No Man's Sky

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2694 Ratings

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  1. prossnip42
    Aug 27, 2016
    4
    What a **** disappointment. This was exactly what i was afraid off. Well onto the review then.

    Pros: - one thing that i can say about this game which is pretty commendable is that it is a universe sized sandbox. there's multiple planets,galaxies with their own solar systems etc. But that's where the good things end Cons: -the first sign for me that this wasn't gonna be good was    What a **** disappointment. This was exactly what i was afraid off. Well onto the review then.

    Pros:
    - one thing that i can say about this game which is pretty commendable is that it is a universe sized sandbox. there's multiple planets,galaxies with their own solar systems etc. But that's where the good things end

    Cons:
    -the first sign for me that this wasn't gonna be good was that the download was only 5 gb. Wait what? 5 gb for a universe sized sandbox?! Well unsuprisingly all of the planets look almost identical, the only difference is that some planets are slightly more darker or have slightly more aggressive creatures. In the words of Angry Joe: :"As wide as an ocean but has the depth of a puddle"
    -the gameplay is the most basic of basics when it comes to a gathering and crafting game. you fly on planets,collect resources so you can fly on other planets and collect more resources. There's no interesting story,characters,factions or anything that Sean promised was gonna be there,was not and instead we got a one big bowl of **** YOU!

    In conclusion No man's sky is a repetitive grind fest that will have you bored in a matter of hours. Just play elite dangerous instead.    … Expand
  2. playerguy8
    Oct 3, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (CONTAINS SPOILERS)I'm going to be very short and precise with my review since i would not like to waste your time however at the same time i will make sure to cover all the points-

    this game made by hello games is mediocre at best . multiple issues related to bugs and poor optimization are evident . In fact i feel ashamed to give this game a 5 . I should give it lower but I will cut hello games a slack this time , but they shouldn't expect that in the future.

    The game promised too much and the hype was too large to be handled even by triple a devs. this indie studio overpromised and now the ASA are undergoing the process of researching "false advertising " done by the company . the front face of hello games , sean murray lied to us all with his innocent smile and because of that very smile they are sitting in heaps of cash . this article will provide all the lies incited by hello games on no mans sky : https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/4y1h9i/wheres_the_no_mans_sky_we_were_sold_on_a_big_list/ (god bless you if you have time to read through it all without breaking a sweat)

    Even if you take away everything that was falsely advertised by hello games and look at the game as if it was the game that was promised to us , its still a very crappy game. You are paying triple a money for this game (19000 naira if you live in nigeria) but offer not more than a 3000 naira game . The game is heavily repetitive where you only do about 3 things , fly , mine and walk .even when you finish the game (that is when you reach the center of the galaxy) ******SPOILER ALERT******get taken to another galaxy after a small chit chat with the atlas , a sort of jello being you've been chasing the entire game .

    All and all this game is an atrocious mess with bare bone features and nothing worthy to offer . The only thing i appreciated about this game is the music and the diversity of (some) planets .I would refrain from buying this , even a cheaper copy or even a pirated one because however you obtain it , you feel robbed , especially if you pre ordered it (please stop pre ordering your games if you do ) this game is half assed and i believe hello games drained more resources in making fancy cgi's for the game than actually developing it . As an alternative i would recommend star citizen or elite dangerous or perhaps an indie rival , rodina . spore is also a good option though not completely similar . Do your self a favor and ignore this game    … Expand
  3. JustMy2
    Sep 20, 2016
    0
    If anyone wants to make a game today, PLEASE USE AN EXISTING GAME ENGINE! They're incredibly advanced and super-optimized these days, and they are cheap to license! You even get access to the full code and can modify it as you see fit if you need to do something unusual.

    Game engines lets you stand on the shoulders of giants, and frees you from technical concerns so you can focus on    If anyone wants to make a game today, PLEASE USE AN EXISTING GAME ENGINE! They're incredibly advanced and super-optimized these days, and they are cheap to license! You even get access to the full code and can modify it as you see fit if you need to do something unusual.

    Game engines lets you stand on the shoulders of giants, and frees you from technical concerns so you can focus on developing your actual game! You'd have to be an idiot to not take advantage of that!

    Should you be stupid enough to decide to roll your own engine instead (and have less than 100 man-years of highly skilled programmer time to dedicate to the job!), you'll end up with a game that looks really dated and low-resolution, but that still runs like total cr*p on high-end PC's.

    Guess what Hello Games decided to do... that's right, they made a game engine!

    And of course it sucks like there's no tomorrow...

    Flying over a planet you'll hardly even see what it's supposed to look like because of the ugliest pop-in of any game in history. That's how bad this game engine is - it just can't load terrain fast enough, and it can't smoothly blend in objects as they spawn into view either, it just pixelates them into existence instead, which looks *horrible*. Especially when this isn't happening "in the distance", but literally right in front of you.

    But the poor struggling engine also compromised the gameplay by forcing poor decisions. Your ship flies slowly and steers with the agility of a stoned cow. Both are obviously necessary sacrifices that were made because flying and turning with more agility would put even more strain on the already struggling terrain loading code.

    BTW, you can't even land your ship where you want manually, instead the game auto-lands it for you, with about as much success as a stoned cow trying to cr*p in a bucket. I've tried landing on a point of interest and ended up as much as 2 minutes walking away from it!

    But it's an RNG thing, sometimes the cow hits the bucket by pure chance. I even managed to land on a landing pad once!

    Strange the game didn't give me an Achievement for that, it certainly felt more like an achievement than walking 5000 steps (which the game considers achievement-worthy!).

    This review is already more than long enough, so I won't even go into details on why the game sucks as a game. Read other negative reviews for that, there's plenty of them...    … Expand
  4. MacBinary
    Dec 10, 2016
    0
    "Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes, Cornflakes"

    ~ Vyvyan - The Young Ones ~

    There, that was more interesting than NMS.
  5. Yabs
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    Update: I first booted up No Man's Sky about 2 years ago. I've now put in ~250 hours. The exploring is thrilling, and the progression in terms of equipment is addicting. That said there are a few parts of the game that can be improved upon. Update Oct 2020: The developers added storms, new ships, new horrors and ghost ship (frigates) to explore. New planets with hazards and my favoriteUpdate: I first booted up No Man's Sky about 2 years ago. I've now put in ~250 hours. The exploring is thrilling, and the progression in terms of equipment is addicting. That said there are a few parts of the game that can be improved upon. Update Oct 2020: The developers added storms, new ships, new horrors and ghost ship (frigates) to explore. New planets with hazards and my favorite improvement... wait for it...... VARIABLE GRAVITY!!!.
    Update: I first booted up No Man's Sky about 2 years ago. I've now put in ~250 hours. The exploring is thrilling, and the progression in terms of equipment is addicting. That said there are a few parts of the game that can be improved upon. Update Oct 2020: The developers added storms, new ships, new horrors and ghost ship (frigates) to explore. New planets with hazards and my favorite improvement... wait for it...... VARIABLE GRAVITY!!!.

    Pros:
    -runs smoothly on an older system gtx 860mobile at medium graphics settings 1080p. (update: Oct. 2020... NMS is no longer friendly to my gtx 860, i'd recommend a minimum of a gtx 960 or better now)
    -The ships and are beautifully designed. Update: even greater diversity of ships now. Oct 2020
    -I really enjoy how the multitools work as weapons / tools and how they are replaced and upgraded.
    -the game provides some challenge in terms of environment.
    -The planets and creatures are awesome and diverse (enough).
    -exploration via ship or on foot is wonderful.
    -leaving a planet and landing on one is thrilling.
    -crafting bases is fun and easy to understand.
    -Grinding for resources is not necessary, IF!, one learns the shortcuts.

    Cons:
    -Few intelligent alien life forms to fight against on foot (only the sentinals are available to fight)
    -Little diversity in spaceship vs spaceship dog fighting.
    -Void of other players to interact with.. Update: Oct. 2020, limited interaction with other players.
    -The game could be more accurate in terms of elements e.g. di-hydrogen, deuterium, tritium and what could be used with such elements on the periodic table if not only to be educational.
    -NO gas planets / giants? There should at least be planets that one should avoid at all costs or risk instant death and alternatively the player can send a probe into such planets.
    -No interaction with Stars, no change in gravity experienced on different planet / massive bodies (Update: there is now different experiences in gravity... BRAVO!!).    … Expand
  6. Nightshire
    Aug 24, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a huge disappointment and barely fun at all. We were promised so much and give so little. One of the worst things of all is the devs are still keeping quiet about their development, and continue to lie to the fans about what is and isn't in the game. The whole thing seems like a massive cash grab, and while addictive, is very little fun at all. The graphics are awful, as is the gameplay and performance.

    The three worst things are as follows-

    1) The Dev's continue to lie to the community over their broken mess of a game which they literally did lie about content during development.

    2) The demos shown on the steam store are still old builds of the game and look nothing like the real game. It is basically fraud displaying those demos as a way to trick users into buying this awful game.

    3) (MASSIVE SPOILERS ALERT-DO NOT CONTINUE READING UNLESS YOU WANT IT SPOILED BUT IT IS WORTH BEING SPOILED,)

    The center of the universe ay? Wasn't that the whole point of the game to begin with? To get to the center? To finally find out what is there? Well guess what, there is NOTHING. YOU CAN'T EVEN GO THERE. It just makes you start the entire game over. All. the. way. over. again. Literally, you just try to go there, and it says you're going there, and then it zooms out all the way to the edge of a new galaxy for you to start all the way over again. You never find out whats in the center. The new galaxy's have nothing beneficial to them. They are completely pointless. This is the most disappointing game I have ever beheld.

    THE ONLY GOOD THING IS THE SOUNDTRACK which can be found for free on youtube.
    Do no buy this game.    … Expand
  7. Sr_Tregras
    Aug 31, 2016
    0
    Una basura de juego y la mayor estafa que he visto por parte del marketing. Me sorprende que con el tema de devoluciones hayan llamado ladrones a los jugadores (ironía a tope).

    Un análisis serio no merece la pena, yo ya hice mi análisis en steam con mis escasas 10 horas de juego (que en este juego son un montón). Tremendamente no recomendable y si seguís con hype después de la    Una basura de juego y la mayor estafa que he visto por parte del marketing. Me sorprende que con el tema de devoluciones hayan llamado ladrones a los jugadores (ironía a tope).

    Un análisis serio no merece la pena, yo ya hice mi análisis en steam con mis escasas 10 horas de juego (que en este juego son un montón).

    Tremendamente no recomendable y si seguís con hype después de la polémica conseguid probarlo de algún amigo o por donde rule gratis. Y ya esta bien por parte de algunos de defender a estas compañías de ladrones que no hacen mas que destrozar el género indie y la industria de videojuegos.    … Expand
  8. gavoooo
    Sep 7, 2016
    0
    If you are thinking of buying this game, I would recommend you watch some of the cool trailers showing you what is not in the game and don't waste your money on this game that doesn't even deliver the stuff that was talked about and promised in interviews etc before release.
  9. HeadyWook
    Sep 15, 2016
    0
    Awful game, developers completely lied to sell it. Not worth 60 dollars, more like a 10 dollar early access alpha. The game runs like **** even on nice PCs, there is zero multiplayer potential despite numerous claims from the developers there was. It's just paying 60 dollars to grind in a broken game with no substance and little story line or purpose. They couldn't even get the variety andAwful game, developers completely lied to sell it. Not worth 60 dollars, more like a 10 dollar early access alpha. The game runs like **** even on nice PCs, there is zero multiplayer potential despite numerous claims from the developers there was. It's just paying 60 dollars to grind in a broken game with no substance and little story line or purpose. They couldn't even get the variety and procedural programming down right. The great majority of plants, species, and planets look strikingly similar or quite literally the exact same just with a different color.

    This game is a scam.    … Expand
  10. Ravendiscord
    Sep 24, 2016
    0
    Hello Games currently advertises the features below that are missing from the game.

    1) In No Man's Sky, every star is the light of a distant sun, each orbited by planets FALSE Planets do not orbit suns. 2) At the Center of the galaxy lies a irresistible pulse which draws you on a journey towards it to learn the true nature of the cosmos FALSE getting to the center of the galaxy    Hello Games currently advertises the features below that are missing from the game.

    1) In No Man's Sky, every star is the light of a distant sun, each orbited by planets

    FALSE Planets do not orbit suns.

    2) At the Center of the galaxy lies a irresistible pulse which draws you on a journey towards it to learn the true nature of the cosmos

    FALSE getting to the center of the galaxy -spoiler- happens but you learn absolutely nothing about the nature of the cosmos.

    3) no loading screens (from deep space to planetary surface)

    -FALSE There are loading screens every-time you warp or enter a black-hole.

    4) factions vie for territory

    FALSE Factions do not vie for territory

    Neither "expectations" nor "hype" as some folks call it is at fault for my ZERO rating.

    Peace.    … Expand
  11. Zisum
    Sep 29, 2016
    1
    The game is devoid of the features promised by Sean Murray in the build up to this games release. Possibly to the point of being illegal. Do not take the risk on this game as Steam are being very difficult in offering refunds.

    The game is poorly executed, badly optimised, hollow with it's only redeeming feature being it's soundtrack and colour palette
  12. Kabutow
    Oct 2, 2016
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played the game for 20 hours and did not get as much reward that I should be getting. Reaching the center of the galaxy itself is not satisfying as being promised. Other than it is have clipping bugs and it really annoys me. This game has the potential to be a good game but have been wasted. Lack of creative content and story is the issue with this game.… Expand
  13. LEGENZSxKirito
    Oct 7, 2016
    2
    Cuando Compre Este Juego Pensé Que Sería Un Mundo Vivo Enorme E Increíblemente Divertido De Explorar Pero Realmente No Cumplió Con Ese Cometido... No vale la pena
  14. AngryBanana
    Nov 11, 2016
    4
    I spent 60 dollars on this game and I feel **** ripped off! What the actual **** is this **** Did I pay for a demo? It's like mgs ground zeroes all over again! What a piece of ****
  15. Nyakuya
    Dec 20, 2016
    0
    "¡SE PUEDE JUGAR ONLINE!... (Mentira)". Claro que si campeón.
    Este juego es una mierda canceríjena con sindrome de gunther. Sinceramente es una porquería se lo mire por donde se lo mire. Gráficamente es basura y por eso mismo no se entiende como demonios tienes problemas de rendimiento con una PC de la NASA.
    "LA UNICA FORMA DE VER A TU PERSONAJE ES SI OTRA PERSONA TE VE... (Pero como no    "¡SE PUEDE JUGAR ONLINE!... (Mentira)". Claro que si campeón.
    Este juego es una mierda canceríjena con sindrome de gunther. Sinceramente es una porquería se lo mire por donde se lo mire. Gráficamente es basura y por eso mismo no se entiende como demonios tienes problemas de rendimiento con una PC de la NASA.
    "LA UNICA FORMA DE VER A TU PERSONAJE ES SI OTRA PERSONA TE VE... (Pero como no hay modo multijugador ni cooperativo, esto no sucederá, wajaja)". Claro que si campeon x2.

    Este juego fue mentira tras mentira y estafa tras estafa. Es una mierda inservible y la misma comunidad lo afirma. Ojalá el hijo de puta que se dedicó a mentir de esta forma contraiga docenas de enfermedades degenerativas y extremadamente dolorosas.    … Expand
  16. pavel8585
    Aug 19, 2019
    0
    Bugs, grind , lies, boring, ugly,
    This game is astonishingly bad in every possible way. Pointless, boring. Yeah, and lying developer as its apogee. Don't even try to play this **** let it be forgotten.
  17. RudigerTech
    May 15, 2019
    10
    The Developers cleaned their mess with a new Multiplayer and big bugfixes and created a very good game.
  18. Kunray
    Feb 5, 2019
    10
    Unique Game Experience. Started several days ago, still digging into it...and i lovin' it. Working pretty well on my average spec PC. The game itself is pretty Huge to discribe it here. Spare some 5 minutes on youtubers overwiev videos... it worth it.
  19. StEjsing
    Dec 25, 2018
    9
    Since the No man's sky NEXT update dropped i've had a blast with this game.
  20. 13sins
    Mar 29, 2019
    10
    i'm just giving this score to motivate the developers to give out more updates for the game, cause as much as i hate this game, because it has NO story and boring gameplay, at least they are still updating it and making it better with each update like no other developer i have ever seen and that by it self deserves a 10 because you know they will not stop until this game reaches to that value.
  21. rezo_21
    Apr 19, 2022
    9
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 89 IIIIIIIIII====================
  22. AkitoAK
    Jul 16, 2020
    9
    At one point in time i too ridiculed No Man's Sky for making a game that was not touching any standard.. But the devs did abide with what they promised and even beyond it..

    The game now is in a phenomenal state, best it has ever been..
    It's a must buy game if you like space and space travel..
  23. Jongamer
    Nov 21, 2020
    9
    No Man'S SKY is one of the best games I ever played. I invested 300 hours of grinding and exploring.
    The game became many updates and today (21.11.2020) the game is a other experience as 2016.
    You can build bases, build your own freighter, buy weapons, craft items and much more...
  24. MetaSami
    Oct 29, 2020
    10
    It's way better now. The new updates and fixes have improved the game greatly. Give it another chance
  25. Dark_Wayfarer
    Oct 3, 2020
    8
    That's not the bad game, but it's just specific. Very specific. If you want to chill this is the game for you, but if you like dynamic action... no.
  26. IndyG0
    Oct 20, 2020
    8
    No mans sky did show consistent improvement since release in 2016. With the recent update "Origins" the game did further evolve into a really nice and potentially unique game experience.

    The low user and mediocre critics score does not represent the current state of the game. If you are remotely interested in No man´s sky, chances are good that you will enjoy it.
  27. Jonrodrr
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    I play this game in 2020. Over 130 hour and is never annoying. Is a Masterpiece. Beautiful planet, many ships, and most important a beautiful community. The people in reddit and in the Nexus are friendly.
  28. Siorys
    Nov 27, 2020
    9
    No Man's Sky is a much better game than before due to the fact that it has been continuously updated since 2016.
    Really, you should try it now.
  29. LL3gend
    Dec 14, 2020
    10
    I didn't play at launch, but I'm playing now and having a ton of fun. I'm glad they fixed the game and showed care for it. The game makes every discovery feel new and amazing. My only gripe is that the tutorial is pretty long and tedious.
  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.
  31. adamf13
    Aug 19, 2016
    1
    If you want a repetitive dull experience where you play the same dull 5 hour game on a continuous loop in a impressively huge but lifeless universe than this is the game for you.
  32. Jonno_scout
    Aug 17, 2016
    4
    This game is mediocre at best. If you take into consideration the abysmal PC launch (which in this review, I'm not) then it definitely warrants the giant, red, glaring 3.2 it is currently sitting at on metacritic. If you managed to ignore the hype, shady marketing practices and dont run into performance issues, this game might even be considered decent.

    If you want a list of things that    This game is mediocre at best. If you take into consideration the abysmal PC launch (which in this review, I'm not) then it definitely warrants the giant, red, glaring 3.2 it is currently sitting at on metacritic. If you managed to ignore the hype, shady marketing practices and dont run into performance issues, this game might even be considered decent.

    If you want a list of things that the game promised before release but then reneged on, you can check out the "Where's the NMS we were sold on?" thread on reddit - it provides a pretty decent summary of interviews and gameplay trailers where Sean Murray explicitly stated things which are definitely not in the game. The hype that was generated was entirely the fault of Hello Games, and they deserve the flak they are getting for letting people down.

    As it stands, this game needs some serious patches to fix performance issues (which they are working on, so that's a good start) but what it really needed was a competent PR campaign and some honesty prior to launch. It did not need Sean Murray promising the universe and outright lying to people.    … Expand
  33. Kitty1337
    Aug 19, 2016
    1
    What a piece of trash. Overpriced, overhyped, runs terribly even though the game is ugly af. $60 for exploring planets that all look the same, just with different color palette and creatures that use the same assets just connected differently. 1 point only because the game has some really beautiful sights that are breathtaking.
  34. Thawtw
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    The definition of disappointment. Procedurally generated bs by procedurally generated liar, Sean Murray. Just go watch the video called "New disappointment discovered : No Man's Sky". You will understand then. Even SPORE was less disappointing than this. In fact, it's an all around better game, go play SPORE instead.
  35. Eddie_Izzard
    Aug 27, 2016
    0
    Literally every aspect of this game is shallow and an excellent example of why you NEVER pre-order. There is no redeeming feature in this game beyond an ok color palette and the sheer amount of humor I'm getting from watching it crash and burn under the weight of **** and plain incompetence.
  36. 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
  37. GarethK
    Sep 23, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is devoid of the features promised by Sean Murray in the build up to this games release. Possibly to the point of being illegal. Do not take the risk on this game as Steam are being very difficult in offering refunds.

    The game is poorly executed, badly optimised, hollow with it's only redeeming feature being it's soundtrack and colour palette

    Oh and major spoiler, when you get to the centre of the galaxy you are made to start again, that's it... nothing else.    … Expand
  38. xwhyuaddanx
    Aug 22, 2016
    0
    Boredom simulator 2016. I don't know what's more fun, playing this game, or grinding my face on asphalt. Probably the latter. I've never seen such horrible texture pop-in in my entire life.
  39. ShortCipher42
    Aug 24, 2016
    0
    This steaming dumpster pile is blatant false advertising. You can't fly like in the trailers, you can't hack doors like Sean Murray said, as a matter of fact the only thing that you can do that sean murray said is land on a damn planet and warp. The creatures generated are generally retarded and almost never aggressive. In 7 hours of play time, I have NOT DIED. I cannot die withoutThis steaming dumpster pile is blatant false advertising. You can't fly like in the trailers, you can't hack doors like Sean Murray said, as a matter of fact the only thing that you can do that sean murray said is land on a damn planet and warp. The creatures generated are generally retarded and almost never aggressive. In 7 hours of play time, I have NOT DIED. I cannot die without displaying severe neglect of my own life support or other such crap. I have even run under landing ships, only to clip through them.

    What the hell kind of survival game has no death threat? This game is blatant fraud    … Expand
  40. Microtransact
    Aug 25, 2016
    0
    There is a lot going on here, but the the way the dev's went about lieng about 90% of the game features just cant be supported. Also at $60, said lies should of been in the game and the DLC that was lied about being free, should in fact be free.
  41. Fikthenig
    Jun 18, 2017
    10
    Now there are probably people looking at my rating and wondering why I loved it so much. Yes, it may not have fully lived up to the expectations that people had when buying it but people are missing the big picture that Hello Games made sure to accomplish before releasing the game: Exploration. Yes, there may have been a lack of actual gameplay but exploring worlds that no one but I willNow there are probably people looking at my rating and wondering why I loved it so much. Yes, it may not have fully lived up to the expectations that people had when buying it but people are missing the big picture that Hello Games made sure to accomplish before releasing the game: Exploration. Yes, there may have been a lack of actual gameplay but exploring worlds that no one but I will ever see in my lifetime is not only glorious but extremely wonderful and eye-opening. The graphics and color scheme were amazing, the small but substantive gameplay that they had were meant to strive for, and the random generated planets and galaxies were something to look forward to!!! Hello Games wanted you to get lost in each and every one of these planets and to focus less on the destination and revel every moment in the journey. A few things that they could have done to really sell the people at the initial release would have been to provide a better random-procedural algorithm for making some animals to prevent lookalikes on different planets!! But that just goes to show that science isn't perfect and animals can, due to convergent evolution, look the same. What I hope that people would continue to do is to keep playing the game and to not delete it. The developers at Hello Games have been working non-stop to deliver updates that would live up to your standards, your dreams. Also, if you love the modding community, look for some available mods on Nexus or any other modding website. They have people who are also truly passionate about the game and only want to get the best experience possible. Good Luck and Happy Exploring!!!!… Expand
  42. ironikart
    Aug 22, 2016
    0
    The only reason this doesn't get a 0 is that it managed to fool me for a few hours into thinking there was more to it. I went into the game with an open mind happy to play something that promised open ended exploration and survival. After your first few systems you realise you've done everything the game has to offer and that none of your experiences were unique. It's not worth the priceThe only reason this doesn't get a 0 is that it managed to fool me for a few hours into thinking there was more to it. I went into the game with an open mind happy to play something that promised open ended exploration and survival. After your first few systems you realise you've done everything the game has to offer and that none of your experiences were unique. It's not worth the price tag, hell it isn't even up to par with some playable alphas at the moment. I was sucked in to pre-order on the basis of the features that were confirmed to be in the game by it's developers and it turns out they don't exist.… Expand
  43. GERULA666
    Aug 22, 2016
    1
    This game is so incredible BOOOOOOOOOOOORING!
    and repetitive as hell, not to mention his pokemon graphic view
    this is not a game worth 60$, his price should be 5$ and developers of this game should beg you 2 days to buy!
    Avoid it with all costs!
  44. Batuhann87
    Aug 20, 2016
    0
    Worst game i have ever played.Do not ever buy this game for %90 off.Everything they showed in trailers are a lie.Do not fall for this scam.DO NOT BUY.
  45. AlKappaccino
    Aug 16, 2016
    7
    Badly optimized, non engaging blunt gameplay, graphics nowhere to what they showed and show us, horrible flight controls - hotas not supported either.
  46. caase
    Aug 17, 2016
    1
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!

    I was exited for this game for probably 2 years. I followed every update and watched/read all content i could find on the subject. Unfortunately the game is not what you expect. To summarize the experience it is almost entirely based around the same thing, it gets repetitive and boring after just 2 hours. I worked hard just to buy the clearly overpriced game    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!

    I was exited for this game for probably 2 years. I followed every update and watched/read all content i could find on the subject.

    Unfortunately the game is not what you expect. To summarize the experience it is almost entirely based around the same thing, it gets repetitive and boring after just 2 hours.

    I worked hard just to buy the clearly overpriced game and played to long to refund it and buy 10 equally enjoyable titles of steam.

    It's a mile wide but an inch deep.    … Expand
  47. casualreview
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    Lies, lies and more lies. So many lies.
    Sean Murray and Hello Games are laughing their way to the bank.
    Anyone who has actually tried it would know that "above average"-reviews are part of the scam.
    Total garbage. Not worth 5$.
  48. stroik
    Aug 19, 2016
    0
    It's a crap, very dissapointing. 0 out of 10. The games crashes all the time. I'm very very angry with Hello Games. I wish that they retract and apologies.
  49. Ordosius
    Aug 27, 2016
    1
    It runs terribly on even high end rigs. Its worth about $10 and is more of a tech demo than an actual game. I wouldn't advise you to buy the game at a $60 AAA price at all. Actually, don't waste your time playing this boring pos.
  50. Hoodinski
    Aug 16, 2016
    3
    An astounding and promising idea turned into a boring, tedious, erm, something. The landscapes are gorgeous (I had no trouble with setting high graphics), the style is artsy and fresh. The idea is monumental. But all this means nothing if there is no gameplay whatsoever. 15 quintillion planets may be a large number but in practice they look mostly the same. The interface stinks of consoleAn astounding and promising idea turned into a boring, tedious, erm, something. The landscapes are gorgeous (I had no trouble with setting high graphics), the style is artsy and fresh. The idea is monumental. But all this means nothing if there is no gameplay whatsoever. 15 quintillion planets may be a large number but in practice they look mostly the same. The interface stinks of console to high heavens. The controls are pretty bad and don't get me started on the flight mechanics. A shame. It could have been a great game.… Expand
  51. aig
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    If this game can work perfectly, no one can tell the difference because nothing ever happens in it. It was not a game, just one great advertisement campaign and nothing else.
  52. whynotthen
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    The game is just a scam, it is nothing like the promotional videos, it doesnt have any of the features that the lead designer promised and performs exceedingly bad even on high end pcs
    whatever you do, do not buy it, it is nothing like the videos they've shown
  53. Nedkelly
    Aug 17, 2016
    0
    A **** covered in golden paper, with lots of lies written on it.
    Seriously, how is that even different than spore? The planets are almost the same expect colors and atmosphere, so is in spore... Creatures in spore at least were funny, animals in this garbage are a pure joke.
    What really grinds my gears are the developers lies. Oh sure, we could meet other players, yes there is a    A **** covered in golden paper, with lots of lies written on it.
    Seriously, how is that even different than spore? The planets are almost the same expect colors and atmosphere, so is in spore... Creatures in spore at least were funny, animals in this garbage are a pure joke.
    What really grinds my gears are the developers lies. Oh sure, we could meet other players, yes there is a multiplayer! Expect IT IS NOT POSSIBLE.
    Oh and did you watched the old trailer of this game, with the world covered in animals, plants and trees? With space combat of the large ships between races? Forget it, it was all scripted for the need of poor marketing, hype building.
    **** this game and their creators, 40 pounds for this **** is a daylight robbery.    … Expand
  54. ParGellen
    Oct 6, 2016
    1
    I can sum up how bad this game is with this. It's as bad as X Rebirth and the companies that made both games act in equally criminal manners. False advertising all around.
  55. Sergeant_MarkIV
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    This is a scam. The game shown in the trailers simply doesn't exists. 2/3 of the features shown in the trailers were cut. Hello Games must be thankful for Steam and Gog having strong refund policies that allows users to ask for a refund for any reason, otherwise they would have lawsuits pilling up at their mailbox.
  56. Phaaze
    Aug 17, 2016
    0
    pros:
    Quite funny the first 4 hours
    cons:
    - overpriced
    - planets with no biomes, are all the same after 5 or 6
    - no AI at all
    - extremely ripetitive and boring
    - trading is a joke
    - just 10 elements and the most are useless
    - this is a bad pre alpha with more bugs then features
    - no multiplayer
  57. Mueti
    Aug 15, 2016
    2
    The game has an undeniable draw to it, I keep having the itch to go back to it, in the hope that there'll be something interesting to discover yet. Unfortunately, it is by now abundantly clear that this promise of getting to discover and explore a universe of planets will not be fulfilled. The algorithm that generates this universe simply failed at doing the one thing it was supposed to -The game has an undeniable draw to it, I keep having the itch to go back to it, in the hope that there'll be something interesting to discover yet. Unfortunately, it is by now abundantly clear that this promise of getting to discover and explore a universe of planets will not be fulfilled. The algorithm that generates this universe simply failed at doing the one thing it was supposed to - a unimaginably large world was created, but one filled with nothing but complete boredom. Everything feels the same, and after having seen a lot of them I now feel confident in saying that no planet is worth exploring. Same animal- and plantlife, the same landscapes everywhere; the slight variations in color and form don't do anything to make a meaningful difference. If this core aspect would have delivered, that would have been enough for me, but alas, it did not.
    Unfortunately, the core promise is not the only thing the game failed at delivering. Countless technical and design issues plague it at every corner, the movement is only bearable because of a bug, graphics are mostly ugly, the FoV is unplayably narrow unless you fix it outside of the game, gunplay is bad, spaceflight controls are *horrible*, inventory management is a hassle at best, crafting and gathering tedious.

    So in the end what is one left with? Ambition, perhaps. But what does that actually count for when it never amounts to anything...?    … Expand
  58. Maxson
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    What do you get for 60$? A boring, repetitive, and overhyped game. This is what you get for overhyping a game, and now you get No Man's Poop. Also this game is currently broken on pc.
  59. allan123
    Aug 16, 2016
    0
    Like some other said, very disappointing to say at least. The controls are bad, the FOV is bad, also, where the heck did multiplayer go?
    If the developers had at least said it wasn't a multiplayer game, I would have give a better scoring, but (correct me if I'm wrong) there's no multiplayer.
    No man's PC can handle it Mining simulator/10 Spore 2 Will you be able to play with your    Like some other said, very disappointing to say at least. The controls are bad, the FOV is bad, also, where the heck did multiplayer go?
    If the developers had at least said it wasn't a multiplayer game, I would have give a better scoring, but (correct me if I'm wrong) there's no multiplayer.
    No man's PC can handle it
    Mining simulator/10
    Spore 2
    Will you be able to play with your friends?
    Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies    … Expand
  60. xMightyz
    Aug 19, 2016
    0
    Lying developers and misleading trailers and screenshots. Huge performance issues. Feels slow and repetetive after about 2 hours of gameplay. Definately not worth the pricetag. its a scam, really.
  61. Nogard123
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    Horrible unfinished game,Hello games has lied about allot of stuff,it would even make Peter Molyneux blush.
    Here is a tip,never pre order again and don't give into the hype that the fake gaming journalist are pouring out.
    If you really want to buy,i would at least wait till they fixed the bugs and the price dropped. 60$ for this,is an insult to all gamers,also beware of posting on    Horrible unfinished game,Hello games has lied about allot of stuff,it would even make Peter Molyneux blush.
    Here is a tip,never pre order again and don't give into the hype that the fake gaming journalist are pouring out.

    If you really want to buy,i would at least wait till they fixed the bugs and the price dropped.
    60$ for this,is an insult to all gamers,also beware of posting on the steam forums,they will ban you for criticizing the game.    … Expand
  62. aidan0
    Aug 22, 2016
    1
    This game is sold as the biggest lie which amounts to the biggest con in pc game history.

    They got your money and you who paid got f**ked.

    Class action lawsuit anyone?
  63. AngelMorenoARG
    Aug 18, 2016
    0
    Lo primero destacar que mi intención es sacar de dudas al que esté pensando si comprar o no este título y que este es un juego que se vende por 59 lereles en steam, es decir como un triple A así pues, debe ser analizado al nivel de su precio, desglosaré mi análisis según varios apartados:

    - APARTADO GRÁFICO: quizás para un jugador de PS4 los gráficos de no Man's sky serán suficiente,    Lo primero destacar que mi intención es sacar de dudas al que esté pensando si comprar o no este título y que este es un juego que se vende por 59 lereles en steam, es decir como un triple A así pues, debe ser analizado al nivel de su precio, desglosaré mi análisis según varios apartados:

    - APARTADO GRÁFICO: quizás para un jugador de PS4 los gráficos de no Man's sky serán suficiente, pero los jugadores de PC somos más exigentes, los gráficos lastran el juego y mucho, este es un juego con gráficos de hace 5 años, no esperéis más, un PC gaming tiene más de 5 veces la potencia de PS4 al igual que en muchos juegos triple A se esperan texturas 4K nativas, mejoras en los efectos de partículas, Physx, sombreado, 144fps; pues no, pongáis la configuración que pongáis parece ser la misma que en PS4 y para colmo los fps brillan por su ausencia, incluso algunos jugadores destacan grandes caídas de estos yo no pase de 40 con una GTX1070 OC. Para costar 60 usd y tener 5 años de trabajo muy muy mal, un 2 pelado y siendo muy generoso.

    -HISTORIA/TRAMA: Eso que es? El encargado de esto le dedicó mucho tiempo, calculo que 0 segundos y yá. Un 0 y por no valorar negativo.

    -INNOVACIÓN:: Este es el campo donde brilla el juego, es decir lo que ves es aleatorio y siempre distinto, seguramente verás animales absurdos con piernas de flamenco y cuerpo de elefante, sí pero aquí en la tierra tenemos el ornitorrinco a sí que se salvan, además este es un título de ficción y no de "ciencia ficción" pues la ciencia de la pasan by de forro, nos encontraremos planetas o lunas tan cerca que la gravedad las atraería hasta chochar animales que morirían por su forma etc pero esa es la gracia de este título. Aquí obtiene un 5 sin duda.

    -JUGABILIDAD: Mala, repetitiva, es lenta, cansa, los menús fáciles cuando les pillas el tranquillo pero parecen de juego de Android y va en serio, se hecha en falta poder construir estructuras, bases, que a medida que mejoras las cosas cambie el diseño, que los planetas tengan gravedad o que lo que rompes se quede roto cuando cargas las partida, que las montañas se regeneran solas. Por eso mi valoración es un -10 y siendo muy muy bueno

    - SERVICIO ONLINE: ya sabe todo el mundo que no podrás encontrarte con otros jugadores, luchar con ellos, negociar etc. Lo único que puedes hacer es subir a los servidores el nombre que le des a tus planetas etc, pues bien en dos horas lo intente 10 veces de las cuales 9 él servidor no conectó, la que si me dio error, como yo conozco a 4 personas más de mi Clan, vamos puede ser peor pero lo dudo; nota un 5 y mucho es.

    - BANDA SONORA: Y he leído que es buena, queeee? La gente que dice esto ha jugado? Hay juegos de 19 euros como rocket league que le dan vueltas, ya no hablemos mis triple A, será aleatoria, permutable, se ajustará año que quieran decir, es mala mala, solo se nota cuando estás en la nave y no brilla por ser más que pasable. Un 4 y mucho para un juego de 60 euros

    Dicho esto si miro la media sería un 2, pero a pesar de que parece que estás Juanjo a una Alpha sin terminar y muy en pañales, los gráficos de hace 5 años, los menús de juego de móvil, la mala conexión online y el precio ridículamente caro, por la novedad de la generación de mundos hace que mi nota para este título aumente a un 0    … Expand
  64. flash82
    Aug 20, 2016
    5
    I must've been one of a very small number of people that heard nothing of No Man's Sky until recently, so I managed to avoid the hype and the inevitable disappointment following the first minutes in the game. That's why my review is going to be a bit different than most other users' I've read here.

    There are both positives and negatives, but lets start with the things I liked: I love    I must've been one of a very small number of people that heard nothing of No Man's Sky until recently, so I managed to avoid the hype and the inevitable disappointment following the first minutes in the game. That's why my review is going to be a bit different than most other users' I've read here.

    There are both positives and negatives, but lets start with the things I liked:

    I love that you don't know anything about your personal back-story in the game. You start on some random alien planet after having crash-landed recently. Your ship is damaged, which means you need to go out into the unexplored wilds and gather resources. Thankfully your Omni-tool - oh, I'm sorry, it's actually called Multi-Tool - comes equipped with a mining laser, so you will have an easy start. Iff its fuel ever runs dry, it is possible to hit destroyable objects with your fists instead.

    That's basically what the first few minutes in No Man's Sky are about. You go around randomly destroying stuff like plants, rocks or crystals and use the resources to fix your ship. Once that's done, you'll have a much easier time getting around on the planet, but be aware that most starts will use up a chunk of plutonium. The first hour in the game was the period I enjoyed the most and although most planets reduce your suit integrity over time, there is plenty enough time to never be in much of a hurry even without any suit improvements. Unless you lose track of time and forget going back to your ship, which has happened to me right at the beginning, go figure ;)

    Lastly: bearing in mind that the developer is a small company with only 15 employees, the graphics are not an issue and the huge scale of the in-game world, thanks to procedurally generated content, is mind-blowing.

    Lets take a look at the negatives now:

    Although you have a vast freedom of movement and action in this game, in practice you will soon end up doing the same things in a repetitive cycle of advancing your character and belongings. While no game is the same, the different starting positions and the rng both play an important role, the only viable goal in mind and the general order of things to get there is soon understood. From then on it is a long grind: you gather resources, then you craft bypass chips, which are used with signal scanners to locate outposts (possibility of finding a better Multi-Tool) and drop pods (expanding your suit inventory).

    After both have gotten too expensive to bother with for now, upgrading your ship is the next step in improving yourself. Even if you won't use your ship for anything else than a transport, the increased storage on board will still be a very desirable feature. It's too bad then, that upgrading to a significantly better ship takes a lot of time (often flying half-way across the planet to find a crash-landed wreck), resources (the list of stuff needed for repairs is extensive, you should write that down and keep a supply on hand) and patience (in my time in the game, I only ever found ships with one additional inventory slot, so going from 15 to 48 will be a long grind).

    It's really too bad then, that the other, more mercantile version of getting a better ship, is just as repetitive and boring but a lot quicker. Once you find an access terminal to the local market planet-side, you can basically print money as much as close-by resources allow. Early on, it's most efficient to gather iron and plutonium, then create as many free slots in your suit's inventory as possible and fill them up with crafted bypass chips. They sell at a decent profit, compared to just getting rid of the resources on the market. Rinse and repeat the whole thing in as many locations as you need to until you've been able to afford a maxed suit inventory and a superior Multi-Tool. Soon you can earn cash by the millions to buy the first 40+ slot ship you stumble upon.

    There is one thing I can already recognize after having visited only two space stations and half a dozen planets. The colors may be different, the plants and rocks may vary in design and even animals will differ from planet to planet, but it all feels and plays exactly the same. Even space stations are identical and always only contain one visible NPC.

    I'm given to understand that there are three races in the game and you must work on each reputation by itself. That's certainly nothing revolutionary, but the method of learning the language certainly is. It makes some sense to learn a foreign language word by singular word, but the process soon gets very tedious. It's also badly balanced, because you can endlessly grind with an NPC once your reputation with the race has gained a certain level.

    In summary: No Man's Sky has the potential to be a very interesting game, because the base is strong. Unfortunately, it all seems so repetitive and gets boring fast. The excitement of looking at alien landscapes can only last so long. What the game needs is mods, but will that be possible? I don't know.    … Expand
  65. oracle00
    Aug 21, 2016
    3
    Just dont buy it, ever dont support the crooks at hello games. Dont believe any of the promises. They are useless, in 3 years this is all they can come up with, just imagine what they can do with another 3 years. Nothing! It will be the users/moders that make this game playable. Borrow it from a friend, or play it for 2 hours and refund it but paying for this game supports thieves
  66. ashyyay2
    Oct 8, 2016
    3
    really really boring. takeoff than go to other planet and watch some bad animal mixing . again find fuel for your spaceship and do them again. also awful port on pc
  67. Chapa9dj
    Aug 24, 2016
    2
    Glitchy bug ridden mess. It gets repetitive and old really fast, after you travelled through a few planets, everything starts to look exactly the same, creatures repeat, flora is similar and all you do is mine, mine and mine. It's absolutely ridiculous, there is nothing to this game.
    No story, no endgame, nothing.
    I'm glad i only borrowed this from a friend just to try it, i feel like    Glitchy bug ridden mess. It gets repetitive and old really fast, after you travelled through a few planets, everything starts to look exactly the same, creatures repeat, flora is similar and all you do is mine, mine and mine. It's absolutely ridiculous, there is nothing to this game.
    No story, no endgame, nothing.

    I'm glad i only borrowed this from a friend just to try it, i feel like i dodged a bullet by not pre-ordering this gigantic blunder of the year.
    To anyone reading this, save your cash and spend it somewhere else.

    Personally, i'll be keeping tabs in Star Citizen throughout its development, hopefully it'll turn much better than this. In fact, it already is.    … Expand
  68. 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.
  69. NeedRed
    Nov 9, 2018
    9
    Players who rated the game as "0" forgot to change it. Because the developers have long fixed everything and fulfilled many promises, as well as regularly release updates and add new content to the game.

    Игроки, которые оценили игру на оценку "0", забыли изменить её. Потому что разработчики давно всё исправили и выполнили многие обещания, а также регулярно выпускают обновления и    Players who rated the game as "0" forgot to change it. Because the developers have long fixed everything and fulfilled many promises, as well as regularly release updates and add new content to the game.

    Игроки, которые оценили игру на оценку "0", забыли изменить её. Потому что разработчики давно всё исправили и выполнили многие обещания, а также регулярно выпускают обновления и добавляют в игру новый контент.    … Expand
  70. Sjalka
    Sep 30, 2016
    3
    Better late than never ... time for a review of that title...

    I would have loved to write an review earlier - but when i got the game... it simply did not run. It crashed every time i fired it up ... and it just started to work with one of the most recent patches. But alas ... lets get to it. No man's sky is of course ... a huge disappointment. There is no doubt about that. There    Better late than never ... time for a review of that title...

    I would have loved to write an review earlier - but when i got the game... it simply did not run. It crashed every time i fired it up ... and it just started to work with one of the most recent patches. But alas ... lets get to it.

    No man's sky is of course ... a huge disappointment. There is no doubt about that. There were many features announced - and even promised ... that are not present in the final build. And not only that - from what the game mechanics suggest - they were never intended to be part of it.

    So there is no "real simulation" of a universe - instead this game is build in a VERY conservative manner (like Freelancer) - with "pockets" of static space connected by a warp/loadscreen.

    So - no - you cannot point at a little star/dot on the sky - enter your ship ... and fly there. The dot you see is nothing but a pixel on a skybox/starbox.

    The lack of simulation runs deep in that game - nither flora - nor fauna is simulated. It is just randomized. Which in turn means that any planet or moon can basically be anything. You can have an icecold moon next to a scorching hot planet. But simulation aside ... it is also the gameplay that severely suffers.

    The benefit of writing a late review is that a huge number of people have practically written any critizism before me.

    The main thing (aside from the non existant simulation) is the total lack of "game"-play. Now i do not expect a game to always revolve around the player (like Mass Effect for example) or to be driven by violent acts or player decisions. But i do enjoy for player actions to have consequences - at least for the player.

    Summed up ...

    - Death in NMS is near to meaningless - at most it is a miniscule inconvenience
    - factions mean near to nothing. I gain positive faction status effects for stuff that should hardly if ever affect my affiliation
    - NPCs are not even trying to be alive. They are .. at the very best .. similar to renaissance automatrons, rooted in place, capable of minimal articulation.
    - The entire universe seems to be settled explored with outposts on every planet ... BUT .. i have yet to see a fully developed planet (cities, metropoli, satelites ... or in short .. real civilizations... even the ancient PC game "frontier" simulated class 2 civilizations and even class 3 civilizations - and all that on 2 3.5'' floppy discs)

    Then there is my critizism of design choices...

    NMS is a singleplayer game - that puts the player into a universe. The player is totally alone - there is no one else of the players race around at all.
    I do fail to see the reason why there is no character customization and an option to switch to 3rd person view. Being a completely different person within an alien universe would increase the feeling of being "alone" ... while at the same time allowing the player to identify much more with whoever they play as. It would also allow the game to have customization options - unlockable, craftable or droppable. Players do like the option to "be different" in their games after all.
    I can only consider this lack of customization a HUGE missed opportunity.

    Whats left is a game that sadly offers less depths than Elite (no, not Elite Dangerous - i mean Elite .. the original), less skill than Cookie Clicker and simpler game mechanics than Spore.

    But is it an entirely BAD game? ....

    Maybe not - it is a very BASIC frame on which modders "might" build on ... IF Hello Games made it open source (yea - as if that would happen) or released some sort of creation kit. (also unlikely)    … Expand
  71. rnd71
    Aug 25, 2016
    2
    Игра пустышка.
    По честному, это пре альфа демки процедурной генерации.
    Ей еще лет 10 и может быть, она будет хоть немного похожа на игру.
  72. Kaosh
    Jul 25, 2018
    10
    This game has provided me with a unique experience. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it has been completely unforgettable for me. Devs **** up at the beginning, but they stuck with the game and they are releasing huge free updates, which are making it better and better. I have put in more than 300 hours and I don't see myself stopping soon. Next update is unbelievably good.
  73. mmavel
    Jul 26, 2018
    9
    Vastly improved with Next, almost a completely new game. I had to re-learn the game after 15 hours of traditional gameplay. I also didn't lose my old base gear or ships. Very few and small bugs, I never crashed.
  74. Havoc44
    Aug 21, 2016
    3
    I like No Man’s Sky and was excited about its announcement, but the game has a lot room for improvement. Sadly, the game feels more like an Early Access game that should been price at $30, though I won’t argue against $20. Definitely, not worth $60 as the game is now. I hate to say it, but I would give this game in its current state a 3/10.

    PROS: 1. Good Foundation 2. Language    I like No Man’s Sky and was excited about its announcement, but the game has a lot room for improvement. Sadly, the game feels more like an Early Access game that should been price at $30, though I won’t argue against $20. Definitely, not worth $60 as the game is now. I hate to say it, but I would give this game in its current state a 3/10.

    PROS:

    1. Good Foundation
    2. Language System (Especially being able to figure out a puzzle when you only have a few words to work with)
    3. Ships have “Some” Variety
    4. Can be relaxing at times (But also can be Very Frustrating)

    Cons:

    1. That ending, WTF. Really. No spoilers, but even after reading online what the ending was supposed to mean, still…..NO.
    2. Gameplay, or lack thereof: (Primarily, Mining and Scanning) Very Repetitive gameplay. You will have to do a lot of mining, and that’s even if you upgrade your multi tool to speed up the process, it is still a huge time sink. Scanning new species gets old and boring fast with a lot of creatures looking the same world to world or just having random parts thrown together. Just not much gameplay period and the game can get boring really fast.
    3. Puzzles lack variety, you soon learn the majority of the numbers puzzle at the consoles are just a simple shift the numbers to the left or right.
    4. NPCs. Npc never move, just always standing in the same spot or like at the space station ships will come in but alien npc never get out.
    5. Having to hold the button to do anything in the game, no simple click to sell or interact with something, you need to hold the button for a few seconds.
    6. Worlds quickly start to look the same
    7. Journey to the center takes way longer than it should for such a repetitive game.    … Expand
  75. BatLB
    Jul 29, 2018
    10
    This Review is for redeeming purposes.

    No Man's Sky : NEXT is a completely reworked, refined gaming experience and offers definitely what was promised 2 Years ago. The Game is now what it should have been in the beginning - But this shouldn't stop us from forgiving Hello Games due to their hard work in the last 2 years delivering what they promised. For my part, I LOVE this Game    This Review is for redeeming purposes.

    No Man's Sky : NEXT is a completely reworked, refined gaming experience and offers definitely what was promised 2 Years ago.

    The Game is now what it should have been in the beginning - But this shouldn't stop us from forgiving Hello Games due to their hard work in the last 2 years delivering what they promised.

    For my part, I LOVE this Game now. It is so much fun, has so much content, so much to do - And gives you an idea of our galaxy like no game before. You are just a small person in a galaxy so huge, you will never fully discover everything in a lifetime - And you fight for your own reasons, you follow your own goals - And still you get a nicely done story line to follow, if you so desire.

    Only thing that I didn't like is hiding some features behind progress walls - but these fade pretty early in the game and you are free to go. It doesn't change anything about the fact that this game is now a true 10/10.    … Expand
  76. 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!
  77. plump_turkey
    Aug 21, 2016
    4
    It doesn't count as a ton of content if you just copy and paste the same elements over and over in different combinations. You will literally see the same building and find the same meaningless "points of interest" over and over and over again. You will have the same, meaningless interactions with aliens of 1 of the 4 races.

    There just isn't enough content here and I think they would    It doesn't count as a ton of content if you just copy and paste the same elements over and over in different combinations. You will literally see the same building and find the same meaningless "points of interest" over and over and over again. You will have the same, meaningless interactions with aliens of 1 of the 4 races.

    There just isn't enough content here and I think they would have to add more than double the content that they currently have the make it worthwhile.

    Playing this game feels like how I imagine an English teacher feels; grading a stack of plagiarized papers where each student changed just enough to not get caught for cheating.    … Expand
  78. Cirrhosis
    Sep 3, 2016
    2
    **** you Hello Games.
    **** you Sean Murray.
    I bought this with the intention of being able to play with other people. I bought this with the intention of taking part in large space battles. So, I launch the game, and what do I get? 15 FPS. 15. I'm running a rig that is more than capable of 60 FPS in a title like this (980 Ti, 4790k, 16GB RAM), and I get.. 15. Okay, launch day    **** you Hello Games.
    **** you Sean Murray.

    I bought this with the intention of being able to play with other people.
    I bought this with the intention of taking part in large space battles.

    So, I launch the game, and what do I get? 15 FPS. 15. I'm running a rig that is more than capable of 60 FPS in a title like this (980 Ti, 4790k, 16GB RAM), and I get.. 15.

    Okay, launch day bugs, I get it, kinks need to be worked out. So I do a little Googling, only to find out that Sean Murray is now blaming the users for not having up to date drivers, or insufficient hardware. What the actual **** Seriously?

    All right, so I'll wait a week or so, see what updates get pushed out, maybe things will run a little smoother. And they do! a *little*. I get 25-30 FPS instead of 15, great.

    Guess I'll try and enjoy what I can. At this point, I'm aware that I'll likely never see another player, nor participate in large scale space battles. I have flown around for 12 hours, litterally discovering the same planet, with different colors, different colored plants (note, *different colored,* not actually any different), and slightly different wildlife. At about the 12 hour mark, I came upon something interesting. An "anomaly." Sweet! Something new! Maybe this is where things pick up. Long story short, I was able to enter a black hole. Neat! I can't wait to see what's on the other side. What was on the other side? A different colored galaxy.. with different colored planets.. with different color plants and.. yup, different colored wildlife.

    I'm done. Biggest waste of $60 ever.

    Shame on me for pre-ordering. But shame on Hello Games for entirely misrepresenting their product. And shame on Sean Murray for blaming me, the consumer, for their faulty product/launch.

    The soundtrack is pretty decent though.    … Expand
  79. Neng-
    Sep 8, 2016
    3
    We all had the expectations set at a very high level, it looked really good and promising from the beginning, but it's just not what we saw.
    - Bad framerate and stability issues
    - Randomly generated worlds gets monsters that makes no sense
    - There is not an objective to do besides "exploring"
    - Has no multiplayer
    - Graphics are underwhelming to say the least
  80. Mamaluigi71
    Sep 10, 2016
    3
    I've played NMS for a decent amount of time and I can say that it has absolutely no depth whatsoever. It's fairly enjoyable for a couple of hours but after that it's just boring repetitive garbage. Also, the developer is a liar and I am never going to support any game that he is involved in ever again.
  81. Diabollus13
    Dec 6, 2016
    0
    Никому не советую данную игру, вам просто будет скучно-так, как не было ещё никогда. Не покупайте не в коем случае, максимум поиграйте у друга или в пиратку или в бесплатный триал или ещё что и вы поймёте о чём я, 5 часов если не меньше будет достаточно что бы вникнуть в суть этого провала десятилетия. Один плюс из этого не сделали ммо, хотя кто знает может быть только мультиплеер бы спасНикому не советую данную игру, вам просто будет скучно-так, как не было ещё никогда. Не покупайте не в коем случае, максимум поиграйте у друга или в пиратку или в бесплатный триал или ещё что и вы поймёте о чём я, 5 часов если не меньше будет достаточно что бы вникнуть в суть этого провала десятилетия. Один плюс из этого не сделали ммо, хотя кто знает может быть только мультиплеер бы спас от уныния сей проект.… Expand
  82. reviewmassa1920
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    Just got this game the other day, haven't played it before that and wow i'm blown away with how good it is. Playing with a CV1 rift. Up until now i couldnt play non-cockpit VR games more than an hour but ive got 10 hours into this game already and loving it. Sounds like its a way different game than when it first game out. The only knock on it is some of the VR controls can be wonkyJust got this game the other day, haven't played it before that and wow i'm blown away with how good it is. Playing with a CV1 rift. Up until now i couldnt play non-cockpit VR games more than an hour but ive got 10 hours into this game already and loving it. Sounds like its a way different game than when it first game out. The only knock on it is some of the VR controls can be wonky (galaxy map, flight controls) but in other areas (inventory mgmt, mining) they nailed it. Def worth a buy for anyone who's mildly interested in space exploration type games esp w/a VR headset.… Expand
  83. The_Real_Black
    Jan 24, 2017
    0
    Its a very bad game, even with the base building update. The base game wanted to be a open universe exploration game with some kind of story elements, but in the end all the ways never leads to some valuable moments. Its no spoiler the center of the galaxy only restarts the game with your current ship. The other route tells that you created a new star-system, but technically there are onlyIts a very bad game, even with the base building update. The base game wanted to be a open universe exploration game with some kind of story elements, but in the end all the ways never leads to some valuable moments. Its no spoiler the center of the galaxy only restarts the game with your current ship. The other route tells that you created a new star-system, but technically there are only 64bit different planets (9,223,372,036,854,775,807) the random generator will generate a unique planet for each one and you can not add there a planet created by you. Also there is no report of planet-systems named like "created by user" so its a nice story, but nothing more in this "multiplayer/singleplayer-multigame" experience.

    The base building, teleportation and renting the ship with the option to build a base in it feels shoehorned into the mechanics of the game. Most ideas are done by other indie developer like starbound and subnautika already. Also this basebuilding breaks with the mechaniks of the core game. It was not developed to be a base building game the core mechanics are not changed.

    For pacing the game there are to many grinding moments for just improving the grinding it self. In other games you grind to do some thing different. Example: Starbound. With the multitool you dig to improve the tool to grab liquids from the planets. Then you will grind to place wire and paint the placed blocks. In No Man's Sky you just grind to grind more. There is no target or improvement in your game and without these shift in mechanics there is no fun after 3 to 4 hours.    … Expand
  84. Condalmo
    Sep 21, 2020
    10
    This is an exceptional game. It has become everything it was hyped to be in 2016, and then some. Highest recommendation.
  85. Savagge
    Sep 4, 2017
    10
    O jogo melhorou muito desde o lançamento. Mesmo que em seu inicio tenha sido uma piada, hoje posso dizer que não é mais! No Man's Sky atualmente é e continua sempre melhor do que já foi um dia. Vale a pena testar e ver o resultado.
  86. Ayzen42
    Dec 24, 2017
    8
    I haven't seen any reviews post 2016 so here is my take on No Man's Sky as it is at the end of 2017. It seems just like everyone else who's written a review for No Man's Sky I got this game when it first came out and I was disappointed. It's been a long time since I last played No Man's Sky but after I updated the game I can't stop playing it. I like exploring but I also like that nowI haven't seen any reviews post 2016 so here is my take on No Man's Sky as it is at the end of 2017. It seems just like everyone else who's written a review for No Man's Sky I got this game when it first came out and I was disappointed. It's been a long time since I last played No Man's Sky but after I updated the game I can't stop playing it. I like exploring but I also like that now there are missions available to get new blue prints. They come from the aliens who now staff my base and from the aliens on the stations. The patches have added the structure this game was missing on day one and it has made a huge difference.

    I wish all of this new content would have been in the original game because I probably wouldn't have stopped playing it and the reviews might have been a little more kind. The star map is still a mess though and I hope another patch fixes it but the game is a lot better now. Also YouTube videos are a great resource for just about every question in the game. So if you haven't played No Man's Sky since if first came out you might want to fire it up again and see what's new.    … Expand
  87. Felek01
    May 22, 2018
    8
    Coming from the dark ages of the release of No Man sky, I got to say it was a painful start.
    After only playing for 6 hours,I left the game to collect dust in my steam library.
    That was until couple of weeks ago i have tried it again. I have launched the same save file I had since last time I have played it (2 years ago). upon leaving my dull solar system, and entering another    Coming from the dark ages of the release of No Man sky, I got to say it was a painful start.
    After only playing for 6 hours,I left the game to collect dust in my steam library.
    That was until couple of weeks ago i have tried it again.
    I have launched the same save file I had since last time I have played it (2 years ago). upon leaving my dull solar system, and entering another everything felt different. I had mission objectives, base building, unique space battles!. It feels like a fresh new start for an old No Man Sky player.
    I have still yet to explore what new updates have to offer!
    *I am giving this review based on how its has changed, and what is has to offer now*

    I would recommend the reviewers to judge this game based on how it has changes, and if it is still enjoyable. (Since judging the game by how it was released, does not help people decide whether to buy the game now)    … Expand
  88. pokegod11
    Jul 28, 2020
    10
    Amazing game after all of the updates that were added post launch, definitely way better than it used to be
  89. cbmprimate666
    Jul 25, 2018
    10
    Loved the game from when it was first released and now after the NEXT update I love it even more. It's like a whole new game since this update. So many changes and improvements. Still isn't for people who want an Elite Dangerous experience, rather for those who like being alone but every now and again wouldn't mind a friend popping over.
  90. noakespg
    Jul 25, 2018
    10
    Following two years of enhancements, the game is now unrecognisable to that released in 2016. Significant new content and well considered changes to the story and game play loops make this the game promised, and a must play experience for any fans of Sci fi, spare exploration, base building or survival.
  91. MegaAlix
    Mar 12, 2019
    8
    This game is beautiful. It's a pity that there are resources only on specific planets and that copper is very useful but is rare. This force to go on other planets or other systems but if you fall on a system that does not have what you are looking for, it gets tired quickly ...
  92. tOBdavian
    Mar 27, 2019
    0
    Lies! Sean recently said the best feedback was from those who were invested and played over 100 hours in the first week. Well I have a job, was invested, and to this day I'm incredably disappointed in the lies you told and the utter lack of an apology which i believe we all deserve.
  93. Volsyden
    Mar 17, 2020
    8
    In the beginning this game was crap, but it has changed for good. i do think this has a way to go but so far there is much more to do, its extremely fun to to play now (2020) than it was at launch. i think this deserves to be reviewed once again and im sure the negative will come back to positive. unfortunately some people may have forgotten to change the review. its worth playing if youIn the beginning this game was crap, but it has changed for good. i do think this has a way to go but so far there is much more to do, its extremely fun to to play now (2020) than it was at launch. i think this deserves to be reviewed once again and im sure the negative will come back to positive. unfortunately some people may have forgotten to change the review. its worth playing if you like space games.… Expand
  94. bingmandavid
    Aug 18, 2019
    10
    Two thumbs up!

    I've fallen back in love with NMS. Just the BEYOND update 2.0 just looks phenomenal. The details in this game is awesome like the little graphical details they improved on the ships. The size of ships being scaled up and you just get this euphoric feeling when you are traveling in space. The photo mode been improved and these pictures look so crisp and clear perfect for    Two thumbs up!

    I've fallen back in love with NMS. Just the BEYOND update 2.0 just looks phenomenal. The details in this game is awesome like the little graphical details they improved on the ships. The size of ships being scaled up and you just get this euphoric feeling when you are traveling in space. The photo mode been improved and these pictures look so crisp and clear perfect for wallpapers on your desktop or phone.

    I love what the team has done to this game and the amount of dedication they put in this game fixing bugs, making updates, and patches for new content. Thank you HelloGames!    … Expand
  95. zerogr
    Aug 26, 2019
    0
    Итак. Резюмируя все вышесказанное, свой опыт в почти 600 часов игры и впечатления от обновления.
    Чего же ждали все от "огромного" и распиаренного обновления игроки?
    Провода? Я лично ожидал увидеть все что угодно, но не это! Ждали я так думаю оптимизации и разнообразия в этом унылом мире, в котором все планеты похожи и ловишь себя на мысли в какой-то момент что ты попал в тот самый день    Итак. Резюмируя все вышесказанное, свой опыт в почти 600 часов игры и впечатления от обновления.
    Чего же ждали все от "огромного" и распиаренного обновления игроки?
    Провода? Я лично ожидал увидеть все что угодно, но не это!
    Ждали я так думаю оптимизации и разнообразия в этом унылом мире,
    в котором все планеты похожи и ловишь себя на мысли в какой-то момент что ты попал в тот самый день сурка.
    Что-же помешало убрать наконец пластелиновые крылья из однообразных собак галактики?
    Что помешало добавить в унылые ландшафты реки, водопады и прочие излишества? Например небольшие города/поселки.
    Или сделать дополнительно энное количество приличных моделек животных и растений и добавить их в генерацию, что-бы она действительно создавала нечто интересное, уникальное для каждой планеты.
    Что помешало создать например рейдовые планеты. С ценными ресурсами и дикими зверюгами для кооператива?
    Это провода. Вы серьезно? Провода? Провода в фантастическом мире? Где и так достаточно мелкой возни и гринда? Добавить провода?
    Добавить полигоналей, что-бы у тех кто плюс-минус героическими ухищрениями и шаманством с бубуном кое как оптимизировал сам для себя игру,
    было возгорание энной точки от такого обновления.
    Вы себе так представляли фантастический мир? С унылыми, однообразными кораблями, похожими на творения детей аутистов?
    Даже та самая расчудесная станция Нексус, - пустая и унылая. Такими должны быть системные станции. А не Нексус.
    Вы серьезно? Вы этим гордитесь? Умиляетесь сами себе и своей гениальностью в твиттере? Вы думаете этого должно хватить?
    Вам не хватает здравых идей и простоты ума? Обращайтесь к игрокам, которые по вашему плохо реализуют свои идеи.
    Давайте я вам накидаю идей.
    Добавьте моделей животных и растений в игру. Добавьте биомов.
    Добавьте реки, озера. И хотя-бы небольшие городки.
    Что-бы ваша хваленая генерация выдавала действительно нечто уникальное.
    Затем создайте в игре механизм зоо и биопарков, для посещения другими игроками.
    Создайте рейдовые планеты. С действительно опасными животными, на которые нужно будет собирать отряд в том же Нексусе.
    Добавьте уже возможность видоизменять корабли. И вообще действительно интересные и фантастические модели кораблей.    … Expand
  96. Seibik_corp2018
    Nov 8, 2019
    2
    A game that killed all expectations! Horrible optimization, bad plot. Few opportunities.
  97. zanzou
    Feb 19, 2020
    1
    Still has not apologized even once for lying and misleading all his fans due to pressures to get an influx of cash. It doesn't matter how much you go back and fix retroactively until you acknowledge misleading everyone.
  98. 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 !
  99. feneis9275
    Feb 25, 2020
    10
    I just try the game on PC just after PS4, this is also perfect! of course more and more incredible after updates but just try this game and forget angry people ! this is not what you see in 2016/17 !
  100. Rex2319
    Apr 21, 2020
    9
    We all know how that game looked back at the beginning. We know that it had a great idea and potential to become one of the greatest games in history. But it wasn't. Instead, it was misunderstanding about what was shown to us and what we received. And many developers would abandon the project. But what Hello Games did? They worked hard to give us at least a part of what this game shouldWe all know how that game looked back at the beginning. We know that it had a great idea and potential to become one of the greatest games in history. But it wasn't. Instead, it was misunderstanding about what was shown to us and what we received. And many developers would abandon the project. But what Hello Games did? They worked hard to give us at least a part of what this game should be. And now, after a few updates, I must say - this is one of the best games I've ever played. I was looking for that kind of game for a long time and I finally found it. Now it's a great game, especially with that music. I think I can say - this game is now playable, provides a lot of joy and I hope that it'll be still updated to give us more fun.… Expand
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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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