No Man’s Sky, developer Sean Murray, has hit a Steam concurrent-player high in the last few days after the Voyagers expansion added custom starship construction. That recent free update pushed a wave of players back to the game, and SteamDB shows the surge in real time.
In the game, pilots traverse a vast galaxy gathering resources, building bases, fighting other ships, or cataloguing planets and wildlife while building whatever kind of ship they can imagine. The update’s core draw is the new ship-building system, which lets players assemble bespoke vessels by parts and visual design. The Steam store listing for the game highlights the expansion and its features – the update is available through the Voyagers expansion on Steam. Tracking sites like SteamDB charts report a recent peak concurrent number of 98,285, the highest since the launch-day spike of 212,613.
The community response has leaned heavily into creativity. Players have made everything from retro handset-shaped ships to franchise-famous craft, and developer reposts helped amplify the builds. An earlier look at the game’s post-launch recovery charted how player sentiment recovered over time and reached strong Steam reviews; that write-up is linked here as context. Designs run wild – some users even fashioned mechs out of ship parts – and social posts showcasing these creations have driven interest across platforms. Who wouldn’t want to try building a tiny Millennium Falcon or a hulking super destroyer?
Well damn, No Man’s Sky space travel looks amazing, especially with custom ships that are made with the new ship building feature such as this Boba Fett Slave 1 starship from Star Wars!
Video and ship created by Reddit user Itachii47. #NoMansSky pic.twitter.com/bpgJqUYRE2
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) August 29, 2025
Behold!
The most INDESTRUCTIBLE ship in No Man's Sky History@NoMansSky #NoMansSky pic.twitter.com/GMhnhBIokB
— Ray Reynolds (@RayReynoldsNMS) September 1, 2025
I attempted to make a Super Destroyer in No Man’s Sky pic.twitter.com/NSCgBNScFF
— Skignorf (@skignorf) August 30, 2025
— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) September 1, 2025
Well damn, No Man’s Sky space travel looks amazing, especially with custom ships that are made with the new ship building feature such as this Boba Fett Slave 1 starship from Star Wars!
Video and ship created by Reddit user Itachii47. #NoMansSky pic.twitter.com/bpgJqUYRE2
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) August 29, 2025
you can build a mech now in #NoMansSky 😎 pic.twitter.com/SjAfOMjLkL
— Khraze (@KhrazeGAMING) August 28, 2025
Chat about builds on X and post screenshots on Bluesky to share highlights.
