As we celebrate the second anniversary of Light No Fire's announcement, there's no indication when we'll get to play it. That voice won't be changing anytime soon, as most of the team at Hello Games continues to focus on No Man's Sky.
That comes from Halo Games boss Sean Murray himself. Murray took to Steam earlier this week to try and rally No Man's Sky fans to vote for the game in the Labor of Love category at the 2025 Steam Awards. Most of Murray's spiel was devoted to showing how much work went into No Man's Sky this year, but there was a short paragraph towards the end dedicated to No Man's Sky.
It seems that no man's sky is still a priority in the Halo games
“In the background, another small team at Halo continues to pace our next labor of love, Light No Fire,” confirmed Murray. “Suffice to say I'm really happy with the progress we're making and I think it's going to be something really special,” he added, leaving it to point to the Light No Fire Steam page for anyone wanting to put the game on a wishlist.
Not quite an update for those of us anxiously awaiting the arrival of Light No Fire, but an update nonetheless, I guess. Given the current video game landscape, it's nice to know that the game hasn't been canceled, or to hear something concrete about a project that's been in development for a while, rather than continuing radio silence.
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Light No Fire, an Earth-sized sandbox, will also feature “real oceans to traverse.”
That said, given the scale of Light No Fire, if the focus remains on No Man's Sky, and the team working on its ambitious follow-up is still “small,” who knows when we'll see more of it, let alone play it. Light No Fire was revealed at the 2023 Game Awards, which means we'll be celebrating its second anniversary in less than two weeks.
Light No Fire is a procedurally generated multiplayer game that takes place on an Earth-sized planet. Yes, indeed. And you thought No Man's Sky was ambitious. For a literal planet-sized game to resurface and get a release, Halo Games needs to be more than just something far away in the background.
It doesn't look like the studio's balance of focus will change anytime soon. Murray noted in the same post that its players show no signs of slowing down as No Man's Sky heads toward its tenth anniversary in 2026. “We'll continue as long as they're enjoying creating and the community is enjoying what they've created. It's truly a labor of love for me and them.” I'm not saying stop playing No Man's Sky, but if you want to see more of Light No Fire before the end of this decade, reduce your daily playtime from eight hours to six or so.
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