"Like any worthy endeavor, all it takes is time, perseverance, and, perhaps most importantly, inspiration. In this case, that was Tosk's love of Studio Ghibli films. "Totoro is my favorite," he told me. "It's like a warm nostalgia blanket! Such a sweet innocent story of childhood wonders. It [also] has environmental themes but doesn't hit you over the head with it.""
"Tosk kicked off the build in early 2025. The first challenge? Finding the right planet. Tosk scouted NMS' procedurally generated universe far and wide for not just a suitable habitat, but one adorned with the right "Ghibli green," he told me. That search alone took a month. "I did find about three or four sites that were possibilities," he said, "but to find the right combination of color flora and a spot where I could build on flat land with a cave nearby a hill above it took a long time." Just a random paradise planet wouldn't do."
No Man's Sky continues to expand with free updates that enable extensive user-made creations. Players now craft custom ships and recreate locations from other franchises. A fan named Tosk recreated a key location from My Neighbor Totoro inside No Man's Sky. The build began in early 2025 and required about a month of scouting to find a planet with the right "Ghibli green," flat land, a cave nearby, and a hill. The selected site followed three or four possible candidates. Assembly took around 100 hours, using free placement and hand-built construction.
Read at Kotaku
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