No Man’s Sky has had one of the better comebacks going. A famously rough launch back in 2016, which was followed by ten years of free updates since. Its reputation has slowly gone from punchline to something people are properly fond of. No Man’s Sky's next stop is your phone.
Hello Games is bringing the full thing to iPhone and iPad, and before you think it, no, it’s not some Lite edition. You get the entire universe with over forty major updates baked in, from Cosmos a few weeks ago to last year’s Voyagers, which let you build your own big rig starships.
I’ve never actually played No Man’s Sky. I’ve meant to for years, and having it in my pocket is about the best excuse I’m going to get.
The universe is generated at runtime on whatever device you’re holding, so your iPhone is the one building planets as you fly towards them. The iPhone 11 came out in 2019, and for plenty of people it’s a phone for WhatsApp and photos of their dinner. Now it’s generating planets. Support goes back that far, along with the third-generation iPad Air.
The touch controls have been rebuilt from scratch. You’re on foot, flying, driving, piloting mechs, flipping between first and third person, and spending a fair while in menus crafting things. That’s a lot to fit under two thumbs. Controllers work if you’d prefer not to find out, and you can cast to a TV or use a mouse and keyboard on iPad.
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