The procedurally generated and nearly limitless universe within No Man's Sky is constantly leading players to new discoveries, with one player stumbling across a particularly adorable companion which could very well be one of the tiniest forms of life capable of existing within the game. Life in No Man's Sky is hardly a rarity, and while many players occupy themselves by seeking out dinosaur-scale alien lifeforms, fans seeking out the universe's cutest pets have proven that creatures on the lower end of the size spectrum can be just as exciting to discover.
The discovery of alien life has always been advertised as a key aspect of exploration within No Man's Sky, but as with most things in the game, the feature has seen several significant overhauls since the game's initial release. Continuing updates have since made it possible to farm alien wildlife for food products and eggs, and have even allowed fans to befriend the procedurally generated creatures that they discover during their travels. Animal companions can be made of almost every creature in the universe, with access to genetic modification facilities allowing players to tweak their pets' physical attributes in order to take advantage of different gameplay benefits.
With every one of No Man's Sky's 18 quintillion planets unique and the vast majority of them still unexplored, there's really no end to the different types of creatures that are out there. The sheer variability in creature sizes and behaviors is still leading players to unexpected encounters, with one fan named Draconis_Rex on Reddit sharing one of their own recent discoveries in a post on the site which features an alien "blob" creature not even the size of the player's own foot. The fan also used a creature snack for a more close-up size comparison, which demonstrates how this specimen could even be hard to spot without the aid of an analysis visor.
While the real world is full of much smaller life than this, creatures of this scale are scarce in No Man's Sky. With much of the game's ambient wildlife serving either to spruce up a planet's environment or as a target to hunt, it makes sense for much of the game's life to be at a larger, grander scale. A relatively recent addition to No Man's Sky in the form of sandworms provides a prime example of this, with many of the community's exploration enthusiasts seeking out such leviathans along with similar, dinosaur-like creatures referred to as "megafauna".
Though there are still more planets in No Man's Sky than will likely ever be discovered, many veteran players claim that general predictability in planetary terrain and visuals is what saps the excitement out of exploration for some players after a while. It's no surprise that one of the most popular fan suggestions for future updates relates to improvements for the game's generation, with the idea of more varied planetary biomes and planet generation potentially motivating the possibility of even wilder creatures existing in No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
