No Man's Sky Players Explored Under 1% of 18 Quintillion Planets in 10 Years
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Updated · IGN · Aug 10
No Man's Sky Players Explored Under 1% of 18 Quintillion Planets in 10 Years
2 articles · Updated · IGN · Aug 10
Summary
Less than 1% of No Man’s Sky’s 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 planets have been explored 10 years after launch, Hello Games said in its anniversary update.
Sean Murray paired that milestone with a teaser for the next update, Cosmos, signaling support will continue beyond the game’s 10-year mark.
The anniversary note also said 2026 has delivered No Man’s Sky’s highest player numbers since launch, underscoring a long-term revival.
That turnaround follows one of gaming’s starkest reputational recoveries: the 2016 release sank to 'overwhelmingly negative' on Steam before years of updates lifted it to 'very positive.'