Explainer / Published 2026-10-29

No Man's Sky reaches iPhone and iPad with the Forsaken 7.10 update

Hello Games put the full game on iOS devices and shipped a Halloween-themed update for every platform, with postal missions, seamless warping and new corvette parts.

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THE SHORT VERSION

  • No Man's Sky launched on iPhone and iPad on October 28, 2026, alongside the Forsaken update, which Hello Games numbers 7.10 and shipped for every platform the game supports.
  • The mobile version needs an iPhone 11 or newer, or a third-generation iPad Air or newer, with custom touch controls, all previously released updates and a 4GB download; part of the game is free to try.
  • Forsaken adds seasonal traders, derelict and infested locations to explore, new corvette modules and cosmetics, postal delivery missions, a radial weapon menu, a minimal HUD, accessibility options and seamless warping between stars.

The game arrives on iOS, and an update ships everywhere

No Man's Sky is now playable on iPhone and iPad, Eurogamer reports, adding two more devices to a list that already runs from PC and consoles to VR. The same day, Hello Games released the Forsaken update for all players on every platform, which the studio's own page numbers as update 7.10.

The platform list attached to the update is broad: Mac, PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Switch and Switch 2, Xbox One and Series X/S, VR, and now iPhone and iPad. That breadth is the point of the release. A player on any of those devices gets the same version number and the same seasonal content, while the mobile port is the genuinely new entry.

What the iOS version requires

Eurogamer gives the compatibility line: iPhone 11 and above, or a third-generation iPad Air and above. The mobile build includes custom touch controls, all 40-plus previously released updates, and a download of about 4GB. The first part of the game is free to try, which is unusual for a full port and gives a way to test performance before paying. That free opening is what separates this release from a paid demo, since neither source states the store price.

Those details answer the practical questions, but not all of them. Neither source lists which iPhone or iPad models are excluded beyond the floor, how the game performs across the supported range, or how long the free section runs. The store listing is the place to check the current price, the exact device list and whether progress carries between devices, because neither report addresses cross-save.

What Forsaken adds to explore

Forsaken leans on the Halloween season. Hello Games describes strange traders gathering to collect haunting mementos and deliver mysterious packages, with the official page framing the update as the darker side of the universe. Eurogamer adds the locations: derelict hulks, abandoned freighters and infested outposts, plus samples that range from haunted tech to biological horrors. The official page frames the same loop as meeting strange traders, collecting haunting mementos and delivering mysterious packages.

The rewards are cosmetic and structural. Eurogamer lists biomechanical corvette modules, new cockpits and a new interior set inspired by a distant galaxy, along with a larva tank helmet and a weapon called the wriggling grub cannon. One open question matters for players who dislike missing out: Eurogamer says Hello Games' pre-release material is vague about whether this content is limited-time, like an Expedition, and that the mention of new features sounds more permanent. The official page confirms the version number but does not settle the expiry question.

The changes that outlast the season

Some of the update is plainly permanent quality-of-life work. Eurogamer reports new postal missions that make the player a delivery driver across the galaxy, a radial menu for weapon selection, a minimal HUD mode, and dozens of accessibility additions. Those are systems rather than cosmetics, and they apply whatever the seasonal content does.

The most consequential change for travel is what the studio calls seamless warping. Eurogamer describes it as locking onto the brightest star in the sky and travelling straight there without opening the galactic map, and the official page lists jumping between star systems with seamless warping among the headline features. If it works as described, it shortens the most repeated action in the game.

Where this sits in the game's tenth year

The timing follows a busy stretch. Eurogamer notes that the tenth-anniversary update is already out and its limited-time expedition has ended, which is why the studio is moving to a seasonal theme. The site's other survival and exploration files, including Star Trek: Outposts Unknown, Once Human's Isles of Abyss and DayZ's Badlands update, cover how comparable games have handled their own seasonal drops.

Eight years of free updates is the reason the mobile release is treated as a milestone rather than a port. The Game Awards-era Hello Games that shipped a divisive launch is not the studio described in either source; what is described is a team adding a platform and a seasonal event in the same week, with 40-plus updates behind it.

What to check before installing

For a mobile player, three things are worth confirming in the store before downloading: whether the device is on the supported list, how much storage the 4GB install needs with saves included, and what the free section covers. Neither report says whether the mobile version includes multiplayer with other platforms, so that is another question for the listing rather than an assumption. The same applies to whether the mobile build can join a friend's galaxy.

For existing players, the Forsaken question is simpler: the systems changes are permanent and the seasonal framing suggests a window. If the cosmetics matter, playing during the event is the safe choice; if only the travel and interface changes matter, those do not depend on the season. The version number 7.10 and the platform list are the two details to quote when checking patch notes. Neither report gives an end date for the seasonal event.

Sources & reporting limits

  1. As No Man's Sky arrives on mobile, Hello Games celebrates with a spooky update for all that includes delivery missions and "seamless" interstellar travel
  2. Forsaken: Introducing Update 7.10
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