No Man's Sky: How To Play Co-Op And What To Expect From The Experience
When No Man's Sky launched on consoles in August of 2016, it was met with a mixed reception. For a space exploration-survival sim, it was a little barebones. However, over time, it has changed for the better, as each new update has brought a new feature or fix to further improve the game (such as the recent pet-wrangling Companions update).
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One of the biggest (and by far the most popular) of these changes was the addition of multiplayer. Bringing co-op to the once vast and empty universe of the game had a huge impact. No Man's Sky is now the multiplayer space survival game that fans wanted it to be when it was first shown off at VGX in 2013. Getting started with co-op in the game can be a little tough, though.
Updated August 21st by Matthew Mckeown: No Man's Sky has come a very long way since its shaky start. Regular updates have expanded the game substantially and there are now tons of activities to try out yourself or with friends.
Though the Universe seems like a vast and lonely space, the updates have made it seem much more alive and dense. Plus, co-op in No Man's Sky is always worthwhile as exploration with friends can lead to all sorts of procedurally generated adventures. For those that are new, or have missed out on what the latest updates have dropped as there’s been quite a lot of them, here are some more details on the co-op experience of No Man's Sky.
Previously, the directions for accessing the co-op in No Man's Sky were a little obtuse. When it first launched, there was still a small chance you could run into another player and, whilst they appeared as a floating ball of light, you were still unable to interact except through text or VOIP.
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