The best and worst part of live-service games is that there’s always something new to do. Frequent content updates mean it’s practically impossible to see everything a game has to offer, so you’re rewarded for coming back again and again. But on the other hand, that feeds into the FOMO inherent in live-service games, leading players to log in even if they don’t really want to just to avoid missing activities and rewards they know won’t be around forever. That’s certainly the case with No Man’s Sky’s limited-time expeditions, but as 2025 comes to a close, developer Hello Games is giving players a chance to see everything they missed this year.
In recent years, No Man’s Sky has kept players around with large content updates and expeditions — mini-campaigns that the entire player community can take part in to earn exclusive rewards. Expeditions are usually only a few weeks long, tapping into new features added in corresponding updates, and they offer some of the best cosmetic gear in the game to participants. The downside is that missing one, especially one with a reward you’re looking forward to, can be a huge bummer, so in the past few years, No Man’s Sky has held a series of expedition reruns at year’s end.
