After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad
You can get a universe in your pocket if you have an iPhone 11 or later.
You can get a universe in your pocket if you have an iPhone 11 or later.
The short version
- Just over 10 years after its initial release, space exploration and survival crafting game No Man’s Sky is making its way to the iPhone and iPad, Apple and developer Hello Games announced today.
- It will run on devices as far back as the iPhone 11 and the third-generation iPad Air.
- This version of the game includes all of the content and systems updates to the game that have been added over the years—the expansions that famously took the game from a rocky launch reception to a widely beloved redemption story.
What happened
In addition to touch controls (which actually ought to be a good fit for a menu-heavy game like this), the iPhone version supports game controllers and casting to a TV, while the iPad version supports both of those things, plus mouse and keyboard input. Hello Games has been working on the iOS version for three years.
Why it matters
It also recently released a well-received macOS port of the game.
Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Ars Technica via the links above and below.