No Man's Sky

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2694 Ratings

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  1. flexy123
    Aug 30, 2016
    4
    It's to note that most folks who rate the game good call the game an "exploration game". There is just a problem: The annoying grind and constant need to manage your inventory make it almost impossible to actually explore something. The procedural generation of planets and the few assets used in the game mean that planets are more or less the same, with minor varieties, which also meansIt's to note that most folks who rate the game good call the game an "exploration game". There is just a problem: The annoying grind and constant need to manage your inventory make it almost impossible to actually explore something. The procedural generation of planets and the few assets used in the game mean that planets are more or less the same, with minor varieties, which also means there is nothing really new "to explore" once you played the game, say, for 2 hours. You have seen everything. I can get a classic linear game such as Tombraider and there I can actually see and explore more things than in this game. Grinding down "quintilllions" of rather similar planets to mine resources simply is not fun. Also, some people complain "a lot of people expect the game to be something..that isn't'". Point is, for a whopping €60-€70 I do INDEED have a tons expectations on a game. For the same price I can get countless other games with immersive worlds and an incredible amount to see and to do...example again the latest iteration of Tombraider (or, just picking something randomly, FarCry 3 or FarCry 4) where the crafting and collection aspect alone is far better implemented, YET only a small part of a game. Here, it is ALL what the game is about based around a game which otherwise has very little depth and motivation to continue.… Expand
  2. Mydoghadkittys
    Aug 30, 2016
    9
    Lets be clear... This game is obviously getting an extreme amount of hate right now, so if your just here to hate and not at least give others something constructive and helpful to base an opinion off of, please, find a corner and stand in it...

    OK. To start things off I was extremely excited for this game. The Hype was real. Did it stand up to it though? Personally I feel like this    Lets be clear... This game is obviously getting an extreme amount of hate right now, so if your just here to hate and not at least give others something constructive and helpful to base an opinion off of, please, find a corner and stand in it...

    OK. To start things off I was extremely excited for this game. The Hype was real. Did it stand up to it though? Personally I feel like this game is a breath of fresh air. From a medium overly saturated with shoot em' ups and developers who obviously really wanted to make a movies, and developers that treat its consumers as incompetent children who need their hand held at all times, I am over joyed to see a game like this release. YES, its missing content, YES, features got cut. that's just what happens in most forms of entertainment. for example movies will shoot these big expensive scenes that may not make the final cut. things like this happen all the time. Sean is the head programmer for the game, this is his baby. He doesn't want for people to be disappointed and angry. He is a much more genuine guy then people seem to give him credit for.

    Is Sean deserving of death threats and hate over this? absolutely not. I 100% believe that when he told interviewers and also us as consumers that there would be X feature and Y feature, HE MEANT IT. He is not some evil man maniacally laughing with a wad of cash from his "lies".

    All in all i personally enjoy the game and have put more than 50 hours into it so far. [planning on playing some more even tonight :)] Although I can also see why people would be upset and angry because the game may not have lived up to their expectations, and how could it? The things some people were expecting just aren't what this game is about. Sean made it very clear in the interviews closer to release on what the game was and wasn't. He even made a post on the games website on what to expect. So the insinuation of "lies" is absurd.    … Expand
  3. Levethian
    Aug 30, 2016
    8
    Modded inventory & flight. Operates well on my gtx760 set-up, fortunately. The algorithms used to generate planets are impressive, as is the tech that does away with loading screens. Most things feel 'natural', with attractive art & sound. Pop-in is ugly when flying, although 'places of interest' are visible much earlier. Feels like enough to 'do' to satisfy the occasional aimlessModded inventory & flight. Operates well on my gtx760 set-up, fortunately. The algorithms used to generate planets are impressive, as is the tech that does away with loading screens. Most things feel 'natural', with attractive art & sound. Pop-in is ugly when flying, although 'places of interest' are visible much earlier. Feels like enough to 'do' to satisfy the occasional aimless wanderer, but not enough to immerse yourself into the galaxy's lore.

    I adore this game, but it isn't for everyone. I benefited from not seeing much of the pre-release trailers.

    After a few hours locations begin to repeat themselves. After several hours you'll start bypassing locations you already 'know'. And the same eventually becomes true of planets. But there isn't a game that offers what NMS does, for the first dozen-or-so hours of play-time.

    Hopefully 'Hello Games' will release more locations, more generative mini-quests, and more easter-eggs to keep things enticing, as well as increased optimisation and unlock PC-options to, for example, heftily increase pop-in distances. Mods are already on the scene, and the modding community will probably 'finish' the game before anyone else does.    … Expand
  4. onemanslie
    Aug 30, 2016
    0
    i wish i could be a meta critic so i could rate this game the worst possible. 64 isnt the quality of this game, its the number of lies sean murray told about it and the number of missing features shown in the game trailer still being shown on the steam page
  5. dropcrete
    Aug 30, 2016
    4
    Originally I thought this game to be much better. After playing for about 30+ hours I now see there is no content. The concept and visuals are nice but the game is empty and void of fun.
  6. Camillaa
    Aug 30, 2016
    0
    This game is not even worth 5€, I would play it for free. There is no MULTIPLAYER and there is nothing you have to do. Its all about a repeating of same **** different colors over and over again, a freaking array. DONT BUY
  7. triggerhappy57
    Aug 30, 2016
    0
    I am glad that the Steam refund system exists. I fell for the hype. I was so prepared to play this with friends and journey into the vast and expanded unknown. But instead I was given a different game on release.
  8. rossifumi
    Aug 30, 2016
    0
    I have serious problems with the game. In a space journey game there are no physics at all. There is the same gravity every different sized plane..this is a joke. In the real universe there are planets like our moon where isnt atmosphere. In this game there are the same atmosphere for all planets, easy to notice when landing in a planet the same animation every landing. There isnt any sunI have serious problems with the game. In a space journey game there are no physics at all. There is the same gravity every different sized plane..this is a joke. In the real universe there are planets like our moon where isnt atmosphere. In this game there are the same atmosphere for all planets, easy to notice when landing in a planet the same animation every landing. There isnt any sun in a solar system just decoration a joke again.....If you discover 10-20 planets you can notice all planets same.... just other creatures and and plants but materials like plutonium, gold, emeril, always the same... ok it is a generated game like minecraft but in the game trailers it was different....

    The gameplay: Ok the game play is **** It is fun for discover a planet (the first 10 planet) then go to pointless journey to the galactic core... Fight with enemy space ship is not fun. Fight with stupid sentinels not fun too. The behaviour of creatures on the planets are the same. No multiplayer just you can see other players dicoveries if you are very very lucky... this is **** pointless.

    And finally the technical problems in pc... Huge framdrops and low framerate on a high and pc... this is a **** joke again... On a same pc run stable 80-90fps GTAV, 120fps Star Wars Battlefront, No Man's Sky runs 40fps with framedrops... and bugs with creatures stuck in land and others...

    This is a halfdone INDIE! game from an indie developer team. max value on the market is free to play or max 5$ not 60$.    … Expand
  9. Ringo
    Aug 30, 2016
    0
    Shocking piece of crap this game is. I'm one of the thousands of people who got a refund through Steam after playing it for over 10 hours. Nothing but lies, damn lies from the devs. The $60 price tag was a complete joke. It was only worth $2.99 at the most!

    Hello Games = Goodbye Games!
  10. gipsydanger
    Aug 29, 2016
    0
    I really wish we could give negative ratings. This game is horrible. Nothing as advertised. Lame. I want a refund. #seanmurry lied. #seanmurry is a liar. Stupid game. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
  11. ItsIts
    Aug 29, 2016
    0
    Incredibly false advertising, gameplay is shallow and clunky, no multiplayer, etc. Steam trailers show the game as incredibly smooth and clean, with great multiplayer aspects. If you are on the fence about this game, don't get it, the devs flat out lied and avoided giving prerelease keys to critics to keep the atrocity that is NMS from being reviewed until people had already purchased it
  12. The-Paddy
    Aug 29, 2016
    10
    I'm loving this game. One of the things I love the most about it is that there is very little trying to kill you every time you turn around and no other players to annoy the crap out of you, like they do in WOW. It's peaceful, it's involving and intriguing.

    So many people are complaining about it, I myself wish they would just shut the hell up and go play something that is more to    I'm loving this game. One of the things I love the most about it is that there is very little trying to kill you every time you turn around and no other players to annoy the crap out of you, like they do in WOW. It's peaceful, it's involving and intriguing.

    So many people are complaining about it, I myself wish they would just shut the hell up and go play something that is more to their liking.    … Expand
  13. RobertC
    Aug 29, 2016
    2
    Performance issue, poor UI and load of missing features that were promised. This one is a real stinker. It is a real shame as I really had high hopes for this one.
  14. telefoonboek
    Aug 29, 2016
    6
    I am giving this game 6/10. The game is overpriced for what it currently offers. I think 30 euros or 30 dollars would be a more correct price for this product.

    For a small development team of 20 people, the graphics of this game are actualy quiet good. I also quiet liked my first 10 hours into this game. Everything felt new, it was fun to discover new stuff, also figuring things out on    I am giving this game 6/10. The game is overpriced for what it currently offers. I think 30 euros or 30 dollars would be a more correct price for this product.

    For a small development team of 20 people, the graphics of this game are actualy quiet good. I also quiet liked my first 10 hours into this game. Everything felt new, it was fun to discover new stuff, also figuring things out on the go. Without trying to read guides on the internet. I think the limited inventory space in this game is intentional, and makes you use your braines to think out whats important and what not. Perhaps u indeed have to trade more often at the start to empty your inventory.

    The problem with this game, in my eyes, it becomes more of the same. There are only so much anomaly's availble in the game. Also upgrades don't come fast enough. After 15 hours I am still in my second ship and second multi tool( without using guides...). Their should be a bit more variation in the game to keep things interesting. I also dont feel a real connections with the backstory when I am running around on a planet.    … Expand
  15. gtracr
    Aug 29, 2016
    5
    This game deserves a 5/10. It is not the game advertised by Hello Games. It is enjoyable to play at the start but gets repetitive with its game-play and environment. This game could have been great if the features spoken about were in the game. As it stands now, this game is over priced. I have applied and received a refund. I still give the game a 5/10 because if on sale this game wouldThis game deserves a 5/10. It is not the game advertised by Hello Games. It is enjoyable to play at the start but gets repetitive with its game-play and environment. This game could have been great if the features spoken about were in the game. As it stands now, this game is over priced. I have applied and received a refund. I still give the game a 5/10 because if on sale this game would be worth adding to the ones game library as a tech demo.… Expand
  16. JOGS
    Aug 29, 2016
    0
    You know what..? People like Sean Murfie from Hello Games kill the game industry.
    I used to pre-order or buy games on the first day if I knew they''re were good and worth it.
    I stopped doing that after all the hyped-up, high expectations, not delivering games nowadays. So I downloaded NMS to see if it was a thing for me. I put 20 hours in it, just to see if it would get better or if    You know what..? People like Sean Murfie from Hello Games kill the game industry.
    I used to pre-order or buy games on the first day if I knew they''re were good and worth it.
    I stopped doing that after all the hyped-up, high expectations, not delivering games nowadays.

    So I downloaded NMS to see if it was a thing for me.
    I put 20 hours in it, just to see if it would get better or if I could find any of the promised features that were in de video-trailers. They didn't turn up, the marketing-videos for NMS were full of lies and deception.
    Youtube is full of understandably mad players who want their money back.

    I wish I could get back my 20 hours of useless grinding.
    Hopefully Sean Murfie will pay me 60 dollars retribution.    … Expand
  17. veilex
    Aug 29, 2016
    0
    This game gets a zero. Why you ask? Numerous reasons... including phony accounts that have copy/pasted positive reviews to erroneously raise the rating... Sony's enormous efforts to silence and shut down valid criticisms of the game... but the biggest reason of all? The lies. Hello games put out lie after lie about what would be included with the game. They misrepresented what the gameThis game gets a zero. Why you ask? Numerous reasons... including phony accounts that have copy/pasted positive reviews to erroneously raise the rating... Sony's enormous efforts to silence and shut down valid criticisms of the game... but the biggest reason of all? The lies. Hello games put out lie after lie about what would be included with the game. They misrepresented what the game would be in order to justify the $60 price tag. That misrepresentation is going to land them in legal troubles... them AND Sony.

    This game had enormous potential. If the developer had kept their mouth shut instead of spewing lie after lie AND the game had been shipped at a reasonable price, say $20 - $30, then they'd be fine.

    But they did lie, and they did ship an incomplete game at a triple A game price. Inexcusable.    … Expand
  18. markogera
    Aug 29, 2016
    10
    This game is pretty fun and interesting to me. I haven't played it long and don't intend on dumping 100's of hours into it, but it plays great on my i7 4770 with gtx 970 sli rig.
  19. Pumpkins
    Aug 29, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you want to pay $60 dollars for a game that runs terribly, has at most 5 hours of interesting content, an inventory system worse than Destiny's, combat worse than Minecraft's, numerous bugs/glitches, an insulting ending, and a developer that won't address the fact that they lied to everybody, then you should buy this game.… Expand
  20. kdkade
    Aug 29, 2016
    8
    I can only agree that No Man's Sky needs a lot more work to be a masterpiece, though I cannot help but think that the game is still an incredible achievement, and I'm actually glad I bought it. I love being in a ship between few planets that are so far away and deciding which way I want to go. I love to laugh at ridiculous animals and to admire the majestic ones. I love to find thatI can only agree that No Man's Sky needs a lot more work to be a masterpiece, though I cannot help but think that the game is still an incredible achievement, and I'm actually glad I bought it. I love being in a ship between few planets that are so far away and deciding which way I want to go. I love to laugh at ridiculous animals and to admire the majestic ones. I love to find that somehow special planet among all the other ones. I love the experience of being the first person ever to discover that particular planet. But perhaps that's just who I am - NMS makes me want to do stuff just for the sake of doing them.

    The game just somehow went from overhyped to underpreciated in few days. It's a really good game that had an extremely blown out marketing. That pulled in a lot of people that weren's supposed to be its target, which results in a lot of criticism - some justified, some just extremely toxic and unnecessary.

    I'm not giving this game a max grade because of two things - as I said, even though I enjoy the game, some aspects of it are really poorly executed. I hope that sonner or later the developers will come up with something to make the game more deep. I enjoy trading, crafting, fighting, learning languages - but I'd like to have more reasons to do so, or some more mechanics to delve into.

    The second thing is the price. Way too high for any game, really. I bought Witcher 3 for a lot less in a cool box with map, stickers and plenty of stuff. I don't see anything about NMS that would justify being more expensive.    … Expand
  21. Simtech76
    Aug 29, 2016
    0
    Don't waste your time or money, I sadly did both. The game falls short of what was promised and is filled with more bugs and boredom than content. Don't let the number of x,xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx.... planets fool you; x,xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx... pairs of underpants are still just pairs of underpants, though to be honest perhaps still more fun.
  22. Arniedadrink
    Aug 29, 2016
    8
    I think the critic review from Hooked Gamers had it spot on, I find it a very relaxing and enjoyable game,
    Flight is the easy mouse based system and battles are few unless you want them. The views can get a bit samey after a while but still lovely and while there is some grinding to it I prefer that over random drop system some games use.
    The method of the story in this is intersting,    I think the critic review from Hooked Gamers had it spot on, I find it a very relaxing and enjoyable game,
    Flight is the easy mouse based system and battles are few unless you want them. The views can get a bit samey after a while but still lovely and while there is some grinding to it I prefer that over random drop system some games use.

    The method of the story in this is intersting, you go looking for information on planets rather than being hand held through a lienar story, you pick up bits of information slwoly drawing the picture of the univierse and what has gone before.

    The trading system is a bit of a mess and I hope that gets some love in the future but it is not essential to progression and the ship looks could do with some customise options.

    It could also do with more content to help pass the time sometimes but they have a fairly good base game to build something wonderful on, I'm looking forward to see what they and the modding community does with this.

    Bitter nerd rage is common on game releases these days but boy is it over the top for this one. I think it was mostly caused by the inexperience of the developer suggesting features before knowing for certain they could include them at release. Hopefully they'll learn from this and give a lot less information in the future and also be able to include them in future patches..    … Expand
  23. PeterPK
    Aug 29, 2016
    9
    Last 5 or maybe 8 years I am bored of video games and didn't play anyone more than 10 minutes.

    But NMS... Already played 30 hours and want to continue. Really like this game.

    This game is for real Sci-Fi true fans.
  24. Spectre8
    Aug 29, 2016
    8
    I run an older machine and have had no issues - other than not enough time to play.

    I fear that a lot of people expect this game to be something it isn't. If you can see it for what it is, it's a lovely, quiet, interesting game. It's not a AAA multiplayer genre-buster, it's something completely different and enjoyable.

    Love this game.
  25. Diabhack
    Aug 29, 2016
    1
    Lo malo de hacer un juego así, es que das mas publicidad de lo que en si el juego ofrece, ademas que la publicidad nunca decía de como era exactamente el juego, de haber sido así, creo que mas de 60% de la gente que lo ha comprado y se ha llevado un chasco no lo hubiera comprado.

    El gran error de este juego es que han creado un mundo procedural con unicamente 5 ladrillos, es decir, poco    Lo malo de hacer un juego así, es que das mas publicidad de lo que en si el juego ofrece, ademas que la publicidad nunca decía de como era exactamente el juego, de haber sido así, creo que mas de 60% de la gente que lo ha comprado y se ha llevado un chasco no lo hubiera comprado.

    El gran error de este juego es que han creado un mundo procedural con unicamente 5 ladrillos, es decir, poco contenido y realmente si analizas todo a fondo es todo exactamente igual con una paleta de colores distinta o brillos.

    Ademas decir que el juego es multiplayer como en un vídeo de los desarrolladores dijeron y luego poner pegatinas a las cajas tapando el multiplayer, eso dice todo, quisieron estafar desde el principio, porque ellos sabían que multiplayer no tenia, simplemente porque en un multiplayer los juegos no se pausan, es así de sencillo.

    Podría haber sido el mejor juego del año y es la mejor cagada del año, en mi opinión, jamas me gastare 60 o 70€ en ese juego, creo que es una estafa monumental.    … Expand
  26. ihamadh404
    Aug 28, 2016
    0
    No multiplayer.
    No mountains.
    No deep caves.
    No deep sea exploration.
    No forests.
    No customizable FOV.
    No challenge.
    No interesting NPC.
    No story.
    No ending.
  27. edgarltpr
    Aug 28, 2016
    0
    This is one of the worst designed game. This is just another game crap, don't waste your money.

    The game video performance is the worst, it actually runs worse than Arkham Knight.
  28. jimmyrustles1
    Aug 28, 2016
    0
    A terrible port of a shallow and poorly designed monstrosity. Has the depth of a $10 indie game and the performance is a trainwreck. And although it's becoming more and more common for E3 demos to be absolutely nothing like the finished product, in this case they flat out lied about some of the most important features, like being able to see other players. Sean Murray is a scammer, andA terrible port of a shallow and poorly designed monstrosity. Has the depth of a $10 indie game and the performance is a trainwreck. And although it's becoming more and more common for E3 demos to be absolutely nothing like the finished product, in this case they flat out lied about some of the most important features, like being able to see other players. Sean Murray is a scammer, and this game is a falsely advertised abomination that is not even worth pirating.… Expand
  29. korlag
    Aug 28, 2016
    10
    No Man's Sky is an unusual game - it's not combat focused, it's not construction focused, it's exploration focused. If you have ever had a sense of wonder at exploring the universe, and wished you could witness amazing sights like a planet taking up the entire sky above you, it is the game for you.

    If you want a game which is about progression, narrative, and action, it is not the game    No Man's Sky is an unusual game - it's not combat focused, it's not construction focused, it's exploration focused. If you have ever had a sense of wonder at exploring the universe, and wished you could witness amazing sights like a planet taking up the entire sky above you, it is the game for you.

    If you want a game which is about progression, narrative, and action, it is not the game for you.

    It had issues at launch but patches have resolved them all for me. 60fps using a GTX760, i75k series and 16GB RAM.    … Expand
  30. JamesDunn
    Aug 28, 2016
    9
    I really enjoy this game. 80 hours in and still having a blast.
    A relaxed blast that it. This is not a hardcore survival or CoD in space. This is an exploration game that gives you a universe to explore. It is frikkin HUGE.
    There is a neat story that needs to be pieced together. It takes time. I honestly feel that those who don't take the time to learn about the languages and try to    I really enjoy this game. 80 hours in and still having a blast.
    A relaxed blast that it. This is not a hardcore survival or CoD in space. This is an exploration game that gives you a universe to explore. It is frikkin HUGE.

    There is a neat story that needs to be pieced together. It takes time. I honestly feel that those who don't take the time to learn about the languages and try to piece together the history of the 3 races are missing a big part of the game.

    There are still parts of the game (portals) that the community has not figured out yet. It is pretty cool and a new take on how to play an exploration game for me.

    Recommended!    … Expand
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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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