No Man’s Sky Breach update lands with explorable space wrecks, Atlas ship parts, and a seasonal expedition

The No Man’s Sky Breach update is live today, October 22, 2025, delivering a spooky, exploration-heavy refresh that leans into the game’s recent ship overhaul. Players can now spacewalk to salvage wrecks drifting in deep space, unlock striking Atlas-themed components, and chart mysterious purple-star solar systems as part of a limited-time Breach expedition. The update is free for existing players and arrives with quality-of-life improvements aimed at faster, cleaner ship building.

What the No Man’s Sky Breach update adds

Breach builds directly on the big “crew and ships” redesign earlier this year, expanding both the places you’ll go and the tools you’ll use to customize your vessel.

• Space wrecks to explore and salvage: Derelict craft now appear throughout the far reaches of space. EVA out of your ship, investigate the hulks, and strip them for rare parts.

• Atlas-themed ship components: Earn red-and-black “Atlas” wings, engines, and structural pieces with distinctive glows and geometry.

• New vertical and structural parts: Taller masts, framing, and bulk pieces help you assemble more imposing silhouettes and multi-deck layouts.

• Purple-star solar systems: Exotic systems debut with deeper oceans, volatile gas giants, and unusual terrain—prime hunting grounds for wreckage and rare materials.

• Seasonal narrative thread: The update weaves a darker-toned story suited to the Halloween window, sending Travellers to uncover the fate of a long-lost corvette at the edge of known space.

The Breach expedition: how it works and how long it lasts

A time-limited community expedition launches alongside the update and is designed to funnel players toward the new content loop. Expect curated milestones that:

1. Guide you to purple-star systems and their stranger biomes.

2. Teach safe spacewalking and salvage techniques amid debris fields.

3. Lead you to a signature derelict—salvage it to unlock exclusive ship modules and cosmetics.

The Breach expedition is set to run for approximately three weeks from October 22, 2025. Expedition durations can shift based on live-ops needs, but the intent is a tight seasonal arc: jump in early to secure all rewards.

Why Breach matters after Voyagers

Voyagers reimagined ships as crewed, customizable homes and pushed social play aboard capital vessels. Breach capitalizes on that momentum with:

• A rewarding salvage loop: The EVA gameplay that resonated with players now ties directly into progression. Floating outside your ship isn’t just atmospheric—it’s lucrative.

• Deeper expression through parts: New vertical pieces, structural beams, and Atlas sets broaden silhouettes beyond classic fighters and haulers, encouraging wildly tall or intricately layered builds.

• Exploration incentives: Purple-star systems become destination biomes rather than curiosities, offering rare salvage and expedition milestones that keep the galaxy feeling new.

In short, Breach turns shipbuilding from a workshop-only hobby into an exploration-driven endgame: fly, find, salvage, and then showcase.

Patch highlights for builders and explorers

While the headliners are wrecks and the expedition, Breach includes practical improvements that smooth day-to-day play:

• Improved snapping and alignment for ship parts, reducing micro-adjustment time.

• Palette tools that let you apply color schemes across larger sections, speeding up visual passes.

• Workshop refinements that better reflect part hitboxes and collision, making intricate builds less fiddly.

• General stability and performance tweaks across platforms to keep large, component-heavy ships responsive.

These changes collectively make it faster to prototype, test-fly, and iterate on hulls—especially important as salvaging feeds you a wider array of components.

How to start the No Man’s Sky Breach update content

• Update the game and load any save (new or existing).

• Pin the expedition: From the main menu, select the active expedition to spawn into its tailored start.

• Equip for EVA: Carry life support consumables and hazard protection upgrades; debris fields can be tranquil one moment and treacherous the next.

• Scan system maps for purple-star candidates and keep a detector handy for anomalous wreck signatures.

• Salvage smart: Prioritize rare Atlas parts and vertical structural pieces early—they unlock the most dramatic silhouette changes for your ship.

The outlook: a strong seasonal loop with long-term payoffs

Breach is timely—its eerie wrecks and desolate systems fit the late-October mood—but the additions feel durable beyond the season. Spacewalking and salvage grant builders a steady pipeline of premium parts, while purple-star systems add fresh waypoints for explorers and photographers. If Voyagers made ships the star, Breach gives them stories—and scars—to wear.

With roughly three weeks on the expedition clock from October 22, 2025, the best plan is simple: suit up, breach the void, and bring home pieces worthy of a legend.