No Man's Sky drops free update with new robot alien society and more The "largest update of the year" is here for No Man's Sky with the Echoes update, which adds the new Autophage civilisation, and more.Heidi Nicholas Published 25 Aug 2023 FollowtopicsNo Man's Sky505 GamesID@XboxOnline MultiplayerPC Game PassXbox Game PassXbox Series X|SSurvivalHeidi Nicholas Whether or not you've unlocked all the No Man's Sky achievements, you've got another great reason to dive back in with the game's latest free update: Echoes. Check out the trailer below.No Man's Sky adds free Echoes update"Meet a secret society of robotic aliens in update 4.4, Echoes! Furthering the narrative introduced in Interceptor, explore the mysteries of the Autophage, perform their rituals, learn their language, and assemble your own ceremonial staff. In deep space, confront huge outlaw dreadnoughts, sweep through their trenches and destroy vulnerable components in new tactical space combat — and much more!"The Autophage, a race of robotic aliens, bring new story content with them, and you can "perform their rituals, learn their language, and assemble your own ceremonial staff" — what's more, No Man's Sky's Sean Murray adds you can "earn a huge array of mechanical parts to create your own robotic avatar."Then there are Pirate Dreadnoughts you can take on to save civilians, a new Multi-Tool Decommissioning Terminal, the new Voyagers expedition with its own rewards, a Wonder Projector you can use to showcase things on your base, and a whole lot more — you can see everything in full in the patch notes.If you missed it, Xbox added the first PC Game Pass titles to Nvidia GeForce Now, with No Man's Sky among them. If it's more Xbox Game Pass content you're after, be sure to check out our ever-growing list of all the games coming to Game Pass.More No Man's Sky stories: Play these 8 The Game Awards 2024 nominees today with Xbox Game Pass No Man's Sky joins N7 Day celebrations with Mass Effect crossover No Man's Sky developer announces new multiplayer game Light No Fire Play 10 The Game Awards 2023 nominees today with Game Pass Xbox adds first PC Game Pass titles to Nvidia GeForce Now this week Xbox Game PassPC Game PassXbox Series X|SXbox One Written by Heidi NicholasHeidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.