No Man's Sky is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026 with continued active development and a major update planned, Hello Games confirmed this month [1, 2, 3]. The sci-fi exploration game remains a focus for Sean Murray and his team, who continue adding new features driven by community engagement [3]. Murray said, "If people keep playing it, I could work on this forever. I love it" [3].
Light No Fire, a cooperative adventure set on an Earth-sized procedurally generated fantasy planet, was unveiled at The Game Awards in December 2023 and remains in active development at Hello Games [1, 2]. Murray has learned to avoid discussing the game too early. He said, "I think at some point we will, you know, let people see more of the game, and I think that it will be very exciting for people when they do see that" [1].
The two titles share a development philosophy. Like No Man's Sky, Light No Fire will start with a core sandbox experience and expand post-launch with community-driven content [2]. Some technology developed for Light No Fire, including multi-crew ships that travel vast oceans, was partially integrated into No Man's Sky's 2025 Voyagers update [2].
Murray, who has worked on Light No Fire for seven years, said he hopes to continue supporting it for a decade or more post-launch in a similar fashion as No Man's Sky. "Whether we'll be lucky enough to get to work on it for 10 years after launch, I don't know, but I'd like to" [2].
No Man's Sky's development is largely driven by its passionate community and a flexible, unstructured work approach at Hello Games [3]. Murray expressed strong personal connection to No Man's Sky, stating he would be happy to work on the game as long as the community supports it, though he acknowledges there will likely be an eventual end [3].
No Man's Sky's upcoming big update is expected later in 2026 as the studio celebrates a decade of development and player engagement [1, 2, 3].
