No Man's Sky 2 isn't happening, next game is a fantasy sim

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Hello Games' next title is kind of like No Man's Sky but set in a medieval fantasy universe, features multiplayer and survival / crafting elements.

Hello Games announced its next project, and it's not No Man's Sky 2.

Light No Fire is the next project from Hello Games. It's set in a vast online-driven multiplayer world that's scaled to be as big as planet Earth, complete with survival and crafting elements.

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This time around, the studio is trading sci-fi spaceships and vehicles for flying dragons and mounts. Lasers have been replaced with bows and arrows, and the game has this feeling of grand myth and magic fantasy with Valheim-esque mechanics.

"For our new game, we wanted to create something that's varied as a universe, something with real mountains that are miles high...that you can climb and see rivers, canyons, continents. The first real open world, something without boundaries. It's a place where people can live out their adventures together," Hello Games boss Sean Murray said at The Game Awards 2023.

"It's quite a small team working on it, there's about a dozen of us. We're super nervous, but really excited. This is a game I would still like to be updating 10 years from now."

You can wishlist Light No Fire right now on Steam.

Swallagoon on December 8th, 2023 at 13:11 UTC »

No Man’s Skyrim

d4_H_ on December 8th, 2023 at 12:49 UTC »

Why would we need a NMS sequel if the current one continue to stay strong? Also it would divide the community between NMS 1 and 2, IMO it’s better to keep things the way they are

Jenbak5 on December 8th, 2023 at 10:58 UTC »

The No Man Sky engine is very noticeable here but that's not a bad thing. They can easily change the lift off and landing sequences for example if they want to hide it.