No Man’s Sky turns ten years old tomorrow. I will not review the cycle of hype, disappointment, then eventual revival around the game. I’ve been there a few times before. It is enough for this moment to say that game is very different than it was back at launch in 2016. Still, it has been a pretty amazing and occasionally unlikely journey, these last ten years. No Man’s Sky – Celebrating 10 Years Hello Games has added some pretty amazing things to the game. I feel like corvettes were a huge deal, but there have certainly been other items that changed the game dramatically. And now that we are here at the cusp of the anniversary, I am sure fans of the game are hoping for some splashy new feature to cap off the first decade. But Hello Games isn’t there yet. Announcements, updates, and no doubt a new expedition are yet to arrive. The fans, however, won’t wait. Over on the NMS subreddit there are a number of informal events being announced, like a corvette meetup in the Euclid galaxy. People have made videos, built bases to celebrate the decade mark Out of all the things I have seen floating around regarding the 10th anniversary, Hello Games itself has chosen one to highlight. As a one-time exception, we’d like to share a community initiative celebrating No Man’s Sky’s 10th anniversary. On August 9th, many No Man’s Sky communities are coming together to try to break the concurrent player record set at launch as a way of thanking Hello Games for a decade of exploration. Simply log into the game on August 9, 2026 18:00 UTC and help us set a new record! Setting a new record would obviously been a bit of a boon for Hello Games. But they are also not organizing this event nor doing anything besides amplifying the announcement for those trying to get it going. Not that the fans are lacking in coverage. There are posts and videos promoting the event. There is even a site up dedicated to the event that has participation laid out like an expedition. It appears to be run on the honor system, but when you’re done you’ll get your own traveler card. So while we wait to see what Hello Games has in store for us for the tenth anniversary, we can get started with what will likely be an extended celebration by marking the launch date ten years down the line.