledged Fight Club for your alien pets

    You can't really go wrong with creature collecting. Give me a colorful world with cute critters to capture and pit against one another and my wallet is yours. It's what being raised on a diet of Pokémon and Digimon will do to a person; not that I'm complaining. No Man's Sky already sports some incredible views from the space game's generated planets, and you've been able to tame many of its Xenos for several years. The only thing that's been missing is some good ol' fashioned brawling, but its freshly-launched Xeno Arena update changes that. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: No Man's Sky adds Half-Life 2's gravity gun to your arsenal, and I can't believe it's taken almost ten years to get it "Joke's on them," says No Man's Sky lead as rival survival game confirms it's replacing an eerily familiar cosmetic New No Man's Sky update makes the most of its brilliant ship overhaul...

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  8. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    Pokemon battles with space cows, dinosaurs and gaseous blobs are the premise of No Man's Sky's latest update, dubbed Xeno Arena

    Ooh, it hasn't got a Pokemon-style mode that lets you collect a bunch of alien critters and force them to fight to the death in a fashion that might be deemed barbaric if it wasn't so bloodless and cutesy. That would've likely been my answer if you'd asked me what ever-growing No Man's Sky doesn't have at this point before I read about its latest update. That latest update, Xeno Arena, adds in Pokemon-style alien critter collecting and battling mechanics. Read more

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  9. PC GamerBy Joshua Wolens

    No Man's Sky's latest update is a whole new Pokémon-style creature-collection and battle system that's 'an entire multiplayer game all of its own'

    I'll just give it to you straight: No Man's Sky is Pokémon now. There's nothing you or I can do about it. Today's update, Xeno Arena, will let you amass a little cadre of vicious alien beasts and pit them against one another in holo-arenas, presumably to the holo-death... Read more.

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  10. GamingOnLinux

    No Man's Sky Remnant update brings a fancy gravity gun and customizable trucks

    No Man's Sky is gradually turning into a playground, and now you can mess with physics in the No Man's Sky Remnant update. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/no-mans-sky-remnant-update-brings-a-fancy-gravity-gun-and-customizable-trucks/

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  11. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    No Man's Sky's latest update is all about rubbish-flinging spacetrashpeople with gravity guns and interstellar trucks

    Look at all the mess lying around. You can't move for discarded detritus on the planets of No Man's Sky. Good news, then, that the space sandbox's latest update delivers a gravity gun and interstellar rubbish collection lorries that'll help clean those worlds up a bit. Read more

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  12. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    No Man's Sky adds ship wreck salvaging for new bits to stick on your own craft with the Breach update

    If the interstellar equivalent of scrabbling around under the sofa for loose change or dragging a slightly rusty bumper out of a scrapyard is something you yearn for, No Man's Sky's latest update sounds right up your slightly grimy alley. It's dubbed Breach and adds in a bunch of mysterious shipwrecks to strip for new parts you can then glue to your own vessel. High stakes recycling, basically. Read more

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  13. PCGamesNBy [email protected]

    New No Man's Sky update makes the most of its brilliant ship overhaul, giving you more reasons to explore the stars

    The new No Man's Sky Breach update has just arrived, and developer Hello Games is building on the huge success of its Voyagers expansion with a cargo hold full of reasons to spend more time out in the void. It's comfortably one of the best space games on PC these days, but the No Man's Sky team shows no signs of slowing down. The Breach update packs in plenty of fresh opportunities among the stars, with wrecked crafts to investigate, a selection of Atlas ship upgrades to earn, and even a special, scary story for the Halloween season. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Looter-shooter gem Gunfire Reborn is free for the weekend and cheap to keep as new DLC arrives Roman Empire city builder Nova Roma will test your disaster management, from flooded aqueducts to the wrath of the gods This new Stellaris rival from a solo ex-Creative Assembly dev could be my latest interstellar obs...

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  14. PCGamesNBy [email protected]

    No Man's Sky soars on Steam once more thanks to a huge update and a deep sale

    The redemption of No Man's Sky following its opinion-splitting launch was certainly impressive, but Hello Games didn't stop there. Over the past nine years, it's continued to upgrade and evolve the space game in major, meaningful ways. The latest iteration of that is No Man's Sky Voyagers, which is focused on a total overhaul to ships. It allows you to build a spacecraft with a complete, functional interior that you and your friends can live and work in as you fly across the stars. Combined with a hefty Steam sale discount, it's got the sandbox game taking off on Valve's platform once more. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: No Man's Sky Voyagers delivers its most transformative ship upgrade ever No Man's Sky celebrates ninth anniversary with new, surprisingly fuzzy, aliens No Man's Sky system requirements

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  15. GamingOnLinux

    No Man's Sky Voyagers free update released with modular Corvette ships you build yourself

    Hello Games launched another huge free update for the open world space survival game No Man's Sky, with a big new Corvette ship class you piece together. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/no-mans-sky-voyagers-free-update-released-with-modular-corvette-ships-you-build-yourself/

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  16. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    No Man's Sky's Voyagers update adds in big custom ships crewed by you and your mates

    Have you ever wanted to swim out of a spaceship's backside while it sits in orbit, the sound of two dear friends arguing over whether it really needs a fifth teleporter room not seeping with you into the inky blackness? You know, because space is a famously scream-free zone. Well, the latest in No Man's Sky's endless string of free updates has you covered. It's called Voyagers, and adds in custom multi-person ships dubbed corvettes. Read more

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  17. GamingOnLinux

    No Man's Sky Beacon is another huge free update

    There seems to be no stopping Hello Games with updates to No Man's Sky, with the Beacon update now available free. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/no-mans-sky-beacon-is-another-huge-free-update/

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  18. PC GamerBy Joshua Wolens

    No Man's Sky just got another mondo update and I think it's a management game now?

    For as long as mankind has gazed up at the stars, it has been seized by a dream: to journey out there, into the void, to stand eye-to-eye with God, to slip the surly bonds of Earth, venture into space, and establish responsible local government... Read more.

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  19. PCGamesNBy [email protected]

    New No Man's Sky update lets you become a galactic mayor

    It still blows me away, as someone who was initially burned by its dismal launch state, that No Man's Sky is in the position it's in today. It's now one of the best space games ever made, and it's still delivering massive new features every few months, all these years later. The latest No Man's Sky update has now arrived, and it makes settlement discovery and management a much deeper part of the game. Oh, and you can now run the show and become the ultimate diplomat as your settlements' very own galactic mayor. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: New No Man's Sky update lets you dig for fossils of long-lost creatures No Man's Sky just added trillions of new planets to the game out of nowhere After eight long years, No Man's Sky Steam reviews are finally great

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  20. VG247

    No Man's Sky's latest update, Relics, lets you become the space version of Ross from Friends by collecting big dead alien fossils

    Good news, if you've ever wanted to fire up No Man's Sky and roleplay as a guy who likes dinosaurs so much he's made it a career and also somehow managed to shag Jennifer Aniston, today's your lucky day. Developer Hello Games has just deployed the Relics update, and its big thing is letting you collect big alien fossils. Read more

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  21. GamingOnLinux

    Dig up planets for skeletons and fight huge guardians in the latest No Man's Sky update

    Hello Game have somehow done it again. No Man's Sky has another surprisingly large update available adding in more new content like a fossil beds to dig up skeletons and big fights against huge guardians. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/dig-up-planets-for-skeletons-and-fight-huge-guardians-in-the-latest-no-mans-sky-update/

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  22. PC GamerBy Dominic Tarason

    No Man’s Sky lets you unearth ancient, angry mechs in the astro-archaeology filled Relics update

    While October might have been a better time to introduce spooky scary skeletons to No Man’s Sky, I don’t think anything is ever going to stop Hello Games in their quest to turn their once-bare-bones space sandbox into the home of all things to all people... Read more.

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  23. PCGamesNBy [email protected]

    New No Man's Sky update lets you dig for fossils of long-lost creatures

    There are already plenty of reasons why you might want to get out your Terrain Manipulator and dig a big ol' hole on one of No Man's Sky's quintillions of planets. Maybe you've scanned and located a buried tech module. Maybe you're mining some resources. Or maybe you're just seeing if you can tunnel your way to the other side of whatever world you're on (spoiler: you can't). With today's new No Man's Sky update, titled Relics, there's now an even more compelling reason to get digging, because you can now unearth fossils. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: No Man's Sky just added trillions of new planets to the game out of nowhere After eight long years, No Man's Sky Steam reviews are finally great No Man's Sky adds a game changing quality-of-life feature, eight years later

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  24. VG247

    No Man's Sky's Worlds Part 2 update brings "billions of new stars and planets" including huge gas giants, but I'm curious about the wrath of its trippy flying squid mums

    Hey, No Man's Sky developer Hello Games has just deployed the second part of the huge Worlds update it served up the first bit of last year. Just because it's only part 2 of an update, don't let that convince you it's missable, there are "billions of new stars and planets" packed into it, as well as trippy wrathful squid things that I find pretty interesting. Read more

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  25. GamingOnLinux

    Get your own UFO in the latest No Man's Sky update during a really weird Expedition

    Hello Games have updated No Man's Sky again, bringing with it a reality-bending new Expedition with The Cursed. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/get-your-own-ufo-in-the-latest-no-mans-sky-update-during-a-really-weird-expedition

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  26. PCGamesNBy [email protected]

    New No Man's Sky update The Cursed tears apart the very fabric of reality

    One of the most impressive things about the No Man's Sky redemption is that Hello Games never seems truly satisfied. Not content with merely righting the ship and delivering on its initial promises, the developer continues to unleash update after update, pushing what's already PC's best space sandbox game to new and greater heights. Next on the list is something rather fitting for Halloween seasons, as the especially creepy new event No Man's Sky: The Cursed is unleashed upon the universe, bringing battles "at a scale not seen before." Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: No Man's Sky builds on Worlds success with another amazing new feature No Man's Sky just leapt into the most played Steam Deck top five No Man's Sky soars again as new update prompts biggest discount yet

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  27. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    No Man's Sky's Aquarius update lets you go fishing across the galaxy

    Back in July, No Man's Sky reached version 5.0 with the Worlds update, which refreshed its planetary generation to introduce more variety alongside more detailed water, clouds, and weather. We didn't write about it at the time, because I suppose re-writing the very fabric of the galaxy seemed small-time. Today's new update, however, adds fishing, and I can't not write about that. Read more

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  28. VG247

    No Man’s Sky's Aquarius update brings a touch of Dredge to the cosmos by letting you become an interstellar fisherperson

    If you enjoy standing by virtual bodies of water and praying that you've picked the right worm to tempt what dwells within to take a little nibble, the latest update for No Man's Sky is definitely for you. Dubbed Aquarius, it arrives today, September 4, and is all about reeling in alien fish via a bunch of new mechanics. Following on from the pretty popular Worlds Update part one - which revamped planet biomes with stuff like fresh weather effects and more immersive water - Hello Games has been inspired by a bit of Reddit fan art to give folks the chance to embrace their inner angler. As outlined in the patch notes and the trailer below, Aquarius adds fishing to the game via new systems that'll let players "explore the universe to find their perfect waterside spot, hopping with fish - sit and relax alone with their thoughts, or with fellow Travelers looking out over alien vistas waiti...

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  29. PCGamesNBy [email protected]

    No Man's Sky soars again as new update prompts biggest discount yet

    The grand redemption of No Man's Sky remains one of those moments I'll always cherish. From a promising reveal to widespread launch disappointment, Hello Games continued to improve and polish its creation over the years, slowly winning back more and more fans. At this point, it comfortably sits among the best space games on Steam, outpacing the likes of Starfield for sheer depth and immersion and sitting among big hitters like Elite Dangerous and Everspace for its fantastic sense of place and the sense of exploration. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: No Man's Sky just completely refreshed its procedural universe No Man's Sky is about to become the loneliest videogame in the world New No Man's Sky Orbital update adds its most requested feature ever

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  30. Community AnnouncementsBy timdog99

    Introducing Worlds Part I - the 5.0 update

    Hello! I’m here to give you a heads up about the largest No Man’s Sky update of the year so far. So much so that we’ve made the usual trailer, and also this Deep Dive video that shows a glimpse behind the scenes. Our next update is called Worlds Part I, and I’m so proud of the team here, the love they are putting into it. We are refreshing the universe with new technology, new flora, new fauna and new gameplay. Full patch notes can be found here In No Man’s Sky, what you see on screen is generated by the computer. The level of variety we are achieving is far beyond what was possible before. With every update we still want to surprise. Eight years in on this journey and we still want to do big things, and I think we’re adding things the community has almost given up hope on ever happening. It’s not just about new cosmetics for us, we want to really impact No Man’s Sky. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAG...

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  31. PC GamerBy Joshua Wolens

    No Man's Sky goes 5.0 with a sweeping tech update that's 'adding things the community has almost given up hope on ever happening'

    t this point, I think No Man's Sky might be the most developed non-MMO in history. Hello Games is hard at work on a whole new open world the size of the actual Earth, and yet, somehow, the siren song of the studio's initially disastrous (and subsequently more than redeemed) space sim keeps pulling it back for more updates... Read more.

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  32. VG247

    No Man's Sky's Worlds Update part one comes with a bunch of new uber-immersive planet biomes, and a flamethrower-toting mech suit

    The latest update for No Man's Sky is dubbed the Worlds Update part one, and it looks like a pretty big one, even if as you can glean from its name, there's more to come in the future. For now, you can look forward to some hugely-revamped planet biome tech that should make things extra immersive, and a new expedition involving a flamethrower-packing mech suit. This latest update follows the bunch Hello Games has already deployed so far this year, including the Omega update, the Orbital update which finally brought us ship customisation, and the Adrift update that taught us how it feels to be a bit lonely. To be fair, I'd have struggled to outdo giving people interstellar Pimp My Ride. As outlined in the patch notes for it and the trailer below, Worlds part one comes with a big focus on making planet biomes feel more immersive, thanks to some new technology Hello has developed while wo...

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  33. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    No Man’s Sky Adrift update leaves you completely alone in its universe, except for sandworms and ghost ships

    With an effectively infinite universe to fill in No Man’s Sky, developers Hello Games have certainly risen to the challenge of trying to fill it with as much stuff as they possibly can over the last near-decade, still managing to add major new features and modes eight years on from the sci-fi exploration game’s release. Next update Adrift is taking things right the way back, though, by emptying the expansive cosmos of almost everything except you, your ship and planets to visit. Read more

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  34. VG247

    No Man's Sky is about to live up to its namesake with the Adrift update

    We’re long past the launch era of No Man’s Sky, but part of what defined it for many (outside of all the broken pre-release promises) was just how lonely it all felt. Back then, NPCs were a rarity, and so many of the systems and mechanics players associate with the game today had yet to be implemented. But, what if you could jump to a time when No Man’s Sky truly was a descriptive name for the Hello Games space exploration title? Read more

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  35. PC GamerBy Christopher Livingston

    In this new No Man's Sky update you can 'explore an abandoned universe' alone with 'no other lifeforms, no shops, no help'

    Remember when Thanos snapped his fingers and killed half the life in the universe? Well, imagine he had Infinity Gauntlets on both hands, and maybe Infinity Booties on his feet, and he just kept snapping, tapping, scatting, and bebopping like crazy until all life in the universe was nothing but dust. Everything except you... Read more.

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