No Man's Sky and Light No Fire fans in shambles as Hello Games boss Sean Murray starts tweeting safety vest emojis: "OSHA manuals for everyone?"
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Anna Koselke
2026-02-09
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The ever-updated No Man's Sky could be getting yet another update, or perhaps more news on Light No Fire is brewing – it's hard to tell, considering just how cryptic Hello Games lead Sean Murray's most recent posts online are.
If you haven't seen them yet, there are two posts from Murray that have the community in shambles – or, "violently shaking," as one fan so aptly puts it in the comments. They're both very similar to one another, too. The first consists of just one emoji: a neon orange safety vest. That's all. No context, no explanation, nada. The second contains three emojis, all of the very same safety vest. So, what the heck could they mean?
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Nobody knows, and, unsurprisingly, people are losing it. Guesses range from a new No Man's Sky update – which, let's face it, is very possible considering Hello Games' history – and some sort of solid news regarding Light No Fire, the studio's mysterious upcoming game. One fan speculates, "So we finally get to take over abandoned space stations and start reconstruction?" Another guesses a patch that will "redefine base building" is underway.
No Man's Sky lead says Sony has a "KNACK for this kind of thing" as people try and riddle out the viral Game Awards teaser – that, or "Geoff is simply opening a hell portal"
Light No Fire fans are going through it after The Game Awards sent hopes soaring before immediately crushing them
Well darn, Hello Games' Sean Murray says the team working on No Man's Sky follow-up Light No Fire is "tiny" and working "in the background"
My favorite response, though? "Sean, I can't explain it, but the game needs a dragon at this point." I agree, anon. I agree. Folks aren't just letting their wildest theories run free under Murray's posts, however. They're taking it over to Reddit, where the replies are all the more hilarious. One jokingly questions, "OSHA manuals for everyone?" Another person chimes in that it's possibly a "safety update" of sorts for No Man's Sky. The OSHA jokes seem to be everywhere, but there are also plenty of rumors surrounding Light No Fire floating about, too. A separate thread sees hopefuls gather to discuss why they think the safety vests point to Light No Fire news rather than something to do with No Man's Sky and, uh, these responses involve some serious math… if you can call it that. "3 vests = 3 words = Light No Fire," begins one such comment.
🦺🦺👀👀 What could this mean? 🤔 from r/NoMansSkyTheGame
"Why not No Man's Sky = Where do people wear construction vests? In the sky = No, around areas where you don't light fires = Light No Fire," it continues. "What do reflective vests reflect = Light. What's the inverse of that = No Light. Swap them = Light No. What is yellow, red, orange, and glows = vests and Fire -> Light No Fire." My brain hurts, y'all. I'm not sure whether or not I understand what the words "Light" and "Fire" mean anymore.
All in all, there are plenty of fun (if not funny) fan theories to sift through while we wait for Murray to give us an actual teaser… whenever that might be. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some health and safety regulations to brush up on – just in case.
Need something else to look forward to while you wait for Light no Fire? Browse through our roundup of the best new games coming this year and beyond for more.
debugCat
Feb 09, 08:41 PM
hot stuff
404plant
Feb 09, 06:51 PM
that's about it. I found it.
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