No Man's Sky (Switch) News Articles
Wednesday22nd Oct 2025
News No Man's Sky 'Breach' Update Gets Spooky With New Explorable Ship Wrecks
Hull no
Hello Games is back with yet another update for No Man's Sky, and this one feels suitably spooky — 'tis the season, after all. The big addition in today's 'Breach' update is a series of space wrecks that pop up across the universe, all of which are fully explorable. Using the newly added space walking abilities, you'll be able to dive...
Wednesday27th Aug 2025
News No Man's Sky 'Voyagers' Update Lets You Design And Build Your Own Spaceship
Part of the ship, part of the crew
Hello Games is introducing the first major No Man's Sky update since the game launched on Switch 2, and it looks like a cool one. The big new addition in the 'Voyagers' update is the chance to design and build your very own spaceship. These ships ('Corvettes') can be as big or as small as you'd like, with real...
Monday9th Jun 2025
News No Man's Sky Multiplayer Is Currently Broken On Switch 2, Cross-Saves Also Causing Issues
Error creating websockets?
Well, the big new Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade of Hello Games' ever-evolving No Man's Sky is now in the wild, and it's certainly looking like a much slicker, smoother experience on Nintendo's powered-up platform. Indeed, we're planning a full review in due course, so sit tight on that while we work our way through the launch...
Wednesday4th Jun 2025
News No Man's Sky Is Landing A Free Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Update On Launch Day
One day until liftoff
Thought your Switch 2 launch day plans were set in stone? Think again! Hello Games has arrived with yet another surprise for us all, as the studio has today announced that No Man's Sky will be landing a free Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade on the console's launch day (which is tomorrow, in case you somehow missed that). In...
Wednesday26th Mar 2025
News New No Man's Sky Update Lets You Live Out Your Palaeontologist Dreams
A lot of fossil over nothing
No Man's Sky has been expanding its galaxy outwards for years now, but what about looking inwards? What's under the surface of those infinite planets we've been exploring and how much of a field day would Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Blathers have sorting through the treasures hidden within? That's what the game's...
Wednesday5th Mar 2025
News No Man's Sky's Latest Hotfix Lands On Switch Soon, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Squash those space bugs
No Man's Sky landed its 'Worlds Part II' update back in January, with the space adventure getting treated to new solar systems, biomes, terrains and a bunch more wonderful stuff. This week, in an attempt to iron out some of the creases, developer Hello Games has released a hotfix to get the latest update running in tip-top...
Wednesday29th Jan 2025
News No Man's Sky 'Worlds Part II' Update Adds New Solar Systems, Biomes, Terrains & More
The not-so-final frontier
When No Man's Sky first launched back in 2016, we never would have thought that it'd be getting this level of support nine years on, but here we are. Hello Games has today announced the first update of 2025, 'Worlds Part II', and it looks like a big'un. This one is a follow-up to last year's 'Worlds Part I' (who would have...
Friday13th Dec 2024
News Overcooked Dev Is Teaming Up With Hello Games For More Couch-Co-Op Chaos In 'Stage Fright'
Relationships will be broken
Well here's a surprise from The Game Awards! The team behind Overcooked, Ghost Town Games, has announced that it's teaming up with No Man's Sky's Hello Games on an all-new couch co-op experience, Stage Fright. From what we've seen so far, this isn't Overcooked (nor is it Overcooked 2), but it does look just as chaotic...
Tuesday3rd Dec 2024
News The Game Awards 2024 Players' Voice Nominees Have Been Revealed - Zelda, Sonic And More
Voting is now open
Ahead of The Game Awards next week, the 'players' voice' nominees have now been revealed. This is a "100% fan voted award" that takes place across three rounds. Round one requires players to vote for their 10 favourite games from a list of 30, and ends on 4th December 2024 (aka tomorrow). On the Nintendo front, The Legend of...
Thursday7th Nov 2024
News No Man's Sky Finally Lands Cross-Save Features In New Update
Plus, Mass Effect's Normandy returns
You've got to hand it to No Man's Sky developer Hello Games, that team sure knows how to roll out the updates. Just weeks after the spooky 'Cursed' update landed, another patch is set to blast off today with cross-save features as its headline addition. Starting today, Hello Games is rolling out cross-save...
Wednesday23rd Oct 2024
News No Man's Sky's 'The Cursed' Update Adds A Spooky Space Adventure In Time For Halloween
Blast off today... if you dare
Off the back of September's fishing update, No Man's Sky developer Hello Games is looking towards something a little more spooky this month ('tis the season, after all). The result? 'The Cursed'. It's a pretty creepy-sounding update title, no? Well, it only gets scarier from here. 'The Cursed' will see you exploring a...
Wednesday4th Sep 2024
News No Man's Sky 'Aquarius' Update Finally Adds Intergalactic Fishing
"Hoo hoot! Oh, several fish I see!"
Just a few weeks after the 'Worlds Part I' expansion, Hello Games is back with another No Man's Sky update. This one adds a feature that we suspect will be welcomed with open arms from all players: fishing! In a brief update from Sean Murray, the team at Hello Games was inspired by a piece of artwork submitted to...
Wednesday17th Jul 2024
News No Man's Sky's 'Worlds Part I' Update Brings A New Level Of Detail To The Universe
New flora, fauna, technology and gameplay
Hello Games is preparing to launch the largest No Man's Sky update of the year so far, and it looks like a beauty. From the outside, the 'Worlds Part I' update might not be the game-changer that we have seen from previous patches, but this one is all about the immersion. That's because this update packs in...
Wednesday29th May 2024
News No Man's Sky's 'Adrift' Update Lets You Explore An Abandoned Universe
No other lifeforms, no trading, no help
Hello Games is preparing to launch the third large No Man's Sky update of the year, 'Adrift'. While previous patches have all been about adding more, this one strips things back. In 'Adrift,' the universe has been abandoned. There are no other lifeforms — say goodbye to shopping, trading and shortcuts —...
Wednesday27th Mar 2024
News Ship Customisation And New Space Stations Arrive In No Man's Sky's 'Orbital' Update
Blasting off today
It has been a little over a month since the 'Omega' update landed in No Man's Sky and Hello Games clearly hasn't paused for breath as it today unveiled the next new patch. The 'Orbital' update will be blasting off today and while it might not be quite as expedition-focused as some of those that we have seen in the past, it does...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
News Play No Man's Sky For Free This Weekend As New 'Omega' Update Launches
Free... 2... 1... we have liftoff!
No Man's Sky developer Hello Games is back with another huge update as the game's 'Omega' patch is ready for liftoff. But that's not all. To celebrate the launch, the entire expedition will be available to play for free on Switch, whether you own the game or not. Yes, from 2pm GMT on 15th February until 6pm GMT on...
Saturday11th Nov 2023
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Wins Nintendo GOTY At Golden Joystick Awards 2023
Baldur's Gate 3 takes out "ultimate" GOTY
The Golden Joystick Awards 2023 has just wrapped up and we've now got a full list of every winner. On the Switch front, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has officially won the Nintendo game of the year for 2023. The "ultimate" game of the year award went to Larian's RPG hit Baldur's Gate 3. Not...
Wednesday20th Sep 2023
News The Latest No Man's Sky Patch Includes Some Switch Improvements
Launching "as soon as possible"
Following last week's news about No Man's Sky having one of its "biggest months" in the last few years, the team at Hello Games has rolled out a new 'Echoes' update. Although it's not live on the Nintendo Switch just yet, it will be released on this platform "as soon as possible". The main Echoes update, arrived back...
Tuesday12th Sep 2023
News Sean Murray: No Man's Sky Is Having Its "Biggest Month In The Last Few Years"
The Starfield effect
Bethesda's Starfield is currently getting a lot of attention online, and it seems the popularity of this new RPG has had a positive effect on other space adventures. As highlighted by Hello Games founder Sean Murray on social media, the developer's own space adventure No Man's Sky is currently having its "biggest month" ever in...
Thursday24th Aug 2023
News No Man's Sky 'Echoes' Update Brings New Robotic Race, Improved Visuals, And More
Making contact
Hello Games has detailed its latest major update for No Man's Sky, dubbed 'Echoes', and it sounds like a big one, folks. Launching today (yes, today), the main draw for the new update will be a brand-new robotic race, which Hello Games states is the first entirely new race introduced to the game since its initial launch in 2016...
Friday18th Aug 2023
News No Man's Sky 7th Anniversary Video Teases Upcoming Major Update
Is there an echo in here..?
It's been 7 years since Hello Games' No Man's Sky first launched back in 2016 for the PlayStation 4. Can you believe it? Despite the mixed reception at launch, the first-person space exploration title received a number of updates and expansions over the ensuing years, substantially improving No Man's Sky's reputation...
Wednesday7th Jun 2023
News No Man's Sky 'Singularity' Update Adds New Story, Character Customisation And More
Investigate mysterious robot heads
Just two months on from the launch of the 'Interceptor' update, Hello Games has now announced that the next chapter in No Man's Sky, 'Singularity, will be launching today. This expedition looks to be pretty narrative-based as you will begin to investigate a series of mysterious robot heads that have been appearing...
Friday14th Apr 2023
News New No Man's Sky Update Flies Onto Switch Soon, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Fixing some Interceptor issues
Hello Games is back with another patch for No Man's Sky, working to address some of the problems that arose with the recent Interceptor update. The fixes this time around range across a series of bugs from interior design options to problems with the recently-introduced corruption challenges. As we have come to expect...
Wednesday5th Apr 2023
News No Man's Sky: Interceptor Update Brings Corruption To The Galaxies' Planets
New enemies, tech, and more
Hello Games has revealed yet another free update for No Man's Sky, just weeks after its last major 'Fractal' update. The new update, dubbed 'Interceptor', brings fresh lore to the game by introducing a new corruption spreading across the universe, adding new enemies to the mix along with new resources and a new Starship...
Friday17th Mar 2023
News No Man's Sky's Next Update Is On The Way, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Hitting ver. 4.15
Whatever your thoughts on No Man's Sky's journey so far, you have to respect the amount of effort that Hello Games puts into ever improving the game with constant updates. One such patch has now been announced and this one is all about getting rid of some pesky bugs that cropped up in the recent 'Fractal' update. The ver. 4.15...
Thursday9th Mar 2023
News No Man's Sky Updated To Version 4.13, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Fixing pesky space bugs
No Man’s Sky has just received another heft update on Switch and all other platforms. Update 4.13 introduces a host of new bug fixes and tweaks for the recently released Fractal Update that will help make your spacefaring adventure all the smoother. Here are the full patch notes from Hello Games’ official No Man’s Sky...
Wednesday1st Mar 2023
News No Man's Sky Receives New Update Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Squishing bugs
Last week saw the launch of the Fractal update in No Man's Sky which brought additions such as new ships, expeditions and even gyro controls to the Switch. Now, Hello Games has released the follow-up patch to solve any issues with the new content. The ver. 4.12 update is mainly focussed on sorting out bugs that arose with the latest...
Wednesday22nd Feb 2023
News No Man's Sky 'Fractal' Update Launches Today, New Ship, Expeditions, Gyro Controls Added
Here are the full patch notes
The developer behind No Man's Sky, Hello Games, has today announced that the space exploration title will be jetting off into ver. 4.1 with the all new Fractal update. Much of this update makes improvements on the VR side of things, but there is still a lot of new content to be had for Switch players. This includes the...
Thursday24th Nov 2022
News No Man's Sky Receives A Sizeable New Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
Bug fixes galore!
You really have to give Hello Games credit; the ongoing work the studio has put into its flagship title No Man's Sky really is commendable. Having released to lukewarm reception back in 2016, nearly countless patches and updates have been applied to the title in the years since, turning it into a near essential experience for fans...
Wednesday23rd Nov 2022
News No Man's Sky Brings 2022's Limited-Time Expeditions To Switch From Tomorrow
Return of the space jellyfish!
No Man's Sky flew onto Switch last month, proving the 'impossible port' to be very much possible. Now, as we have come to expect from Hello Games, more content will be soaring our way soon, this time in the form of the year's limited-time expeditions re-appearing on our radar. Expeditions have been a mainstay of No...
