No Man’s Sky Hits New Peak of Players on Steam

No Man’s Sky Reaches New Player Peak Post-Voyagers Update with Full Corvette Customization

No Man’s Sky by Hello Games hit an all-time high player count on Steam since its 2016 launch, driven by the Voyagers update. According to SteamDB data, the game recorded a peak of 98,285 players, exceeding the previous high of 97,723 achieved after the 2018 Next update. For context, while the game initially launched in 2016 with a peak of 212,000 simultaneous players, its count had significantly dropped to around a thousand by March 2018. The Voyagers update, the game’s 38th major content release, introduces full Corvette ship customization. It allows players to design ships with multiple interior levels and various thematic styles. This functionality expands upon options introduced by the Orbital editor in the previous year’s update, which enabled players to construct standard ships. Despite the challenge of acquiring parts in standard mode, the community rapidly developed diverse designs, ranging from ships inspired by films and series to completely original creations, many shared on forums.

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Sean Murray, Director at Hello Games, acknowledged the challenge of implementing this functionality in a game launched almost a decade ago. He attributed the update’s success to the team’s consistent effort in regularly producing significant updates. In the past year, Hello Games also released the Worlds Part I and II updates, alongside Voyagers. These releases demonstrate a high level of production activity focused on improving gameplay and creation tools. The continued support underscores the developer’s commitment to evolving the game years after its initial launch. Image credit: SteamDB.