No Man’s Sky is the gift that won’t stop giving. Less than two months since the last major patch – which introduced a whole new Pokemon-inspired monster capturing / battling system – the team at Hello Games are back with yet another update. Officially available right now, the ‘Swarm’ Update brings new enemies, improved space combat and more.

Available to download right now, The Swarm Update is one of No Man’s Sky’s smaller releases. Even so, the update still brings in a ton of welcome and surprise additions, including but not limited to:

• New competitive multiplayer Expedition
• New Hive of Glass ‘monstrous’ alien starship
• New Swarm enemy (found in space)
• New unlockable customisation pieces
• New land-based ‘planetary Swarmers’ enemy type
• Direwasp Disintegrator multi-tool

The full list of changes and additions can be found HERE.

While this latest update is primarily focused on the multiplayer expedition, the Swarm update still features plenty of new and interesting mechanics; continuing to cement No Man’s Sky as perhaps the greatest supported game of all time – especially for free.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this latest update? Does the team-based expedition interest you? Is there anything left for Hello Games to add to No Man’s Sky? Let us know your thoughts down below.

Today, Hello Games has released the new No Man's Sky THE SWARM update. The independent British developer said this is much larger than the previous patch, XENO ARENA (which introduced Pokémon-style pet battles). THE SWARM introduces an ominous new enemy, the Hive of Glass, which Hello Games labeled as an existential threat to the entire universe. Upon launching No Man's Sky after the patch, all players will be required to complete a personality test that will split them into three factions, which must cooperate, strategize, and compete to face the Hive of Glass. To figure out what's happening, there will […]

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Ten years on from its initial reveal, No Man's Sky is still getting updates. In the latest content drop, Hello Games added a full Pokémon-style battle arena to the game, along with the ability to catch and train different alien species. 

The Xeno Arena update is now available for No Man's Sky. Hello Games does not shy away from the Pokémon inspiration here, directly saying that the dev team are “huge fans of Pokémon, Palworld and pet battling in World of Warcraft”. The Xeno Arena is inspired by those very games, giving players the ability to seek out “rare robotic creatures”, each with their own abilities.

The update means that the procedurally generated alien species throughout No Man's Sky will carry their own elemental affinities, with strengths and weaknesses versus other elements. Rare biomes in the game will also have their own rare creatures, including legendary variants of certain creatures.

Once you capture one of these aliens, you can train them, breed them or genetically modify them to create new variants. Features like feeding, bonding and sparring are also in the game.

Players will find battle arenas dotted around the galaxy, where they can put their team of aliens up against other players or NPCs to earn rewards. Tournaments are also available, with a ranked leaderboard also available.

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KitGuru Says: No Man's Sky continues to impress. Will you be jumping back in for the new Xeno Arena update? 

Not even two months after the previous 'Remnant' patch, Hello Games is back with another massive No Man's Sky update titled XENO ARENA. This time, the independent UK developer is introducing a full-fledged Pokémon-style battling system. Wildlife that has populated No Man's Sky planets for a decade now has a direct gameplay purpose: you can catch creatures, raise them, and pit them against other players' creatures in competitive arena battles. Beyond the obvious Pokémon reference, Hello Games has also mentioned World of Warcraft's pet battling as an inspiration. Creatures found across the universe can be recruited into the player's squad, […]

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