No Man's Sky

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2694 Ratings

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  1. edgarltpr
    Aug 28, 2016
    0
    This is one of the worst designed game. This is just another game crap, don't waste your money.

    The game video performance is the worst, it actually runs worse than Arkham Knight.
  2. honestreviews-
    Sep 2, 2016
    0
    Giving the game zero because of all the lies developers fed us to get us into buying the game. This is far from what was promised and even what is shown in the trailers that sell the game, even they have features that do not exist in the game.. Read more about the bs they fed us here: http://www.onemanslie.info/the-original-reddit-post/
  3. sessingo
    Aug 25, 2016
    0
    Poorly executed game - with features missing from the game and with both performance problems and crashings occurring. it's so bad and boring that i wouldn't even recommend anyone pirating it.
  4. PrinceNoctis47
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Fps drops on gtx 1070 and i7 processor. This game is poorly optimized and is very tedious. Buy on a sale, don't get this game for $60. Wait until they fix the glaring problems with the game, not just the poor optimization for pc, but also the gameplay
  5. Waz653
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Unacceptable performance, constant crashes, and bad UI. Leaving a space station drops you down to 2 fps for several minutes and there's constant stuttering when not even moving
    This is a pure and simple badly done console port. 0 effort and it shows.
  6. deathspanker
    Aug 21, 2016
    0
    The game isn't optimized for PC, the core game-play is repetitive and mechanics tiresome.

    This game should've been released as an Early Access with a $20 price tag.

    I'd gladly try the game again after a few updates (hopefully) and when the game goes on sale.

    Sadly NMS is the first game I've ever refunded on steam, such a disappointment.
  7. ollie8557
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    That any studio has the nerve to release a game with so many technical problems is shocking, and HG should be ashamed of themselves.The game will be remembered for its amazing graphics, and lack of substance in every other way.
  8. twtgoblin
    Aug 22, 2016
    0
    Horrible. I feel cheated and I want my money back. I've not felt this lied-to in a long while and that's saying something. This game is about 1% of what was promised and falls well short of even reasonable expectations.
  9. Vble
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Absolutely dreadful.

    Thank god for steam refunds. This game isn't worth 60$. It hardly even works. One of the worst ports in the history of gaming.

    It's literally a dumpster indie game that would normally be sold for 5$ on steam. Going for 60$.
  10. Iplayedthegame
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Lazy PC port delayed to boost deceptive sales of the PS4 version. Please don't support this shady developer. You can deck out a lie in a suit but I won't buy it. Refund while you still can, vote with your wallet. Hello Games you should be ashamed of yourselves.
  11. NatureHacker
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The secret to no man's sky is your character is dead. That is the supposed reason for the name and the fact that you can't see other players. You are all spirits. But in reality the reason is their hardware won't allow more than one player per instance. Cheap attempt to explain away their failings.… Expand
  12. m3lt
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Will be waiting for the patch to fix the issues with the game.

    One more chance Hello Games. One more chance.

    Will re-review once I have everthing sorted out.
  13. saranguyn
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    horrible game, do not buy. Nothing works properly and i have to sucksaycece ceascec that thererfore i cant recommand this at all because of those stated reasons
  14. saewr323
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    this game is simple garbage, horrible optimized on pc and this game in't even worth 60 dollars **** this game, and **** hellogames and sean muraat, dont buy this game unless it gets fixed
  15. hu4654
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    wtf hello games what is this garbage, it is horrible optimized on pc and this game isnt even good, hello games is the new ubisoft right now, hell even assasisns cree unity had better launch than this garbage
  16. GreatTichaSense
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    They promised us a game. The game that you can play with your friends. The FUN game. And what we got? Single player, repetitive, not optimized piece of garbage. And it is not fun at all. Refund
  17. darkmemes
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    No Man's Sky players have poise turned on.

    (Now that Peter Molyneux has run out of tricks, Sean Murray is trying hard to take his place. Sadly he's only half as cute.)
  18. sergio_bigsmoke
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Everything is bad with this game. You cant even launch. Save yourselves 60 bucks and wait for sales. Or you can buy a PS4 and play with 30fps and a very poor DOF
  19. justinsky12
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    I am so happy the Steam refund system exists. Through out the years they promised me a feature rich game with the potential of meeting other players (narrow, but still, "the only way to see your own character is via another player").

    I feel ashamed I even ended up buying this for 60 euros. I have been out-right scammed but at least my refund is pending.
  20. Hasekura
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    No, just no.

    Very bad performance and many lies after all.
    Just another moneygrab **** game.
    I have one of the best computers at this moment and it still runs ****
  21. wotulookinat
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Think of a game with publicity by Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson.
    Coding by Jeremy Corbyn.
    You are promised a visual nirvana of sexy exploration (bit like Brexit)
    in it's place you get a loop of start/crash/start/crash (bit like the labour party)
    I'm off to get a refund..........
  22. vfrv6
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    this game is boring and horrible on ps4 but on pc it is even worse i cant get even 3 minutes in the game before ot start crashing, guys i think this is the new ubisoft, even ac unity was better
  23. Restarian
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Don't buy game, it is poorly optimised, has a **** ton of cut content, and feels like it was put together a few hours before launch. I've played flash games more interesting than this
  24. Negetz
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    First off this game runs incredibly poorly. I have gtx1080 and i76800K and the game hitches stalls and stutters. Secondly this game is incredibly boring. It is nothing more than a glorified crafting sim. "Exploration" is pointless because there is no variety on any given planet, it is just the same crappy looking repetitive textures over and over again. The UI for PC is horrible. This gameFirst off this game runs incredibly poorly. I have gtx1080 and i76800K and the game hitches stalls and stutters. Secondly this game is incredibly boring. It is nothing more than a glorified crafting sim. "Exploration" is pointless because there is no variety on any given planet, it is just the same crappy looking repetitive textures over and over again. The UI for PC is horrible. This game is not worth $60! it is maybe worth $10 for the experience of exploring an endless galaxy.… Expand
  25. donger322
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    After arkham knight fiasco you think devs gonna take PC gaming community more seriously and fix their games BEFORE release. Also $60 not worth it for a buggy pre-alpha garbage.
  26. ChemicalCro
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Hey guys I just created this account just to review this game so please hear me out. As like most of you I had waited eagerly for the PC version and was waiting in anxiousness to play this game. I had seen all the PS4 reviews and I was so scared and hoping it was one of those games that polarized people. This is not the case, unfortunately. I love space games and I knew everything that itHey guys I just created this account just to review this game so please hear me out. As like most of you I had waited eagerly for the PC version and was waiting in anxiousness to play this game. I had seen all the PS4 reviews and I was so scared and hoping it was one of those games that polarized people. This is not the case, unfortunately. I love space games and I knew everything that it was supposed to be so its not like i was looking for a mass effect storyline. I just wanted a game that I could collect resources and be awe inspired by the planets.

    However, the graphical issues are noticeable immediately. Skipping in fram erate, pausing unexpectedly, and the occassional crash. At first, i was excited while I was exploring on the planet but the controls are so un-intuitive that it is maddening. I'm so disappointed to find that the PS4 reviews and these PC reviews are spot on. I already uninstalled and got my money back. Again, I knew what this was going to be and what it wasn't unlike some. I didn't expect multiplayer or anything else of the sort just a good game collecting resources and exploring space and the many planets it had to offer. The inventory is so easily taken up and the amount of time it takes to travel places with upgrades really ruins the pacing. Clunky menus, inventory, options make this even worse.

    The headache in the end is not worth it. I'm so upset that I had to write a bad review I wanted all the reviews to be false. I hate that all of you were right about this game I really am. The truth hurts and here is looking forward to a good space adventure/survival game in the future.

    Audio: 8.5/10
    Visuals (on highest settings) : 5/10 wasn't expecting much in this department
    Gameplay (it's so boring) : 2/10
    Controls (some of the worst I have experienced and I've played Superman 64): 0/10
    Replayability (seems like it should be a lot but already bored) : 0/10

    Conclusion: I hate that all of you were right about this ambitious but horrible title.    … Expand
  27. cjdevito
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    It appears that gameplay consists of pressing the PLAY button, watching the program name change from 'No Man's Sky' to 'No Man's Sky - Running', and then watching it turn back to 'No Man's Sky' one second later. While I appreciate avant garde design elements in computer gaming as much as next cranky old man, something about this feels lackluster and incomplete. Sure, the poetic irony of aIt appears that gameplay consists of pressing the PLAY button, watching the program name change from 'No Man's Sky' to 'No Man's Sky - Running', and then watching it turn back to 'No Man's Sky' one second later. While I appreciate avant garde design elements in computer gaming as much as next cranky old man, something about this feels lackluster and incomplete. Sure, the poetic irony of a game called No Man's Sky that consists of No Sky or, indeed, anything else whatsoever, is spot on, but it lacks both dramatic tension and narrative closure.

    I have issues with the soundtrack as well. While I'm not a fan of overbearing game music that doesn't know when to reign it in, I do expect somewhat more than just the hum of my computer fans. Possibly if there was an executable that actually opened and launched a product I would find something more to my taste within it, but as it is I'm thinking the only shot at redemption they might have here is if I can customize Steam to play beep noises when I press that PLAY button.

    Framerate is good, which to be fair I would expect from any game rendering zero polygons.

    The UI is rudimentary (IE, it consists of a button marked PLAY) but serviceable, but if there options to save or load your progress I haven't found them. The control scheme, which consists of LMB = CLICK PLAY BUTTON, also does not appear to be configurable.

    I have to hand it to Hello Games, it's not every day a product is released that has a shot at replacing Hellgate:London, Outpost or Battlecruiser 3000 on my list of worst screw ups in PC gaming history. No Man's Game, I mean Sky, appears to be a serious contender already just hours after it's release.    … Expand
  28. ChronoTG
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    I have nothing to say. Just nothing. Except one thing - I was even unable to launch this piece of... code, so I haven't even played it once. Asked for refund.
  29. Vithonil
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    Won't even start, crashes 1 sec after launch. And I waited 2 years for this **** **** Hello Games, **** Sean Murray and **** No Man's Sky. I'm getting a refund.
  30. Master_
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    Boring walking simulator. Walk to get resources, to get faster ship and better equipment to ... gather more resources. There's nothing to discover, similar schemes of planets. You won't see any cities, big bases, ruins etc. Just little save points and small abandoned bases.You can't build, you can't tame creatures. Boring.
  31. franbelda
    Aug 12, 2016
    0
    No amount of fidgeting with the settings helped the abysmall FPS and stuttering. I exceed the settings many times over but the game lags something awful. Avoid like the plague
  32. 1jak86sie
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    Im one of those guys who waited, checked the specs, made sure my pc met them (exceeded them all) ... downloaded the game, downloaded the patch, downloaded C++ runtimes, downloaded new video card drivers, checked the registry ... nothing I did would get this steaming pile of **** to run, i couldn't get past the title screen, this game is completely broken. Its not acceptable for a game atIm one of those guys who waited, checked the specs, made sure my pc met them (exceeded them all) ... downloaded the game, downloaded the patch, downloaded C++ runtimes, downloaded new video card drivers, checked the registry ... nothing I did would get this steaming pile of **** to run, i couldn't get past the title screen, this game is completely broken. Its not acceptable for a game at this price to be delivered untested like this, its broken.

    IT DOESN'T WORK DO NOT BUY IT.    … Expand
  33. xcontractx
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    not worth 59.99
    not worth 49.99
    not worth 39.99 not worth 29.99 not worth 19.99 not worth 9.99 not worth .99 Do yourself a favor. Wait until they fix this **** mess. Then don't buy it. Don't get me wrong, the premise is fantastic, if you like space exploration, games like mincraft or eve online, this is a great game for you. The game play is not the problem, though that's not    not worth 59.99
    not worth 49.99
    not worth 39.99
    not worth 29.99
    not worth 19.99
    not worth 9.99
    not worth .99

    Do yourself a favor. Wait until they fix this **** mess. Then don't buy it. Don't get me wrong, the premise is fantastic, if you like space exploration, games like mincraft or eve online, this is a great game for you. The game play is not the problem, though that's not worth 59.99, maybe worth 30 bucks.

    The problem is that the pc optimization simply doesn't exist. This is a flaming pile of **** right now.

    If you really want to waste 59.99, buy a few **** and shove them up your ass because that's going to give you more pleasure than this.

    Then go and torrent the game because the torrented copy runs perfectly, ironically.    … Expand
  34. karloskand
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    The games runs awful and we were lied to by the developers! DO NOT BUY IT!!! They lied about the multiplayer and as if that isn't enough this game screams is very poorly optimized!! It is total GARBAGE.. The developers are blocking people on Twitter for speaking the truth! BUYERS BE WARE!!!
  35. LonelyPenguin
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    I wont talk about poor port (even though they lied that this game is developed for pc and then ported on ps4, there is proof that its other way around).

    This is the most boring game in 2015-2016 season (even worse than fallout4). After exploring one planet, which takes less than 2 hours, you've done everything there is to do in this game = walk, mine and take pictures. This game    I wont talk about poor port (even though they lied that this game is developed for pc and then ported on ps4, there is proof that its other way around).

    This is the most boring game in 2015-2016 season (even worse than fallout4). After exploring one planet, which takes less than 2 hours, you've done everything there is to do in this game = walk, mine and take pictures. This game should've been advertised as interactive screensaver.

    This game might be 18 quintillion planets wide, but also 1 feet deep = all you do is walk, mine and take pictures, nothing more at all!

    This game seems like 20eu indie game that got boosted by sony's marketing team.

    avoid buying by any means, it is not worth 60eu not even close    … Expand
  36. LaNiik
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    I WANT MY 60€ BACK!!!! This game is such a BS it is lame af and unplayable cause of lag funny for like 10min then it become the badest game ever!!!!!!!
  37. imabser
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    It's set in a spore like world, but you just travel around collecting materials to upgrade stuff so you can collect more materials faster so you can upgrade stuff to collect faster etc, etc.. Worth about 15 bucks at most.
  38. papi58490
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    I would like to start of by saying that anyone who defends the PC Version of this game is destroying the PC platform. On launch day the game either doesn't start up or runs like trash and by defending this game you are telling Hello Games and other companies that their game could literally not start up for some people and we'll still jump out of our way to say "but it might work by nextI would like to start of by saying that anyone who defends the PC Version of this game is destroying the PC platform. On launch day the game either doesn't start up or runs like trash and by defending this game you are telling Hello Games and other companies that their game could literally not start up for some people and we'll still jump out of our way to say "but it might work by next week!". I don't care if it works by tomorrow! On day one it wasn't a server problem like some multiplayer games (i.e The Division) the game was literally a broken turd for well over half of the people that purchased it and those who did managed to get in said it run like garbage and looked about as good as Bad Rats. You charge AAA price you get AAA back lash, remember that guys. Rip Hello Games a new one to make sure that this never happens again (or at least we hope so).

    As far as game play goes I wouldn't know because it wouldn't work, and I couldn't go to a friends house because it wouldn't work for him either! Shame on you Hello Games, that's why you don't charge $60 for a game made by like 12 dudes and Sean Murray's Mom.

    I'll buy it next year on sale and probably have fun, but until the day that No Man's Buy has a $20 price tag on it I won't touch it with a 18 Quintilian foot pole.

    0/10 would s*@t on again.    … Expand
  39. poi123
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    how to **** let hellogames this happen, i mean they had 3 years to develop and optimize this game plus it was even delayed, my pc is crashing every time when i go up to space, wtf hellogames, but the worse part is that this game doenst even look good in fact it looks like gamecube game or worse,
  40. VladVidya
    Aug 14, 2016
    0
    The game is fun but on PC, unplayable framerates (even dipping below 30) with high end computers is not acceptable.

    I myself have an i7 4770K with 16GB DDR3 RAM and an R9 390 and cannot maintain more than 30fps consistently. Even turning slowly, stuttering is abundant and frequently dropping below 20, the game is nauseating. On top of that, the field of view adjustments are broken and    The game is fun but on PC, unplayable framerates (even dipping below 30) with high end computers is not acceptable.

    I myself have an i7 4770K with 16GB DDR3 RAM and an R9 390 and cannot maintain more than 30fps consistently. Even turning slowly, stuttering is abundant and frequently dropping below 20, the game is nauseating. On top of that, the field of view adjustments are broken and it feels claustrophobic. The only way to fix it is going into the settings file and manually changing the FOV to be above 100, but that causes distracting graphical glitches.

    The game looks like garbage and the resolution setting only upscales the game from 720p, causing the image to appear blurry and makes jagged edges more noticeable. That aside, half the graphical settings either don't work at all (4xSSAA) or have no graphical difference between highest and lowest (Anisotropic Filtering) but the highest setting still manages to make framerates worse.

    I would not touch this game with a 20-mile pole until the developers learn how to make the game run properly. Until then, it is not worth even considering buying unless it is HEAVILY discounted (around $10 at most).    … Expand
  41. InfiniteEntropy
    Aug 14, 2016
    0
    So, as far as things go I wasn't actually hyped up at all for this game more or less curious about what everyone was excitedly pissing themselves over.

    However as soon as I downloaded it and had stuttering on the intro galaxy sequence thing I could immediately tell where this was going, I am by no means running a weak PC (1070 GTX OC, i7-4790k, 32 GB, SSD) and the last time I saw an    So, as far as things go I wasn't actually hyped up at all for this game more or less curious about what everyone was excitedly pissing themselves over.

    However as soon as I downloaded it and had stuttering on the intro galaxy sequence thing I could immediately tell where this was going, I am by no means running a weak PC (1070 GTX OC, i7-4790k, 32 GB, SSD) and the last time I saw an absolute crapshoot of a game like this it was released under the name Arkham Knight by a game with a budget even larger.

    But hey, if they were aspiring to be an AAA developer they've reached their goals, because this game has all the hallmarks of a modern AAA game.    … Expand
  42. ahuse
    Aug 14, 2016
    0
    The game runs really bad on my computer (980gtx TI, i7 2600K@5ghz, 16gb ram)
    The graphics are awful. Space combat is horrible. The ship is impossible to control. Gameplay is extremely repetitive and boring. Can't use alt-tab and return to the game. Maneuvering the menus is difficult thanks to stupid controls. This game was a massive disappointment. Please DO NOT support this useless    The game runs really bad on my computer (980gtx TI, i7 2600K@5ghz, 16gb ram)
    The graphics are awful. Space combat is horrible. The ship is impossible to control. Gameplay is extremely repetitive and boring. Can't use alt-tab and return to the game. Maneuvering the menus is difficult thanks to stupid controls. This game was a massive disappointment. Please DO NOT support this useless moneygrabbing developer by buying this pile of **** This is completely unacceptable.    … Expand
  43. bishop911
    Aug 14, 2016
    0
    I've spent more time trying to get the game to work than I have playing the game, on a PC that greatly exceeds minimum specs. When it is working, it's awesome for about an hour. Then you realize that everything is the same. Each solar system has the same boring bland space station in it. Planets are all the same, oh except this one is hot, and this one is cold, and this one isI've spent more time trying to get the game to work than I have playing the game, on a PC that greatly exceeds minimum specs. When it is working, it's awesome for about an hour. Then you realize that everything is the same. Each solar system has the same boring bland space station in it. Planets are all the same, oh except this one is hot, and this one is cold, and this one is poisonous, and this one is radioactive. So your life support systems break down in the same way, and you repair them in the same way, its just the 'color' of the hazard that changes. Why are no planets completely gas planets without a surface? Or complete water worlds? They're all the same, just painted with different palettes, with the same sporadic appearance of flora + fauna. Want to land your spaceship? Go find some plutonium, rinse repeat. With this kind of 'cost' of travel, you'll quickly find yourself deciding against landing your spaceship and exploring because you really don't want to wander around looking for plutonium again.

    The alien races you encounter are dull, and they all just seem to be sitting wherever they are, waiting for you. The main 'questline' has you warping to and fro so often that all you really want to look for is the ingredients you need to make warp cells. Your catalog of stars,planets,life,rocks that you discover is completely meaningless. You're not given any context for your discoveries except for "you've found 64% of the weird **** on this planet!" So what?

    I regret my purchase.    … Expand
  44. adrunkchipmunk
    Aug 14, 2016
    0
    worst game i have ever played bored to death within 6 hours sadly this game takes a while to realize how repetitive it is. Even worse is the vagueness sean murray has been with his tweets after 100% promising to interact with other players no matter what stupid low chance he said it happens and has happened and they refuse to address this and try to change everything around. I am sure theyworst game i have ever played bored to death within 6 hours sadly this game takes a while to realize how repetitive it is. Even worse is the vagueness sean murray has been with his tweets after 100% promising to interact with other players no matter what stupid low chance he said it happens and has happened and they refuse to address this and try to change everything around. I am sure they believed thier own crap about not finding eachother to give time to implement multiplayer which it currently does not have at all this is clearly a bait and switch this game is not finished nor is it worth 60$ i would not recommend this game for anything other than free as you quickly learn how boring it is… Expand
  45. l3g10nw
    Aug 15, 2016
    0
    game won't even start. freezes at "hello games", 4 seconds after opening it. I recommend pirating the game before buying it so that you see if your computer can handle. because No Man's PC can run this smoothly.
  46. jeanfranco
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    The ammount of lyes around this game before the launch is tremendous. People need to know that besides them liking the game this is a scam, and supporting this kind of crap leads to more crap in the future. This game has been selled like a AAA game being an Alpha indie one. Hello Games doesn't deserve any money.
  47. deithwen42
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    If it weren't for the bad optimization, it would have been a good game for 20 minutes and half the price...
    I might play it again once it gets fixed, though i doubt that ill enjoy it. Everything is the same.
    So far ive played around 15 hours
  48. Rhand
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    Horrible pile of excrement sold on lies and **** Pick it up when it's on sale for 15 bucks if you like doing the same things over and over again no matter what planet you land on.
  49. aig
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    If this game can work perfectly, no one can tell the difference because nothing ever happens in it. It was not a game, just one great advertisement campaign and nothing else.
  50. whynotthen
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    The game is just a scam, it is nothing like the promotional videos, it doesnt have any of the features that the lead designer promised and performs exceedingly bad even on high end pcs
    whatever you do, do not buy it, it is nothing like the videos they've shown
  51. g494412
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    Absolute disappointment. Procedurally generated bs by procedurally generated liar, Sean Murray. Just go watch the video called "New disappointment discovered : No Man's Sky". You will understand then.
  52. Thawtw
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    The definition of disappointment. Procedurally generated bs by procedurally generated liar, Sean Murray. Just go watch the video called "New disappointment discovered : No Man's Sky". You will understand then. Even SPORE was less disappointing than this. In fact, it's an all around better game, go play SPORE instead.
  53. feralshiv
    Aug 17, 2016
    0
    absolutely horrible, 10$ game sold for 60$, requires pentagon rig to play with at least 30fps, google maps 3d view are more exiting that this game

    0 for 0 expectations met
  54. Nedkelly
    Aug 17, 2016
    0
    A **** covered in golden paper, with lots of lies written on it.
    Seriously, how is that even different than spore? The planets are almost the same expect colors and atmosphere, so is in spore... Creatures in spore at least were funny, animals in this garbage are a pure joke.
    What really grinds my gears are the developers lies. Oh sure, we could meet other players, yes there is a    A **** covered in golden paper, with lots of lies written on it.
    Seriously, how is that even different than spore? The planets are almost the same expect colors and atmosphere, so is in spore... Creatures in spore at least were funny, animals in this garbage are a pure joke.
    What really grinds my gears are the developers lies. Oh sure, we could meet other players, yes there is a multiplayer! Expect IT IS NOT POSSIBLE.
    Oh and did you watched the old trailer of this game, with the world covered in animals, plants and trees? With space combat of the large ships between races? Forget it, it was all scripted for the need of poor marketing, hype building.
    **** this game and their creators, 40 pounds for this **** is a daylight robbery.    … Expand
  55. LeonTheBest
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    Great graphics, no crashes here (PC). The most boring and shallow game I have ever played in my 30+ years of gaming. Once you have grinded out your slots there is NOTHING absolutely nothing to do and no challenge at all. (fly to planet stock up on danger-free-mats once in a while to feed the warp engine - that is it). All the mobs look and act the same, and after a couple of days soGreat graphics, no crashes here (PC). The most boring and shallow game I have ever played in my 30+ years of gaming. Once you have grinded out your slots there is NOTHING absolutely nothing to do and no challenge at all. (fly to planet stock up on danger-free-mats once in a while to feed the warp engine - that is it). All the mobs look and act the same, and after a couple of days so do all the planets and systems and ships. The music I'm sure is just the same tracks on a loop too. No gameplay, no challenge, even the ambient flying about is boring. All the buildings are the name, NPCs are lifeless. Avoid. HG are scammers and Sony should be ashamed.… Expand
  56. Scarliga
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    Nothing ever really happens in “No Man’s Sky.” Once you’ve seen three or four planets, you’ve probably seen just about everything the rest 18 quintillion planets have to offer.

    The more you play from there, the emptier and more pointless it all feels.

    Pointless, worthless, a scam.
  57. vokus
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    This is just sad. This game is such a disappointment. I can't find any reason to play this game - it is so boring and stupid. And it is just a big lie.
  58. casualreview
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    Lies, lies and more lies. So many lies.
    Sean Murray and Hello Games are laughing their way to the bank.
    Anyone who has actually tried it would know that "above average"-reviews are part of the scam.
    Total garbage. Not worth 5$.
  59. stroik
    Aug 19, 2016
    0
    It's a crap, very dissapointing. 0 out of 10. The games crashes all the time. I'm very very angry with Hello Games. I wish that they retract and apologies.
  60. Najamal
    Aug 19, 2016
    0
    I had no expectation of this game.
    And was nevertheless disappointed massively.

    After 10 hours game time you have seen everything.
    And with everything I mean:
    -5 Types of Rock
    -10 Animals
    -5 Planet Biomes
    -4 Background Colors
    -5 Ship Variations
    -1 Space Station
    -3 'Alien Species' Represented by 3 'Aliens'
    -5 Types of Buildings
  61. xMightyz
    Aug 19, 2016
    0
    Lying developers and misleading trailers and screenshots. Huge performance issues. Feels slow and repetetive after about 2 hours of gameplay. Definately not worth the pricetag. its a scam, really.
  62. chistin1998
    Aug 27, 2016
    0
    The game idea is awsome but how they execute it was horrible. Very bad optimization and very monotone generations, some times you will find a dessert in which theres almost nothing and so it makes it boring. There are a LOT of bugs and some times they make it imposible to play. Finally but not least the game was suposed to be multiplayer but no it dosent.
  63. b1
    Aug 21, 2016
    0
    44 hours in, I gave up. I was hoping for something much more interesting, there is too much repetition.
    Boring and lacking in promise.
    Dont waste your time.
  64. Rupieeeee
    Aug 21, 2016
    0
    Game gets boring and repetitive after just a few hours, missing lots of features which were promised to be there. The game itself doesn't deserve 0. I'm quite sure some people will find it entertaining, but I'll rate it 0 because of the false advertising and lies from developers, which I'm sure misled many people who bought it.
  65. ShortCipher42
    Aug 24, 2016
    0
    This steaming dumpster pile is blatant false advertising. You can't fly like in the trailers, you can't hack doors like Sean Murray said, as a matter of fact the only thing that you can do that sean murray said is land on a damn planet and warp. The creatures generated are generally retarded and almost never aggressive. In 7 hours of play time, I have NOT DIED. I cannot die withoutThis steaming dumpster pile is blatant false advertising. You can't fly like in the trailers, you can't hack doors like Sean Murray said, as a matter of fact the only thing that you can do that sean murray said is land on a damn planet and warp. The creatures generated are generally retarded and almost never aggressive. In 7 hours of play time, I have NOT DIED. I cannot die without displaying severe neglect of my own life support or other such crap. I have even run under landing ships, only to clip through them.

    What the hell kind of survival game has no death threat? This game is blatant fraud    … Expand
  66. Anteares
    Aug 24, 2016
    0
    Bought game on Steam. Installed it (surprisingly fast). Game doesn't launch. Refunded it. Work around discovered. Bought game again. Launches. Crashes on launch. Refunded it. Patch for Phenom processors comes out. Read reviews of garbage performance. Too little too late. Goodbye Hello games.
  67. Microtransact
    Aug 25, 2016
    0
    There is a lot going on here, but the the way the dev's went about lieng about 90% of the game features just cant be supported. Also at $60, said lies should of been in the game and the DLC that was lied about being free, should in fact be free.
  68. Faustito
    Oct 29, 2016
    0
    After all the fake advertising this crap dont deserve more than a 0 of score; this game officialy now is the worst game of the history of the video games, worst even than the et game.
  69. catbarf
    Aug 25, 2016
    0
    Run away and save your money. The gaming cycle is boring, short and repetitive. Go to planet, find stuff, go to next planet and repeat. Here is hoping that mods will be able to make this game better. Watch youtube videos about how much Hello Games lied to sell this game.
  70. Simtech76
    Aug 29, 2016
    0
    Don't waste your time or money, I sadly did both. The game falls short of what was promised and is filled with more bugs and boredom than content. Don't let the number of x,xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx.... planets fool you; x,xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx... pairs of underpants are still just pairs of underpants, though to be honest perhaps still more fun.
  71. triggerhappy57
    Aug 30, 2016
    0
    I am glad that the Steam refund system exists. I fell for the hype. I was so prepared to play this with friends and journey into the vast and expanded unknown. But instead I was given a different game on release.
  72. gipsydanger
    Aug 29, 2016
    0
    I really wish we could give negative ratings. This game is horrible. Nothing as advertised. Lame. I want a refund. #seanmurry lied. #seanmurry is a liar. Stupid game. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
  73. Camillaa
    Aug 30, 2016
    0
    This game is not even worth 5€, I would play it for free. There is no MULTIPLAYER and there is nothing you have to do. Its all about a repeating of same **** different colors over and over again, a freaking array. DONT BUY
  74. onemanslie
    Aug 30, 2016
    0
    i wish i could be a meta critic so i could rate this game the worst possible. 64 isnt the quality of this game, its the number of lies sean murray told about it and the number of missing features shown in the game trailer still being shown on the steam page
  75. Pen4711
    Aug 30, 2016
    0
    I really wanted to love this game and I tried. I really tried. At the most this should be a $20-$30 Early Access game as it was released practically unplayable and with patches has made it playable for most people but it does not deliver the content expected of a $60 AAA title that they marketed the game as. The storyline is vague and easily lost. Yes it is a game of exploration but II really wanted to love this game and I tried. I really tried. At the most this should be a $20-$30 Early Access game as it was released practically unplayable and with patches has made it playable for most people but it does not deliver the content expected of a $60 AAA title that they marketed the game as. The storyline is vague and easily lost. Yes it is a game of exploration but I don't feel it should be a game of exploring the internet trying to figure out what to do. Planets begin to feel too similar after awhile and the game becomes a lesson in grinding and jumping from planet to planet that begin to look carbon copy. I hope in the future they release updates (not paid DLC) that will bring the game's value up to match it's release price. If they continue to update and improve the game then I will change my review. In the current state of the game it's is not worth it's price but worth picking up if it goes on sale for under $20 and you don't mind the repetitiveness of mining for resources. After a couple patches the game runs even worse and has worse performance issues on my system when I can even get it to load.… Expand
  76. Sr_Tregras
    Aug 31, 2016
    0
    Una basura de juego y la mayor estafa que he visto por parte del marketing. Me sorprende que con el tema de devoluciones hayan llamado ladrones a los jugadores (ironía a tope).

    Un análisis serio no merece la pena, yo ya hice mi análisis en steam con mis escasas 10 horas de juego (que en este juego son un montón). Tremendamente no recomendable y si seguís con hype después de la    Una basura de juego y la mayor estafa que he visto por parte del marketing. Me sorprende que con el tema de devoluciones hayan llamado ladrones a los jugadores (ironía a tope).

    Un análisis serio no merece la pena, yo ya hice mi análisis en steam con mis escasas 10 horas de juego (que en este juego son un montón).

    Tremendamente no recomendable y si seguís con hype después de la polémica conseguid probarlo de algún amigo o por donde rule gratis. Y ya esta bien por parte de algunos de defender a estas compañías de ladrones que no hacen mas que destrozar el género indie y la industria de videojuegos.    … Expand
  77. JChristian
    Aug 31, 2016
    0
    This **** isn't even worth piracy, No Man's Sky is a trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash!
  78. caffeinemints
    Sep 3, 2016
    0
    Not the game they promised. Not the game they posted videos of. Not worth $60.

    It's also not that bad of a game. But not worth a AAA-game pricetag, no matter how much hype they added.

    18,446,744,073,709,551,616 planets. Each populated by one of THREE races. And it will be populated, in the same pattern as every other planet. And every planet is a palette shift of colors and shapes.
  79. Clodyx
    Sep 4, 2016
    0
    SCAM of the YEAR prize!
    They lied about the content of the game in the last 2 years.
    This tech demo is well overpriced and cannot be named as a game. AAA game? Are you kidding?
    Compared with any AAA game this is really a piece of crap.
    Beware!
    STAY AWAY of this SCAM!
  80. gavoooo
    Sep 7, 2016
    0
    If you are thinking of buying this game, I would recommend you watch some of the cool trailers showing you what is not in the game and don't waste your money on this game that doesn't even deliver the stuff that was talked about and promised in interviews etc before release.
  81. job0tz
    Sep 8, 2016
    0
    Very few games have been so disappointing, so frustrating, or such a massive waste of my money. It's one thing to get a game, play it, lose interest because it's not great... but to wait for a game, buy it, and be denied a refund after 26min of game play? I just want to actually find the creator and knock his teeth out. I don't just hate this game, I hate everyone who ever worked on itVery few games have been so disappointing, so frustrating, or such a massive waste of my money. It's one thing to get a game, play it, lose interest because it's not great... but to wait for a game, buy it, and be denied a refund after 26min of game play? I just want to actually find the creator and knock his teeth out. I don't just hate this game, I hate everyone who ever worked on it in any capacity. This is the kind of **** I'd be embarrassed to be a part of. Sad, pathetic, thieves. Total scam.… Expand
  82. TheSnox
    Sep 10, 2016
    0
    This Game Is False advertising and Nothing like what the Trailers Showed us It is Not Worth Close to 60€ and nothing i would recommend to anyone aslong as it is over 20€
  83. Diabollus13
    Dec 6, 2016
    0
    Никому не советую данную игру, вам просто будет скучно-так, как не было ещё никогда. Не покупайте не в коем случае, максимум поиграйте у друга или в пиратку или в бесплатный триал или ещё что и вы поймёте о чём я, 5 часов если не меньше будет достаточно что бы вникнуть в суть этого провала десятилетия. Один плюс из этого не сделали ммо, хотя кто знает может быть только мультиплеер бы спасНикому не советую данную игру, вам просто будет скучно-так, как не было ещё никогда. Не покупайте не в коем случае, максимум поиграйте у друга или в пиратку или в бесплатный триал или ещё что и вы поймёте о чём я, 5 часов если не меньше будет достаточно что бы вникнуть в суть этого провала десятилетия. Один плюс из этого не сделали ммо, хотя кто знает может быть только мультиплеер бы спас от уныния сей проект.… Expand
  84. HeadyWook
    Sep 15, 2016
    0
    Awful game, developers completely lied to sell it. Not worth 60 dollars, more like a 10 dollar early access alpha. The game runs like **** even on nice PCs, there is zero multiplayer potential despite numerous claims from the developers there was. It's just paying 60 dollars to grind in a broken game with no substance and little story line or purpose. They couldn't even get the variety andAwful game, developers completely lied to sell it. Not worth 60 dollars, more like a 10 dollar early access alpha. The game runs like **** even on nice PCs, there is zero multiplayer potential despite numerous claims from the developers there was. It's just paying 60 dollars to grind in a broken game with no substance and little story line or purpose. They couldn't even get the variety and procedural programming down right. The great majority of plants, species, and planets look strikingly similar or quite literally the exact same just with a different color.

    This game is a scam.    … Expand
  85. LeoVainio
    Sep 17, 2016
    0
    No Man's Sky is a shameless scam. A deep well thought marketing scheme with a lousy game they coded in a month. Disgusting.
    ..........................
  86. Ravendiscord
    Sep 24, 2016
    0
    Hello Games currently advertises the features below that are missing from the game.

    1) In No Man's Sky, every star is the light of a distant sun, each orbited by planets FALSE Planets do not orbit suns. 2) At the Center of the galaxy lies a irresistible pulse which draws you on a journey towards it to learn the true nature of the cosmos FALSE getting to the center of the galaxy    Hello Games currently advertises the features below that are missing from the game.

    1) In No Man's Sky, every star is the light of a distant sun, each orbited by planets

    FALSE Planets do not orbit suns.

    2) At the Center of the galaxy lies a irresistible pulse which draws you on a journey towards it to learn the true nature of the cosmos

    FALSE getting to the center of the galaxy -spoiler- happens but you learn absolutely nothing about the nature of the cosmos.

    3) no loading screens (from deep space to planetary surface)

    -FALSE There are loading screens every-time you warp or enter a black-hole.

    4) factions vie for territory

    FALSE Factions do not vie for territory

    Neither "expectations" nor "hype" as some folks call it is at fault for my ZERO rating.

    Peace.    … Expand
  87. Painfull
    Oct 3, 2016
    0
    Sean Murray lied to us. I wasted 60€ on this game. Lies lies lies. It's lagging and crashing all the time. This is terrible, I never wasted that much money before
  88. SolidShakeGO
    Oct 20, 2016
    0
    Lets say that this game was 20 dollars, and gamers werent lied to, and we all knew what we were buying in the end. this is how i am making this review. ANGER ASIDE.

    0/10 really. this is supposed to be a survival/crafting game right? i can see it, but i cant play it. what i mean is. you mine shiny red blobs of stone, which in return, doesnt do anything. yeah you can make parts for    Lets say that this game was 20 dollars, and gamers werent lied to, and we all knew what we were buying in the end. this is how i am making this review. ANGER ASIDE.

    0/10 really. this is supposed to be a survival/crafting game right? i can see it, but i cant play it. what i mean is.

    you mine shiny red blobs of stone, which in return, doesnt do anything. yeah you can make parts for your ship, but there is no other crafting involved. you cant build a base, you cant build a ship, you cant really "craft" anything. as far as survival goes. you basically need to mine 1 recourse in the game to stay alive. you refill your O2 levels the same as recharging your gun. so whats even the point? If you want to call this game a survival crafting game, then you are putting it up against games like rust, minecraft, ark, etc. there are so many. and this doesnt even come close to those.

    now if this game was sold as lets say "a looking at things adventure" then its only competition is pokemon snap. a hard game to beat, but hey..at least it would be honest.

    COMBAT is so far off that i dont even want to go there. the only chance it has at this point is combat in space

    SPACE COMBAT there pretty much isnt any. sure you get attacked by a pirate, but if you can get past the crappy UI of the game you can use that sweet ore you mined to recharge you shields and make yourself invincible.

    overall this games only achievement is that a small group of people made it. its also colorful despite the 10 mete distance graininess. [i play on high on pc, im exaggerating] This game deserves title as worst game in history. I hope it surpasses E.T. and it gets buried on the moon. good try Hello Games, but you should have tried harder.    … Expand
  89. zorK90
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
    Nothing less than a fraud.

    Full price for a tech demo that was marketed as something it's not. I have nothing more to say but go to hell Sony and Goodbye games.
  90. Jon0
    Nov 6, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Listen to what others say... It's worth at most $15, the videos don't match the game at all.
    There's no reward for finishing the journey, in fact it takes stuff away when you do.
    There's no real need to leave the starting systems as 95% of the time the system will have everything you need, the other 5% you can simply buy it off the market.
    There's no progression, the game is the same from start to when you simply quit (only difference is more bag space).
    You can learn an entire language for 20 carbon (and by the time you're finished you can turn that 20 carbon into 1000s or more if you have the space lol).
    There's so much more to add to whats wrong but by now you should get the idea... it's trash; wait for a 75% off sale.    … Expand
  91. ADeadDeath
    Jul 24, 2018
    0
    Maior porcaria do século.
    -Não entrega quase nada do que havia prometido anteriormente
    -Depois de algumas pouquíssimas horas jogando se torna extremamente entediante
    -Não vale 130 reais nem aqui nem na China
    -Não tem história nenhuma
    -Chegar no final da galáxia só te faz recomeçar de novo
  92. hien12
    Nov 19, 2016
    0
    Boring and misses a large amount of advertised content. Game feels like a scam and nothing else and does not live up to it's AAA price. To top it off Hello Games and Sean Murray have gone silent and not made any attempt to talk about this disaster of a game.
  93. pimpinpope69
    Nov 28, 2016
    0
    Even with the foundation update the game has less than 6 hours of fun just awful after like many hating it on launch i was excited when the foundation update came out my hopes were quickly dashed after a mere 3 extra hours and even with my monster 4000 pc i would still get frame rate dips f**k this game and suck my d**k sean murrey
  94. Redbeard_Review
    Nov 23, 2016
    0
    99.9% of its initial players lost in a couple of weeks, a sticker hiding "multiplayer online", algorithmic monsters and a galaxy made of empty planets. Let's just say: piece of trash. Nobody's Sky. Those who like it are either bribed or imbecile.
  95. Vslyce
    Nov 27, 2016
    0
    I spent a fairly large amount of time playing this game, searching for the things shown in trailers, and that Sean Murray said in interviews. After ~40 hours, I found none of the things I was most hoping to find, and combined with terrible performance on my computer, I can't recommend this game to ANYONE.
  96. HappyRogu3
    Dec 14, 2016
    0
    Its the worst game ever :D EUJNDENDEDDJNENDJNEJNJNDJENJNDNSÑDLEKMDKEMDKDKEMDKEMDKEMDKEMDKMEKDMKEMDKEMDKMEDMKEMDKMEDLAMDEMdAMD;SMD;ADmS;DmS;MsMD;AM:WDLA
  97. Nyakuya
    Dec 20, 2016
    0
    "¡SE PUEDE JUGAR ONLINE!... (Mentira)". Claro que si campeón.
    Este juego es una mierda canceríjena con sindrome de gunther. Sinceramente es una porquería se lo mire por donde se lo mire. Gráficamente es basura y por eso mismo no se entiende como demonios tienes problemas de rendimiento con una PC de la NASA.
    "LA UNICA FORMA DE VER A TU PERSONAJE ES SI OTRA PERSONA TE VE... (Pero como no    "¡SE PUEDE JUGAR ONLINE!... (Mentira)". Claro que si campeón.
    Este juego es una mierda canceríjena con sindrome de gunther. Sinceramente es una porquería se lo mire por donde se lo mire. Gráficamente es basura y por eso mismo no se entiende como demonios tienes problemas de rendimiento con una PC de la NASA.
    "LA UNICA FORMA DE VER A TU PERSONAJE ES SI OTRA PERSONA TE VE... (Pero como no hay modo multijugador ni cooperativo, esto no sucederá, wajaja)". Claro que si campeon x2.

    Este juego fue mentira tras mentira y estafa tras estafa. Es una mierda inservible y la misma comunidad lo afirma. Ojalá el hijo de puta que se dedicó a mentir de esta forma contraiga docenas de enfermedades degenerativas y extremadamente dolorosas.    … Expand
  98. Broyax
    Dec 28, 2016
    0
    Bercé par le train-train de la hype et endormi par un cortège de promesses, j'ai été moi aussi victime du No man's sky comme on peut être victime de la scientologie ou d'une arnaque à la vente pyramidale.

    Moi aussi, je viens me confesser aux indés de merde anonymes, ces indés moisis qui se révèlent très souvent de simples sous-produits programmés avec le fion... mais celui-ci, ce No    Bercé par le train-train de la hype et endormi par un cortège de promesses, j'ai été moi aussi victime du No man's sky comme on peut être victime de la scientologie ou d'une arnaque à la vente pyramidale.

    Moi aussi, je viens me confesser aux indés de merde anonymes, ces indés moisis qui se révèlent très souvent de simples sous-produits programmés avec le fion... mais celui-ci, ce No man's sky, il vendait du rêve, attisait une forte curiosité et déployait ses ambitions de jeu triple A surgonflé par les agences de notation ! Et comme pour appuyer ses fanfaronnades, l'ignoble grosse merde était affichée au prix du triple A habituel y compris sur PC, soit 59, 99 !!

    Le plus cruel ou le plus comique dans cette pitoyable histoire, c'est que le jour J le jeu se lance, charge puis crash immédiatement à tous les coups. Rapidement, un patch salvateur est mis en place... par un internaute qui a court-circuité les appels OpenGL merdeux de cette bande de mange-merdes d'Hello Games... lesquels ont a mis ensuite plusieurs jours à résoudre le problème.

    Notez qu'une fois lancé et "opérationnel", le jeu s'avère un pur... étron technique. Assez vilain et souvent de mauvais goût, il tourne comme une patate quels que soient les réglages et charge pendant des plombes ! ! les patchs sucessifs n'y changeront pas grand'chose.

    Le jeu en lui-même amusant la première heure, le temps de la découverte, montre ensuite au fur et à mesure sa vacuité, sa répétition et son ennui puisqu'on erre sans but sinon celui fumeux de suivre une entité absconse jusqu'au "centre de la galaxie"... et pour ce faire, il faut farmer comme un crevard toutes les ressources qu'on voit ici et là et partout ailleurs pour fabriquer, améliorer la combinaison et le vaisseau.

    Là, aujourd'hui, un nouveau patch est sorti, permettant de construire des bases -à la manière de Fallout 4 !- sauf que sur ces planètes vides, on n'en voit vraiment pas l'intérêt si ce n'est de doubler ou tripler les quantités habituelles de farmage de goret... qui obligent à se dépatouiller avec des inventaires toujours plus remplis, ce qui induit encore plus de farmage de merde pour améliorer le nombre de slots !

    Non, vraiment on en sort pas. Mais ce n'est pas le comble. Le comble, c'est de relancer sa partie depuis le patch et de constater qu'on est sur une planète sur laquelle on était pas et que son vaisseau flotte comme un con au milieu du ciel. Inaccessible.

    A moins de tout recommencer à zéro, c'est mort. Le jeu a chié et s'est cassé tout seul. Comme un con. J'ai gâché plus de trois quarts d'heure à chercher un landing pad éventuel pour "rappeler" le vaisseau... en vain.

    Car il n'y a pas de carte sur les planètes, pas de voyage rapide... et les sauvegardes automatiques sont foirées toutes les deux. Parce que "sauvegarder quand on veut" n'a jamais fait partie du cahier des charges chez "Hello Games". Misérables tocards et foutus crevards que vous êtes, incapables connards, allez tous vous faire foutre !    … Expand
  99. Dictat0R
    Jan 11, 2017
    0
    It's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad, refund.
  100. The_Real_Black
    Jan 24, 2017
    0
    Its a very bad game, even with the base building update. The base game wanted to be a open universe exploration game with some kind of story elements, but in the end all the ways never leads to some valuable moments. Its no spoiler the center of the galaxy only restarts the game with your current ship. The other route tells that you created a new star-system, but technically there are onlyIts a very bad game, even with the base building update. The base game wanted to be a open universe exploration game with some kind of story elements, but in the end all the ways never leads to some valuable moments. Its no spoiler the center of the galaxy only restarts the game with your current ship. The other route tells that you created a new star-system, but technically there are only 64bit different planets (9,223,372,036,854,775,807) the random generator will generate a unique planet for each one and you can not add there a planet created by you. Also there is no report of planet-systems named like "created by user" so its a nice story, but nothing more in this "multiplayer/singleplayer-multigame" experience.

    The base building, teleportation and renting the ship with the option to build a base in it feels shoehorned into the mechanics of the game. Most ideas are done by other indie developer like starbound and subnautika already. Also this basebuilding breaks with the mechaniks of the core game. It was not developed to be a base building game the core mechanics are not changed.

    For pacing the game there are to many grinding moments for just improving the grinding it self. In other games you grind to do some thing different. Example: Starbound. With the multitool you dig to improve the tool to grab liquids from the planets. Then you will grind to place wire and paint the placed blocks. In No Man's Sky you just grind to grind more. There is no target or improvement in your game and without these shift in mechanics there is no fun after 3 to 4 hours.    … Expand
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61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 11, 2016
    67
    No Man's Sky breaks the record in falling short of the hype – which is an incredible achievement in the category of super ambitious space games. The huge universe is a repetitive, lifeless and meaningless place, no amount of random generated creatures can change that. The most unforgivable fail is making the spaceship such a pain to fly, which makes exploring the vast universe simply a chore. However, at its best the game is epic and many of the issues should be easy to fix, so this might not be the end of the journey after all. [Sept 2016]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Oct 2, 2016
    60
    It's partially broken, shallow, repetitive and aimless, but hang me, I still kind of love it. [Issue#255, p.56]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Sep 27, 2016
    60
    While some poorly designed systems and mechanics chip away at your patience, the feeling of flying seamlessly from space down to a peninsula you spotted from orbit never fails to enthrall. [Nov 2016, p.106]
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