Highlights
No Man's Sky offers a diverse and oftentimes eerie universe with abandoned planets and ghost ships, providing plenty of opportunities for in-game photography.
The game's community has fully embraced photography as a form of gameplay, with updates that enhance graphics and introduce new planet types and environments.
A bug within the graphics system enables players to capture eerie black and white screenshots, evoking the haunting atmosphere and valuable loot found in the derelict freighters of No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky offers an infinite, procedurally generated universe with eerie environments that can be captured in stunning screenshots. The game features a diverse canvas of abandoned anomalous planets and ghost ships drifting through space, providing endless possibilities for in-game photography.
Photography has become a major aspect of No Man's Sky, with game creator Sean Murray showcasing community-captured screenshots on his personal Twitter account and even incorporating them into the game. Many players have made photography their main focus, and the numerous free content updates have not only improved the game's graphics and visual effects, but also introduced new planet types and environments. With each update, the game's variety expands, offering fans boundless opportunities to capture the perfect photos.
Fans of the game can already use various settings to adjust their screenshots, but there is a graphics bug that allows players to capture a perfect photo on their freighter. This bug creates a black and white setting in the freighter's hangar, resembling the eerie atmosphere of the popular indie puzzle game Inside. This gives the ship the appearance of an abandoned vessel lost in space, similar to the derelict freighters in No Man's Sky.
The derelict freighters in No Man's Sky offer one of the most haunting environments in the game. Introduced with the Desolation update a few years ago, these freighters often contain the unsettling stories of their former crews and are infested with biological horrors. While it may be challenging to find them, scavengers who know where to look will discover valuable loot, upgrades, and more in these derelict freighters.
With the recent Echoes update, No Man's Sky has made significant enhancements to space combat, making it the perfect time for players to snap stunning photographs in the game's space environments. Despite the countless unexplored planets waiting to be discovered, both exploration enthusiasts and photographers have expressed their desire for a planetary variation overhaul in upcoming updates. No Man's Sky can be played on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
