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No Man's Sky creator plans Light No Fire as long-term, post-launch expanded fantasy MMO

Sean Murray says Light No Fire, announced in December 2023, is being built as an earth-sized multiplayer fantasy sandbox that will receive major free features after launch, similar to No Man’s Sky. Ideas intended for Light No Fire—like buildable, multi-crew ships that act as separate physics worlds and can travel across huge oceans—were adapted into No Man’s Sky’s 2025 Voyagers update. Murray intends to keep working on Light No Fire for many years, aiming to support it a decade after release, which signals a long-term live-service approach.

• Light No Fire was announced in December 2023 and is described as an earth-sized multiplayer fantasy game with very large oceans.
• Development will mirror No Man’s Sky’s model: launch a core sandbox experience then add major free features post-release, with many ideas coming from the team and players.
• The multi-crew, buildable ships that operate as independent physics worlds and can cross oceans began as Light No Fire concepts and were implemented in No Man’s Sky’s 2025 Voyagers update.
• Sean Murray expects to remain working on the game for years and aims to still be supporting it ten years after launch, indicating long-term, iterative post-launch development.