Screen Rant

After a rocky release, the makers of No Man’s Sky have worked hard to improve the game. 1 / 8

Updates like Next and Beyond offer players multiplayer gameplay and new VR experiences. 2 / 8

But the save system in No Man’s Sky is still quite complicated. 3 / 8

There are three ways to save progress in No Man’s Sky. 4 / 8

Firstly, every time players exit their starship the game is automatically saved. 5 / 8

Another option is manually saving the game by locating and activating a beacon. 6 / 8

Finally, players can create a portable save point which they can access from their inventory. 7 / 8

This allows players to manually save the game whether or not they're near a ship or a beacon. 8 / 8