No Man's Sky

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2694 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 284 out of 2694
  3. Negative: 1,591 out of 2694

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  1. will86c
    Sep 7, 2021
    10
    When No Man's Sky came out in 2016 it was, simply put, not good. I don't usually buy games immediately at release or pre order just for these reasons. NMS was a buggy disappointing mess for many people. However here in 2021 it is a fully fleshed out game, and it is damn good. Hello Games never gave up on their product and have released multiple major game updates over the last 5 years.When No Man's Sky came out in 2016 it was, simply put, not good. I don't usually buy games immediately at release or pre order just for these reasons. NMS was a buggy disappointing mess for many people. However here in 2021 it is a fully fleshed out game, and it is damn good. Hello Games never gave up on their product and have released multiple major game updates over the last 5 years. This game no longer deserves the terrible score you see, give it a try.… Expand
  2. Melonorm
    Sep 5, 2021
    10
    Компаний, которые столько б поддерживали свой продукт можно пересчитать по пальцам одной руки! Спасибо, Hello Games!
  3. AverageAmerican
    Sep 4, 2021
    10
    Been playing VR and this score needs to be updated because this is truly one of the best games I've ever played, bravo!
  4. JymmyQuidd
    Aug 28, 2021
    0
    a game can be good or bad, a game can have bugs, a game can be whatever it wants to be and i can live with that, its all relative depending on the likings of each gamer, and thats what a review should be about, but when they mislead you to buy something by promising a product that ends up not being what promised, when they totally and shamelessly lie in your face doing so, and when u see aa game can be good or bad, a game can have bugs, a game can be whatever it wants to be and i can live with that, its all relative depending on the likings of each gamer, and thats what a review should be about, but when they mislead you to buy something by promising a product that ends up not being what promised, when they totally and shamelessly lie in your face doing so, and when u see a sticker hiding what was really promised, hiding the lies... and all this after paying 60 bucks? then theres no review possible for me when first of all its about a SCAM not a game, just despicable, it's a real shame to see this happening at this particular level after 25 years of gaming, my real thanks and 10/10 score goes to the reviewers and press that cared for us the clients to show us the real product, they just saved me all that money and troubles, as for the game, my score is really obvious.… Expand
  5. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    High-quality varied GRIND simulator in space, with a variety of flora and fauna
  6. Lugia_Ryu
    Aug 21, 2021
    10
    Ce jeu me passionne, je ne comprend pas en quoi ce jeu est mauvais sérieux, les graphismes sont très bon, les personnages, la personnalisation, les planètes, L'Histoire. J'aime ce jeu et je rêve encore du jour ou je le lancerai en coop car avec toutes les nouvelles mise à jour le jeu deviens beaucoup plus plaisant et beaucoup plus immersif et me fera rêver encore longtemps !!!! J'aime NoCe jeu me passionne, je ne comprend pas en quoi ce jeu est mauvais sérieux, les graphismes sont très bon, les personnages, la personnalisation, les planètes, L'Histoire. J'aime ce jeu et je rêve encore du jour ou je le lancerai en coop car avec toutes les nouvelles mise à jour le jeu deviens beaucoup plus plaisant et beaucoup plus immersif et me fera rêver encore longtemps !!!! J'aime No Man's Sky !… Expand
  7. GameBoyAdv4002
    Aug 21, 2021
    8
    This game ate my time like a glutton. The galaxy is humongous. There are so many different types of small scale missions. This is the game I go to when I just want to play 'a' game, and I don't know which one. There is always so much more to do. 75/100
  8. elnavarro2007
    Aug 5, 2021
    10
    este juego ha mejorado muchisimo desde 2016, no hagais caso a las criticas antiguas, arriesgaos a comprarlo, tiene ahora es un juego novedoso, se optimizo mucho el juego despues de su salida, mejores graficos, correccion de bugs cosas que hacer... es un juego de 10
  9. iGalaxy
    Jul 30, 2021
    8
    I didn't buy this game on release, but I did it 5 years later. I can say that the game is really interesting. Large open world (2^64 planets), craft, base building, battles, both on planets and in space, and the ability to play both offline and online. But not without bugs
  10. meatman42069
    Jul 24, 2021
    10
    This game has improved so much since it's release. Honestly, there is so much to do and explore and they keep updating it. The game is so much more than it was in 2016, and will only expand with time!
  11. FingolfinNZ
    Jun 3, 2021
    9
    From it's shaky beginnings to it's current state, No Man's Sky has come a long way! I came on board shortly after the Atlas Rises expansion so missed most of the furore with it's initial release. By that stage, bases and vehicles had been introduced and, although the game was not bad, it still felt pretty empty. However, Hello Games have been pouring their heart and soul in to theirFrom it's shaky beginnings to it's current state, No Man's Sky has come a long way! I came on board shortly after the Atlas Rises expansion so missed most of the furore with it's initial release. By that stage, bases and vehicles had been introduced and, although the game was not bad, it still felt pretty empty. However, Hello Games have been pouring their heart and soul in to their creation and the game has benefitted greatly, along with it's player base. The game of then is a shadow of the game it is now.

    With the release of their content update 'Expeditions' there is a reminder of just how far the game has come. Starting a new expedition, with basically nothing, you play back through all of the content again, fulfilling missions and reaching checkpoints. Even then, not everything that has been added to the game is included in the 'Expedition'.

    Their latest update, as of writing this, is Prisms. It has added a graphical upgrade to the game to make better use of ray-tracing technology and the game just 'pops' now. I just wish I had a better rig to make full use of it all, but even with my old GTX it still looks very nice.

    Hello Games has promised there is still much more to come this year. We've had three 'DLC' updates already and we're only 6 months in! So I can't wait to see what they have in store for us.

    ALL of this content, all 17 DLCs, have been added for free. There is no paid DLC model, as there is with most other games these days, everything they have added has been gratis. And these updates are not simply adding a couple of things here and there, these are updates that most other publishers would proudly package as a separate DLC and make you pay for!

    The upshot is that I am so glad that I decided not to listen to the negative reviews and made the purchase when I did. I have had a front-row seat to the evolvement of a game that has come a long way and is destined to be so much more.

    Hats off to you Hello Games, you have a fan for life here!    … Expand
  12. 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.
  13. danbut110
    Apr 22, 2021
    9
    Да, по началу игра не обладала тем контентом, который обещали разработчики, но всё это время они не забывали об игре и продолжали работать над ней. Сейчас же мы имеем куда больше, чем могли иметь, если бы игра вышла сразу без проблем. В текущем виде игра заслуживает большей оценки.Да, по началу игра не обладала тем контентом, который обещали разработчики, но всё это время они не забывали об игре и продолжали работать над ней. Сейчас же мы имеем куда больше, чем могли иметь, если бы игра вышла сразу без проблем. В текущем виде игра заслуживает большей оценки.
  14. GustaCNXFL
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    Bom No Man's Sky começou sendo a muitas promesas de um jogo espacial onde um universo inteiro seria gerado procedalmente com infinitos planetas e sistemas solares
    Os Animais de cada planeta tambem seriam gerados aleatoriamente entao voce nunca iria ver a mesma especie de criatura repetida em outro planeta.
    Isso era uma ideia genial! e ainda tinham prometido Multiplayer! e diversas outras    Bom No Man's Sky começou sendo a muitas promesas de um jogo espacial onde um universo inteiro seria gerado procedalmente com infinitos planetas e sistemas solares
    Os Animais de cada planeta tambem seriam gerados aleatoriamente entao voce nunca iria ver a mesma especie de criatura repetida em outro planeta.
    Isso era uma ideia genial! e ainda tinham prometido Multiplayer! e diversas outras coisas! era incrivel pensar que poderia existir um jogo assim..

    Bom Chegou 2016 o jogo foi lançado porem nao tinha quase nada que aviam prometido o sistema de geraçao procedual era muito bugado as criaturas eram bugadas o jogo
    crashava toda hora e nao tinha quase nada pra se fazer.. todo mundo odiou o jogo

    MAS!

    a empresa que fez o jogo! começou a trabalhar muito para reparar o jogo e o deixar polido para se tornar o jogo que eles aviam prometido!
    Eles conseguiram No Man's Sky Hoje em dia em 2021 tem tudo que eles prometeram e adicionaram coisas que eles nem tinham prometido!
    o Jogo esta incrivel agora Recomendo demais Comprar o jogo pra jogar! No Man's Sky esta incrivel infinitas galaxias e planetas com Escosistemas Unicos!
    Graficos Incriveis e a Equipe que fez o jogo ainda continua o atualizando ate hoje adicionando novos conteudos!
    No Man's Sky e o jogo Perfeito que tinham prometido para gente!    … Expand
  15. 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.
  16. Bomba_Luigi
    Feb 28, 2021
    10
    The game has improved tenfold since it's release. Ever since the NEXT update, it is a game that I would recommend.
  17. rdonoso
    Feb 26, 2021
    8
    Beautiful and fun game although multiplayer is more like you and your friends playing the same game then you playing together. Flying take some time to get used to and the tutorial is awful but the game is really worthy.
  18. Frankeyowski
    Feb 22, 2021
    10
    Gigantyczna gra! Piękna gra! Miliony funkcji super dopracowanie, bardzo dobra fabuła. Kilka bugów ale bez wahania daję 10/10
  19. Belarus_neckoby
    Feb 15, 2021
    10
    такие игры как minecraft + rust + x3 terran conflict + eve online = BEST sky fi GAME !!!!
    Советую брать несмотря на рейтинг ! Единственное до людей в онлайне вам надо будет выжить дофига времени но зато потом жара пойдет)
    p.s. играю на ps4 слышал чт на PC некоторые баги есть . на плойке все норм. Игра супер !    такие игры как minecraft + rust + x3 terran conflict + eve online = BEST sky fi GAME !!!!
    Советую брать несмотря на рейтинг ! Единственное до людей в онлайне вам надо будет выжить дофига времени но зато потом жара пойдет)
    p.s. играю на ps4 слышал чт на PC некоторые баги есть . на плойке все норм. Игра супер !
  20. Cyberpuk2020
    Jan 19, 2021
    10
    I happy studio that survive( 2016 they have no choice, but release game.) Now this is good game. recommended
  21. LeopardBunny
    Jan 12, 2021
    9
    It's a shame that there's still so many leftover negative reviews, though perhaps it's best the NMS team have that constant reminder of both how they utterly failed and how spectacularly they've risen from their lowest point.

    It's improved a lot from what I was told were the early days of the game. The devs initially were overly ambitious, but they showed they did care, and that really    It's a shame that there's still so many leftover negative reviews, though perhaps it's best the NMS team have that constant reminder of both how they utterly failed and how spectacularly they've risen from their lowest point.

    It's improved a lot from what I was told were the early days of the game. The devs initially were overly ambitious, but they showed they did care, and that really says something for the integrity of the devs that they continue to add new content despite its initial crash and burn. Nowadays, it's a hella fun and interesting romp through space, exploring different planets, collecting resources, chilling out. It's like a 3D Starbound, really. Plenty of different ways to play the game, whether it's trade running, farming, hunting, questing, exploring, whatever really.

    If I had to suggest features for a potential sequel: take some pages from Spore. Add the ability for players to make custom plants and animals and minerals and share them online for other people to discover. That would prevent biome-specific plants from starting to look repetitive, and further encourage exploring to see new, weird sights. Extra customization options for players along the lines of Skyrim would also let players really feel like their character is THEIR character. Adjustable proportion sliders and what-not would be very nice. No Man's Sky is a game that begs for a lot of assets, I think, even more than are already in the game, and I feel like having player-designed props would take the game that one step further.

    Also let people scrap multi-tools.

    9/10, I'd probably normally only give 8 or so, but I have so much respect for the devs working so hard to correct their mistakes in an industry that would normally just push the game to the side and pretend it never existed.    … Expand
  22. Mister_Jey
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    → Une épopée dans les étoiles.
    Décrié à sa sortie pour ne pas avoir tenu toutes ses promesses, No Man's Sky est aujourd'hui à la hauteur de ce qu'il devait être, grâce à un bon nombre de DLC gratuits qui sont venus ajouter beaucoup de contenu. Ainsi, on se retrouve à bord de notre vaisseau à explorer un nombre infini de planètes colorées, au climat parfois rude, et peuplé généralement de    → Une épopée dans les étoiles.
    Décrié à sa sortie pour ne pas avoir tenu toutes ses promesses, No Man's Sky est aujourd'hui à la hauteur de ce qu'il devait être, grâce à un bon nombre de DLC gratuits qui sont venus ajouter beaucoup de contenu. Ainsi, on se retrouve à bord de notre vaisseau à explorer un nombre infini de planètes colorées, au climat parfois rude, et peuplé généralement de drôles de créatures. J'aurais tout de même souhaité une histoire tout autre, d'ailleurs peut-on vraiment parler ici de scénario ? Il y a quand même une espèce de sentiment de solitude intersidéral qui s'installe, malgré l'arrivé du Nexus (sorte d'anomalie spatiale proposant une expérience multijoueur). NMS propose tout de même une belle aventure, j'étais déjà conquis à sa sortie, et c'est évidemment encore plus le cas aujourd'hui, même s'il pourrait être encore bien meilleur sur certains points.

    Sortie en août 2016 / Développé par Hello Games.    … Expand
  23. Woauus34
    Jan 7, 2021
    10
    The game has redeemed it self. It was so bad but they worked so hard to deliver the game we all wanted. If you like this type of game buy it! There is no DLC, they only provide big free updates.
  24. koukouille
    Jan 1, 2021
    9
    If its initial launch was largely hasty and chaotic, today it is a real nugget. A real feat of strength when we know the relentlessness realized update after update and moreover all free! I hope that the development will not stop in such a good way and why not to finally release paid DLCs adding a lot of content!
  25. DooDooMan
    Jan 1, 2021
    10
    The game has improved greatly since launch because of all the updates and fixes they added to it, basically reviving the game.
  26. Aqualion
    Dec 31, 2020
    9
    The metacritic should to remove a reviews before 2020 because they are not fair now and distort reality around the No Man's Sky game. I pre-ordered the game and was disappointed, but i returned in 2020 and i was surprised ! I hope Developers will continue the work, at 50 hours of play, monotony begins to feel, the game just needs more random surprises and variety.

    Strongly recommended    The metacritic should to remove a reviews before 2020 because they are not fair now and distort reality around the No Man's Sky game. I pre-ordered the game and was disappointed, but i returned in 2020 and i was surprised ! I hope Developers will continue the work, at 50 hours of play, monotony begins to feel, the game just needs more random surprises and variety.

    Strongly recommended to play after 2020.    … Expand
  27. Nullify1
    Dec 22, 2020
    10
    This game has truly made a comeback since its launch. Ignore all of the reviews from 2016, they are severely outdated and the game now has many of the features that were promised and much more that the developers have added through free updates and expansions. Every piece of content added to the game has been free of charge, there is no monetization, and the devs interact with theirThis game has truly made a comeback since its launch. Ignore all of the reviews from 2016, they are severely outdated and the game now has many of the features that were promised and much more that the developers have added through free updates and expansions. Every piece of content added to the game has been free of charge, there is no monetization, and the devs interact with their community. All three things are refreshing to see in the modern gaming industry.… Expand
  28. Sinatra
    Dec 19, 2020
    8
    So, I decided to give this game another try... It's 2020 and so much has changed. Originally I gave this game a 3/10.
    Now I have to correct this, as almost all of the bugs have been fixed and there has been A LOT added to the game. I guess, now it is what people expected it to be upon release,... well, maybe even more then that.
    If like me you didn´t enjoy it years ago, try it now....    So, I decided to give this game another try... It's 2020 and so much has changed. Originally I gave this game a 3/10.
    Now I have to correct this, as almost all of the bugs have been fixed and there has been A LOT added to the game. I guess, now it is what people expected it to be upon release,... well, maybe even more then that.
    If like me you didn´t enjoy it years ago, try it now.... you´ll be surprised. At least I was and I really had a good time playing it!    … Expand
  29. pakri
    Dec 18, 2020
    9
    today the game is better than the release day. little steps for a great change
  30. stachuatx7
    Dec 16, 2020
    8
    The game had painful launch in 2016 I believe. I bought it yesterday and after 4 hours I can say easily I have a lot of fun! Graphics are awesome
    Music FX and soundtracks are great
    The game itself is great. Short review but I hope its on point.
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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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