Overview
- Hello Games confirmed on Monday that No Man’s Sky will launch on iPhone and iPad on October 28, 2026, with pre-orders now live and a free-to-try option at release.
- The iOS build includes the full decade of updates rather than a trimmed ‘lite’ edition, but multiplayer is absent at launch and planetary settlements are limited on older devices.
- Hello Games says the mobile version runs on devices as old as the iPhone 11 and third-generation iPad Air, installs in roughly 4–5GB, and offers rebuilt touch controls plus optional controller and mouse‑and‑keyboard support on iPad.
- Development took about three years and used optimizations from the studio’s work on Light No Fire and Apple platform technologies to shrink the footprint and manage battery and thermal performance.
- No Android release has been announced and Hello Games says future additions will depend on player numbers and feedback, a pattern that echoes how the studio iterated on other platform ports after launch.