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 strange twilight universe full of strange creatures and haunting voices. Some of these spectral beings will be happy to observe you fly past, while others will be a little less forgiving, resulting in the game's first large-scale boss battles against your new-found foes.
It's up to you whether you follow the advice of the haunting voices, but without hyperdrive technology, you're not going to be warping anywhere in a hurry. There's a new UFO-style Boundary StarShip to keep you safe as you explore the mysterious universe, and this can be claimed as a reward (alongside bioluminescent pets and a Cthulhu-inspired Horror Exosuit) if you're brave enough to play.
This event is set to kick off today and will run for the next couple of weeks — though previous patches have occasionally taken a little longer to land on Switch, so keep an eye out over the coming days. In the meantime, here are some screenshots (not captured on Switch) of what the update has in store:
The full 'Cursed' patch notes can be found on the No Man's Sky website and Hello Games has also provided a video rundown of everything included on its YouTube channel.
Are you brave enough to check out this spooky update? Let us know in the comments.
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No Man's Sky is one of those games that keeps on giving and I love to see it for both those already playing it and those interested in trying it at some point, me included (already have it, just haven't started it yet)!
@JohnnyMind Your backlog is the REAL spooky story here.
@Daniel36 Ha ha, you're not wrong and even scarier considering that it's that way despite all the games I've been playing throughout my life!
@Daniel36 You want to discuss spooky backlogs?😆
Man the PC renders look so good, I cannot wait to play this on my future Switch 2 🤓
I can't help but think that about a lot of games lately.
This is a game that I would love to get into but I straight up can't fit it into my schedule. New games are always releasing and my timeslots for perpetual check-in games are full for the foreseeable future. The odd instance where I do have time to squeeze another game in, like during a lull in releases, I'm using it to dig into the PS5 back catalogue since I only just bought it this year.
@Ulysses Yeah, same, though I played the Switch version for a few hours and it actually looks really good, even in handheld. They did a great job with the port.
Is this game playable offline?
If yes, are these events online only?
You got me at "Cthulhu-inspired Horror Exosuit."
@Spider-Kev You can play NMS offline, yes. As for events like this one, you need to download the latest update which includes the event, after that you can play it offline too. You'll miss out on buildings built and messages left by other players though, which can often be very helpful in completing the event.
@Polvasti
Awesome, thanks!
I'll update my cartridge copy tomorrow!
No internet at home sucks!
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