No Man's Sky is coming to iPhone and iPad as part of Apple's App Store Indie Games Week, a campaign celebrating independent developers. Hello Games brought the space exploration and survival game to Mac in 2023, and according to studio co-founder Sean Murray, someone on the team then claimed it could run on an iPhone. The mobile version includes all of the game's updates from the last decade, along with rebuilt touch controls, TV casting, controller support and mouse and keyboard support on iPad. It takes up less than 5GB of storage.
Like the Nintendo Switch port, the initial release lacks multiplayer and settlements on iOS and iPadOS. Murray said Hello Games will support iOS "in a similar way" to those features once it has gathered feedback and player numbers. He also highlighted the game's compatibility, noting that it is playable on the iPhone 11 and third-generation iPad Air and newer, a rare feat for a PC and console title.
No Man's Sky can be pre-ordered now and becomes available on October 28, with a free trial offered. Other indie titles highlighted in the event include Sifu, Sloclap's revenge beat-'em-up with a reworked camera and touch controls, along with Vampire Crawlers, a card-based take on Vampire Survivors, and Dome Keeper, a roguelite blending mining and tower defense. Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall, 9 Kings and Little Kitty, Big City are also available now.
Apple's head of App Store Worldwide, Carson Oliver, said the company wanted to celebrate indie developers who take creative risks. App Store editors have also published a separate guide to indie games that run on Mac.
Source: Engadget · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing