No Man's Sky is 10 years old and still receiving free updates. Hello Games announced the next update, COSMOS, and Sean Murray has responded warmly to talk of a Palworld collaboration.
No Man's Sky turned 10 on August 9, 2026. Hello Games founder Sean Murray marked the anniversary with a message confirming the next update is titled COSMOS, with no details or release timing yet. He said players have explored less than 1% of the universe and that the studio has delivered 40 free major updates.
The anniversary follows The Swarm, released May 27, 2026. That update sorts players into three factions via an aptitude test and has them cooperate and compete against the massive Hive of Glass structure. It brought the largest space battle in the game's history, new defense facilities at the Nexus, and a bulletin board to track faction progress.
In August, Murray responded warmly to a post about a potential Palworld collaboration, after Pocketpair publishing head John Buckley had repeatedly expressed interest. The heart reaction was the first positive response in an exchange that had seemed one-sided, raising hopes for a collaboration between the two games.
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Hello Games CEO Sean Murray responded warmly to a post about a potential Palworld collaboration, after Pocketpair publishing head John Buckley had repeatedly expressed interest. Murray's heart reaction marks the first positive response in an exchange that had seemed one-sided, raising hopes for a collaboration between the two games.
Hello Games founder Sean Murray released a message ahead of the 10th anniversary of No Man's Sky, which launched August 9, 2016. He announced the next update is titled COSMOS, with no details or release timing yet. Murray said players have explored less than 1% of the universe, and the studio has delivered 40 free major updates.
Hello Games released 'The Swarm,' a major update for No Man's Sky, on May 27, 2026. Players are sorted into three factions via an aptitude test and must cooperate and compete against the massive 'Hive of Glass' structure. The update includes the largest space battle in the game's history, new defense facilities at the Nexus, and a bulletin board to track faction progress.