No Man's Sky

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2694 Ratings

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  1. sezzce
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    VR is going crazy, only thing i need to give it 10/10 is to have foveated rendering like on the ps5.
  2. ErixKing
    Sep 10, 2023
    9
    No puedo poner decimales asique redondee hacia abajo, este 8 que podría ser 8,5 tranquilamente.
    Buen juego, entretenido y muy enviciante, y para mandarle muchisimas horas viajando de mundo en mundo. Tiene varios universos y planetas pero al final no salen tanto de sus propios ejes. Con esto y todo el juego nos llega a entretener y mantener pegados a la pantalla bastantes horas
  3. Velvetvelvet
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    I've seen things you people wouldn't believe...
    Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain... Time to die play!
  4. LostBoy556
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    This game is great! You can really explore without limitations.. There are also no loading screens
  5. RIP_WiFI
    Sep 8, 2023
    8
    It gave me more than 50 hours of happy gameplay but after a while it gets boring as everything is very similar
  6. OniGioRi
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    No Man's Sky is a game that lets you explore without limitations. Playing this game is a really relaxing experience. You can sit down, open this game, gather materials, fly, explore, do quests and forget about stressful world for a while.
  7. agravahtah
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An Absolute Joy to Play

    INTRO: I purchased No Man's Sky a little over a week ago, so I missed all the launch drama(though I am aware NMS had a rough launch). I started playing on v3.91 Leviathan. I've been gaming for over 20 years, and enjoy games from all genres.

    SUMMARY(9/10): No Man's Sky(NMS) is the most fun I've had playing a video game in several years. I do see a few areas where it could be refined and improved, but for the most part, it's just a joy to play. And with the developer's apparent commitment to "finishing" the development, so to speak, I'm confident in saying that NMS will be on the future's lists of definitive games of this era.

    CORE GAMEPLAY(10/10): At it's core, NMS is about exploration and adventure, and the scope of available content to explore is absolutely staggering. Means of transport include walking, limited flight(via Jetpack), using any of several terrestrial vehicles(including one walking armor suit, and one aquatic vehicle), Starship in-atmosphere flight, Starship interplanetary flight, and finally interstellar flight via either Starship or Freighters(there's also a fast travel system involving portals). Transitions between these different modes is masterfully executed, and nearly seamless(though those on slower PCs may notice some a tiny bit of latency in various transitions).

    VISUALS(10/10): I put "visuals" here instead of "graphics" to make my intent clear: I'm including all visual effects depicted in the game under this section. I don't consider high resolution textures to be the end-all of visual presentation in video games. While, to the reader, this may seem like me "cheating" to give NMS a higher review score, I'd urge said reader to take a look at #virtualphotography of #NMS hashtags, on Twitter and elsewhere. While it's certainly true that not every location and planet in NMS is picturesque, the medium results in many truly beautiful vistas in spite of it's limitations. After all, they are effectively rendering entire star systems seamlessly, in a Universe of over 250 Galaxies. There are some obvious problems with level of detail that may very well be unsolvable with the current level of consumer hardware. I feel that this is completely forgivable. Keep in mind, NMS manages to achieve this feat with a meagre 12 GB install base.

    SOUND/MUSIC(8/10): I've removed two marks here, one each for sound and music. On the subject of sound, I don't feel like there's anything missing, but I can't give a perfect score on a video game review unless there's something truly outstanding. On the subject of music, NMS similarly doesn't do anything that truly amazes me. The game has an embedded music player, but being that I'm not a music lover, I haven't explored it's capabilities in full.

    COMBAT(9/10): Combat in NMS is simplified. As the game's focus is exploration and adventure, I can't fault them for this at all, but as stated before, since they're not doing anything particularly amazing in this category, I've removed a mark here. NMS includes aerial/space combat(these manifest as being nearly indistinguishable from each other), vehicular combat, and first person shooter combat mechanics. The bottom line is that you can still be killed by hostile entities, both in space and on a planetary surface, but that winning most battles will not be a challenge for more experienced players. This does include some variety of weapons, but none of them are particularly exceptional at changing the way the player approaches combat.

    ADDITIONAL CONTENT(9/10): There's a massive chunk of additional content that is peripheral to the core gameplay. There's NPC settlement development/management, Freighter fleet management, economic management(running trade supplies), player base building, farming, animal husbandry, single- and multi-player mission types, mining, crafting, cataloguing the game world(you can name just about everything you discover, including stars, planets, moons, plants, animals, and minerals), and a whole separate seasonal game mode with special rules called "Expeditions". There's a ton of room for expanded content in this regard, and it seems the developer is still intent to do so. The player can also edit terrain at will during live gameplay, which includes leveling terrain, creating terrain, tunnelling/destroying terrain, restoring terrain, and in some cases even using the "Terrain Manipulator" to mine resource deposits.    … Expand
  8. guilhermeledo
    Sep 6, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a recover. The game is amazing right now and i cant stop playing. So much better than Starfield, omg!… Expand
  9. Impe97
    Sep 3, 2023
    9
    Started bad but ended up really well, lot of updates and dlc now that game its really good
  10. Guilherme_27th
    Sep 3, 2023
    0
    Doing ant`s work here with a positive review since the positives of this game nowadays are so much bigger than the negatives. Insane immersion given the difficult task of being a space simulation game.
  11. The_D4RknesS
    Sep 2, 2023
    8
    The exploration of this game is very good, the freedom it gives to go to the planets was certinho the best part of the game. (Combat is average )
  12. Mihun
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    После того как её пофиксили обновами игра стала просто ахуенной
  13. TxNoir
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    BEST GAME STUDIO....EVER!

    In today's modern world of Greedy Game Goons, Hello Games has chosen to go the route of making a fun game with constant updates multiple times a year, instead of cash grabbing like every other studio does. Instead of focusing on making money first, they focus their efforts on the fun of the game knowing that if they do their job and make a fun game, that the    BEST GAME STUDIO....EVER!

    In today's modern world of Greedy Game Goons, Hello Games has chosen to go the route of making a fun game with constant updates multiple times a year, instead of cash grabbing like every other studio does.

    Instead of focusing on making money first, they focus their efforts on the fun of the game knowing that if they do their job and make a fun game, that the positive press will generate sales and therefore continued income.

    GRAPHICS
    For a game released in 2016, the graphics hold up in the modern era whether it be the avatars outfit, a lush planet or your favorite spaceship. The art style of the game also matures with each update moving a bit away from the tron aesthetic seen early on in game to a more "realistic" sci-fi aesthetic.

    CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION
    No Man's Sky allows for some reasonable character customization with a handful (not a ton) of outfits to collect and "heads" to choose from. The game does not have the depth of character customization found in some RPG's, but it works for the game. I would personally like to see character heads/faces created with facial customization and a swath of outfits to appeal to the role player. I also wish we could have custom avatar names for alts. I also wish we could have a character load screen with an alt character selector. Something you might see in WOW, ESO, New World, or any MMORPG. While No Man's Sky is not an MMO in the truest sense, it would be nice to have some of those RPG elements to give a greater appeal and connection to the avatar.

    GAMEPLAY
    The game offers a myriad of playing styles from base building, exploring, ship combat, on foot combat, collecting items or achievements. Hardcore FPS players may not get their itches scratched, but chill players, base building/home making players and players who like to explore till their hearts content will be greatly satisfied.

    MONETIZATION
    I kind of already covered this. But Hello Games only requires a box copy purchase of the game. At retail its a heck of a deal, on sale its a steal. You can get hundreds to thousands of hours of enjoyment and fun for the price of lunch for two or a dinner for 4. Hello Games has not charged a single penny for any update since 2016. I think the game has 27 updates now. That is a lot of content to create and share with the community for no additional cost.

    In a world where an outfit in game can cost you $15.00, a mount can run $30.00, a house can easily hit $140.00 its refreshing to have a game studio like Hello games not always having their hand in the player pocket. They truly respect their customer base, can't say that about too many studios.

    MULTIPLAYER
    Multiplayer is the weakest link in No Man's Sky. I play with my Lady most of the time and while we are able to group, work on each others homes (if you allow in your settings), and run quest together, sometimes the quest bug out and one of us can not complete it. We will have to drop group and do the quest again. This can get a bit annoying. But when you consider that Hello Games does not charge for a monthly service to update/maintain the server farm size necessary for MMORPG's to run and that the game overall is a sandbox, these shortcomings are easier to understand.

    CONCLUSION
    If you crave flying a spaceship around on a planet, getting out of the ship and exploring, making a base, hanging out with friends/loves ones in game, engaging in an interesting story and a simple combat engagement (well, you can set your game settings much harder to make combat challenging if you like) then No Man's Sky is a great game. If you desire hard core pvp, this is probably not the best place to spend your money although there are PVP communities (you can turn PVP on in your settings), i have never engaged in it to know how good/bad it is.

    I give No Man's Sky 10/10

    I'd like better combat and melee and ship interiors, but those caveats aside i really enjoy this game. I hope you can as well :)    … Expand
  14. Quazder
    Aug 22, 2023
    10
    I really like this game, it is ideal game for podcast listening and just playin.
  15. TheGvH
    Aug 21, 2023
    7
    No Man's Sky presents a captivating experience for those with a penchant for exploration and adventure. With 50 hours invested, I find myself inclined to recommend it. The game's allure lies in its vast universe to traverse and discover, offering a plethora of activities to engage in. However, to maintain lasting enjoyment, creativity is key. While there's no shortage of things to do, theNo Man's Sky presents a captivating experience for those with a penchant for exploration and adventure. With 50 hours invested, I find myself inclined to recommend it. The game's allure lies in its vast universe to traverse and discover, offering a plethora of activities to engage in. However, to maintain lasting enjoyment, creativity is key. While there's no shortage of things to do, the onus is on players to craft their own entertainment. If you possess the imaginative spark to keep yourself engaged, No Man's Sky provides a fulfilling and expansive journey worth embarking upon.… Expand
  16. whit3Dev
    Aug 18, 2023
    10
    This team should be an example of a standard we should expect out of the industry. yes the game released in a very poor state but instead of taking the money and running as most devs do. they decided to work hard and make the game close to a masterpiece as possible and think about this never adding micro-transactions Dlc skins nothing. they made more money in the end because they made aThis team should be an example of a standard we should expect out of the industry. yes the game released in a very poor state but instead of taking the money and running as most devs do. they decided to work hard and make the game close to a masterpiece as possible and think about this never adding micro-transactions Dlc skins nothing. they made more money in the end because they made a good game so there for it sold even more and when they added vr do you think they bundled it as a whole new game like other large devs no it was absolutely free and even if you are not a fan of the game the current state of this industry people like this deserve praise so thank you hello games… Expand
  17. apipino
    Aug 18, 2023
    10
    The Game is very good. It deserved a 7.5. To do it justice I'll give it a 10.
  18. apokalipto
    Aug 11, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  19. Andystovall26
    Aug 7, 2023
    10
    Guessing most of these reviews are either fake or from the cery beginning. This has turned into one of the greatest games of all time and the devs keep giving us more FREE content. We need more devs like them!
  20. fabchan
    Jul 7, 2023
    9
    After all this time with all the updates and fixes, No Man's Sky feels like a totally different game, one that is well worth playing. If you enjoy exploring and crafting, you should give this game a go.
  21. sathero
    Jul 6, 2023
    9
    Just playing in 2023 and the game is awsome. Some bugs on xbox series s but it doesnt spoil the gameplay
  22. Mastereed
    Jul 1, 2023
    7
    JOURNEY TO THE CORE

    BEFORE WE START: No Man's Sky was developed and published by Hello Games and released in 2016. This title was released under completely adverse conditions compared to those presented at various conventions and fairs, and therefore, it was heavily criticized. After dozens of updates, the game became very similar to what was originally announced. The title has been    JOURNEY TO THE CORE

    BEFORE WE START:
    No Man's Sky was developed and published by Hello Games and released in 2016. This title was released under completely adverse conditions compared to those presented at various conventions and fairs, and therefore, it was heavily criticized. After dozens of updates, the game became very similar to what was originally announced. The title has been fully released on Game Pass PC.

    THE TAKE OFF:
    No Man's Sky, as a pure survival game, instantly throws the player into the clutches of a planet immersed in the infinite universe. This planet can randomly be peaceful or malevolent, making the first steps more or less challenging depending on the type. The initial stages mainly involve learning the basics of survival, as well as constructing a small personal base. After these steps, the player will be unleashed into the universe of the Atlas, a mysterious deity or legend that requires the player to reach the center of the universe. As an interlude, the player can literally explore endless planets, take on dozens of side missions, and build bases on planets or immense frigates.

    STALENESS UNIVERSE:
    The gameplay of No Man's Sky is as varied as it is repetitive. In addition to the mere survival aspect of collecting resources, surviving in hostile planets, and fighting sentinels, players can venture into cooperative missions and raids on frigates and outposts. Furthermore, a small part of the game certainly involves space battles, albeit very simple ones. The true heart of the gameplay in this immense title lies in the exploration of thousands of planets, which often differ greatly, and the various space wrecks. A small mechanic that encourages exploration is the bestiary and encyclopedia of creatures and objects on the planets, offering small rewards in currency.

    WHAT COLOR IS THE SPACE?:
    Graphically, it is rather average, with a wide variety of designs and coloration of the different worlds. Certainly, the imagination behind some plants and creatures is exceptional.

    SCATTERED ECHOES:
    The audio component, like the graphics, is average. However, its great merit lies in creating extremely relaxing and mesmerizing situations, with fitting soundtracks for deep space.

    BUT WHY 7?

    PROS:
    No Man's Sky is currently an extremely enjoyable and relaxing title to play and explore. The vastness and creativity of the game world rarely become tiresome, and the game's writing is unique and detailed, keeping the player engaged. Additionally, the main story, being very philosophical, will certainly stimulate the minds of the most imaginative players.

    CONS:
    The major problem with No Man's Sky lies in the immense repetitiveness that it reaches within a few days of gameplay. Every space station, NPC, planetary base, frigate, and most dialogues will always and uniformly be the same. Moreover, the game's strong survival aspect often leads to tedious farming sequences for normal gameplay actions. All these factors make it a highly enjoyable game even today, but it certainly doesn't lack some issues dating back to its release.

    RATINGS:
    Gameplay: 6.5
    Music: 7.5
    Story: 7
    Survival: 6
    _    … Expand
  23. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Jun 28, 2023
    8
    NGL if you are the chill aimless kind of guy this game is a 10/10 hands down. I think the best time with this game is when you are hopping from planet to planet just doin stuff, scanning or searching for better gear. The random animals, worlds and challenges the game throws at you are kinda mind blowing, funny and sometimes meh. The second you follow the "main" story you get sucked intoNGL if you are the chill aimless kind of guy this game is a 10/10 hands down. I think the best time with this game is when you are hopping from planet to planet just doin stuff, scanning or searching for better gear. The random animals, worlds and challenges the game throws at you are kinda mind blowing, funny and sometimes meh. The second you follow the "main" story you get sucked into this futile storyline that kinda sucks the life out of the game. The only real negatives other then said main quest is imo the super boring space spations with the same layouts. You really need to travel to so many that you will hate them very quickly.… Expand
  24. Kir1to
    Jun 27, 2023
    10
    Muito conteúdo hoje em dia, o lançamento terrível não reflete no que o jogo é!
  25. zcat5
    Jun 26, 2023
    8
    A flawed game with great potential. The great sense of exploration is hampered by a lack of content - both in objects, animals, plants, and other humanoids. That said, the sheer ambition of the game is impressive, and although it falls short in nany ways, it is hard to find another space exploration settlement building game that is on this level.
  26. Tintler
    Jun 26, 2023
    6
    İlk çıktığı günden bugüne çok fazla patch geldi, çok fazla content eklendi ve bunu ücretsiz bir şekilde verdiler. Oyunun şuan ki durumu bana göre iyi durumda. Başlangıçta verdikleri sözleri tuttular.
  27. omarxd
    Jun 25, 2023
    8
    Este juego no merece la puntuacion actual ya que la mayoria de las opiniones vienen de 2016 ya que ahora en 2023 el juego a cambiado totalmente puede ser un poco repitivo al cabo de varias horas de juego pero en lo personal me encanta que sigan dandole actualizaciones para ver como queda en unos años
  28. Kloido
    Jun 23, 2023
    8
    Es un juegazo, tuvo un mal comienzo, pero, actualmente en 2022 tiene MUCHO más de lo que prometía antes de su lanzamiento, podríamos decir que actualmente es mucho mejor de lo que prometió. Está en una gran cantidad de idiomas (interfaz y audio) lo cual está genial para mejorar la experiencia, una historia medianamente buena (no hay muchos personajes en ella y es un tanto rara), unaEs un juegazo, tuvo un mal comienzo, pero, actualmente en 2022 tiene MUCHO más de lo que prometía antes de su lanzamiento, podríamos decir que actualmente es mucho mejor de lo que prometió. Está en una gran cantidad de idiomas (interfaz y audio) lo cual está genial para mejorar la experiencia, una historia medianamente buena (no hay muchos personajes en ella y es un tanto rara), una exploración apabullante y llena de características interesantes (su punto fuerte), un sistema de combate (tanto el espacial como el terrestre) honestamente regulero pero con varios estilos de combate para adaptarte al que más te guste, gran variedad de misiones que hacer, una comunidad activa y nada tóxica y lo mejor de todo, una empresa (Hello Games) muy atenta a la comunidad, actualizaciones constantes (meses) que aprende de sus errores. También cabe destacar que está en muchas plataformas para jugar (PS4, PS5, XBox ONE, XBox Series X y S, PC, Nintendo Switch y Mac) y puedes jugar en línea con cualquier desde cualquier plataforma (excepto Switch).
    Realmente recomendado, no he visto un juego así en años.    … Expand
  29. RHK
    Jun 23, 2023
    9
    This game is really great nowadays, crazy how bad it was when it released but now I replayed it, I realised how great it became, I was still scared about the lore but it was also pretty good !
    I think some people will still don't like taking picture of everything but you can almost playing the game without taking a single picture of a rock because of the new ways to get rich.
    Maybe it    This game is really great nowadays, crazy how bad it was when it released but now I replayed it, I realised how great it became, I was still scared about the lore but it was also pretty good !
    I think some people will still don't like taking picture of everything but you can almost playing the game without taking a single picture of a rock because of the new ways to get rich.
    Maybe it became a bit too easy to get rich by the way.

    One thing really surprised me, I remembered what the game looked like, when I started it for the first time in 5 years, I spawned on a cold planet at night with a beautiful sky. The game really became beautiful.

    Soon, Starfield will release, seems to have a lot of similarities with No Man's Sky, I could have wait Starfield but honestly I'm glad I gave a new chance to No Man's Sky.    … Expand
  30. Triwy
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    A very underrated game. Many may claim it gets boring by a few hours but it really isn't. Personally, I have a very low attention span and I do not like grinding or exploring games that much. I have about 30 hours and it was so fun. At maybe 5 -10 hours of playing, I decided to leave the lore/story part of the game and played and had a goal of trying to get an Earth-like planet. It wasA very underrated game. Many may claim it gets boring by a few hours but it really isn't. Personally, I have a very low attention span and I do not like grinding or exploring games that much. I have about 30 hours and it was so fun. At maybe 5 -10 hours of playing, I decided to leave the lore/story part of the game and played and had a goal of trying to get an Earth-like planet. It was such a fun experience and I didn't get bored of it. Most people are giving bad reviews because A) they didn't have a goal in the game and just tried to play along with the story or B) the bad reviews are from about 2016. There's also a fun aspect for building and exploring, which is very unique.… Expand
  31. Rubenh
    Jun 18, 2023
    5
    This game is still average at best. There is still so little significance to be found, which makes exploration more tedious than riveting. It looks different, but nearly everything you gather is still the same. Inventory management is atrocious and bogs it down with so much tedium and kills immersion and flow. This review sums it up really wellThis game is still average at best. There is still so little significance to be found, which makes exploration more tedious than riveting. It looks different, but nearly everything you gather is still the same. Inventory management is atrocious and bogs it down with so much tedium and kills immersion and flow. This review sums it up really well https://www.dualshockers.com/is-no-mans-sky-worth-it-2023/… Expand
  32. zNeverSleep
    Jun 13, 2023
    6
    After 9 hours of playing this game, I ended up kinda bored.

    To be honest, since I'm not a fan of this genre, I'm surprised since most of my time playing it was good. My 2 biggest critiques are the uninteresting plot and the sameness around the planets. I loved to explore them, but they start to feel the same too fast - for the time it takes to beat the main quest. Speaking of it, the    After 9 hours of playing this game, I ended up kinda bored.

    To be honest, since I'm not a fan of this genre, I'm surprised since most of my time playing it was good. My 2 biggest critiques are the uninteresting plot and the sameness around the planets. I loved to explore them, but they start to feel the same too fast - for the time it takes to beat the main quest. Speaking of it, the plot could be better. Looks like an excuse to make us play this game's main factor: crafting. If you like it, sure, It will be good. Otherwise, there is no reason to keep playing this game for too long.

    As I said, in the beginning, everything is new and interesting. I liked to play this game with a friend, sharing my thoughts, and visiting his bases. The graphics are cool either, at least in 2.5k res. The gameplay in MK is washed, mainly on the starship. On dual sense works well.

    That's it. After some years, the game is finally playable. After playing it, I'm actually getting hyped for Starfield.    … Expand
  33. DukeJon
    Jun 9, 2023
    6
    Picked this up on steam recently and thought I'd give it a go plugged into my oculus rift 2 VR headset. Initial impressions were good, flying between planets, going into hyperspace, etc. Problem is that it's all boring. Planets are procedurally generated but they all look generic. There are animals pottering around but they don't do much. There's no flocking, predation, etc, going on. YouPicked this up on steam recently and thought I'd give it a go plugged into my oculus rift 2 VR headset. Initial impressions were good, flying between planets, going into hyperspace, etc. Problem is that it's all boring. Planets are procedurally generated but they all look generic. There are animals pottering around but they don't do much. There's no flocking, predation, etc, going on. You get patches of minerals dotted around but it's all very random, not how it would be found on a real planet (ie. a big mound of gold right next to a mound of copper). There's basically zero story and no voice acting. You spend all your time with your mining laser grinding plants and rocks then crafting them into more materials. You might also go into space to grind asteroids with your lasers. There's an occasional dogfight which can be quite frustrating. The gameplay loop is as boring as hell, it's all going towards a better spaceship, better mining laser, etc. I found myself desperately looking for fun things to do. It would be better if they added a proper story. I'd much rather have a single hand-crafted world with different biomes, cities, competing factions, interesting characters, quests, etc, than a zillion boring random planets with nothing going on. The game also runs like s**t; performance is terrible. Very disappointed.… Expand
  34. haya4410
    Jun 8, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It has transformed into a great game, but it has too much content and can seem complicated for beginners.… Expand
  35. gonk12
    Jun 6, 2023
    10
    it better now with all of the update and all of the change to game make it better to play and fun
  36. Golconde
    May 12, 2023
    3
    You can get locked in your own base! This game is complete **** seriously. Ok tons of planets are cool...but they are all generic af. One of the randomized animals in this game is a great metaphor for this pile of crap. It has amazing graphics but its just not worth playing. I can't even walk into my base without getting stuck on the perfectly level ground and ramp.
  37. 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.
  38. Just_Spy
    May 1, 2023
    9
    This game is great, in terms of gameplay, updates, there is a story. But there are big problems with optimization, I ran the game at i-7 and at GTX1070ti at the maximum there were about 50 frames and constant friezes, so I switched to the minimum, fps grew to 60, but the friezes remained the same. somewhere a year ago I played on RX560 2 gigabytes at the minimum settings and the result wasThis game is great, in terms of gameplay, updates, there is a story. But there are big problems with optimization, I ran the game at i-7 and at GTX1070ti at the maximum there were about 50 frames and constant friezes, so I switched to the minimum, fps grew to 60, but the friezes remained the same. somewhere a year ago I played on RX560 2 gigabytes at the minimum settings and the result was better than on 1070, there were no constant friezes and there was a smoother frame rate. I advise this game if you want to immerse yourself in space exploration, trading, battles and more, but for this you need to either wait until the release of the fix or a powerful PC… Expand
  39. ThatGingerMind
    Apr 23, 2023
    10
    The game runs really well now, it offers regular updates, has a nice story but gives the freedom it promised. The galaxy is massive and you can't discover everything in your life! I'm really impressed and love the game and it so much fun discovering planets which always look different and are not repetitive.
  40. Ratingss
    Apr 9, 2023
    3
    A boring endless cycle of grinding and crafting, the planets just look dumb like Spore did and the performance isnt great either
  41. zyloxreal
    Apr 6, 2023
    10
    Great game, maybe the launch was awful but since then they pretty much drop a new big update all 2 months and the game feels like a massive, alive world and yes every planet is unique! You can explore the planets with many vehicles, on foot and by your shuttle, which you can use to fly from planet to planet, from sunsystem to sunsystem - you can never ever reach the end of the map in yourGreat game, maybe the launch was awful but since then they pretty much drop a new big update all 2 months and the game feels like a massive, alive world and yes every planet is unique! You can explore the planets with many vehicles, on foot and by your shuttle, which you can use to fly from planet to planet, from sunsystem to sunsystem - you can never ever reach the end of the map in your lifetime! There is so many aspects to that game and you can play in Vr - massive W, just play it and it’s amazing!… Expand
  42. vova22379
    Mar 29, 2023
    0
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  43. Bee4keed
    Mar 22, 2023
    5
    (2023)

    IMMERSION AND GAMEPLAY – The game overall is too unrealistic, too illogical and too childish. Just to mention some dumbest and most repulsive things in NMS: 1) your small backpack can contain more staff than the entire spacecraft; 2) similarly, some visually SMALL spacecrafts can fit more staff than BIGGER ones just because of so-called starship class and cargo upgrades; 3) in    (2023)

    IMMERSION AND GAMEPLAY
    – The game overall is too unrealistic, too illogical and too childish. Just to mention some dumbest and most repulsive things in NMS: 1) your small backpack can contain more staff than the entire spacecraft; 2) similarly, some visually SMALL spacecrafts can fit more staff than BIGGER ones just because of so-called starship class and cargo upgrades; 3) in planet's ATMOSHERE your starship consumes fuel only to take off, but not during the flight (wtf?); 4) in space your starship can go backwards like a car, BUT this ONLY make's sense IF spaceship has the proper movable thrusters to reverse spaceship's direction, but starships in NMS DON'T.
    – Space is too unrealistic, too colorful and too cartoonish as well. Planets are always unrealistically close to each other. 95% of planets are very rich in life forms, which makes them soon enough boring and repetitive, as the procedural generation algorithm seems to work the same on most planets. In real life it's the opposite - rich planets are extremely rare and that's what makes them so precious and magnificent.
    – Stars (suns) in systems are just unreachable sprites. You cannot reach them and burn yourself down as in Elite Dangerous.
    – But guess what you CAN do in this game... You can breed, select and ride some stupid Spore-like animals. You can basically have any animal as your campanion which would pleasantly go after you in any harsh environment that require you to wear an exosuit (!) It's not No Man's S-K-Y now! It's a f*cking Spore.
    – Spaceship dogfights with pirates get boring and annoying pretty quickly, so you only want to end them asap.
    – I'm not saying NMS should be as realistic as Elite Dangerous but neither for 5-year-olds.

    MULTIPLAYER
    – Playing with friends is a nightmare, because you cannot invite them to the party from the menu. You should find them in person IN GAME. And it's not always easy to do, because even if you are at the same location, you are not always going to see each other. Moreover, it's easy to lose them from the party for no reason or when they get too far. Besides there is actually not much to do together. OK, there IS an option to join your friend's world instantly from the menu, but it never works in my case. Generally speaking, the game just wasn't meant to play together from the beginning, and that's very noticeable.
    – Developers could have created an awesome simulation in a living galaxy with real players, an economy, cohesive missions and so on... with a few main planets with some headquarters of guilds or something like that and so players could build their own cities. If someone wouldn't want to interact with other players, they could still fly away to some uninhabited far far away planet. Instead we have 256 galaxies with trillions boring procedurally generated planets with almost no chance finding another player. Players spread all over the worlds doing their senseless sh*t. What's the point in such multiplayer? None. There is only one way to randomly meet a real player and even many players - in Expeditions, because all players start on the same planet and have similar missions and routes, and that's great, but that's another problem...

    EXPEDITIONS
    – Expeditions are like small events with some new added staff and some kind of quests with rewards after completing them.
    – So, to me, expeditions are the most boring and pointless addons in my game experience ever. First of all, you have to start a new game in a new save to begin the expedition. So till now, you would have had 9 save games with some progress in each, but none complete with all the content the game provides (unless you have literally no other interests in life). No sense to me.
    – Expeditions bring no cohesive lore quests nor fun. Just random missions like find/kill 10 creatures, build some new random buildings which developers added or travel somewhere for no reason. That's exactly what Expeditions are in a nutshell. Ok, sometimes you get some cool rewards when you complete the expedition, but my God, how boring and pointless it is to make it to the end.

    SUMMARY
    No Man's Sky had huge potential but unfortunately went in the wrong direction. The main problem the game has is there are too many unnecessary and half-done features, while important ones (as for the planets and cosmos exploration game) are too weak or not implemented at all. It's still a decent meditative sand-box time killer, rather for single player unfortunately, which gets quite repetitive (especially if you start new games because of new Expeditions). If you don't like Minecraft-like gameplay, this game is not for you at all. After 184 hours spent in the game, I have only one regret – this journey might have been much more interesting and epic.    … Expand
  44. azor_4e
    Mar 5, 2023
    9
    No Man's Sky is a game that deserves a second chance. After a disappointing launch in 2016, the developers have worked tirelessly to improve and expand the game with free updates that have added new features, content and modes. The game now offers a rich and diverse universe to explore, with stunning visuals, dynamic weather, procedurally generated planets and creatures, multiplayerNo Man's Sky is a game that deserves a second chance. After a disappointing launch in 2016, the developers have worked tirelessly to improve and expand the game with free updates that have added new features, content and modes. The game now offers a rich and diverse universe to explore, with stunning visuals, dynamic weather, procedurally generated planets and creatures, multiplayer options, base building, missions and more. No Man's Sky is a game that lets you create your own adventure in an infinite galaxy where anything is possible. Whether you want to be a peaceful explorer, a ruthless pirate, a trader or a scientist, you can shape your own destiny in this game. No Man's Sky is a game that has redeemed itself from its rocky start and has become one of the best comeback stories in gaming history. I give it 9/10 stars for its amazing scope, variety and creativity.… Expand
  45. TastieToasty
    Mar 1, 2023
    8
    One of the last "good" devs.

    yes they lied to us but they deliverd! compare them to CDProject red.
    CDPR gets all the hype of how they fixed Cyberpunk because of the Anime, yet these guys still work to this day and make free big content updates for us.
  46. cylentstorm
    Feb 21, 2023
    9
    When busted review aggregator sites fail to keep up... NMS in 2023 is NOT the same bare-bones game that released in 2016. In spite of how far this multi-award-winning space exploration/survival/creative project has evolved, it may not be for everyone--but you should definitely give it a shot. Hello Games has continuously released major updates, additions, and refinements to what isWhen busted review aggregator sites fail to keep up... NMS in 2023 is NOT the same bare-bones game that released in 2016. In spite of how far this multi-award-winning space exploration/survival/creative project has evolved, it may not be for everyone--but you should definitely give it a shot. Hello Games has continuously released major updates, additions, and refinements to what is obviously a true labor of love. Beautiful.… Expand
  47. ANICEGG
    Feb 18, 2023
    10
    One of the best game ever created. It had the worst start ever in gaming history and it now is a real masterpiece you can spend hours on. I don't usually like survival games but this one is amazing.
  48. Rofii
    Feb 14, 2023
    5
    I heard this game improved a lot since launch so I was excited to check it out. Sadly, it's a fun game plagued by crashes and stutters. Maybe by 2026 it'll finally be finished and playable? I'm just glad I played it on game pass and didn't actually pay money for it.
  49. vitor3dx
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    The game is excellent now, the devs are doing great since 2016 trying to make it perfect and they're getting it
  50. hileger
    Dec 27, 2022
    4
    гонвнянная рогалик леталка ......................................................................................................... рыгальный фуфел рыгальный фуфел рыгальный фуфел рыгальный фуфел
  51. breakzoras
    Nov 29, 2022
    10
    The game is a masterpiece nowadays. Best space exploration game in existence today
  52. PandaInDaGame
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    Well, now days this user score does not give enough credit to Hello Games work. No Man's Sky is even more than they promised, this has been a nice redemption.

    Everything they promised at first, is a reality now, even more... Worth to try. Not a 10 because the disaster it was at first.
  53. InvalidBeast456
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    No Man's Sky is definitely one of my favourite games ever made because of the large open world, many things to do and also the constant updates. Hello games may have launched a broken lacklustre game, however, now it is more than it was expected to be.
  54. Sybelius
    Oct 16, 2022
    9
    It is a wast, wonderful sandbox based on exploration, base building and improving the player's starships and equipment. Frequent free updates keep the game alive and interesting.
  55. NaturalBornChao
    Oct 12, 2022
    9
    Such a shame that this game is still haunted by it's release, even though they have updated it to a very enjoyable state. Not perfect by any means, but a really good game you can get lost in, definitely recommend!
  56. TabalugaDragon
    Oct 8, 2022
    2
    The waypoint(4.0) update ruined what was an amazing game all these years. People spent hundreds of hours on looking for and buying and finding those upgrades to improve their exploration experience. But Hello Games ruined it all. Before this update, my rating for the game was 9 out of 10. Now it's 2. Unless Hello Games fix this, it'll remain this way. They turned one of my favorite gamesThe waypoint(4.0) update ruined what was an amazing game all these years. People spent hundreds of hours on looking for and buying and finding those upgrades to improve their exploration experience. But Hello Games ruined it all. Before this update, my rating for the game was 9 out of 10. Now it's 2. Unless Hello Games fix this, it'll remain this way. They turned one of my favorite games of all time into something I don't even want to play anymore.… Expand
  57. 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.
  58. 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
  59. BrunBrun
    Oct 8, 2022
    1
    The game was a 9/10. Really cool exploration feature. But they ruin it in one day. So the note is still gonnae be 1/10 till the changes.
  60. 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
  61. Mastershep11n7
    Sep 6, 2022
    9
    It is 2022. September 6th. After over 200 hours into the game and 6 years of playing this game I can only say...man what a ride.
    In the Beginning:
    Hello Games said "This is going to be the biggest and Best multiplayer space exploration game EVER Created!" It was the biggest Space exploration game ever created, and that was true. Still is. However, through many of the scary and crazy fan    It is 2022. September 6th. After over 200 hours into the game and 6 years of playing this game I can only say...man what a ride.
    In the Beginning:
    Hello Games said "This is going to be the biggest and Best multiplayer space exploration game EVER Created!" It was the biggest Space exploration game ever created, and that was true. Still is. However, through many of the scary and crazy fan expectations brought on by pressure from the ad markets and the hype train caused by the trailer and the almost pushed-upon promises, the game was released...with less than half of it finished. It had a vast, beautiful, and atmospheric universe...With nothing in it, except bugs.
    If it ended there, I would not be writing this in 2022.
    After bad scores, and a flood and just the internet and world being extremely toxic, Hello Games has done what almost no game company had done before or since. (Besides CD Project Red with CyberPunk 2077) Hello games got to work, and went Dark.
    Fast Forward almost a year or so and they came out with patch after patch, then an expansion. It added and fixed a LOT. But not enough for some people.
    Then another few months, and ANOTHER expansion and patches all throughout.
    They began talking again, taking user reviews and suggestions, and fixing their game. It took until now, and I know they are not done, but their game has undergone hundreds of patches or more and 20 of those were named updates. All for Free. Everything promised is now in the game. plus more. Multiplayer in an interesting way, a story, actually there's even side stories now. a player hub, freighters, base building in space, underwater etc...It still seems like there is a long way to go, though they are right now sitting at patch 3.99.1 as of August 19th. It will be releasing on Switch in October. I feel there is another Huge update coming from them soon with how things are going with more space customization. There is also many more modes to play, like permadeath, survival, creative, and Expeditions, which are completely multiplayer where you start out in the same place as everyone else at the same time. Plus you have co op as well. At it's core it is still the same game, so i would love more events to happen, actual NPC bad guys that have ground and space/air battle tactics, and something huge to happen. Even just bigger space wars, pirate groups and real factions added so the aliens feel more like they are a group. So like cities and the like. Did I mention you can become a mayor of a small settlement? No? Well you can lol and also send your fleet off to do missions. yes. Fleet. All in all I will give it a 9 because, Well Done Hello Games.    … Expand
  62. JFallenJ
    Aug 24, 2022
    9
    The most profitable 30 euros of my life. It's a good: exploration, survival, construction and adventure game, with a very interesting story. It has a good replayability, among other things thanks to its survival and definitive death mode that challenges us rather well, even too well. It is beautiful, the music immerses us in the atmosphere of the game and it has a DA of its own (we like itThe most profitable 30 euros of my life. It's a good: exploration, survival, construction and adventure game, with a very interesting story. It has a good replayability, among other things thanks to its survival and definitive death mode that challenges us rather well, even too well. It is beautiful, the music immerses us in the atmosphere of the game and it has a DA of its own (we like it or not). You can play with your friends, even if this is not the initial goal of the game (this is a good plus). A little criticism, you have to hold on to the game at the beginning and pay attention to all the indications because the tutorial is not at all intrusive and it leaves you to your own devices.
    For 30€ NMS can't disappoint. If it really tempts you, I'm sure that even if you put 60€ you won't be disappointed, knowing that so far all the updates (including very very big ones) are free!    … Expand
  63. Shedicus
    Aug 24, 2022
    9
    This game has come a very long way since its 'disappointing' launch. Sean Murray and his team have time and again churned out new content and each new iteration of the game leaves me impressed.
    I've put in about 60 hours since the latest update involving freighters, squadrons etc and it's really good fun. Building is also now much easier, and I'm enjoying expeditions for the first    This game has come a very long way since its 'disappointing' launch. Sean Murray and his team have time and again churned out new content and each new iteration of the game leaves me impressed.
    I've put in about 60 hours since the latest update involving freighters, squadrons etc and it's really good fun. Building is also now much easier, and I'm enjoying expeditions for the first time since their introduction. Thank you Hello Games!    … Expand
  64. Gamer1182005
    Aug 8, 2022
    10
    Someones gotta tell the critics reviewers to go play it again, just saying because the game could probably get a way better rating now
  65. Sitheral
    Aug 3, 2022
    6
    Perhaps it is the best redemption story in gaming, but its not like we have a completely different game now, NMS still feels boring and limited and I would rather play a game with a few planets that are custom made than explore quintillion of them here.
  66. 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
  67. martingalindo
    Aug 2, 2022
    8
    Its not a perfect game but they improved it a lot, sometimes is a game when you want to chill is not a high adrenaline game
  68. JackTheGamer21
    Jul 23, 2022
    10
    This game has had unprecedented development. has gone from a scam to one of the best survival games on the market. It keeps you glued to the screen for hours, there is always something interesting to do and if it catches you, you will never be bored. Sure, you could add things like customization of spaceships, planetary biomes, and a better system for generating more differentiatedThis game has had unprecedented development. has gone from a scam to one of the best survival games on the market. It keeps you glued to the screen for hours, there is always something interesting to do and if it catches you, you will never be bored. Sure, you could add things like customization of spaceships, planetary biomes, and a better system for generating more differentiated creatures, but already now the game is something great.… Expand
  69. RozmrdanaPrdel
    Jul 23, 2022
    10
    Love this game it keeps on giving and i cant get mad at it. When i start playing i just cant stop for days :D. Still finding cool places, planets etc... love it :)
  70. amonen
    Jul 21, 2022
    5
    This is hard one. I did get a fair amount of fun out of it and I have been revisiting the game every other year. Unfortunately its still the ultimate underlying problem for me, which is
    "So much to explore and so little to discover".
    If you like playing games like e.g. minecraft (Which is also dislike) and rarely reach the point of asking yourself "Why the hell am I doing any of this"    This is hard one. I did get a fair amount of fun out of it and I have been revisiting the game every other year. Unfortunately its still the ultimate underlying problem for me, which is
    "So much to explore and so little to discover".
    If you like playing games like e.g. minecraft (Which is also dislike) and rarely reach the point of asking yourself "Why the hell am I doing any of this" you might enjoy it for a long time. But the game actually gives you no reason to play the game, except the things you want to accomplish in it.
    (For me it was hunting down a specific space ship that I really liked). Once you reach that point, the whole game might become absolutely pointless.    … Expand
  71. Vegisgod
    Jul 15, 2022
    8
    A 2022 Review.

    First off reviews for games that are constantly updated until its a completely different game should be a standard. Yes we can see the year of the older reviews but it still hurts a game that has been working very hard to become something better. This game when first released I would of gave it a 1. Yea it was just a boring game with a ton of problems. BUT since then    A 2022 Review.

    First off reviews for games that are constantly updated until its a completely different game should be a standard. Yes we can see the year of the older reviews but it still hurts a game that has been working very hard to become something better.

    This game when first released I would of gave it a 1. Yea it was just a boring game with a ton of problems. BUT since then Hello Games (The developer) has gone above and beyond to make this game fun. They have added so much content SO MUCH content that was promised and it's there now. I have traveled the universe with friends and it works well, able to connect directly to them join in help with a pirate fight, and help build their bases yes bases on planets that you can set as your own. traveled to places where people have become communities and built whole cities. It's fantastic and mysterious. The game has a lot more to offer with ships, weapons, alien types, NPC's, sentinel enemies, and even worlds. The game is now an 8 on my scale and it deserves it. I have fun hopping on every once in a while and exploring a new planet its just the type of game you can do that with. Its still not perfect but there really is not a game like it out there and exploring is one of the top things I enjoy.
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    8/10 still playing it to this day.    … Expand
  72. moviestalker
    Jun 30, 2022
    10
    Everyone loves a good comeback story and "No Man's Sky" is certainly one of those stories.

    Is it 100% perfect now? Some would say it's not and I'll have to agree that some things still need attention. However I'm still excited every time I travel to a new system what I might find this time ...
  73. KalerXander
    Jun 27, 2022
    9
    In 2016 this game was a huge pile of poop. Today it's totally different, a lot of stuff was improved and they are gonna add new things. If you hated this game at launch, trust me, you're now gonna like it!
  74. ignore78
    Jun 20, 2022
    8
    This game is amazing! If you like to explore and find new thing forever, then this game is for you!
  75. Squarething
    Jun 6, 2022
    9
    This game is better than it was a few years ago, the negative reviews are mostly from people at launch.
  76. StarkAgentos
    Apr 27, 2022
    3
    Очередной выживач без каких-либо нововведений. Настроек графики нет, возможности выйти из игры, не нажимая alt+f4 - тоже нет. Оптимизация хромает. Каждую секунду наносится урон от радиации, а датчик никак не изменяется, всегда пишет 5.9.Очередной выживач без каких-либо нововведений. Настроек графики нет, возможности выйти из игры, не нажимая alt+f4 - тоже нет. Оптимизация хромает. Каждую секунду наносится урон от радиации, а датчик никак не изменяется, всегда пишет 5.9.
  77. DerLepin
    Apr 22, 2022
    8
    I think the score of this game is wrong. Sure it was garbage when it was released so it makes sense it has a bad score but rn the game deserves a 70 - 80 in my opinion. I had a lot of fun playing No Mans Sky and they are still releasing new content to the game.
  78. rezo_21
    Apr 19, 2022
    9
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 89 IIIIIIIIII====================
  79. Mirotvorac
    Mar 23, 2022
    9
    Great game with complete free updates (more like expanzions) , today this game looks like No Man's Sky 2. Love open space explorer game.
  80. razMN
    Mar 20, 2022
    8
    I have to be honest: reviews on a constant changing game means my current review won't apply in the next, say, 6 months. Still, Hello Games has proved that it learned from its wrongings back in 2016. The game now has a very good crafting system, more stuff to explore, different worlds, machines and a solid multiplayer with a very interesting lore.

    I honestly see more potential in the    I have to be honest: reviews on a constant changing game means my current review won't apply in the next, say, 6 months. Still, Hello Games has proved that it learned from its wrongings back in 2016. The game now has a very good crafting system, more stuff to explore, different worlds, machines and a solid multiplayer with a very interesting lore.

    I honestly see more potential in the game, in regards to combat and exploration. When "villages" were announced, I thought we could see eventually some abandoned cities, or that developing your own village would be "easy" and quite productive. Instead it's just a timing system, over and over, and exploration hasn't changed much.

    In regards to combat, the sentinels doesn't put much of a threat on you, so many of the combats upgrading you do in your multitool are essentially useless. Space combat could evolve to become something I could describe as Star-Wars-ish, instead, any battle you face has 6-12 ships maximum that can be easily beaten in normal difficulty.

    It's a very fun game and, if it's your type of game - exploration, crafting and all - then you'll spend some hours here. If not, just go play other thing.    … Expand
  81. Anarkroft
    Mar 14, 2022
    8
    Un jeu qui revient de l'au delà. Je ne l'ai pas connu dans ses premières versions, seulement depuis quelques mois, et ce fut une très agréable surprise : le jeu est graphiquement très joli et superbement optimisé en version pancake. Il tourne en VR, est plutôt joli mais nettement plus gourmand (ou nettement moins optimisé en VR, c'est selon le point de vue que l'on adopte).
    Toujours    Un jeu qui revient de l'au delà. Je ne l'ai pas connu dans ses premières versions, seulement depuis quelques mois, et ce fut une très agréable surprise : le jeu est graphiquement très joli et superbement optimisé en version pancake. Il tourne en VR, est plutôt joli mais nettement plus gourmand (ou nettement moins optimisé en VR, c'est selon le point de vue que l'on adopte).
    Toujours est-il que le jeu n'est pas très cher, souvent en promo, les extensions gratuites continuent de sortir, avec leur lot de contenu.
    Ca ressemble à un jeu service, mais sans les mécaniques de rétention ni les micro-transactions. Depuis maintenant 5 ans que le jeu est sort, il continue de faire vivre le studio uniquement sur les ventes sèches du jeu, ce qui est extraordinaire dans le monde actuel....

    Côté contenu, on est plutôt sur un jeu à la centaine d'heures ou plus, temps vers lequel on aura l'impression d'avoir fait le tour du jeu (ce qui est sacrément conséquent comme boucle de gameplay !)

    En résumé, c'est beau, c'est jouable en pancake et en VR (gestion complète des contrôleurs, pas besoin de HOTAS ni clavier/souris), c'est plein de contenu, c'est pas très cher et avec un modèle économique sain.

    Une excellente surprise, assurément !    … Expand
  82. NeeRay
    Feb 22, 2022
    8
    To be honest, I've been wanting to write something warm about this game for a long time.
    After a recent update (Where you can go through the expeditions again) I decided to finally write a review.
    The game is getting better with each update. How much has come out this year. Most of all I like the study of systems and construction. In principle, if you discard some of the mechanics of the    To be honest, I've been wanting to write something warm about this game for a long time.
    After a recent update (Where you can go through the expeditions again) I decided to finally write a review.
    The game is getting better with each update. How much has come out this year. Most of all I like the study of systems and construction. In principle, if you discard some of the mechanics of the game, then this is the only thing you can do here, someone does not like sandboxes, someone does not understand what to do in this game at all. But there is also a plot and various secondary missions that will not let you get bored and help you figure out the game faster.

    Build your base or even an entire settlement. No, I'm not talking about settlements that you can manage (yeah, and this appeared this year). I mean, you have the opportunity to build a large base, as if it were a small settlement. Build in the air (I have seen beautiful examples), underground, under water - yes, even all at once. You can equip your space cargo ship, fill it with interesting starships. Honestly, you can describe this game for a very long time. I'm glad I got to know her, it's a pity it was so late and I didn't find the early times (and no matter how dark they were).    … Expand
  83. 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
  84. nitro912gr
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    It is sad to see that nobody bother to bring justice to NMS after all those years of great free content updates and even more promised on the way.
    Yeah it was not what was promised back at the beginning but this score here in metacritic is not what the game is now
  85. BOWi
    Feb 11, 2022
    6
    The story is unimportant (and buggy) to the rest of the game, especially in 2022. It's also distracting from the fun.

    In 2016, most of the story was told by readable lores, distributed on planets. The only traditional “mission” in the game was The Atlas Path. I don’t remember how we got introduced to it, but people were already referring to the “mission” as “The Atlas Path”. Back in the    The story is unimportant (and buggy) to the rest of the game, especially in 2022. It's also distracting from the fun.

    In 2016, most of the story was told by readable lores, distributed on planets. The only traditional “mission” in the game was The Atlas Path. I don’t remember how we got introduced to it, but people were already referring to the “mission” as “The Atlas Path”. Back in the day, we didn’t have the mission log, which is why I don’t remember how we got that name for it. The story was OK since it was mostly lore. Because of the thin story, I was actually quite attached to it, and even more attached to the story told through the Atlas Path and the associated Atlas Interfaces.

    In mid-August 2017, I was already done with the Atlas Path (I finished it in December 2016). That gave me one single reward as well as an epic event that we still don’t really understand today. In the month of August, developers at Hello Games reworked the entire story (and added a bunch of fetch quests), and they kept doing it until 2022. Currently, the story is a weird patchwork of things we mostly knew in 2016 and it feels more like a long tutorial… Also, whether you are a newcomer or an old-timer trying to resume a playthrough; whether you play in “Creative Mode” or in “Normal Mode”; the storytelling doesn’t branch coherently.

    Here’s an example for bug that has been around since 2017: Early in the game, a character will ask you about another character’s whereabouts, even though you haven’t met anyone yet. That same character will also explain to you that nothing changed in their space station, even though this is your first visit ever.

    Such problems in storytelling feel immersion-breaking to me, and there are many of them during the entire game.

    ***

    Community Management is next to non-existent, and developers keep changing the ways to play the game (also called “gameplay mechanics”), which often deprecate players’ play style and add bugs to other unaddressed bugs.

    In 2016, again, the game was really simple. Too simple for some, but quite good to me, honestly. There was nothing much to be shared by developers, aside from Patch Notes that were explaining fixes or little improvements to the game. The game was difficult to master, but it was fun.

    Soon after the release, they started adding things that were not even supposed to be part of the game, like the base building. I know this might be surprising to learn that base building wasn’t initially part of the “sale pitch”, but I invite you to look for that information on the Internet.

    Progressively, each game update became a stressful event that could potentially change rules players were used to. I also have to mention that bugs were also a thing, but at least we had good support from developers through their ZenDesk account. I opened a few tickets, and most of them got closed at some point.

    In mid-August 2017, developers at Hello Games made their first big update, called “Atlas Rises”, which reworked the story entirely (as I previously wrote) and had a major impact on my playthrough. The update introduced bugs and incongruities that are still present today. The most important problem (to me) is that the people who had previously completed the only mission of the game (The Atlas Path) had to redo it entirely, especially because of the new rewards tied to its completion. In 2022, the “bug” is still present for whoever plans to load an old save from 2016 (or from the first half of 2017).

    Since late 2017 / 2018, developers are not closing ZenDesk tickets anymore, and they keep releasing game updates with new features that nobody ever asked. Free updates are nice, but they are bittersweet because a lot of old bugs are still unaddressed years after their appearance. Also, a lot of people complained when developers changed the way farming (which wasn’t announced in 2016) would work, or when they introduced energy consumption that broke existing built bases. Finally, in 2019, developers switched a core component of their game engine (an “API”) from one technology to a more modern one, which made the game literally unplayable for existing players who had very old computers. In 2022, those people still have to buy a new graphic card (or even a new computer) to play the game they bought between 2016 and 2019. What other game did that, I wonder?

    The story that was OK in 2016 is now annoying and acts as a tutorial instead of a proper story. The gameplay and the level of communication between the players and the developers are regularly changing without any explanation and without any acknowledgement that they are effectively disrupting player’s enjoyment of a full-priced game. Those two arguments demonstrate that No Man’s Sky isn’t a finished game, and I think that anyone who’s thinking about buying this game, even in 2022, should be well aware of the situation.    … Expand
  86. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    8
    비록 발매했을때 보여주진 못했지만 끝없는 사후지원으로 완전 바뀐 모습을 보여주는데 성공했다. 겉핥기 식의 얉은 컨텐츠들일지라도 분명 즐거운 시간을 보낼 수 있는 것들로 가득차있고 방대한 우주는 결코 최초 트레일러만큼 아름답진 않을지라도 결국 약속했던 모습을 조금이나마 우리에게 보여주는데 성공했다. 개발진의 노고에 박수를, 그들은 분명히 받은것 이상을 베풀었다.비록 발매했을때 보여주진 못했지만 끝없는 사후지원으로 완전 바뀐 모습을 보여주는데 성공했다. 겉핥기 식의 얉은 컨텐츠들일지라도 분명 즐거운 시간을 보낼 수 있는 것들로 가득차있고 방대한 우주는 결코 최초 트레일러만큼 아름답진 않을지라도 결국 약속했던 모습을 조금이나마 우리에게 보여주는데 성공했다. 개발진의 노고에 박수를, 그들은 분명히 받은것 이상을 베풀었다.
  87. JackPlack
    Jan 14, 2022
    8
    2022 there is no similar game in same quality and so many features.
    Still lot of bugs but not critical.
    I dont like little development direction of this game. New mech, new base types, new.... but first of all there should been fixed uncomfortable things like: - moving elements from place to place is destroying element behind that element - cant align landing zone or old type of    2022 there is no similar game in same quality and so many features.
    Still lot of bugs but not critical.
    I dont like little development direction of this game.
    New mech, new base types, new.... but first of all there should been fixed uncomfortable things like:
    - moving elements from place to place is destroying element behind that element
    - cant align landing zone or old type of elements with new one. It could not fit totally but should be option to start a specially when there is no way to place building director desc in old style components
    - starting fuel logic - dumb idea. There is tech to refuel from air but still dumb. With this logic i should not park ship at all and use parachute and get into ship when its flying.
    - no flying smaller vehicles. I dont like any of them. Usually even hovering vehicle destroying environment. Environment is respawning but aesthetics is one of the best part of this game. There is no option to plant some rocks, trees with planet biome elements - but could be.
    - no galaxy radar everywhere, chaotic menus, descriptions, no details about missions -
    - not futuristic solutions like - manual harvest of base plants, limited inside cabin view
    - cannot upgrade freighters - one way portal - why?
    - there is many procedural planets - but so many similar - numbers/records are little pointless without good searching/sorting solutions. Every planet hasnt even one city. They could be as restricted static areas and dockable.
    - every space station interior is the same.
    - storage logic - dumb - multiplayer like    … Expand
  88. JRice
    Jan 1, 2022
    4
    Such a great concept, and yet, so poorly executed... After all the patches and improvements, the game plays clunky, uncomfortable, and gives me headache! You start on a planet with hostile conditions, and are supposed to learn the terribly ununituitive, and badly explained basics under pressure, while you are slowly dying. Such a bad start, really...
    Everything in this game feels like a    Such a great concept, and yet, so poorly executed... After all the patches and improvements, the game plays clunky, uncomfortable, and gives me headache! You start on a planet with hostile conditions, and are supposed to learn the terribly ununituitive, and badly explained basics under pressure, while you are slowly dying. Such a bad start, really...
    Everything in this game feels like a concept, something that still needs to be properly implemented. After two hours with this game, in which i had to learn and understand everything the hard way, and did not enjoy anything, im quitting. No fun, just stress...    … Expand
  89. nahuelst
    Dec 25, 2021
    10
    Excelente y recomendado juego. Los desarrolladores han logrado lo que parecía imposible, reparar esa basura que fue al al inicio. Las reseñas viejas, están obsoletas, el de ahora es casi otro juego, muy bueno.
  90. 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
  91. TwiTu
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    I remember playing Privateer in the early 90s and being blown away by its size and diversity of planets and stations, etc. Back then I thought that in a few decades games like that would be so massive that you cant even explore them anymore because you wouldnt be able to live long enough.
    No Mans Sky promised that. Instead of that we got... well we all know.
    I threw it away. But then    I remember playing Privateer in the early 90s and being blown away by its size and diversity of planets and stations, etc. Back then I thought that in a few decades games like that would be so massive that you cant even explore them anymore because you wouldnt be able to live long enough.
    No Mans Sky promised that. Instead of that we got... well we all know.
    I threw it away. But then after a few years suddenly reports of it having improved trickled in. That the devs are massively patching it and adding all that was promised.

    So I got it out again and after a few hours realized its still the same boring game that doesnt make sense in many ways, doesnt have a real story or a goal, still only has maybe 12 different planets that are spread across the galaxy in tiny variations, still feels dead and sterile, still has crappy space mechanics, still has intelligent life everywhere, yet you never see planets with cities or a civilization, AKA simply makes NO sense whatsoever.
    IDK why people say that and the ratings reflect that, because its still a very bad and uninteresting game. I dont know a single person who likes that game even in its current state, yet reviews are really good nowadays.
    Thats BS, and I think those reviews are bought.    … Expand
  92. kirillmay
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    Before, the game was an unfinished piece of **** Now it's a great project and the project will continue to evolve for a long time to come.
  93. CypiBoii
    Nov 12, 2021
    8
    255 Galaxies in this game
    18 Quintillion worlds are in this game
    It would take nearly 585 billion years to explore it all.

    Why the **** not buy it, its good bro.
  94. Tsargorn
    Nov 5, 2021
    10
    This is a different game from what that was on the start.
    I think game must be rescored because, now it obvious,
    what people don't change their score no matter how much work was done.
    Thanks Hello Games for the game, my friends and I had a lot of fun playing it now.
  95. Subidubi
    Oct 23, 2021
    2
    I tried it in Xbox game pass, so I did not actually bought this game. After all these years I hoped something good, as my friends are enjoying it, and I read the Steam reviews.

    My first impressions were.. Yet another minecraft, which was somewhat expected. I heard that visuals have been improved lately. Whaaaat? The game models look like random free unity asset store items. (Animals    I tried it in Xbox game pass, so I did not actually bought this game. After all these years I hoped something good, as my friends are enjoying it, and I read the Steam reviews.

    My first impressions were.. Yet another minecraft, which was somewhat expected.

    I heard that visuals have been improved lately. Whaaaat? The game models look like random free unity asset store items. (Animals are the worst)

    The sound design I liked, but I missed voice acting from a title that famous.

    The game is poorly optimised. I have a pretty good, new rig, and I have micro stutters the whole time I am playing.

    As for the UI/UX? Oh my.. That was one of the main issue for me, and it is why I just unistalled it after 1 hour. Even with the help of the tutorial I was lost in the interface. Maybe the problem is with me, but I felt frustrated the whole time I was playing, because of it.

    The other main reason why I just quit/uninstalled it so soon was that I just didn't care about the whole setup. Usually I like space themed games.. Maybe that is an understatement. I LOVE most of them. However with this one I just couldn't connect, and didn't find any fun playing it. I felt all task a chore. Go there, mine that, create that. I can't explain, cause a lot of game has this kind of objectives, and deliver fun moments. However for me, not this one.

    I don't want to write about how misleading was the marketing 5 years ago. That is the past, I don't care about that.    … Expand
  96. LHBS-Boy
    Oct 13, 2021
    10
    Thanks Hello Games for all the improvements and not letting down the players !
  97. virtualite
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    Most of these user reviews were written at the games inception- today i'd say its a polished, always improving, piece of Science (fiction) excellence!
  98. PrdPak
    Sep 20, 2021
    6
    I have been observing the status of this game ever since launch. At first the game seemed so underwhelming that I'd even refuse to play it for free. However, I played it recently, and I can say for sure, that the developers have done a mega job, in releasing updates and fixing this game, however it might be too late by now...

    The optimization is NOT good on this game, The game suffers    I have been observing the status of this game ever since launch. At first the game seemed so underwhelming that I'd even refuse to play it for free. However, I played it recently, and I can say for sure, that the developers have done a mega job, in releasing updates and fixing this game, however it might be too late by now...

    The optimization is NOT good on this game, The game suffers from stuttering issues for me, even though I have a decent specs.

    The graphics don't get progressively better at higher settings which they should. Even on lower settings the game looks fine, so turning up the settings for little to no gain in graphics while halving your performance.

    The tutorial portion of this game is an insane chore and doesn't feel engaging at all, it becomes very tiring, very soon, when you have to find sodium which is spread who knows where on a planet, this "tutorial" never seems to end, and no, it didn't help me the story a single bit, I had to go on to the wiki to learn about the different characters. There is no clear line in between the tutorial and the actual story of the game, and it doesn't help when the game seemingly decides itself about what mission you are going to play, you interact with an object and it adds another mission to the list and changes your current objectives, this is very obnoxious.

    Gameplay wise, the game is exactly what initial reviewers suggested, Minecraft but in space, and I am not complaining at all. It is fun to explore different planets and there moons just for the view. Finding materials can be a chore since you don't have an economy outpost scanner or whatever its called installed in your ship.

    The saving mechanics of this game are very poorly designed, I still can't figure out how to manual save properly, there have been times where I've exited the game only to find out later that I've lost a huge amount of progress and all that copper that I gathered.

    The crafting is absolutely horrible in this game, trying to construct a basic house feels like bashing your head into a concrete wall, twice. The game can't figure out that a floor is meant to be in contact with the ground, the flattening tool doesn't work, expanding areas in a ship lead to weird structures hanging in mid-air, the inventory management is absolutely broken, there is absolutely zero sense in how the game calculates the amount of storage you have. On top of all of that, the game is insanely hard to play on mouse and keyboard.

    This idea is amazing, but it managed to amaze me and disappoint me at the same time. But honestly, no matter how much the developers try to update this game, its now far too late, and the gaming community has generally lost interest in this, like what is happening with Cyberpunk 2077.    … Expand
  99. 2amazing2much
    Sep 18, 2021
    8
    Its not a space sim, its not a shooter and its not even the same game it once was in 2016.
    explore, collect, fight and explore. Its simple. i admit i does get boring sometimes and the loop needs more work, but as the Dev's have shown they can grow and change.
    best to buy on sale still and will give a good 40-70 hours of gameplay if invested.
  100. Hallblade
    Sep 11, 2021
    10
    Глядя на то, сколько сил разрабы вложили в игру после абсолютного провала на релизе игры, остаётся только аплодировать стоя с открытым ртом.
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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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