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No Man's Sky

byHello Games2016

Inspired by the adventure and imagination that we love from classic science-fiction, No Man's Sky presents you with a galaxy to explore, filled with unique planets and lifeforms, and constant danger and action. In No Man's Sky, every star is the light of a distant sun, each orbited by planets filled with life, and you can go to any of them you cho...

Release Date

August 8, 2016

Developer

Hello Games

Publisher

505 Games, Hello Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment

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No Man's Sky Reviews

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My God, it's full of stars.

Sep 19, 2019 Read Review

No Man’s Sky’s PSVR2 upgrade fills in a significant missing piece of its existence-spanning puzzle. Hello Games has managed to make this love letter to classic sci-fi even more poignant and romantic than ever before. An already impressive game has reached a new high in player immersion with a fantastic overhaul of its VR capabilities.

Feb 28, 2023 Read Review

For good or for ill, No Man’s Sky is a child’s wish, the fulfillment of our wonder of exploring a galaxy on our own accord, to forge our journey in a universe on the edge of forever.

Aug 16, 2016 Read Review

On the other hand, if freedom, a relaxed pace, and a galaxy made of more stars that you'll ever be able to visit make your heart beat, No Man's Sky will grant you virtually infinite hours of adventure and joy, and fly with you where no man has gone before... Literally.

Aug 14, 2016 Read Review

Truly infinite, boundless in its possibilities, and presenting its players with a universe of possibilities, No Man's Sky is a triumph in what it sets out to do.

Aug 12, 2016 Read Review

No Man's Sky is an awesome game that by all means can run and be enjoyed on the Steam Deck, but the experience is set back due to rendering pipeline issues that cause dips in framerate.

Dec 30, 2022 Read Review

Speaking as a fan of a more relaxed paced games, as an owner and backer of both Elite: Dangerous and Star Citizen and as a wannabe Minecraft survival-mode architect, I find it incredibly easy to look past No Man’s Sky’s admittedly rough exterior and see the brightly shining diamond beneath and I think I’m going to playing it for a long time. But I won’t hate on you if you don’t – it’s your $60, and I won’t tell you how to spend it.

Aug 16, 2016 Read Review

No Man's Sky is an initial blast filled so much content to explore and wonders to travel to that begins to wane thin, making this a sandbox game worthy of traveling through for hours on end but also one that leaves something to be desired.

Aug 15, 2016 Read Review

The galaxy may be infinite, but the feeling of discovery is limited.

Aug 18, 2016 Read Review

One of the most anticipated games of the year, No Man's Sky is somewhat of a letdown. While it certainly puts its best foot forward with a beautiful audio and visual presentation, to put it bluntly, it's boring. Ambitious as the universe that's been created by Hello Games is, what lies within is a middling survival/crafting game.

Aug 11, 2016 Read Review

No Man’s Sky has sci-fi spectacle of strange new worlds on its side, but not much else. Its gameplay is underdeveloped and repetitive, and in my dozens of hours played it’s introduced very few new ideas to mix up its crafting, upgrades, combat, or universe. The promise of limitless exploration ended up working against it when I lost faith that it had any more meaningful things to show me no matter how far I traveled. This ambitious game reached for the stars, but its reach exceeded its grasp by light years.

Aug 16, 2016 Read Review