Hello Games recently teased its newest update, The Abyss for No Man’s Sky, and hyped its release for this week. Well, it’s out now for Xbox One, PS4, and PC with a new trailer showcasing brief snippets of what’s available. Check it out below and marvel at how much the underwater gameplay has been expanded. For the story-minded folk, there’s a new tale called The Dreams of the Deep to check out as well.

With five new underwater biomes, underwater creatures, a monocular mega-fauna that can be pretty dangerous, and new submersible vehicles, there’s a lot to dig into. The new submersible Exocraft can be summoned to any ocean and comes with its own upgrades and customization. Over a dozen new base parts, including glass corridors and the Marine Shelter, can also be used for underwater base building.

Of course, what would an underwater-centric update be without ruins and treasure to find? Wrecked freighters can be salvaged for their cargo, crashed star ships can be restored, and treasure can be found buried in the ocean floor as well. Suffice it to say, there’s quite a lot to explore here. Dare we hope for a Cthulhu reference somewhere?

Hello Games dropped the biggest update for its space exploration/survival title No Man’s Sky with NEXT a couple months back. Since then, we’ve had other updates that added weekly events, discovery leaderboards, body shape customization, the Pilgrim for appropriately speeding around planets, and much more. Yet another update will be coming up soon, called The Abyss.

On the game’s official website, the developer stated, “We’ve been listening intently, and are hard at work on fixes and improvements. We wanted to share a little news from behind the scenes. Whilst most of the team have been busy on weekly updates, a handful have been working on something else, our first titled update since NEXT.”

This update is The Abyss, and will be free next week for all players. Why “The Abyss“? “Because it focuses on some of the eerier elements of No Man’s Sky, in keeping with the theme of this season,” says the developer. We wouldn’t go expecting space Cthulhu to make an appearance, but new content that takes a look at the creepier, more terrifying things lurking in the universe would be pretty neat.

In case you missed it, No Man’s Sky NEXT brought true multiplayer to the franchise for the first time. It also added a third person perspective, character customization, the ability to build bases anywhere, and significant graphical improvements. The grind is still very real, especially for new players, so check out GamingBolt’s official review for more details before hopping in.