No Man's Sky gets new update for April 2026

No Man's Sky has rolled out a new update for April 2026, with several tweaks and fixes to the game following the recent addition of its new Xeno Arena expansion. The latest No Man's Sky The update is already available for PC via Steam, and should be coming to consoles in the near future.

The addition of Xeno Arenas to No Man's Sky came with update 6.3, which launched on April 8, so many players are still getting a feel for them. A side activity that allows players to collect creatures and use them to compete in battles with hologrammatic representations of those creatures, players have found obvious parallels between the new gameplay mechanics and the core gameplay of other monster-catching games such as those in Pokémon franchise, but with a variety of alien beasts that fit in nicely No Man's Skys universe.

No Man's Sky ship enters the space station

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No Man's Sky Player builds an incredible orbital base

There are almost endless planets in No Man's Sky to explore, and a player's base fits perfectly into the aesthetic of one of these worlds.

Now, Hello Games has released a new update titled Xeno 6.32, which uses early player feedback on the latest free content expansion to fix six different issues that have been identified. It's certainly not unusual for a developer to release a patch after the implementation of a new feature, but interestingly, only one of the key items is directly related to the new monster battle system itself, making it appear to be quite stable. Specifically, a bug caused NPCs near the Holo Arena game tables to become unresponsive to player actions, but the update should resolve this issue, allowing for easier access to arena battles at space stations, settlements, outposts, and The Anomaly.

Another bugfix loosely tied to the Xeno Arena system concerns players encountering issues with flickering visuals when exploring underwater. This issue has reportedly been resolved via the new patch, and the game should now allow for smoother graphics if players choose to look below the surface of the water while looking for the best creatures to use in No Man's Sky Holo Arena.

No Man's Sky Xeno Arena Bubble attack with the player watching

There are also a handful of bugs introduced to the game through the Xeno Arena update that don't specifically concern the monster battle system at all, and the latest patch has fixed them. One of these questions was about upgrades on No Man's Skys customizable Corvette ships are removed after players have performed a warp between different star systems. Along with that, the patch fixes a duplication bug that inadvertently added extra copies of items to players' inventories. Finally, the last two patch notes mention fixes to a rare network crash and a PlayStation 5-specific issue that had caused performance issues when players visited The Anomaly.

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The 6.32 update actually comes just a day after another patch for the Xeno Arena expansion was added to the game. Update 6.31 also offered only minor changes and fixes and was specific to the PlayStation and PC versions of the game. The only added features fixed crash issues that could occur when players were moving No Man's Sky Technology upgrades in their inventory while the charging system popup warning was active, and general network optimization improvements.

No Man's Sky Xeno Arena 6.32 Patch Notes (April 13, 2026)

Hello everyone,

Thanks to everyone who plays No Man's Sky – Xeno Arena, especially those who take the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening carefully to your feedback and have identified and resolved a number of issues. These fixes are included in patch 6.32, which is now live on Steam, and will be coming to other platforms as soon as possible.

Bug fixes

Fixed an issue that could cause unresponsive NPCs to appear near game tables.
Fixed an issue that could cause flickering graphics underwater.
Fixed an issue that caused the Corvette tech to be removed when warping.
Fixed an issue that could cause many duplicate items to be created in inventories.
Fixed an issue that caused performance issues when on Anomaly on PS5.
Fixed a rare network crash.