No Man’s Sky’s New Leviathan Expedition Offers ‘A Taste Of Roguelike Gameplay’

Hello Games takes No Man’s Sky players on another intergalactic trip as it pushes out the new Leviathan Expedition with Patch 3.90. Leviathan is the sci-fi survival MMORPG’s seventh Expedition and will trap players in a time loop where they’ll get to run and rerun through procedural-generated loops in roguelike gameplay.

Here’s how it works:

“Difficulty is tuned to survival-mode settings, and every death means a reset of the loop. As players explore the loop, they will recover Memory Fragments, lost remnants of previous loops. These manifest as procedurally generated technology, meaning each reset of the loop may play out very differently. Faced with such difficulty, players across the world can collaborate with each other to even the odds. Alongside their personal efforts to break the loop, Travellers can help Specialist Polo as they research the loop’s peculiar manifestations. The more Travellers that participate in the research, the stronger the Memory Fragments become, manifesting in better upgrades, more inventory space, and stronger Multi-Tools and starships.”

You can also watch a preview of the new Leviathan Expedition in the brand new trailer after the break. The full patch notes are also up for your perusal on the No Man’s Sky official site.