No Man’s Sky Gets Cosmos, Its Biggest Space Overhaul in 10 Years

Hello Games has released a free content update, Cosmos (version 7.0), for the space sandbox No Man’s Sky. The developers call this release the most extensive overhaul of interstellar space in the game’s ten-year history: star systems now feature permanent points of interest, dense asteroid belts, derelict ships to salvage, and the ability to build full-fledged bases in the vacuum of space.

Interactive System Map, Asteroids, and a Tractor Beam

The key navigational addition is an interactive 3D map of the star system. Previously, events in interstellar space were generated randomly right in front of your ship; now locations are tied to fixed coordinates, letting pilots plot courses to permanent outposts, ancient ruins, and distress signals.

According to a preview on PlayStation.Blog, the void between planets is now filled with new activities:

• Systems now generate vast fields of rocky and icy asteroids, where mining fleets operate and space pirates set up ambushes;
• Large ship graveyards have appeared: you can break down the hulks for parts with a cutter, but breaching the hull’s integrity risks an explosion;
• Corvette-class starships now have a Tractor Beam for pulling in drifting containers and debris;
• Infested stations have appeared in orbit, overgrown with aggressive biomass that you need to clear with gravitino coils to obtain rare samples.

No Man's Sky Cosmos

📋Own A Space Station
🤝Alliances
🛰️Orbital Bases
📡Space Hulks
🚀Anniversary Expedition
🗺️Star Map
💎Deep-Space Looting
🪨Asteroid Belts
🦠Infested Outposts
☀️The Sun
🧙‍♀️Dev Commentary
🧲Tractor Beam
❄️Ice Fields
🪐Outposts
⛰️Improved Terrain
🔫Shipbreaking pic.twitter.com/8kJ9f023SW

— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) September 9, 2026

Zero-G Construction and Station Management

For the first time in the project’s history, you can build bases beyond planetary gravity. According to the official No Man’s Sky website, you can attach modules to the surface of large asteroids or construct them in open space, creating orbital outposts, repair docks, and observation decks.

Players can also become directors of major space stations. Owners can rebuild interior decks, decorate facades with hundreds of new parts, found galactic alliances, and compete in a shared hub activity ranking.

The developers have improved cloud detail when viewed from the stratosphere and removed the invisible wall around central stars: you can now fly right up to a system’s sun, though the heat will destroy your ship in seconds.

To mark the game’s tenth anniversary, a retrospective expedition called Our Journey Continues has launched with commemorative rewards. The update is now available for free on all platforms, and No Man’s Sky is 60% off on Steam until September 21.