No Man’s Sky’s July 2025 Update is Likely Just the Calm Before the Storm

No Man’s Sky has released a fresh update for July, bringing a variety of bug fixes, especially to the Switch 2 version. Since its launch nearly ten years ago, No Man’s Sky has continued to evolve, and with each patch, the expansive space adventure becomes an even stronger experience.

With the Switch 2’s multiplayer features, No Man’s Sky seemed like a perfect game to add to the new Nintendo console’s roster, but there were some immediate hiccups. At launch, multiplayer for No Man’s Sky‘s Switch 2 port was essentially broken, but July’s Patch 5.73 has arrived to smooth out a lot of the port’s problems. Now that Patch 5.73 puts all versions of the game on level ground, No Man’s Sky‘s future updates can focus on larger updates that benefit all players equally.

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Developer Hello Games Can Now Focus on Evolving No Man’s Sky Even Further

Granted, not every bug fix included in Patch 5.73 is centered around the Switch 2, but a decent chunk of the update was focused on bringing the port up to par. The most exciting thing about No Man’s Sky is that Hello Games’ love of continuously working on the title means that there is bound to be more major content updates on the horizon, expanding its world to reach even greater heights.

2025 Has Already Been a Big Year for No Man’s Sky Content

No Man’s Sky‘s Worlds Apart II (Update 5.5) was released back in January of this year.

Worlds Apart II was one of the biggest updates that No Man’s Sky has seen yet. The update truly tested the limits of the game’s engine, bringing players a fresh treasure trove of incredible content. Beyond the usual quality of life improvements that are expected from updates, No Man’s Sky‘s Worlds Apart II introduced new star systems, more diverse terrain generation, purple-class star systems, and more dynamic water and swimming mechanics, elevating the game’s exploration.

Relics (Update 5.6) focused on palaeontology, while Beacon (Update 5.7) has focused primarily on settlements.

According to Hello Games, there are plenty more updates planned for the future, too. Back in November 2024, Hello Games dev Martin Griffiths tweeted “we aren’t even close to being finished yet,” when discussing how far No Man’s Sky has come since its 2016 launch. No Man’s Sky has one of the most notorious launches in modern gaming, as many of the promised features were missing. Thankfully, over time, the resilience of Hello Games has paid off in a big way, as the team has proven that the space adventure has serious longevity.

Some of the biggest Switch 1 & 2 fixes to come to No Man’s Sky‘s 5.73 update include repairs to UI overlap and clipping, screenshot issues, a bug that rendered the warp tunnel at low resolution, and torch texture rendering problems.

Next Year Marks a Major Milestone for No Man’s Sky

No Man’s Sky will celebrate its tenth anniversary on August 9, 2026.

With a ten-year anniversary on the horizon, there’s no telling what Hello Games has in store for the big celebration. Of course, the developer has yet to reveal any plans, but it would be surprising if there wasn’t some kind of update to mark the occasion. No Man’s Sky‘s embrace of player creativity has kept much of its fan base engaged for years, so it will be intriguing to see what the developer has planned to potentially keep the game going for another ten years.

Only time will tell, but now that the Switch 2 has become a better-functioning part of the No Man’s Sky community, it will be fascinating to see what the rest of the year’s updates look like. Nine years later, No Man’s Sky continues to surprise, and that remains the game’s biggest strength.