FORSAKEN is Hello Games’ update 7.10, released on October 28, 2026—not a separately announced expedition in the official material reviewed as of October 30. To start an expedition, use the Space Anomaly’s Expedition Terminus on an existing save when an expedition is listed, or choose the fresh expedition-save route from the new-game screen. To play FORSAKEN, launch the updated game and pursue its memento, trader and scavenging activities in ordinary gameplay; there is no confirmed FORSAKEN signup screen to join.
Is FORSAKEN an expedition in No Man’s Sky?
No. Hello Games identifies FORSAKEN as update 7.10. Its October 28 announcement and detailed update notes describe new gameplay systems and story-flavoured scavenging, but they do not announce a FORSAKEN-named expedition or a separate event-join flow as of October 30, 2026.
That status is time-sensitive rather than a promise about the future. Hello Games could announce a dedicated expedition later, so check the current expedition list in-game and the official news feed before assuming the situation has changed. The latest numbered expedition named in the official announcements checked for this article is Expedition Twenty-Three: Our Journey Continues, announced September 16, 2026 for an estimated run of approximately six weeks. No exact closing time was stated, so its availability must be checked in the game.
It helps to separate two things that can appear around the same release. An expedition is a specific run with its own milestones, phases and reward claims, and it is available only when Hello Games has enabled it. FORSAKEN is an update to the game: its mementos, traders, encounters and features are pursued through regular play. A trader reward or a new feature arriving in update 7.10 does not make it an expedition reward or create a signup flow.
How do I start an expedition on an existing save?
Use the Space Anomaly’s Expedition Terminus. This route keeps your primary save and lets you prepare selected supplies before departure.
- Update the game. Install the current build offered for your platform. FORSAKEN is update 7.10; a later 7.11 hotfix was reported live on Steam on October 29, with other platforms still to follow at that check.
- Load the save you want to keep. You do not need to abandon a Normal, Survival or other existing save to begin an available expedition.
- Reach the Space Anomaly. Inside, find the Expedition Terminus, the expedition-management station.
- Choose an expedition that is actually listed. The terminus is not a catalogue of every past expedition. If FORSAKEN is not listed, that is not evidence of a hidden enrollment command; it means no such expedition is currently offered through that interface.
- Stage provisions. Hello Games allows selected items and packaged equipment to be placed at the terminus before departure. Choose the materials, tools or technology you want staged, then confirm the expedition launch.
- Enter the expedition. Your expedition progress is tracked separately from the primary save while the expedition is active.
Think of staging as preparation for the expedition, not as a reason to empty your whole inventory or replace your primary save. The official instructions describe selected items and packaged equipment, rather than a requirement to transfer anything. If you prefer to begin with the expedition’s own provisions, you can leave items unstaged. The exact inventory choices available may depend on the expedition and what you have to place there.
After reaching the Space Anomaly during the expedition, you can retrieve the staged items through the expedition system. Hello Games also says you can switch between the expedition and your primary save through the terminus or the main menu. Switching is not the same as deleting or surrendering the main save: the route is designed to let you move between the expedition and your primary game. If you are unsure which save is active, check the selected save and expedition status before beginning a play session.
How do I start an expedition from a fresh save?
Choose the fresh expedition-save option when the game offers one. This creates an expedition run without using an existing character’s save state, and Hello Games says such a save may later become a Normal Mode save.
- From the mode or save-selection screen, look for the currently available expedition rather than selecting an ordinary new game.
- Confirm the expedition-save route and create the new save.
- Use the expedition’s own starting equipment, objectives and milestones. You do not need to transfer supplies from another save.
- When the expedition ends or its conversion option becomes available, follow the in-game prompt if you want the save to continue as Normal Mode.
The fresh route is an alternative to the Anomaly Terminus, not a requirement. Players who already have an established save can use the terminus instead. This is useful if you want to make a dedicated run without staging items from your main save, or if you simply prefer to keep the expedition character and its progress distinct. Before choosing, make sure the expedition is listed as available; selecting a fresh save does not make a closed or unannounced run appear.
What is the difference between the two expedition starting routes?
Both routes enter the same limited-time expedition when it is available. The practical difference is whether you begin from an established save with staged provisions or from a self-contained new save.
| Route | Starting save | Preparation | Returning to your main game | Reward handling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expedition Terminus | Existing primary save | Selected items and packaged equipment can be placed at the terminus before departure | Switch through the terminus or main menu | Claim the expedition’s applicable phase and final rewards through the expedition interface |
| Fresh expedition save | New expedition-specific save | Use the expedition’s starting provisions; no existing-save staging is required | Continue from the expedition save and use the game’s conversion or save options when offered | Claim the expedition’s applicable phase and final rewards through the expedition interface |
The terminus route is convenient when you have materials or packaged technology ready. The fresh route is cleaner if you want a self-contained challenge or do not want to prepare another save first. Neither route is a prerequisite for the other, and neither is a FORSAKEN event registration. The choice is about how to enter an expedition that is currently offered.
Rewards also have two steps worth keeping straight: completing objectives earns progress, while claiming the available phase or final reward makes the reward available through the game’s stated reward system. For Our Journey Continues, Hello Games says qualifying exclusive phase rewards can be redeemed across saves at the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion aboard the Space Anomaly. That is a specific cross-save benefit described for this expedition, not a blanket promise that every item found in an expedition or every FORSAKEN item transfers in the same way.
Where is the Expedition Terminus?
The Expedition Terminus is aboard the Space Anomaly. Enter the Anomaly, look for the expedition station among its other service areas, and interact with it to see whether an expedition is currently available. If the station does not show a launch option, check that the game is updated and that an expedition is active for your platform; the terminus cannot start an event that Hello Games has not enabled.
Use the same station later to manage the expedition connection with your primary save. The main menu can also provide the switch-back option, so you are not locked into the expedition for every play session. If you are trying to find the terminus because you have not yet started an expedition, first confirm that a run appears in the selection. The station is the route for an available expedition, not a way to select any historical expedition on demand.
How do I progress through an expedition?
Expeditions are organized around milestones grouped into phases. The Expedition Page is your checklist and navigation aid.
- Open the Expedition Page. Review the current phase, available milestones and their requirements.
- Pin a milestone. Pinning places guidance in your mission or objective display so you can work toward the selected requirement without repeatedly opening the page.
- Complete milestones. Each completed milestone awards the reward shown on its entry. Read the condition carefully before leaving a location or changing activities.
- Finish phases. Completing the required milestones in a phase unlocks its phase reward. Claim it when the game marks it available.
- Collect the final rewards. When all required expedition phases are complete, claim the expedition’s final reward through the expedition interface.
Use the page as a planning tool as well as a progress tracker. A milestone’s wording tells you what the game expects; pinning one gives you a focused objective rather than relying on memory. Check back after completing a task to confirm that the milestone has registered, then claim its reward if prompted. A phase reward is distinct from an individual milestone reward, and the final reward is another claim point; completing objectives alone is not the same as claiming every available reward.
For Our Journey Continues, Hello Games says earned exclusive phase rewards can be redeemed across saves at the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion aboard the Space Anomaly. The September 16 announcement lists nine framed artworks among the rewards for that expedition. Those are Our Journey Continues rewards, not FORSAKEN rewards. The cross-save redemption statement applies to qualifying exclusive phase rewards; it does not turn FORSAKEN’s trader merchandise into expedition phase rewards.
How do I play the FORSAKEN update if it is not an expedition?
Run the supported game with update 7.10 installed, then pursue the update’s activities in regular play. You are looking for locations and encounters, not an expedition registration screen. The October 28 Hello Games announcement presents FORSAKEN as a collection of update content, so approach it as a scavenging and exploration loop rather than a time-limited milestone list.
Search for haunting mementos
FORSAKEN places haunting mementos in several dangerous environments: infested outposts, deep-space hulks, derelict freighters and planetary digsites. Explore these locations, investigate their threats and collect the mementos you find. The update’s scavenging loop is separate from expedition milestones. These location types give you several avenues to pursue the activity; the update notes do not describe a separate FORSAKEN expedition map or enrollment screen.
For a practical loop, choose one of the named site types, search it for mementos, then use what you have found in the trader activity. If an expedition is also running, keep its Expedition Page open separately and follow its pinned milestone instructions; do not assume that any memento pickup completes an expedition objective unless that expedition explicitly says so.
Watch for boundary horrors
Hostile boundary horrors can appear during the update’s exploration. Treat these encounters as part of FORSAKEN’s danger and prepare your weapons, movement options and escape route before investigating unfamiliar sites. The official update material identifies the threat but does not specify one universal tactic for every encounter, so rely on the situation and your current equipment rather than expecting a single scripted response.
Find forsaken traders at space outposts
Forsaken traders can be summoned at space outposts. Trade the haunting mementos you recover for biomechanical corvette parts. These parts are update rewards obtained through the trader activity, not phase rewards from an announced FORSAKEN expedition. In other words, finding mementos is useful because they feed this update’s trade loop; it is not a substitute for claiming an expedition milestone or phase reward.
Acquire the Larva Cannon Multi-Tool
A preserved-grub offering can be used to acquire the Larva Cannon Multi-Tool. The Larva Tank helmet and the Mind Harvester title are also associated with this scavenging activity. Keep these unlocks conceptually separate from the cross-save expedition rewards described for Our Journey Continues. These are in-game rewards; they are not physical products to buy outside the game.
What else does update 7.10 add?
The FORSAKEN notes describe several additions beyond memento hunting and traders:
- Biomechanical corvette modules, along with new cockpit and interior choices.
- Space-courier missions. The patch notes specify that courier contracts require a corvette and a Gravitino Coil.
- A minimal HUD option for a less cluttered display.
- Radial selection for Multi-Tool weapons.
- Direct warping to nearby stars from space without opening the Galaxy Map. Hello Games states: “Stars from nearby star systems can now be directly targeted and warped to from space, without opening the Galaxy Map.”
The corvette and Gravitino Coil requirement is specific to the courier contracts: do not assume those are prerequisites for starting an expedition or for every FORSAKEN activity. Likewise, the new HUD and weapon-selection options are features you can use in play, not rewards that require event enrollment.
These are update features and activities. None, by itself, proves that a limited-time FORSAKEN expedition exists. When searching menus, distinguish an update feature or quest activity from the separately presented expedition list and milestones.
Which platforms support FORSAKEN?
Hello Games’ release log lists PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox Game Pass and iOS for the FORSAKEN release. Availability can depend on the platform’s deployment schedule and store update.
The October 28 announcement says eligible users on iPhone 11 and newer, and third-generation iPad Air and newer, can try the beginning of the iOS game free. That is a limited game trial, not a free FORSAKEN expedition and not a separate event pass. Check the platform’s current store information for the applicable download and eligibility details.
On October 29, Hello Games reported patch 7.11 live on Steam and said other platforms would follow. The hotfix addresses crashes involving the Anomaly teleporter and warping. Do not assume that 7.11 had reached every listed platform at the same time. If a menu behaves differently or the teleporter crashes, compare your installed version with the update offered by your platform; deployment timing may differ between Steam and console or mobile releases.
What should I do if no expedition appears?
First distinguish an unavailable expedition from a missing feature. FORSAKEN’s update content can be playable even when no expedition is listed, while an expedition appears only when Hello Games has made that specific run available.
- Open the Expedition Terminus in the Space Anomaly and inspect the current list.
- Check the game’s version and install any platform update offered by your store or launcher.
- If you are on a non-Steam platform, allow for staggered patch deployment; Hello Games said 7.11 would follow on other platforms.
- Check official Hello Games news for a newly announced expedition or a closure notice.
- Do not use the FORSAKEN trader, memento or courier activities as proof that an expedition signup exists.
Our Journey Continues was announced for approximately six weeks, but an exact active-status cutoff was not established. The in-game selection screen is the reliable check for whether you can start it now. If it is absent, that screen is more useful than relying on the original announcement estimate; estimated duration is not a guaranteed end date or proof that a run remains open.
If the expedition is listed but you cannot launch it, verify that you have selected the intended save route and that the game has finished updating. If your platform has not received a hotfix that is already live elsewhere, wait for its platform-specific deployment rather than assuming every system has the same build. Do not create a new save simply because you cannot find a FORSAKEN signup: a fresh save only helps when a real expedition option is offered.
Do I need to buy anything special to start?
You need the base game on a supported platform and an available expedition in the game. There is no verified separate FORSAKEN expedition purchase, pass or physical product. Hello Games’ buying page includes PS5 and Physical selections for readers who do not yet own the game, while the release information confirms PS5 support for FORSAKEN; store stock, SKU and price depend on the retailer and were not established here.
Optional official merchandise such as an Atlas Cap or desk mat is fan merchandise, not expedition equipment. In-game items such as the Larva Cannon and haunting mementos are earned through play and should not be treated as real-world products. If you already own the game, the relevant step is to install the update available on your platform and check whether an expedition is currently listed—not to purchase an event pass.
How should I approach the game on October 30, 2026?
If your goal is an expedition, open the Expedition Terminus or fresh-save selection and use only the expedition that is actually listed. If your goal is FORSAKEN content, update the game and investigate infested outposts, hulks, derelict freighters and digsites for mementos, then visit space outposts for forsaken traders. Keeping those two paths separate prevents you from searching for a nonexistent FORSAKEN enrollment flow while missing the update’s actual activities.
Hello Games could announce a separate FORSAKEN expedition after this date, and Our Journey Continues could stop appearing as its estimated run elapses. Recheck official news and the in-game selection when you play; neither future availability nor a precise cutoff can be inferred from the announcement dates alone.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I start an expedition in No Man’s Sky?
Use the Expedition Terminus aboard the Space Anomaly on an existing save, or choose the fresh expedition-save option when an expedition is offered. Check the in-game list first; the terminus and new-save route only launch an available run.
Is Our Journey Continues still available to start?
Its September 16 announcement described an estimated run of approximately six weeks, not a fixed closing timestamp. Open the expedition selection in your current game build; that screen, rather than the original announcement date, determines whether the run is still offered.
Does patch 7.11 add a FORSAKEN expedition?
The October 29 Hello Games hotfix notice described 7.11 as fixing crashes involving the Anomaly teleporter and warping; it did not announce a FORSAKEN expedition. Hello Games said deployment to platforms beyond Steam would follow.
Can I play FORSAKEN without creating a new save?
Yes. FORSAKEN’s memento searches, boundary-horror encounters, trader exchanges and related unlocks are update activities in regular play. A fresh expedition save is needed only when you are starting an expedition through that separate route.
Are the Larva Cannon and trader parts expedition rewards?
They belong to FORSAKEN’s scavenging and trader systems. Hello Games’ cross-save redemption statement for Our Journey Continues concerns qualifying expedition phase rewards at the Quicksilver Synthesis Companion, not FORSAKEN trader merchandise.
What do I need before accepting a FORSAKEN courier contract?
Hello Games’ FORSAKEN update notes say courier contracts require a corvette and a Gravitino Coil. That requirement applies to those courier contracts, not to starting an expedition.
Can I start an expedition on my main save?
Yes. The Expedition Terminus route starts an available expedition from an existing primary save, and Hello Games says you can switch between the expedition and primary save through the terminus or main menu. Staging selected items and packaged equipment is available but not mandatory.
The Bottom Line
Bottom line: FORSAKEN is update 7.10, not a separately announced expedition in Hello Games’ official material as of October 30, 2026. To start an expedition, use the Space Anomaly’s Expedition Terminus on your existing save or select a fresh expedition save—but only if a run appears in-game. To play FORSAKEN, pursue its mementos, traders, corvette content and scavenging activities in regular gameplay, and check your platform’s update status because patch deployment can vary.