No Man's Sky

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2694 Ratings

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  1. Maxziger
    Mar 7, 2020
    10
    The game is really good, dont pay attention to the negative reviews, no mans sky right NOW is really good, u should try!
  2. ilikemydog
    Jan 20, 2017
    0
    WHAT A JOKE OF A GAME!!!!1
    HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH!!!!!!XDDDDD
    Dont buy it!! xDD
  3. Zakeruga
    Aug 21, 2016
    2
    Repetitive, false hopes (i'm refering to ONLINE), a lot of glitches... I think there's a lot of reasons to not buy this game.

    Sorry for my english :S
  4. SYLOH
    Aug 22, 2016
    2
    Let me preface everything by saying that I actually bought this game on impulse before watching the trailers.
    I like space, I like exploration, some of the early reviews were positive, so I bought it.
    I regret that impulsive decision. Take it from a 5 year veteran of Eve: Online this game is BORING. Imagine Eve minus the hordes of players trying to kill you, it's more boring than    Let me preface everything by saying that I actually bought this game on impulse before watching the trailers.
    I like space, I like exploration, some of the early reviews were positive, so I bought it.
    I regret that impulsive decision.

    Take it from a 5 year veteran of Eve: Online this game is BORING.
    Imagine Eve minus the hordes of players trying to kill you, it's more boring than that.

    There is supposed to be septillions of stars and planets generated, but their algorithm is poor. This results in maybe 12 different planet types and 30 animal species. I'm being very generous with the planets, for the most part they are just different colors with a different icon showing you what is killing you today.

    Now I wasn't expecting Spore like creature variety, but this is insulting. All of them look the same. There might be some slight variation between the crab like species trying to kill me, but I honestly couldn't tell.

    The entire game is far too easy, in my trek from the start to the center of the galaxy my shields dropped a total of maybe 10 times, I still don't know what the death screen looks like.

    The interface is utterly terrible. You have to hold to click EVERYTHING. There I cannot fathom a reason this has to be for literally EVERYTHING. The galaxy map is the single worst aspect of the UI, a rather galaring flaw for something that wants to do space exploration. The path to the center is utterly useless, as I got close to the center it literally got stuck in a dead end. It ignores your hyperdrive upgrades meaning it's course will take you through about a dozen short hops and then abruptly stop, while you can reach the end in one jump or infact go much futher. There is a total disconnect between "Distance from Center" and "Linear Distance", 500ly for the former is about 1,500ly for the latter. You are down to luck for finding any particular location, even ones you've visited before.

    The game play is more or less a resource grind, you land on a planet, shoot at a rock with a mining laser, you leave the planet to go shoot at a different rock. There are NPC, they are of three races, all of which just stand or sit alone in one place. They never do anything, you can talk to them and maybe get a blue print or something, but thats it, there is no personality, not even real interaction.

    There was an Atlas quest line, that brought you to 10 admittedly rather spiffy looking space stations. Actually I lied, there are 4 rather spiffy looking space stations that are repeated a couple of times in no particular order. It starts no where and ends in a non ending. This may last you a couple of hours (or however long it takes you to realize the map system is trash and just jump to the end). But it pales in comparison to reaching the Galactic Center.

    Thats the final insult, what happens at the center. I'll rant in a spoilerific manner after the next paragraph. Suffice to say if we reached the center and had a planet sized MIDDLE FINGER to explore, this would still be less of a **** YOU than what we got. Because at least the Flipping Bird of God would be an object of interest and discussion.

    It was after I had played for a while that I went out and watched the trailers, holy **** I wanted to play that game, too bad it's not what I bought. I'm angry I wasted money buying this, I would have been furious if my expectations were that high. This isn't a case of a fandom hyping in a vacuum, the developers were outright lying to us. Not just in the trailers, but in the words they were speaking. **** this game.

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    You start jumping to the center, the game silently says "nope", plays prog rock as it holds the scroll backwards button on the map screen, fade to black and dumps you at the start of a new practically identical galaxy with all you stuff broken. I think it might even have gotten the color on my ship wrong. I can't tell because my game bugged out and put me in slow mo, and I was already fighting the urge to just toss my computer out a window. So no, you don't even get to see what is so shiny at the center of the universe, you just start over again.

    Seriously **** this game.    … Expand
  5. zCezz
    Aug 19, 2016
    5
    Writing this as someone who didnt buy into the hype, no expectations going in and I have to say they fell short. This game is enjoyable if you enjoy the journey more than the destination.
    PRO
    - Space travel is awesome - Beautiful environments - Exploring is fun - Snowballing CON - Terrible UI - Very shallow (repetitive assets) - Not enough things to do - A few annoying bugs -    Writing this as someone who didnt buy into the hype, no expectations going in and I have to say they fell short. This game is enjoyable if you enjoy the journey more than the destination.
    PRO
    - Space travel is awesome
    - Beautiful environments
    - Exploring is fun
    - Snowballing

    CON
    - Terrible UI
    - Very shallow (repetitive assets)
    - Not enough things to do
    - A few annoying bugs
    - Shallow combat

    If they added more alien races, buildings, ships, music and refined the combat and UI this game would be an 8/10 for me.
    For $60 though its unacceptable.    … Expand
  6. cyrusor
    Aug 20, 2016
    2
    This game is the definition of a false-advertisement, they made some scripted gameplay trailers, showing things that are not in the game, their lead developer went on interviews and TV shows and just promised 100 different things that he had no intention of ever putting in the game.
    And then when the game was released, it had something like 20/100 of what he promised, and in a very broken    This game is the definition of a false-advertisement, they made some scripted gameplay trailers, showing things that are not in the game, their lead developer went on interviews and TV shows and just promised 100 different things that he had no intention of ever putting in the game.
    And then when the game was released, it had something like 20/100 of what he promised, and in a very broken state. I could create a game with a coca-cola vending machine and it would have much more depth in its trading than what the game has.

    The games biggest selling point was that you could explore planets that nobody had ever before seen. Well, guess what, there are already hundreds of NPCs in the ground with outposts and trade-depots, so im not the first to step foot on the planet.
    After 50 planets or so, you've pretty much seen everything the game has to offer when it comes to exploring.
    Im not even gonna talk about the controls because thats a waste of time.    … Expand
  7. Enkil99
    Aug 21, 2016
    2
    This game has too many bugs. I pre purchased it for $60 because I believed I was getting a finished product. I just filled my ship with Emeril and looked for awhile to find a place to sell it. Finally found a base with...hmm two landing pads? I open the door, the procedural generation generated two bases exactly on top of each other and I cannot enter to sell my goods as the walls of oneThis game has too many bugs. I pre purchased it for $60 because I believed I was getting a finished product. I just filled my ship with Emeril and looked for awhile to find a place to sell it. Finally found a base with...hmm two landing pads? I open the door, the procedural generation generated two bases exactly on top of each other and I cannot enter to sell my goods as the walls of one base block the doors of the other one. I can see inside a window and see two aliens where there should only be one. Really Hello Games? Really? How do I get a refund? BTW, the frame rate is ridiculous. One second it's flowing nicely and then all of a sudden herky jerky and I feel like I am walking in mud. I don't spend over $1k on a PC to play games with such terrible frame rates and bugs.

    I also found a lump of aluminum procedurally generated underneath a shelter and i could not get to it. I thought, oh I can just blow holes in the ground with my plasma grenades...nope...you can't blow up shelters, so the ground is untouchable. I keep seeing giant columns of floating resources and buildings generated into the sides of mountains and into seas...and i can't enter through the door.

    There are some interesting things that they did here but the execution is terrible. It makes me wonder if any of the people involved in the design of this game played any video games as kids...I hope steam refunds me!    … Expand
  8. Dictat0R
    Jan 11, 2017
    0
    It's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad, refund.
  9. TheProAs
    Mar 5, 2017
    0
    WTF IS THIS **** BLA BLA BLA THIS GAME WILL BE AMAZING, ONLINE,.... RELEASE: NOTHING DONT BUY THIS ******* BECAUSE IS ******************** BUG LAG BUG
  10. Ponasity
    Mar 17, 2017
    0
    Not as advertised. Would be considered a great accomplishment if they charged fairly and were honest about content. Due to blatant lies(causing a hugely commercially succesful launch) i will never support this company.
  11. menabellamy
    Aug 12, 2019
    10
    Redemption. This is the word that defines No Man's Sky.

    I'm not here to talk about what it was. But to talk about what it is NOW. Positive points: - Bast game exploration. - Very good ship control. Simple but effective (and other vehicles with the same good feeling). - Lots of hours of campaign. - Good crafting system (very similar to Subnautica). - The design is unique in every    Redemption. This is the word that defines No Man's Sky.

    I'm not here to talk about what it was. But to talk about what it is NOW.
    Positive points:
    - Bast game exploration.
    - Very good ship control. Simple but effective (and other vehicles with the same good feeling).
    - Lots of hours of campaign.
    - Good crafting system (very similar to Subnautica).
    - The design is unique in every single thing. The Ships and the weapons are especially cool.
    - Coop is now a thing. Very easy to spend hours making missions or building together.

    Negative points:
    - The shooting system in first/third person is the weakest point (I'm not including ships, that is very good indeed), the enemies are always the same and their skills are quite boring too.
    - Although it was (a lot) improved, the performance in PC could be better.
    - The planets could look the same after several hours of playing (despite you can get surprised anyway).
    - Living beings could be better. Is very usual to see animals that look like a... well... a d**k.
    - Sometimes you have too many missions in your list.
    - The inventory can be very short at first, and annoying to manage.

    I put a 10 only because I think this game's rating needs to be balanced. In my opinion, it deserves from 7 to 9. Depending on your taste in games.
    If you didn't like it at first, give Hello Games a second chance. They truly deserve it, seriously.    … Expand
  12. Nintenleaks
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    The game was bad from the start that's for sure but in 2020 it's a great game especially on the PC platform, it's a lot of fun with or without friends.
  13. tobivv
    Jun 24, 2020
    1
    There is absolutely no aspect of this game that isn't bad. From the UI, through combat, endless boring resource grind to controls where for some reason sprint is bound to pressing the right analog stick
  14. Imperator166
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    this game is mutch better Than befor the Score is not fair from users right now Change it!

    i like this game right know so mutch ! play it dont vote it down....!
  15. Lambo442
    Feb 20, 2020
    10
    This game finally delivers on the original hype. I've been playing it for a couple of hours and it's utterly entranced me. The exploration element is done so well, it feels like there's just so much to discover.
  16. Mansel
    May 23, 2019
    10
    For a game dev to receive so much criticism at launch, but to continue on to improve the game through free major updates, is commendable.

    Think Elite Dangerous meets Sub Nautica. Fun times
  17. Willybach
    Sep 3, 2016
    5
    I am still playing this game. Despite my score of 4 here on the site. I've prob logged 40+ hours so far, but with every passing visit, I'm spending less and less time in the game. And for good reason. There's literally nothing to do after you max out your slots on your exosuit and get the largest ship. At present it's a screenshot generator, and the number of players is seemingly shrinkingI am still playing this game. Despite my score of 4 here on the site. I've prob logged 40+ hours so far, but with every passing visit, I'm spending less and less time in the game. And for good reason. There's literally nothing to do after you max out your slots on your exosuit and get the largest ship. At present it's a screenshot generator, and the number of players is seemingly shrinking rapidly. It needs updates quickly but sadly those updates can't just be addons, and extra game mechanics like 'owning a freighter' or 'base building'. The core mechanics of this game need to be radically remodeled. They need to swallow their pride and accept that their vision for what this game should be (essentially a text-based journey to the centre of the universe with a fairly boring backstory involving the handful of races) is far wide of the mark of what people were expecting or hoping for. There's an entire universe here, it should have been a canvas for people to create their own stories, playing as pirates, explorers or traders. You know the three main play styles that were much touted before the game launched. Combat is overly simplistic, with no skill. I mean, honestly, it's incredibly poorly conceived. You actually have to open your inventory for example to restore your shields... Trading is equally shallow and badly executed. Elite this is not. You'll struggle to even find a previously visited star system. Space stations, incredibly repetitive as they are, sell a handful of items and in small quantities. NPCs are just static loners waiting for you, the only person who seemingly will ever visit them, to turn up and give you a blueprint or something. Even exploration ends up being largely disappointing and falling short. The creatures and plants are far more repetitive than advertised. Some of the more interesting ones in the trailers aren't even in game, and you'll probably never see some of the AI bahaviours from the trailers, like herds fleeing together or migrating in single-file columns.You'll see the same plants over and over again, same with the crystals, and every cave is identical.

    This game wants you to rush to the centre, not explore. It's a solid grind with occasional pretty views to distract you. It wants you to read its puerile sci-fi text rather than actually experience something meaningful in-game. The ship is a struggle to control, and the game runs poorly even after several updates.

    Updates and more importantly MODS can and are improving the game, but as I said, they need to go back to the drawing board in key areas and I'm not sure they'll do that.

    4/10.

    Very sad after following the game closely for 3 years.    … Expand
  18. Shekky
    Nov 10, 2016
    4
    The Gameplay is farely straightforward the simplicity on the control scheme was perfect. It does provide some interest when you explore your first planet. Outside of your first planet however doesn't provide much difference from any other planet other then terrain generation. which only becomes different by the temperature of a planet. Asteroids in a system are extremely unrealistic. YourThe Gameplay is farely straightforward the simplicity on the control scheme was perfect. It does provide some interest when you explore your first planet. Outside of your first planet however doesn't provide much difference from any other planet other then terrain generation. which only becomes different by the temperature of a planet. Asteroids in a system are extremely unrealistic. Your ship consumes energy way too fast constantly having to farm resources to power up your ship so you can continue to travel. If Hello Games had included multiplayer and the ability to build a base and toned down the energy consumption of your ship this game could be an amazing game. If they don't do anything however which seems to be the case then this game could of been something great. This game in its complete form on release date should of been considered early access not the final product.… Expand
  19. jesus045
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    And I really liked the game even on the initial build, I do not care about multiplayer, it is a single-player adventure and endless game, thanks to the developers.
  20. 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
  21. patrioticparody
    Sep 8, 2016
    4
    So much was promised by the developer and so little was delivered. I can understand now why they were so eager to take down any pre-release gameplay footage. This game is fun for about an hour, maybe two. After that, you will have seen what its universe has to offer. Crafting this is tedious and complicated, not because of sophisticated recipes, but rather because of poor inventorySo much was promised by the developer and so little was delivered. I can understand now why they were so eager to take down any pre-release gameplay footage. This game is fun for about an hour, maybe two. After that, you will have seen what its universe has to offer. Crafting this is tedious and complicated, not because of sophisticated recipes, but rather because of poor inventory management tools. Lack of on-screen information in critical situations detracts from the realism, while a lack of reference of any kind leaves the impression that everything you do is for nothing. I am very sad to see this game turn out this way. Procedural generation is the future and it's unfortunate on that this game can't be a model for the future.… Expand
  22. squodge
    Sep 1, 2016
    4
    01.09.2016
    As it stands, the game needs a lot more polish.
    I don't have the fastest or best rig in the world, so I'm getting a constant 30fps with low settings: Intel i7-2600K, 16GB RAM, GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC I was worried I'd get motion sickness playing it, but none so far - so that's already a plus. The loading screen is smooth on my rig, so the game can't be as bad as some make    01.09.2016
    As it stands, the game needs a lot more polish.
    I don't have the fastest or best rig in the world, so I'm getting a constant 30fps with low settings:
    Intel i7-2600K, 16GB RAM, GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC

    I was worried I'd get motion sickness playing it, but none so far - so that's already a plus.
    The loading screen is smooth on my rig, so the game can't be as bad as some make it out to be.

    The main issue I have with NMS is that it's literally just fetch quests at the moment.
    Get X, produce Y, fix Z.
    I honestly feel that having missions or quests would make it more playable.
    I understand that it's supposed be about exploration, but it's not like it's OUR universe.

    I can't recommend the game in its current state.
    If Hello Games address the myriad of issues, it's potentially a 7 or 8 rated game.

    The price doesn't bother me... it's whether the game is good or not.
    I'm happy to sink £200 into a game if it delivers on most of my expectations.

    I feel NMS needs:
    * Missions/quests
    * Greater inventory space
    * Potential to meet AND see other people
    * Different classes of spaceships - fighter, merchant, rogue, etc.
    * Able to customise the person you control (sex, age, race/species, etc.)
    * More save points, heck, why not auto save points as well as the manual ones?    … Expand
  23. ProGamerZix
    Sep 18, 2016
    3
    Very disappointing. This was my most anticipated game for the summer. It just let me down. Lets talk about the game and not the lies form Shawn Murry.

    The first 2 hours were amazing. The visuals are bad, textures are really low res, and the performance is just not acceptable. The game-play after the first 2 hours gets very repetitive and boring. It a indie game that should be priced    Very disappointing. This was my most anticipated game for the summer. It just let me down. Lets talk about the game and not the lies form Shawn Murry.

    The first 2 hours were amazing. The visuals are bad, textures are really low res, and the performance is just not acceptable. The game-play after the first 2 hours gets very repetitive and boring. It a indie game that should be priced much much lower than 60 dollars.    … Expand
  24. Colbert
    Sep 5, 2016
    7
    Planetscape wallpaper generator. Plenty of ambiance with a 70s sci-fi art style. Buy it if you would like to wander the universe looking at different but similar planets while grinding elements ad infinitum with the occasional ship fight.
  25. BoredGamerUK
    Nov 5, 2016
    2
    The game is misrepresented. The game is a Casual Discovery Game with elements of inventory management survival.
    If you are looking for a chilled experience that isn't particularly challenging then it might be for you.
    I bought it for multiplayer.... of which it has none BUT it was listed as a feature. It's disappointing as it was the most hyped game of 2016 & the game has no flavour or    The game is misrepresented. The game is a Casual Discovery Game with elements of inventory management survival.
    If you are looking for a chilled experience that isn't particularly challenging then it might be for you.
    I bought it for multiplayer.... of which it has none BUT it was listed as a feature.
    It's disappointing as it was the most hyped game of 2016 & the game has no flavour or depth... it's like a chilli with no spice or heat... just boiled mince meat.... I'd pair the game with a couple of bottles of cheap red so you can get drunk quickly and forget it is a bit crappy.    … Expand
  26. Typichi_Gamer
    Nov 27, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Перед игрой:Наконец-то! Теперь я могу провести время не зря! Ща будет круто.
    4 часа спустя:...Боже,как же скучно....*храп*.

    Нет,серьезно,это уже не смешно.
    Иногда,когда я хочу поиграть в игру,я сначала качаю пиратку. А только потом уже покупаю. Данная игра разачаровала меня.
    Но дабы вы не кидались на меня,сначала скажу плюсы:
    -Музыка. Да да,здесь музыка довольная приятная и релаксирующая.
    -Открытый мир. Он огромный. Но делать там особо нечего. Разве что полетать.
    -Графика. Ну хоть здесь не наврали-графон радует глаз.
    Иииии плюсы кончились. Теперь минусы.
    -Геймплей. Помните Шона Мюррея? Ага,того самого мажора,который наживается на ожиданиях фанатов. Где уникальность планет? Где умные NPC? Где "ЗРЕЛИЩНЫЕ" космечиские сражения? ГДЕ ЭТО ВСЁ? А? ГДЕ?!
    Сам же ГЕЙплей ужасно скучен. Нет разнообразия,нет нормальной системы выживания,нет ничего. Это просто тупая бродилка по одинаковым планетам. И ВСЁ.
    -Цена. Окей,сейчас цена данной игры 1200 руб или же 29$. Но это всё равно много! Я уже не говорю про её прошлою цену-2000р. 2000? ЗА ИНДИ?! ЭТО ЦЕНА НОРМАЛЬНОГО,Б***Ь,AAA ПРОЕКТА!!!! ЭТО же не AAA. А СРАНОЕ ИНДИ,КАРЛ!
    -Открытый мир. Да,я ранее говорил о нем в плюсах. Но это одновременно и минус. АБСОЛЮТНО одинаковые планеты. Единственное,что меняется,это климат. Да и то не заметно.
    -NPC. Это вообще отдельная истроия.
    Ожидание:Нужно быть начеку,ибо животные могут напасть. У них свой язык при общении друг с другом.
    Реалность:Это просто животные. ПРОСТО Е*****Е NPC,КОТОРОЕ ТОЛЬКО МЕШАЕТСЯ ПОД НОГАМИ.
    Кому вообще это может быть интересно? Правильно,НИКОМУ.

    Я могу бесконечно перечислять минусы игры,но на это шел бы не один обзор.
    И всё из-за Шона Мюррея. Награда "Врун года" перечисляется ему.
    ---------------Итог----------------
    Абсолютно сырая,недоделанная игра с скучным геймплеем. А ведь у игры был бы потенциал. Но,как обычно,все катится к чертям.

    2/10.

    GG,Hello Games.    … Expand
  27. ToolPackinMama
    Feb 14, 2017
    10
    I preordered the game and have been playing non-stop since day one. I am positively in love with No Man's Sky. The people who hate it apparently thought they were getting a different game, but I got exactly what I thought I was getting - a dreamy, single-player space adventure. It's wonderful fun, especially on PC because you can use mods. I love exploring, flying my ship around, spaceI preordered the game and have been playing non-stop since day one. I am positively in love with No Man's Sky. The people who hate it apparently thought they were getting a different game, but I got exactly what I thought I was getting - a dreamy, single-player space adventure. It's wonderful fun, especially on PC because you can use mods. I love exploring, flying my ship around, space combat, building my base and farming, hunting for crashed ships to salvage, cataloging all the creatures and plants, learning the languages.... I love all of it.… Expand
  28. 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.
  29. Mastace
    Aug 3, 2018
    10
    2018 and No Man's Sky is finally what it was set out to be. Years of free updates have brought what was once probably the most disappointing and disastrous launches in the game industry to a fully realized universe sandbox experience. Sure you can laugh at them BUT in the end the vision and potential for such a project is something that should not die.

    You are constantly getting stuff    2018 and No Man's Sky is finally what it was set out to be. Years of free updates have brought what was once probably the most disappointing and disastrous launches in the game industry to a fully realized universe sandbox experience. Sure you can laugh at them BUT in the end the vision and potential for such a project is something that should not die.

    You are constantly getting stuff to do its almost overwhelming. I went to a site on my home planet (You can now build anywhere) to find buried technology only to find a crashed freighter (the size of my home town mind you) on my way. I stopped and got a salvage mission and while digging up the ships hull I feel into a cave containing "Sentient plants."

    The plants gave me a giant pearl and after taking it I got into a 2 hour long chase when the sentinels (aka the NNMS police) instantly raised my wanted level for taking the pearl (it was very valuable). This was not a simple chase seen in GTA, this was a planet by planet chase which resulted in my hiding out in an unknown moon to wait out the authorities. This entire experience would not be possible in any other game.

    I hated NMS at launch and I was furious with the excuses from Hello Games BUT I have to say I am impressed. They could have let it die HELL companies like EA and Actvision would have. I am so happy they didn't because NMS delivers an experience that I feel is absent in current games. The feeling of freedom and discovery.    … Expand
  30. Rocka_
    Jul 6, 2019
    9
    Do not read 2016 reviews about this game. They are outdated and completely obsolete at this point. The game has had so many good and well needed updates since its launch, and IMO it has redeemed its self. There is so much to explore and do, Hello Games have been, and continue to be committed to making this game better. Multiplayer has been added to the game and an MMO style component isDo not read 2016 reviews about this game. They are outdated and completely obsolete at this point. The game has had so many good and well needed updates since its launch, and IMO it has redeemed its self. There is so much to explore and do, Hello Games have been, and continue to be committed to making this game better. Multiplayer has been added to the game and an MMO style component is coming very soon.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#2 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#25 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

Critic Reviews

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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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