No Man's Sky

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2694 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 819 out of 2694
  2. Mixed: 284 out of 2694
  3. Negative: 1,591 out of 2694

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  1. Supereme
    Feb 28, 2017
    0
    This is Tottally very very Bad that It will take 585 billion years to complete and I will never ever lose Hatred on this game for the rest of my life
    And I will destroy it
  2. TheProAs
    Mar 5, 2017
    0
    WTF IS THIS **** BLA BLA BLA THIS GAME WILL BE AMAZING, ONLINE,.... RELEASE: NOTHING DONT BUY THIS ******* BECAUSE IS ******************** BUG LAG BUG
  3. HonestCritic198
    Aug 30, 2017
    0
    This game is bad. Really, really bad. It was bad at launch and it is still bad at version 1.34. Still soulless, still without a puprose, still full of bugs and glitches. They attempted to gain some good publicity recently with the Atlas Rises patch, but it is all a charade. Don't buy.
  4. PizzaW0lf
    Mar 6, 2017
    0
    Where to even start? This game sucks to achieve ANYTHING good. It's unpolished, glitchy, boring, and to top it off the developers LIED to us. They said multiplayer would be in the game but it was not. I have a lot of hatred for this game. Almost to the point of me never wanting to play a game again and made me worry for the future of gaming in general. Hype shattered after the launch ofWhere to even start? This game sucks to achieve ANYTHING good. It's unpolished, glitchy, boring, and to top it off the developers LIED to us. They said multiplayer would be in the game but it was not. I have a lot of hatred for this game. Almost to the point of me never wanting to play a game again and made me worry for the future of gaming in general. Hype shattered after the launch of this game. It seemed like EVERYTHING was going wrong. Also to add, When I bought this game steam slapped me in the face and had GTA V and FarCry 3 for a really good $ale. That really added salt to the wound. Screw you no man's sky, and screw game hype. This game really made me learn a thing or two about hype and preordering a game. DON'T BUY THIS GAME. PS (like it couldn't get worse) I can't get this stupid game to run more than 20fps on my really solid computer so even the SPECS lie to us.… Expand
  5. CzarSquid
    Feb 20, 2022
    0
    No matter how much you polish a turd this "game" still remains a turd. I don't understand why anyone continues to play this
  6. Ponasity
    Mar 17, 2017
    0
    Not as advertised. Would be considered a great accomplishment if they charged fairly and were honest about content. Due to blatant lies(causing a hugely commercially succesful launch) i will never support this company.
  7. fykins
    Apr 25, 2017
    0
    Don't even think about getting it. Another early access game where they took your money and did not deliver. Less than 10 hours of game to be had here.

    Space Engineers, Empyrion, and Elite Dangerous all deliver in the ways this game failed. Empyrion has come a long ways in a short time, but it definitely is missing the fine tuning and polish. Space Engineers steadily is becoming    Don't even think about getting it. Another early access game where they took your money and did not deliver. Less than 10 hours of game to be had here.

    Space Engineers, Empyrion, and Elite Dangerous all deliver in the ways this game failed.

    Empyrion has come a long ways in a short time, but it definitely is missing the fine tuning and polish.

    Space Engineers steadily is becoming more and more with each update, and has been in development for some time.

    Elite Dangerous is hugely immersive, finely tuned, polished, and is a great game.

    In order to get a score by my scoring system, you need to have atleast 20 hours of gameplay in order to be considered a game, that gets you a 1. This game gets a 0.    … Expand
  8. santipk
    May 16, 2017
    0
    este juego es mas malo que los cojones de mahoma es un juego que aburre yo me aburrí a los 10 min de jugar a este pedazo de mierda por que no es un juego entretenido es purisima pero pura diarrea si quieres ver una mierda de juego en pc aqui lo tienes para gozar de la mayooor mierda de esta generación y de la historia y no se merece nada mas QUE UN PUTO 0 QUE LE JODAN A HELLO GAMES Y HACEDeste juego es mas malo que los cojones de mahoma es un juego que aburre yo me aburrí a los 10 min de jugar a este pedazo de mierda por que no es un juego entretenido es purisima pero pura diarrea si quieres ver una mierda de juego en pc aqui lo tienes para gozar de la mayooor mierda de esta generación y de la historia y no se merece nada mas QUE UN PUTO 0 QUE LE JODAN A HELLO GAMES Y HACED JUEGOS BUENOOOOS y no hagais mas juegos que sean diarrea por que tenia que estar controlada la calidad y salgan bien aunque sean malos coñooo podia ser malo pero esta mierda no se la esperaba nadie y luego no pasa nada por la publicidad del juego
    QUE LES DEN POR CULO A LOS CREADORES DE ESTE JUEGO MALO Y NO TIMEIIIIIS A LA GENTE COÑOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO    … Expand
  9. Tuneison
    Aug 12, 2018
    0
    More like no man's lie, LOL. My biggest issue with this game is that it's such a **** shooter. I mean, why don't the animals fight back? It's kind of cool you can fly under stuff but, I don't know. I've never actually played this game I just assume that it's total **** because 1521 say it is so, whatever. 0/10
  10. DonPugieri
    Oct 28, 2017
    0
    This game is astonishingly bad in every possible way. Pointless, boring. Yeah, and lying developer as its apogee. Don't even try to play this **** let it be forgotten.
  11. CyberRobotnix
    Dec 11, 2017
    0
    It is the most blatant scam of all time. It promished us:

    -Multiplayer -Large exploration -Survival However it kept none of its promishes and the game conjstantly crashes on you due to poor coding. And, the best of the best, it costs a lot. Sadly, you can pull off as many patches as you want it's not going to fix the game entirely lol. Now, this game could run on a PS3    It is the most blatant scam of all time. It promished us:

    -Multiplayer

    -Large exploration

    -Survival

    However it kept none of its promishes and the game conjstantly crashes on you due to poor coding.

    And, the best of the best, it costs a lot.

    Sadly, you can pull off as many patches as you want it's not going to fix the game entirely lol.

    Now, this game could run on a PS3 perfectly fine due to its low quality graphics, sadly there's no more PS3 in sale lol.    … Expand
  12. jugadorhardcore
    Feb 7, 2018
    0
    This is the crap of the crap Companies greedy at it best... I wonder who bought this
  13. nooblox85
    Apr 29, 2018
    0
    Horrible just horrible this is the most disappointed game i've ever played boring quest isn't fun planet is just like the same with different color and animals
  14. pavel8585
    Aug 19, 2019
    0
    Bugs, grind , lies, boring, ugly,
    This game is astonishingly bad in every possible way. Pointless, boring. Yeah, and lying developer as its apogee. Don't even try to play this **** let it be forgotten.
  15. christowilson
    Jul 24, 2018
    0
    In the great words of southpark "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone"

    Base with untold amounts of storage containers full of stuff "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone" Huge hydroponics base with collection of plants "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone" All blueprints "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone" all ship mods and tool mods "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone" 3 Modded Ground Vehicles "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone" Multiple ships    In the great words of southpark "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone"

    Base with untold amounts of storage containers full of stuff "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone"
    Huge hydroponics base with collection of plants "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone"
    All blueprints "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone"
    all ship mods and tool mods "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone"
    3 Modded Ground Vehicles "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone"
    Multiple ships "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone"

    No Man's Sky "aaaaaaaaaaaand its gone"    … Expand
  16. uqbl9999
    Aug 31, 2018
    0
    This game has risen from its own ashes. It is appreciated that the developers did not abandon it. And they kept updating it. To bring to the level of the players expectations.
    Now he's totally worth his money.
  17. earlyman56
    Sep 5, 2018
    0
    This game is very barebones. Performs poorly on good systems and worst of all the marketing and development team was deceptive. They've recently added the features they originall advertised 2 years ago but such blatant lies is unacceptable.
  18. greninjaX
    Sep 26, 2019
    0
    awful, awful game made by lying developers. do not buy no man's sky or you will cry
  19. tOBdavian
    Mar 27, 2019
    0
    Lies! Sean recently said the best feedback was from those who were invested and played over 100 hours in the first week. Well I have a job, was invested, and to this day I'm incredably disappointed in the lies you told and the utter lack of an apology which i believe we all deserve.
  20. zerogr
    Aug 26, 2019
    0
    Итак. Резюмируя все вышесказанное, свой опыт в почти 600 часов игры и впечатления от обновления.
    Чего же ждали все от "огромного" и распиаренного обновления игроки?
    Провода? Я лично ожидал увидеть все что угодно, но не это! Ждали я так думаю оптимизации и разнообразия в этом унылом мире, в котором все планеты похожи и ловишь себя на мысли в какой-то момент что ты попал в тот самый день    Итак. Резюмируя все вышесказанное, свой опыт в почти 600 часов игры и впечатления от обновления.
    Чего же ждали все от "огромного" и распиаренного обновления игроки?
    Провода? Я лично ожидал увидеть все что угодно, но не это!
    Ждали я так думаю оптимизации и разнообразия в этом унылом мире,
    в котором все планеты похожи и ловишь себя на мысли в какой-то момент что ты попал в тот самый день сурка.
    Что-же помешало убрать наконец пластелиновые крылья из однообразных собак галактики?
    Что помешало добавить в унылые ландшафты реки, водопады и прочие излишества? Например небольшие города/поселки.
    Или сделать дополнительно энное количество приличных моделек животных и растений и добавить их в генерацию, что-бы она действительно создавала нечто интересное, уникальное для каждой планеты.
    Что помешало создать например рейдовые планеты. С ценными ресурсами и дикими зверюгами для кооператива?
    Это провода. Вы серьезно? Провода? Провода в фантастическом мире? Где и так достаточно мелкой возни и гринда? Добавить провода?
    Добавить полигоналей, что-бы у тех кто плюс-минус героическими ухищрениями и шаманством с бубуном кое как оптимизировал сам для себя игру,
    было возгорание энной точки от такого обновления.
    Вы себе так представляли фантастический мир? С унылыми, однообразными кораблями, похожими на творения детей аутистов?
    Даже та самая расчудесная станция Нексус, - пустая и унылая. Такими должны быть системные станции. А не Нексус.
    Вы серьезно? Вы этим гордитесь? Умиляетесь сами себе и своей гениальностью в твиттере? Вы думаете этого должно хватить?
    Вам не хватает здравых идей и простоты ума? Обращайтесь к игрокам, которые по вашему плохо реализуют свои идеи.
    Давайте я вам накидаю идей.
    Добавьте моделей животных и растений в игру. Добавьте биомов.
    Добавьте реки, озера. И хотя-бы небольшие городки.
    Что-бы ваша хваленая генерация выдавала действительно нечто уникальное.
    Затем создайте в игре механизм зоо и биопарков, для посещения другими игроками.
    Создайте рейдовые планеты. С действительно опасными животными, на которые нужно будет собирать отряд в том же Нексусе.
    Добавьте уже возможность видоизменять корабли. И вообще действительно интересные и фантастические модели кораблей.    … Expand
  21. ggfasch
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    bad game, false advertising, I want my money back hello games! You lied to everyone! I would give negative if possible..
  22. DWojt
    May 4, 2023
    0
    Despite the popular opinion the game improved since its premiere, it's still insanely boring. The building mechanics are shallow and there is nothing interesting to explore because everything is generated procedurally. I love good survival game but this one, in my opinion, is not amidst them.
  23. Ghost1069
    Dec 15, 2020
    0
    Many people, specially on Steam, call this "the greatest comeback in gaming history".
    It is true that they sticked with the game, but that is to be expected. That is why they are paid.
    Also, a lot of promised features are still nowhere to be found. The launch was a collosal disaster, but compared to what it was promised, the game still falls short by a long shot (FOUR YEARS after    Many people, specially on Steam, call this "the greatest comeback in gaming history".
    It is true that they sticked with the game, but that is to be expected. That is why they are paid.

    Also, a lot of promised features are still nowhere to be found. The launch was a collosal disaster, but compared to what it was promised, the game still falls short by a long shot (FOUR YEARS after release, mind you).

    Not recommended. Mediocre game. Terrible bussiness practices.

    I think it would have actually been good for the pc gaming industry as a whole if Hello Games had went bankrupt because of this. They deserved it.
    Now everyone thinks they can promise the Moon, deliver **** and patch a quarter of the features and everything is ok. The people giving it a 10 must be literally sheeps. Braindead consumers.    … Expand
  24. KuDju21
    Aug 3, 2020
    0
    This is soooooooo bad, uninteresting, boring, monotonous, incomprehensible, laggy, stupid imperfection.
  25. Nofearmonger
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Avoid it like the plague. All the fake, positive reviews are pretty funny to read, though. There is nothing to do in this game. Your progress on a planet will reset if you travel too far. End game is a joke. NEVER buy games on day one. Use metacritic to see what actual people have to say and do NOT listen to what critics have to say. Do NOT read a 10 rating review that says “great game goAvoid it like the plague. All the fake, positive reviews are pretty funny to read, though. There is nothing to do in this game. Your progress on a planet will reset if you travel too far. End game is a joke. NEVER buy games on day one. Use metacritic to see what actual people have to say and do NOT listen to what critics have to say. Do NOT read a 10 rating review that says “great game go out and buy it! don’t listen to the negative reviews!” People are paid to post fake reviews such as those… Expand
  26. vova22379
    Mar 29, 2023
    0
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  27. Vacuolum
    Mar 14, 2021
    0
    This game still not reached the level of a 60 euro game, but with 50% discount it was a good buy.
  28. InfernalD
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
    The Bad: The most deceptive marketing campaign in recent memory. Developers are proven to be as dishonest as they come. Game launched nothing like marketing showed.

    The Good: The developers stood by the product and eventually after ~3 years brought it close to where it wanted to be at launch. They probably only started development after taking the pre-orders to the bank though. also    The Bad: The most deceptive marketing campaign in recent memory. Developers are proven to be as dishonest as they come. Game launched nothing like marketing showed.

    The Good: The developers stood by the product and eventually after ~3 years brought it close to where it wanted to be at launch. They probably only started development after taking the pre-orders to the bank though.

    also fun fact this game is the reason why Sony hasn't had any early access games for years and Sean Murray tried to weasel and say that Sony was responsible for not giving him enough funding. VP of Sony of America denied this and called it false.    … Expand
  29. linkinit
    May 16, 2021
    0
    This game needs to be rescored. All these negative ratings are from years ago on first release and some guy who zero voted all games. Please reconsider and regrade.
  30. kerin
    Aug 2, 2022
    0
    ahora es un juego estupendo, a cambiado mucho y siguen mejorandolo con cada actualizacion gracias hello games por seguir en el proyecto y no abandonarlo hoy en dia es una obra maestra
  31. TheLorax0707
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    Absolutely, hands down, bar none, the WORST storyline in the gaming history. I truly believe that because of the initial poor response of the game, the developers wrote and eventually added the ending of the storyline as a big middle finger to the player base. It is a lazy hack job of writing, posing as shallow pseudo-intellectualism that hatefully says to the user "Ha! you wasted moneyAbsolutely, hands down, bar none, the WORST storyline in the gaming history. I truly believe that because of the initial poor response of the game, the developers wrote and eventually added the ending of the storyline as a big middle finger to the player base. It is a lazy hack job of writing, posing as shallow pseudo-intellectualism that hatefully says to the user "Ha! you wasted money and a bunch of time playing this game and you are an idiot for doing it. Go ahead and keep playing, nothing you do in game matters." That's not vitriol. That is the ending. WHAT YOU DO, DOES NOT MATTER. The writers of this game are absolute HACKS.… Expand
  32. Robbedoflife
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    They gutted the inventory. Half my slots are gone and most of my tech mods are no longer usable. This change destroyed my ship and character build nerfing them into uselessness. Not only that but my storage is all gone and the inventory section is difficult to navigate and it literally puts all items in one screen so everything is completely disorganized and chaotic. I've since deletedThey gutted the inventory. Half my slots are gone and most of my tech mods are no longer usable. This change destroyed my ship and character build nerfing them into uselessness. Not only that but my storage is all gone and the inventory section is difficult to navigate and it literally puts all items in one screen so everything is completely disorganized and chaotic. I've since deleted this game and will not change my review until the inventory changes are reverted back to their previous setting before the 4.0 update. I do not recommend this game at this time.… Expand
  33. Thatguyxlii
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    The game had redeemed itself through updates and patches over the last 6 years, and was actually fun and worth playing.

    Then patch 4.0 happened.
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#25 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
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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