- Update 6.0 introduces customizable corvettes with full interiors and multi-crew.
- New activities: spacewalks, spaceship hopping, co-op missions, and themed expeditions.
- Technical improvements: MBOIT, improved lighting and reflections, DLSS 4 and VR optimizations.
- Free to play on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC; strong community response.
Featured image of the update
The latest major update for No Man's Sky is here: Voyagers (version 6.0) puts the focus on building, customizing, and living aboard massive corvette-class ships. It's a free patch that transforms the space experience with new mechanics, systems, and visual enhancements—all without costing a penny.
The core of the proposal is the fully configurable corvettes , designed as a vehicle, mobile base, and shared home. New features include multi-crew functionality , the option to play cooperatively with friends , a special expedition that guides you through your first constructions, and the ability to move freely inside even in flight, venture into space, and perform spacewalks.
Corvettes and new possibilities in space
Capture of the interior in motion
These ships can be equipped with infirmaries, sleeping quarters, command rooms , radar, and teleporters. It is now possible to leave the pilot's seat during transit, walk through corridors, open the hatch to the outside, float in microgravity , and jump between ships in formation. Furthermore, several corvettes can coordinate for joint maneuvers, both in exploration and combat, facilitating cooperation in combat.
The construction is modular : hulls, wings, landing gear, cockpits, engines, and thrusters can be combined to your liking, with cockpit styles ranging from the Thunderbird (aerodynamic profile) to the Titan (robust and technical) or the Ambassador (retro-futuristic touch). Everything, inside and out, is decorated to reflect your idea of the ideal spaceship.
- Thematic expedition to unlock key pieces and learn the basics of building.
- Cooperative Mission Radar and new multiplayer tasks with exclusive rewards.
- Autopilot for more comfortable and safe spatial movements.
- Effect Plasma Trail for propellants during the expedition, in addition to panoramic windows for spectacular views.
- Skydiving/atmospheric jump from the corvette to the surface of planets.
- New combat options such as Deadeye Canyon.
Life on board also expands: there are living and decorating modules (kitchens, indoor gardens, laboratories, and luxury cabins), a cooking and nutrition system for the crew, and the ability to cultivate a garden inside your corvette . Cosmetic rewards include the Skyborn exosuit and a mechanical mouse companion . Even Twitch Drops return , offering items to those who watch live streams of the game.
Technology, performance and availability
Representation of technical improvements
To bring these features to life, Hello Games has undertaken a profound restructuring of key systems: from world generation to indoor movement during flights with players on board. Some of the technology from Voyagers will be shared with the studio's next project, Light No Fire , highlighting the technical leap forward.
On the visual front, the update adds MBOIT for more realistic transparencies, improvements to lighting and reflections, and support for NVIDIA DLSS 4 on PC for increased smoothness and sharpness, with a particular benefit in VR. In the PlayStation ecosystem, Spectral Super Resolution enhances the PS VR2 experience, and settings have been added for fully customizable controls.
Quality-of-life improvements include mission radar , the aforementioned autopilot , new weapons and windows, as well as the option to retrieve and swap modules found on planets to fine-tune your corvette. While intended for advanced progression, these ships can be unlocked relatively early with the help of expeditions.
Voyagers is available for free on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC (including Game Pass). The simultaneous release across all platforms facilitates cross-play support , allowing the community to explore the new features without waiting or barriers.
The impact was immediate: the game has seen peaks of over 90.000 concurrent players on Steam, fueled by the community's creativity in recreating iconic ships and sharing designs. The policy of free updates continues to bolster the confidence of both veterans and newcomers.
Voyagers solidifies No Man's Sky as a constantly evolving space experience: modular corvettes with living interiors, cooperative missions, next-generation graphical improvements, and a technical boost that lays the foundation for the future of Hello Games' universe.
