No Man's Sky: 10 Core Gameplay Features You Need To Know About

4. You Can Terraform Planets

Hello Games and Sean Murray have both been very careful about making other game comparisons when rolling out No Man's Sky, as they really wanted it to stand on its own.

However, comparisons are useful tools when dealing with expectation, and in a 20 minute gameplay demo IGN carried out with Murray, he was shown upgrading a weapon to blow a hole directly in the side of a mountainside, before taking refuge within.

Such methods are key for getting away from any windchill or hazardous elements, and will factor into first landing on any given planet, as Murray notes many of their playtesters would create base HQs as a reference point, before seeing how far they can go in any direction.