In the almost decade-long redemption arc for Hello Games and No Man’s Sky, the game has received countless transformative updates – from visual overhauls to engine optimisations, new features and so much more. One of the biggest came with Part 1 of the Worlds Update, released back in July. Less than a year later, and the concluding half to this major overhaul is now here.

Releasing the surprise update (as they have done for years now), Hello Games officially unveiled update 5.5 – ‘Worlds Part II’, transforming the universe with “with new stars, new story, and new planets.”

As with pretty much every single No Man’s Sky update, the list of changes and additions are far too many to list here, however, some of the most notable include:

• Evolved world generation algorithm bringing new mountains, valleys, plains and more
• New Purple-class solar systems
• Incredibly deep oceans
• Gas Giant planets
• Expanded story
• Dense jungles
• Revamped local hazards
• Graphics overhaul
• Relic Worlds
• Dynamic water simulation
• Spore Worlds
• Faster loading

As mentioned, this is but a small taste of the hundreds of major and minor additions/changes made with this latest update. The full and incredibly exhaustive list can be found HERE.

With every new update to No Man’s Sky, it feels as though Hello Games have finished turning the title into the ultimate form of itself. Yet, they somehow managed to continue to surprise and delight every single time.

KitGuru says: What do you think of Worlds Part II? Will you hop back into No Man’s Sky? What’s your favourite new addition? Let us know down below.