No Man’s Sky Is The Latest Video Game To Embrace Tiny Home Culture

Players of No Man’s Sky have recently started a new trend of building very tiny yet functional homes across the game’s procedurally generated universe. The space exploration and survival game developed by Hello Games has added many features since its initial release, from online multiplayer to living spaceships. One of these updates gave players the ability to build structures and homes on any planet, using the resources they have gathered throughout their adventures in space. This added feature was fundamental in breathing life into No Man’s Sky, as many players found the game to be lacking in objectives and goals, despite its completely limitless exploration.

As many gamers recall, No Man’s Sky saw an extreme amount of hype prior to the game’s release. In the following weeks, players were disappointed to find that the limitless universe before them felt a bit empty and lifeless. As time passed, the love for No Man’s Sky died down substantially, but Hello Games never gave up on their creation. Since the release, No Man’s Sky has come a long way with regular content-heavy updates. As a result, players have begun to leave their mark on the universe, building homes and structures on any planet they find.

According to Polygon, players have recently focused their in-game building on smaller structures that follow the tiny home trend. Tiny home culture has grown increasingly popular across the world in recent years. People build small living spaces that contain their most-needed resources and personal belongings. However, the tiny home movement is about more than living in a small space. The small mobile home culture embraces environmental awareness, financial stability, and an endless sense of adventure. In terms of No Man’s Sky, a tiny home gives players a temporary base on the many planets they visit throughout their exploration.

In the highly immersive universe of No Man’s Sky, players often camp out within one solar system for quite some time, collecting resources and searching for any other interesting activities. The ability to build a small temporary home was exactly what No Man’s Sky players needed to really feel like true explorers. Rather than endlessly jumping from planet to planet, players now spend more time on a single world. This realistic immersion-focused gameplay creates memories, adventures, and experiences that make No Man’s Sky feel so much more rewarding.

The tiny home community and their sense of wanderlust perfectly integrates into the limitless exploration of No Man’s Sky. The game is very far from the typical action-packed storylines we have come to expect from video games today. It is about appreciating the environments and the endless feeling of discovery. Building a tiny home on one of No Man’s Sky’s alien worlds might be just what gamers need to slow down and relax for a bit.

Source: Polygon

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