No Man’s Sky is coming to Mac, creator announces

It’ll have cross-play and cross-save

Thanks to a series of Apple-related tweets from Hello Games’ Sean Murray, many have speculated that No Man’s Sky was coming to Mac. Now, that dream has become a reality, as it transpires t🐈hat the universe exploration gamꦿe has now become available for the Windows alternative.

The news comes from the man himself on Twitter, announcing the Mac version via a promotional video. Along with the teaser, here’s an overview of what No Man’s Sky fans will be treated to in this port. Namely, the space-faring title will have cross-play and cross-save, all the updates that have occurred over the last seven years, and more. Best of all, it’s completely free to those who own the game on .

No Man’s Sky Mac 🍎

🫂Cross Play
🪄Cross Save
🤘Metal 3
👟High Performance
👨‍💻Apple Silicon and Intel
🦄MetalFX Temporal & Spatial Upscaling
🛝Optimised Loading
🕹️Full Controller Support
🫀7 years of updates

Free to millions of existing Steam Players

— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky)

Murray also tweeted another little nugget of information, which shows that the Mac version also supports VR. According🀅 to a , the game will run on any Mac that uses Apple Silicon. Therefore, the Mac Mini, Mac Studio, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro should be suitable. The requirements on Steam say you will need an Intel i5 processor and at least an AMD Radeon Pro 570X @ 4 GB, as well as macOS Monterey 12.3.

Once considered one of the most tumultuous video game launches ever, those who abandoned No Man’s Sky would be forgiven for assuming things hadn’t moved on. However, you couldn’t be further from the truth. With a series of free updates that have significantly improved the experience while also delivering new content, Hello Games has really turned the tide. It even won a BAFTA in 2022 for “Best Evolving Game.” That’s certainly a different story when compared to how things were in 2016.