How to find a swamp planet in No Mans Sky

What are swamp planets?

Swamp planets are similar to lush worlds in that they’re teeming with life, but that life is just a bit murky. You’ll find mangrove-like trees, creatures that have no problem living in both water and on land, and underground tunnels often filled with water. In No Man’s Sky’s naming system, swamp planets are part of the marsh biome, but they’re a specific part of that biome that’s generally less toxic and more habitable than the others.

How to identify swamp planets

It’s easy to see if there’s a swamp planet in a system by checking the Discoveries menu. Hover over a planet to see if it has the swamp planet name, but note that you may need to land on it first if there’s no data available. Swamp planets are generally easy to see because they’re green and blue, like Earth, but you may also be seeing another world in the marsh biome. The planet types in the marsh biome are as follows.

Marshy
Quagmire
Swamp
Hazy
Tropical
Cloudy
Foggy
Vapour
Misty
Reeking
Boggy
Murky
Endless Morass
Damp

However, if you’re searching for a swamp planet specifically, you’ll need to find one with the exact category in its data.

Why should you find a swamp planet?

Swamp planets tend to be quite beautiful, but the only reason we’ve come across to seek one out in No Man’s Sky actively is for one of the Milestones in Expedition 2: Beachhead/Normandy. All you have to do is land on a swam planet, then you can fly away, but they’re tricky to track down in a pinch.

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Jamie Moorcroft-Sharp

Jamie Moorcroft-Sharp is a Staff Writer at Gamepur. He's been writing about games for ten years and has been featured in Switch Player Magazine, Lock-On, and For Gamers Magazine. He's particularly keen on working out when he isn't playing games or writing or trying to be the best dad in the world.