No Man's Sky Cosmos Update Adds Space Station Ownership and Orbital Bases

Hello Games has launched the Cosmos update for No Man's Sky, a sweeping overhaul of the game's space layer that arrives just in time for the survival-crafting epic's 10th anniversary. The free update, available now for all players, lets explorers own and rule their own space stations, construct floating orbital bases, and take on salvage operations scattered across the cosmos. Lead developer Sean Murray teased the addition with characteristic wit, asking "what if you could own a space station?" before promptly delivering exactly that.

The Cosmos update represents Hello Games turning its attention to space itself, an area the studio has arguably left relatively untouched compared to the sweeping changes made to planetary surfaces, multiplayer, and base building over the past decade. New features include orbital base construction, salvage missions, and what sources describe as possible biohazard threats lurking in space. The update also apparently includes some sun-adjacent exploration, with Rock Paper Shotgun cheekily describing it as the chance to "go on holiday to the sun." As ever with No Man's Sky updates, the content is completely free for anyone who owns the game.

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