7.0|Sep 9, 2026
View on Steam↗A complete overhaul to space arrives in the form of No Man's Sky COSMOS (7.0)
5/5 Game-Changing
No Man's Sky v7.0 'COSMOS' introduces player-owned Space Stations, a new Alliance system, and the ability to build bases anywhere in open space.
Key Changes
- 1Player-owned Space Stations with full interior and exterior customization
- 2New Alliance system with competitive galactic leaderboards
- 3Space base building on asteroids or via free-floating modular platforms
- 4Explorable Stars and new space POIs including Space Hulks and Outposts
- 510th Anniversary Expedition featuring 40 milestones from the game's history
- 6Ability to land on and mine massive asteroids for crystal resources
- 7New space-walking mechanic for exploring wreckages and structures
All Changes
🚀Space Exploration(6)
- newSpace Hulks: Added Space Hulks, massive wreckages that can be scavenged for valuable technology.
- newOutposts: Introduced free-floating Outposts manned by NPCs offering unique missions and rewards.
- newOutposts: Some Outposts are now infested with biological horrors, adding combat challenges to space exploration.
- changeAsteroid Belts: Asteroid belts now contain crystal resources and feature competition from other races for spoils.
- newStars: Stars in each system are no longer just background elements and can now be approached and explored.
- newSpace-walking: Added the ability to perform space-walks to explore new points of interest.
🏗️Base Building(4)
- newAsteroids: Players can now land on and build full-scale bases on large asteroids.
- newModular Bases: Introduced free-floating modular bases that can be constructed anywhere in space without a starting platform.
- newSpace Stations: Players can now claim ownership of Space Stations.
- newSpace Stations: Added full interior and exterior customization for player-owned Space Stations.
👥Social Systems(2)
- newAlliances: Introduced Alliances, allowing players to join together to form teams and claim stations.
- newGalactic Leaderboards: Added Galactic Leaderboards to track Alliance performance in size, station ownership, and system discovery.
🧭Expeditions(2)
- newAnniversary Expedition: Launched the 10th Anniversary Expedition featuring 40 milestones based on previous major updates.
- newSpacelog: Added a new Spacelog feature containing facts and anecdotes about the game's development history.
🛠️General(1)
- newOfficial Store: Launched the official No Man's Sky gear store for physical merchandise.
Summary
The COSMOS update (v7.0) marks the 10th Anniversary of No Man's Sky with a complete overhaul of space exploration. Players can now claim and customize their own Space Stations, form Alliances to compete on galactic leaderboards, and build modular bases directly in the vacuum of space. The update also introduces new points of interest including scavengeable Space Hulks, inhabited Outposts, and the ability to land on and mine massive asteroids. To celebrate the decade-long journey, a new Anniversary Expedition features 40 milestones reflecting the game's history since 2016.