No Man's Sky goes full-on Pokémon in new creature-battling update - "This is an entire multiplayer game all of its own"

Hello Games’ latest No Man’s Sky patch, Xeno Arena, introduces a Pokémon‑style system where players capture, train, breed, and battle alien companions. The update adds arenas, turn‑based fights, 100 abilities, challenges, missions, medals, and multiplayer rankings, featuring giant creature mounts.