Origins Update
A major free update expanding the universe.
The Origins Update is a major free content update for No Man's Sky. It was released to improve and expand the game, adding several previously missing features and new content. The update is part of Hello Games's continued effort to achieve the vision of the experience they wanted to build since the game's initial release in 2016.
- Type
- Free Major Content Update
- Introduced
- Not specified in source
- Location
- Not specified in source
- Prerequisite
- Not specified in source
- Status
- Not specified in source
- Key Entity
- Not specified in source
Lore & Background
The source does not provide specific lore details about the Origins Update. It states that Hello Games has continued to improve and expand No Man's Sky with free major content updates that have added features like multiplayer components, surface vehicles, base-building, space fleet management, cross-platform play, and virtual reality support. The Origins Update is one of these updates, but no narrative or lore specifics are given in the source.
In Their Own Story
The source does not provide a specific story or narrative for the Origins Update. It describes the game's overarching plot as seeking out the mystery around the entity known as The Atlas, but does not detail any story elements unique to the Origins Update.
Reader's Guide
The source does not provide a guide or specific gameplay instructions for the Origins Update. It describes general gameplay mechanics such as mining resources, trading, building bases, expanding space fleets, and following the game's plot by seeking out The Atlas. The update added features like surface vehicles, base-building, space fleet management, cross-platform play, and virtual reality support, but no step-by-step guide is given.
Did You Know?
- No Man's Sky was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 and Windows in August 2016.
- The game includes over 18 quintillion planets created through procedural generation.
- As of August 2026, players had visited less than 1% of the planets in the game.
- Cross-platform play was enabled for all supported platforms following a July 2020 patch.
- The game has been cited as one of the greatest redemption stories in the gaming industry.
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