No Man’s Skywas released on Jun 14, 2025 with a fair bit of criticism for lack of promised features, but the game is also known for making one of the biggest comebacks in the industry’s history. Since then,No Man’s Skyhas consistently received chunky DLC updates that addedexciting content for free.No Man’s Skyalso saw a massive surge of support from fans due to the consumer-friendly approach that the developers took when supporting the post-launch content.
Now,No Man’s Skyhas officially announced an exciting crossover withMass Effect.The thrilling news comes a week after the release ofMass Effect: Legendary Edition, which has seen immense success both in player count and sales figures.
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TheNo Man’s Sky/Mass Effectcrossover will add the legendary SSV Normandy SR1 fromMass Effect, but players will need to participate in a limited-time event to obtain the ship. The event will go on until May 31, and the update will add a series of expeditions mission content as well. The Normandy alsoincludes a brilliant S rating, which is the best ranking in the game. For the players that add it to their fleet, they’ll be able to keep it for good even after the limited-time crossover is over.
Mass Effectmay not canonically exist within the lore ofNo Man’s Sky, but this is still an enjoyable addition to the game. As it so happens, crossovers are slowly becoming a staple in the industry, with games likeFortnitepartaking in crossovers with Marveland DC. This also brings in the question of whether fans can expect further crossovers in the future forNo Man’s Sky. After all, franchises likeStar WarsorStar Trekwould make perfect sense for the game as they fit the tone and genre.
This week has been especially exciting forNo Man’s Skyafter it was announced that the game’s virtual reality mode on PC will be among the first VR games ever tosupport Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super-Sampling(DLSS). All this comes to show that Hello Games has continued to make a vigorous effort to repair and strengthen the game’s reputation. At the 2020 Game Awards,No Man’s Skyreceived a respectable victory in taking the Best Ongoing Game award. This August marks the five-year anniversary ofNo Man’s Sky,but developer Hello Games already started celebrating when releasing the new Companions update, and now, this crossover is something that fans never would’ve expected but is a welcome update.
No Man’s Skyis available right now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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