No Man’s Sky Comes to iPhone and iPad on 28 October

No Man’s Sky iPhone players will soon be able to explore the same vast universe that has grown across PC and consoles for a decade. Hello Games announced the mobile version on 12 October, as part of Apple App Store Indie Games Week, and set the release date for 28 October. Preorders opened the same day. The studio describes the release as the full game rather than a slimmed-down mobile edition, with more than 40 major updates included, including the recent Cosmos update. Players can try the opening section for free, and the full game unlock costs $19.99 in the United States.

The technical scope is unusually broad for a mobile port. No Man’s Sky iPhone support starts with iPhone 11, while iPad support starts with the third-generation iPad Air. The game requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later, and Hello Games says the download takes up less than 5GB of storage. Touch controls, controllers, and TV casting are supported, and iPad users can also use a mouse and keyboard. Planetary Settlements, a more demanding feature, are supported on iPhone 15 Pro and newer models. The studio says work on its next game, Light No Fire, helped make the mobile port possible.

No Man’s Sky iPhone version has clear limits at launch

The No Man’s Sky iPhone release will not include multiplayer at launch, and Planetary Settlements will not be available on every supported device. Those limits mirror the approach Hello Games used for the Nintendo Switch version, where the core exploration experience arrived first. The studio says it will support the iOS version based on how many people play it, and it is keen to hear player feedback after launch. For long-time players, the appeal is clear: a procedurally generated universe, with planets, spaceflight, vehicles, and base building, on a phone. For new players, the free trial lowers the barrier to entry, while the broad device support means many existing iPhone owners will not need new hardware to try it.

Source: Polygon