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No Man's Sky studio Hello Games unveil Light No Fire, a fantasy survival game set on a single, huge planet

Hello Games have announced Light No Fire, the Guildford, UK-based developer's most ambitious new game since 2016's space sim No Man's Sky. In development for roughly five years so far, it's an exploration-driven fantasy experience with building mechanics, a range of curious mythological creatures, and a procedurally generated open world that is apparently Earth-like in both geography and scale. Hello have just screened a trailer at this year's Game Awards. Earlier this week, they invited me down to their Guildford offices for a quick, informal chat about the game, which I am going to characterise as Fable meets Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Seven years in. One of our biggest yet!

Hello,

2023 is No Man's Sky's seventh anniversary year and continues to be enjoyed in significant numbers by veteran and new players alike:

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We have released 3 major (free) updates in 2023:

[h3]FEBRUARY 2023 - FRACTAL UPDATE[/h3]

Completely immerse yourself in an infinite universe with No Man’s Sky update 4.1, FRACTAL! Introducing a catalogue of your most incredible discoveries, a huge number of quality of life and accessibility improvements, gyroscopic control support, full support for PlayStation®VR2, and much more!

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[h3]APRIL 2023 - INTERCEPTOR UPDATE[/h3]

Venture to forsaken Sentinel worlds in update 4.2, INTERCEPTOR! Explore corrupted planets, fight a legion of challenging new robotic guardians, hijack their technology, steal their ships, harvest their resources, destroy their freighters, and much, much more!

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[h3]AUGUST 2023 - ECHOES UPDATE[/h3]

Meet a secret society of robotic aliens in update 4.4, ECHOES! Furthering the narrative introduced in INTERCEPTOR, explore the mysteries of the Autophage, perform their rituals, learn their language, and assemble your own ceremonial staff. In deep space, confront huge outlaw dreadnoughts, sweep through their trenches and destroy vulnerable components in new tactical space combat – and much more!

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The patch notes pages for every update are always lengthy and crammed full of new features and content for players.

Moreover each update is accompanied by a substantial community expedition, a timed event filled with unique challenges and rewards.

Sometimes an expedition gets so big that we spin it out into a update, as seen in May's SINGULARITY expedition.

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On top of supporting the game on existing platforms (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, GoG, PCVR and PSVR), we also released the game on two more platforms in 2023:

[h3]FEBRUARY 2023 - PSVR2 RELEASE[/h3]
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[h3]JUNE 2023 - MacOS RELEASE[/h3]
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It continues to be a Labor of Love for our tiny team. If you could find a moment to vote for us in this year's Steam Awards, that would be amazing.

Our journey continues.

Sean

No Man’s Sky is seeing its biggest month in years amid Starfield’s success

Starfield’s success might be making headlines lately, but another space game also seems to be reaping the benefits of Bethesda’s much-anticipated sci-fi epic: No Man’s Sky.

No Man's Sky has been one of the best examples of a video redemption story, and developer Hello Games never stopped expanding the game with new content, and more features. Just recently, the procedural space adventure celebrated its seventh anniversary with the Echoes update, and it doesn't look like there's an end in sight to this support.

But do these updates bring back players? The answer is an emphatic yes! Hello Games founder, Sean Murray, recently revealed that No Man's Sky is having "its biggest month in the last few years." Interestingly, this is happening across all platforms where No Man's Sky is available - so PC, consoles, Mac, and even VR.

7 years in and No Man's Sky is having its biggest month in the last few years! 💪Across all platforms - PC, XBox, Gamepass, Switch, PlayStation, Mac and VR 🙏 Welcome to the community ❤️ pic.twitter.com/rNKMGFXoBS

No Man's Sky has been spitting out cosmic adventures for seven years and, despite not meeting expectations at launch, has evolved into an incredibly varied sandbox thanks to Hello Games' fantastic post-launch support. With free, expansion-sized updates coming out every year, it keeps beckoning players back...
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