Hello Games will celebrate Halloween in style this month in the form of a new time-limited No Man's Sky event known as The Cursed. It goes live today and will be available for three weeks, and sees space explorers turn their normal ship into an alien UFO to explore "haunted worlds" housing new enemies and boss battles on a larger scale than anything else in the game before. See all this in action in the trailer above.

Instead of the usual protection you receive from outside hazards in your spacesuit, you must instead maintain and care for an Anomoloy Suppressor. The day / night cycle can also quickly change, and you won't be able to simply hyperdrive away from a planet. "Instead, interstellar travel requires careful planning and use of the ancient portal network."

The press release continues: "Haunting voices leak through from another dimension, providing guidance, information, strange blueprints… and mystery. Players will have to decide who these voices belong to, where they are coming from, and if they are to be trusted." For completing the new Expedition, you'll earn rewards like horror-esque customisation options for your Exosuit and a proper alien spaceship.

The Expedition goes live today, but Hello Games will follow it up in the coming weeks with details and the eventual launch of a PS5 Pro patch. Will you be returning to No Man's Sky to check out the new event? Let us know in the comments below.

Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our FTC Disclosure for more information.