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The creator of the upcoming space-based explore 'em up No Man's Sky has admitted that some of its 18 quintillion planets will be named after "genitals".

The incredible new game allows players to explore an almost infinite universe featuring planets which are randomly generated whenever a player visit them.

When someone finds a new planet, they are then free to name it - and the game's creator is already worried about what filthy-minded explorers will come up with.

Sean Murray, founder of Hello Games, said many of the planets would be christened with "terribly crude" monikers.

"There will be a filter [to screen the really nasty words], but the human race is very ingenious and they will always find a way to write the names of genitals for planets," he told Wired.

No Man's Sky is a remarkable game which allows players to explore a massive universe.

"You can find things that no one has found before," Murray added.

"That's kind of unique. You can find things that even the developers don't know about."

Everything about a planet is generated from scratch, meaning some places will feature little more than barren plains, whilst other environments will teem with strange life forms.

"Finding life is a big deal, a cool moment, and we want that in our game," Murray added.

So what happens when you leave the public to name alien planets?

We already have a clue, as the right to christen Martian craters is being auctioned off by a firm called Uwingu.

So far craters have been named "Supersexywalruswildebeestpeacockbearcatsaurusrex", "LOL U MAD BRO" and "KissMeImPatrick86 MAX MOIST Marz Barz Muzic LOL".