# Creatures can launch powerful attacks, use healing abilities and dodge incoming salvos.

*business · news · 2026-04-08 · Engadget*

## Key points

- The Xeno Arena update introduces turn-based creature battles in No Man’s Sky for the first time.
- Players can now deploy their adopted creatures in simulated battles against rival teams on Holo-Arena tables.
- Creatures can gain experience, genetically mutate into new forms, and have their progeny modified for battle.
- There are eight creature affinities, such as fire, ice, and radiation, affecting battle strategy and outcomes.

**Companies:** Hello Games

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