No Man’s Sky celebrates 10th anniversary; teasing free ‘COSMOS’ update

10 years ago, on the 9th of August 2016, No Man’s Sky officially launched following tons of hype and anticipation. Unfortunately, the game would wind up failing to meet expectations – much of which was due to broken promises made by the team at Hello Games. A decade later however, No Man’s Sky has become far more than even the most creative fans could have hoped for, with 10 years of 100% free updates making for the ultimate redemption story. Celebrating this milestone, Hello Games have now released an anniversary trailer while teasing the game’s next big update.

Releasing a 10th anniversary trailer (alongside the publishing of a letter from studio Head Sean Murray), the team at Hello Games spoke on the journey which No Man’s Sky has travelled over the past decade, writing: “Hello! I feel surprisingly emotional today. Ten years ago, on 9th August 2016, travellers across the universe set foot on their first alien planet in No Man's Sky. Perhaps you were there ten years ago, or maybe you joined later.”

Murray continued, “For any game to reach its ten-year milestone is impressive and I think that is especially true for No Man's Sky. It's really a testament to the passion of the team here and of the players for the game, that this year we've seen our highest player numbers since launch, and won a TGA and BAFTA for best evolving game.”

Addressing some of the early controversies, Murray took time to make note of the sheer amount of free post-launch support which has been offered over the decade, writing: “With now 40 major updates, all free, we have expanded our sandbox universe with base-building, exocraft, settlements, mechs, pets, living ships, expeditions and rebuilt the universe several times over. Support for Switch, XBox, VR, PSVR, Switch 2, PS5, XBX and more has been added along the way. In fact No Man's Sky is supported on about as many platforms as there are team members!”

Speaking of team members, in a moment of bittersweetness, Murray revealed that unlike a majority of the industry, Hello Games have been able to avoid any major lay-offs, adding that “It became a bit of a meme at the time, me holding up the gold master disc of No Man's Sky but I'm proud to say that most of the people in that photo are still at Hello. The No Man's Sky team has evolved over that period of course, but it is not really that much bigger.”

The full letter can be found HERE, and goes deeper into Murray and Hello Games’ mentality and thought process as a whole. 10 years on however, and No Man’s Sky is not yet complete, with the team concluding by teasing their next major update: COSMOS – promising that “more will follow.”

KitGuru says: What do you think of No Man’s Sky 10 years on? Has it surpassed its original promise? What do you think this COSMOS update will entail? Let us know down below.

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