No Man's Sky

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2694 Ratings

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  1. ImFireblade
    Aug 15, 2016
    10
    It's so good this game.People are overhyped and says "bad gameplay,no multiplayer,low FPS" and they vote 0.
    For me is so smooth and is always around 60 fps.
    For the bad gameplay is normal,this game is not for all...It's all exploration and crafting and for the people that doesn't like this kind of game simply don't buy it and don't vote. For the multiplayer the game on steam was tagged    It's so good this game.People are overhyped and says "bad gameplay,no multiplayer,low FPS" and they vote 0.
    For me is so smooth and is always around 60 fps.
    For the bad gameplay is normal,this game is not for all...It's all exploration and crafting and for the people that doesn't like this kind of game simply don't buy it and don't vote.
    For the multiplayer the game on steam was tagged single player since it was on the market.
    So be informed before buying a game and don't go to vote 0 if you didn't have what you expected.    … Expand
  2. mega_karaoke
    Aug 17, 2016
    7
    No Man's Sky succeeds in its core goal: providing a pretty chill space exploration game with basically endless places to go. Most of the rest of the game is less successful. (Apart from the soundtrack which is quite excellent.)

    Unlike a lot of the reviewers here, I've not experienced the technical issues, crashes, or low FPS with my modest (i5 3570 + RX470) system. I have about 10    No Man's Sky succeeds in its core goal: providing a pretty chill space exploration game with basically endless places to go. Most of the rest of the game is less successful. (Apart from the soundtrack which is quite excellent.)

    Unlike a lot of the reviewers here, I've not experienced the technical issues, crashes, or low FPS with my modest (i5 3570 + RX470) system. I have about 10 friends on Steam with the game, all without major issues. (One friend couldn't get the game to work at all but was running really old drivers. An update fixed the problem.)

    Pros: relatively easy to learn, some pretty interesting stuff to see, limited loading screens (let's be real, "warping" is just a loading screen), excellent soundtrack and audio design in general

    Could use some work: performance is okay but not great (anti-aliasing options could use some help), physics engine is questionable at times, inventory space is perhaps still too limited and becomes a (boring) mini-game of its own

    Cons: user interface clearly designed for consoles, NPC and building variety limited, no ability to easily backtrack to previous systems (just need a warp option in the list of discovered systems), combat systems and enemy AI too simple

    Overall, I think it's worth a trial (buy on Steam for easy refund in case your system doesn't like it) if you're interested in wandering around in alien worlds for a bit and okay with not having much in the way of structured gameplay or "stuff to do."    … Expand
  3. Ozimandeus
    Aug 13, 2016
    9
    The ultra negative reviews are frankly, shameful, this is one of the best sci-fi space trading games to come out in a very long time indeed. Those giving the game less than a 7, have either no idea how to play this kind of game. Or worse are doing so because they get off on libel. I suspect its a bit of both. Don't listen to the hate filled rubbish on steam and meta-lie. This is a Gem of a game.
  4. Levethian
    Aug 30, 2016
    8
    Modded inventory & flight. Operates well on my gtx760 set-up, fortunately. The algorithms used to generate planets are impressive, as is the tech that does away with loading screens. Most things feel 'natural', with attractive art & sound. Pop-in is ugly when flying, although 'places of interest' are visible much earlier. Feels like enough to 'do' to satisfy the occasional aimlessModded inventory & flight. Operates well on my gtx760 set-up, fortunately. The algorithms used to generate planets are impressive, as is the tech that does away with loading screens. Most things feel 'natural', with attractive art & sound. Pop-in is ugly when flying, although 'places of interest' are visible much earlier. Feels like enough to 'do' to satisfy the occasional aimless wanderer, but not enough to immerse yourself into the galaxy's lore.

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

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

    Hopefully 'Hello Games' will release more locations, more generative mini-quests, and more easter-eggs to keep things enticing, as well as increased optimisation and unlock PC-options to, for example, heftily increase pop-in distances. Mods are already on the scene, and the modding community will probably 'finish' the game before anyone else does.    … Expand
  5. isvein
    Aug 18, 2016
    8
    After 14hours into the game, it is not so bad that a lot of people say it is, but it is not a game for everyone (but what game is?) NMS is about exploring, and the exploring and traveling IS the game.
    As of now you can get into some fights, but not anything massive, at least not that I have seen yet.
    Storage managment and the know of what to keep and what to not keep/mining is a big    After 14hours into the game, it is not so bad that a lot of people say it is, but it is not a game for everyone (but what game is?) NMS is about exploring, and the exploring and traveling IS the game.
    As of now you can get into some fights, but not anything massive, at least not that I have seen yet.

    Storage managment and the know of what to keep and what to not keep/mining is a big part too, as you have limited space in both suit/backpack and ship, but you can always send stuff from yourself to the ship, but not the other way if you are too far away from the ship. (but you can discard stuff from the ship wile you are away from it )

    Yes, there is a lot missing in the game, but I still enjoy the content so far.
    If you like games like Journey, then NMS may be one you like too.

    The best anyone can do is to play it for themself and make up their own oppinion, because this game has got too much hate than it deserves.    … Expand
  6. itsLukeNunn
    Aug 12, 2016
    10
    I don't get why people are hating on it so bad, Sean Murray said what the game entails and it's exactly that! The game is beautiful and just amazing to walk around and explore. Also I can't wait to see what the future holds for this game, I bet the updates are gonna bring some amazing things!

    If you love space, buy it, if you love exploration, buy it, this game really is one of a kind!
  7. nazkira
    Aug 16, 2016
    9
    These low raters basically don't know what they're talking about (or what this game is about.) I have a mid-range machine and haven't had any problems whatsoever (Windows 10, 8GB RAM. i5-4670k, Radeon R7-265). My system isn't really up to this game, but I get 30+ FPS on most planets, at all times, unless there are lots of trees. I've never had a crash in this game.

    I play any decent    These low raters basically don't know what they're talking about (or what this game is about.) I have a mid-range machine and haven't had any problems whatsoever (Windows 10, 8GB RAM. i5-4670k, Radeon R7-265). My system isn't really up to this game, but I get 30+ FPS on most planets, at all times, unless there are lots of trees. I've never had a crash in this game.

    I play any decent space sim/game. Eve, Star Citizen, Elite:Dangerous, X series by Egosoft, etc. If you're that kind of gamer, you'll like this game -- guaranteed. It's the latest of that kind of game, and it's probably only going to get better.

    I'm picky and I'm 40+. If you're like me, you get what I'm saying and where people like us come from. Just get this game. You'll get all the story you need when you gaze over an alien moon, its planet filling the horizon, with your trusty ship in view. Pondering the cosmos.    … Expand
  8. greninjaX
    Sep 26, 2019
    0
    awful, awful game made by lying developers. do not buy no man's sky or you will cry
  9. konciipt
    Aug 12, 2016
    10
    Great optimizing even with a top rig.
    We were told the truth about multiplayer.
    Game is like they sold it out to us.

    The steam reviews are full of praise too, people aren't crashing, game is working as it should, lag problems non existent and no FPS issues.
    It is a mess!
  10. DeepspaceAU
    Aug 12, 2016
    10
    What spoilt fools many of us have become. Attacking this game just because it's different. So it doesn't follow some of the conventions. This game is incredible. It's art. I have been playing it for a good 8 hours straight now without a break. I have been hypnotised. I can't remember when I did that last with any title, and I play a lot of games. Even the Witcher 3 or Skyrim didn'tWhat spoilt fools many of us have become. Attacking this game just because it's different. So it doesn't follow some of the conventions. This game is incredible. It's art. I have been playing it for a good 8 hours straight now without a break. I have been hypnotised. I can't remember when I did that last with any title, and I play a lot of games. Even the Witcher 3 or Skyrim didn't capture me this much. This game is unique, strange and atmospheric. So many people are punishing it for not following some of the 'rules' of modern AAA gaming. It isn't an AAA title, and maybe the only mistake Hello Games made was not in the game, but was associating Sony, the epitome of typical gaming, on board. This reminds me of Starflight, Outcast, Elite, Privateer, Escape Velocity and some of the classic PC games of the past (and FTL's inventory system!), before games became mainstream and sanitised. If you 'get it', you don't need to be convinced. If you don't get it, you never will. Go back to Assassin's Creed or something.… Expand
  11. AlfieParanoia
    Aug 12, 2016
    10
    60FPS at 1440 on Ultra (single 980TI).

    Game works great (No stuttering or crushes).

    Gameplay is fun as long as you don't expect "the game to end all games".
  12. SchladenFlaten
    Aug 18, 2016
    8
    Sean Murray (?) and the media really ruined a good game. I mean I like it a lot and can't stop playing it so I am reviewing here for balance but they totally BS'd about so much with this game, I get it but the more you get into, the more like an onion it becomes. It's an odd mix of exploring and choose your own adventure dialog choices.
  13. LazerzZ
    Aug 12, 2016
    10
    This game was created by very very few people and is far begetter than most AAA titles on release, The amount you can do in just the base game is insane, played it for 7 hours straight, cannot wait to see what they add with future updates... The game is exactly what Sean Murray said it would be, and I'm extremely pleased. It doesn't at all deserve all the hate.
  14. nafanyasasha
    Aug 15, 2016
    9
    The game is excellent, what waiting for? I hope to expand the content and patches! there like all problems..(i5 2500/770gtx/12GB) I temporarily returned the money as soon as I corrected all buy the game promise!
  15. Joog
    Aug 17, 2016
    10
    Very nice game, it has the ghost of Molyneux sniffing the game but not as bad as some people make it out to be. Over all i had a hyped start where everything was GREAT, then i got a little disillusioned and wandered around aimlessly when i came down of my hype rush. After that i got a new spark and liked the game again when i just went for a long stroll on one of the planets walking aroundVery nice game, it has the ghost of Molyneux sniffing the game but not as bad as some people make it out to be. Over all i had a hyped start where everything was GREAT, then i got a little disillusioned and wandered around aimlessly when i came down of my hype rush. After that i got a new spark and liked the game again when i just went for a long stroll on one of the planets walking around for resources and petting the animals while scanning for a outpost/hiding place with the facility to call my spaceplane to me.

    The storyline is a story suggestion, the flight controls are a little lacking but only when trying to land and other atmospheric maneuvers, in space i like how it handles.

    I had 2 crashes but that's in +20 hours of gameplay

    bullet points
    [*] No real storyline
    [*] Very big in a relatively small way
    [*] Beautiful
    [*] no handholding gameplaywise. You will have to figure stuff out yourself
    [*] In the beginning it will be more scrounging for parts and resources but later on you will have the 'exploration experience'
    [*] You will have to immerge yourself, it will not do it for you.

    It would be a 7 but the 0 brigade screwed the userscore so iim giving 3 points extra to try and correct this for whatever good it will do.    … Expand
  16. Turnip
    Aug 13, 2016
    5
    You know those old-western saloons with the huge facade, but behind them is but a tiny building? Meant to look really huge and impressive, but in reality is small and bland? That is No Man's Sky.
  17. The-Paddy
    Aug 29, 2016
    10
    I'm loving this game. One of the things I love the most about it is that there is very little trying to kill you every time you turn around and no other players to annoy the crap out of you, like they do in WOW. It's peaceful, it's involving and intriguing.

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

    So many people are complaining about it, I myself wish they would just shut the hell up and go play something that is more to their liking.    … Expand
  18. strangergv1
    Aug 16, 2016
    10
    I played this game and I gave it a 10/10 just because the pathetic maggots that played 0% of No Man's Sky give it a 0/10. I cannot understand that so many people report poor performance and crashing. I am running this game on an system with a AMD FX-8350 4GHZ overclock processor 16 GB memory and a GTX 970, and with settings on high the only issue I am having is occasionally FRS dip/I played this game and I gave it a 10/10 just because the pathetic maggots that played 0% of No Man's Sky give it a 0/10. I cannot understand that so many people report poor performance and crashing. I am running this game on an system with a AMD FX-8350 4GHZ overclock processor 16 GB memory and a GTX 970, and with settings on high the only issue I am having is occasionally FRS dip/ graphic stuttering. Don't pay attention to those that say No Man's Sky is a bad boring game and it's poorly optimized to run smoothly even on a high end computer, it's not true.… Expand
  19. MahOrigin
    Aug 12, 2016
    10
    First thing first, this game is new, and is suffering from many bad performance issues. Personally, I can run it just fine at 60 FPS on medium, and a solid 50 with high. The game has definitely lived up to what I wanted from it. It has many things to do. The game starts out slowly, but once you learn all the controls and how the game plays, you will get used to it. As long as you are goingFirst thing first, this game is new, and is suffering from many bad performance issues. Personally, I can run it just fine at 60 FPS on medium, and a solid 50 with high. The game has definitely lived up to what I wanted from it. It has many things to do. The game starts out slowly, but once you learn all the controls and how the game plays, you will get used to it. As long as you are going into the game knowing what it is like, then you should have a lot of fun. Temporarily, I would recommend holding off on buying it unless you 1. Know you can run it fine, or 2 The FPS issue is fixed. Although, most of the time, the FPS issue is not based on your graphics card, it could be your processor. But for me, this is definitely my favorite game this year by far.… Expand
  20. Ansgarr
    Aug 12, 2016
    9
    The game goes pretty well with my hardware, I don't really have complains, it's a solid 8.5 for me, if the hiden story is surprising or maybe philosophic it's probably a 9.

    Guys, seriously, learn how to configure the graphic settings on a game, you can do it in-game or with the software that your GPU provides you... It's really easy
  21. zimzam01
    Aug 13, 2016
    9
    I've had ALMOST zero issues with this game. One time I did get some slowdown but after exiting out and restarting, no problems. This is a great game with a lot of future potential and I can't wait to see where it goes.
  22. Intonarumori
    Aug 16, 2016
    9
    No Man's Sky is an exploration game. Not much happens. There's hardly any action, hardly anything to 'do', hardly any challenge. What No Man's Sky offers is a galaxy full of pretty sights and the delightful feeling of gradual improvement at a slow but steady pace.

    There have been lots of very negative reviews. While I can certainly sympathize with those who have technical issues with    No Man's Sky is an exploration game. Not much happens. There's hardly any action, hardly anything to 'do', hardly any challenge. What No Man's Sky offers is a galaxy full of pretty sights and the delightful feeling of gradual improvement at a slow but steady pace.

    There have been lots of very negative reviews. While I can certainly sympathize with those who have technical issues with the game I can't subscribe to the point of view that this is in any way a bad game. The gameplay is paper thin, and this is disappointing, but the game has been about exploration and it still delivers on that promise. I would have given the game a 8/10, but I added one point to do my part in offsetting the angry mob.    … Expand
  23. anagain
    Aug 15, 2016
    9
    I'm enjoying the game, and (as someone said in a let's play on YT) that's what matters. A lot of people have gone in to NMS expecting the bee's knees, but if you don't raise your expectations too high then you stand less chance of being disappointed.

    NMS is Minecraft in space, or at least that is how I think of it. If you liked playing Minecraft and just exploring then you'll most    I'm enjoying the game, and (as someone said in a let's play on YT) that's what matters. A lot of people have gone in to NMS expecting the bee's knees, but if you don't raise your expectations too high then you stand less chance of being disappointed.

    NMS is Minecraft in space, or at least that is how I think of it. If you liked playing Minecraft and just exploring then you'll most likely enjoy NMS...because that is what you do. NMS just has more variety of animal and plant life, and some of the vistas are, in my opinion, breathtaking.

    Don't go in to NMS expecting a combat experience of the like of Elite because that's not what the game is. NMS is a sandbox game where you make your story.

    Personally, I can't wait to see what the next planet has to offer. That's why I'd recommend NMS.    … Expand
  24. Prosmooth
    Aug 18, 2016
    8
    With the first update installed, I'm running it just fine with medium settings on a 5 year old AMD CPU and a GTX 560 TI--with only 6 gigs of RAM. Hardly a hiccup in sight. I did have to wait for the first update to play though--but now that it's patched, it's all good. No more crash at startup. Gameplay is exactly what was promised. I guess some people were expecting Wing Commander withWith the first update installed, I'm running it just fine with medium settings on a 5 year old AMD CPU and a GTX 560 TI--with only 6 gigs of RAM. Hardly a hiccup in sight. I did have to wait for the first update to play though--but now that it's patched, it's all good. No more crash at startup. Gameplay is exactly what was promised. I guess some people were expecting Wing Commander with planets and FPS combat. That's not what this is. This is a chill game. Walk around and look at stuff. Fly around and look at stuff. Very loose plot that involves building your ship and flying to the center of the galaxy. I really like it.… Expand
  25. Mkarzi
    Aug 12, 2016
    9
    I've had no issues loading or playing. Update all drivers before hand and have been enjoying the game immensely. Exactly as promised, explore,survive,trade. Worth the price and the time.
  26. sswam
    Aug 20, 2016
    9
    I'm running the game on a PC with GPU about 50% under spec, and it's still playable. I like the game, a great variety of worlds to explore and animals to discover. It's not perfect, but it is extremely innovative and we should encourage and support it.
  27. artnat
    Aug 26, 2016
    6
    Apart from the technical problems this game desperately needs new content and new gameplay.

    The art direction is great, procedural generation is great. Everything looks cool but it lacks substance. Yes, it was overhyped, but I spent over 20 relaxing hours in it mining and travelling. It has potential to be something greater. Giving it 0's just because it didn't meet expectations is    Apart from the technical problems this game desperately needs new content and new gameplay.

    The art direction is great, procedural generation is great. Everything looks cool but it lacks substance.

    Yes, it was overhyped, but I spent over 20 relaxing hours in it mining and travelling. It has potential to be something greater. Giving it 0's just because it didn't meet expectations is not fair.

    Buy it on sale after they put some content in and you will be satisfied.    … Expand
  28. linkinit
    May 16, 2021
    0
    This game needs to be rescored. All these negative ratings are from years ago on first release and some guy who zero voted all games. Please reconsider and regrade.
  29. Daver49
    Aug 17, 2016
    9
    This is a game to be appreciated by hardcore science fiction fans who also are gamers. It will take you visually back to the wonderous stories of A.E. Van Vogt, Arthur C. Clark and Robert Heinlein. It is evolutionary in character and asks the participant to allow oneself to be changed if the goal is to be attained. The sophistication and inner ethics will probably not appeal to theThis is a game to be appreciated by hardcore science fiction fans who also are gamers. It will take you visually back to the wonderous stories of A.E. Van Vogt, Arthur C. Clark and Robert Heinlein. It is evolutionary in character and asks the participant to allow oneself to be changed if the goal is to be attained. The sophistication and inner ethics will probably not appeal to the impatient or angry who are bent on ever increasing levels of domination, destruction and gore. So, if it has one fault, it is because it is an adult experience, not a teen adventure. However, I think it will eventually develop into a classic because people will eventually realize what the authors are trying convey; an encounter with the mysterious. In this it eminently succeeds.… Expand
  30. Lostprophets4
    Aug 16, 2016
    10
    I haven't had a single problem with all the tech and visual crashing issues that everyone else is having, game runs flawlessly and is super fun. 15 hours on record already!
  31. megabear
    Aug 12, 2016
    10
    Review of Game of the Year

    I have personally cancelled this game twice prior, and had only ordered the game last Friday. I received the PS4 copy, and purchased a PC copy as well after having played the game. What a treat! This is a beautiful game that expands the horizon of whatever current technology can offer, or had been able to offer anyway. As you delve into the game, you begin    Review of Game of the Year

    I have personally cancelled this game twice prior, and had only ordered the game last Friday. I received the PS4 copy, and purchased a PC copy as well after having played the game.

    What a treat! This is a beautiful game that expands the horizon of whatever current technology can offer, or had been able to offer anyway. As you delve into the game, you begin to realize just how massive this game is. To be able to simply fly off in space and go to any star, is simply out of the world. The diversity in plants, animals, weather, technology, etc, I can't believe only a few people worked on this game. What a feat.

    The colors in this game are amazingly well done. Hard to believe that they are randomly generated. The music and sound is even better. I imagine they are triggered by the type of environment you encounter, and the sound of grass rustling, sea breeze, and everything else is simply amazing.

    Most importantly, the amazing experience this game delivers can't be put into words. Thank you Sean and the team for delivering us the game of this generation. We hope to see more of you.    … Expand
  32. dunnyone
    Aug 18, 2016
    9
    All these negative reviews. Did everyone here who gives this gem a low score, actually play the game? Did you even experience it? After coming off Dark Souls series, FTL and a hundred other games that just want to face f--k you, No Man's Sky is a pleasure. I did not follow the hype, and I hate survival games, but I love this.

    A little preface: my father recently passed away and of    All these negative reviews. Did everyone here who gives this gem a low score, actually play the game? Did you even experience it? After coming off Dark Souls series, FTL and a hundred other games that just want to face f--k you, No Man's Sky is a pleasure. I did not follow the hype, and I hate survival games, but I love this.

    A little preface: my father recently passed away and of course, there is a lot of guilt and regret that follows the death of a parent. When I discovered that I can name planets, animals, galaxies and so on, I started naming everything after my dad or, "is he here?" "Planet Dad" and so on. In a sense, my trip through the galaxy becomes an epic journey to connect with my father on some level, even though I can't. In my mind, he is literally one planet or galaxy ahead of me, and since the game is "endless" I can continue to mourn and play.

    Besides this unforeseen positive effect, the game is marvelous. You can't die (well, you can, but it's highly unlikely), the music is a delight and it runs like a polished game should (even though it has many rough edges). Besides, when was the last time you took a moment to relax and just stare into the distance once you've ascended a giant mountain. No game has kept me this captivated and content.

    10/10 would play for therapy again.    … Expand
  33. Thylbanus
    Aug 12, 2016
    6
    Don't know what others are complaining about. If you are complaining about poor performance on a top of the line PC, it's because you have a top of the line PC. Games are focused on hitting the 90% of the computers on launch (so, the most common). IF you fall under the top, or bottom 5%, well there is your problem. Sorry your special snowflake computer is so rare, try being more commonDon't know what others are complaining about. If you are complaining about poor performance on a top of the line PC, it's because you have a top of the line PC. Games are focused on hitting the 90% of the computers on launch (so, the most common). IF you fall under the top, or bottom 5%, well there is your problem. Sorry your special snowflake computer is so rare, try being more common in the future.

    Anywho, on to the game. It's a bit of a self starting kind of game. You have to have your own agenda with this game. There is currently too little to keep you occupied unless you set and meet your own goals. If you are looking for an EVE with a cockpit, this game is NOT it. This is a young adult version of Elite: Dangerous. It's really light on the narrative. If you are on OC completionist, you will never leave this game. There is ALWAYS something new to find on the next planet.    … Expand
  34. Tuneison
    Aug 12, 2018
    0
    More like no man's lie, LOL. My biggest issue with this game is that it's such a **** shooter. I mean, why don't the animals fight back? It's kind of cool you can fly under stuff but, I don't know. I've never actually played this game I just assume that it's total **** because 1521 say it is so, whatever. 0/10
  35. miniwolfen
    Aug 14, 2016
    7
    No mans Sky looks and sounds impressive but even if it has lots of planets the game play gets boring.Face it this indie game was just as over hyped as mighty no 9 which turned out to be a disaster. At least its better than that game.The visuals and world seem impressive but there isn't much to do game play wise other than mine and craft stuff, rename things and talk to aliens.It has theNo mans Sky looks and sounds impressive but even if it has lots of planets the game play gets boring.Face it this indie game was just as over hyped as mighty no 9 which turned out to be a disaster. At least its better than that game.The visuals and world seem impressive but there isn't much to do game play wise other than mine and craft stuff, rename things and talk to aliens.It has the world it just needs more things to do to make it stand out and have its own charm and personality.The price as well makes it seem more like a triple a game not an indie, my pc runs it fine but on others it doesn't. I expect an indie game to work on every ones pc if they are saying they have the right things installed… Expand
  36. Jim_Coronell
    Feb 7, 2017
    9
    I love this game so much. DLC made it really wonderful. I also hated some empty parts of this game before but now I've got a lot of pleasure playing NMS. Exploring, flights, craft - masterpiece!
  37. JamesDunn
    Aug 28, 2016
    9
    I really enjoy this game. 80 hours in and still having a blast.
    A relaxed blast that it. This is not a hardcore survival or CoD in space. This is an exploration game that gives you a universe to explore. It is frikkin HUGE.
    There is a neat story that needs to be pieced together. It takes time. I honestly feel that those who don't take the time to learn about the languages and try to    I really enjoy this game. 80 hours in and still having a blast.
    A relaxed blast that it. This is not a hardcore survival or CoD in space. This is an exploration game that gives you a universe to explore. It is frikkin HUGE.

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

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

    Recommended!    … Expand
  38. gtracr
    Aug 29, 2016
    5
    This game deserves a 5/10. It is not the game advertised by Hello Games. It is enjoyable to play at the start but gets repetitive with its game-play and environment. This game could have been great if the features spoken about were in the game. As it stands now, this game is over priced. I have applied and received a refund. I still give the game a 5/10 because if on sale this game wouldThis game deserves a 5/10. It is not the game advertised by Hello Games. It is enjoyable to play at the start but gets repetitive with its game-play and environment. This game could have been great if the features spoken about were in the game. As it stands now, this game is over priced. I have applied and received a refund. I still give the game a 5/10 because if on sale this game would be worth adding to the ones game library as a tech demo.… Expand
  39. Apm
    Aug 16, 2016
    7
    Поначалу игра показалась мне скучной, но пересилив себя и поиграв в неё еще пару часиков, я увлекся и теперь играю каждый день. Мне самому кажется это странным. Но я думаю игра должна сразу чем-то цеплять и не отпускать до конца, поэтому я снижаю свою оценку. И да, я оцениваю не объективно. Багов и лагов нет - и на том спасибо.Поначалу игра показалась мне скучной, но пересилив себя и поиграв в неё еще пару часиков, я увлекся и теперь играю каждый день. Мне самому кажется это странным. Но я думаю игра должна сразу чем-то цеплять и не отпускать до конца, поэтому я снижаю свою оценку. И да, я оцениваю не объективно. Багов и лагов нет - и на том спасибо.
  40. Mydoghadkittys
    Aug 30, 2016
    9
    Lets be clear... This game is obviously getting an extreme amount of hate right now, so if your just here to hate and not at least give others something constructive and helpful to base an opinion off of, please, find a corner and stand in it...

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

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

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

    All in all i personally enjoy the game and have put more than 50 hours into it so far. [planning on playing some more even tonight :)] Although I can also see why people would be upset and angry because the game may not have lived up to their expectations, and how could it? The things some people were expecting just aren't what this game is about. Sean made it very clear in the interviews closer to release on what the game was and wasn't. He even made a post on the games website on what to expect. So the insinuation of "lies" is absurd.    … Expand
  41. Dragon_Fly
    Aug 14, 2016
    8
    This game is promising but it needs more and it needs more in a well implemented way that ensures fun for it's clients.

    I like the exploration and many of the quests become quite surprising and rewarding once one somehow manages to stumble upon them. Once one gains a stronger understanding of the native language, it becomes easier to benefit on the potential rewards from conversing    This game is promising but it needs more and it needs more in a well implemented way that ensures fun for it's clients.

    I like the exploration and many of the quests become quite surprising and rewarding once one somehow manages to stumble upon them. Once one gains a stronger understanding of the native language, it becomes easier to benefit on the potential rewards from conversing with the traders and alien community. Aside from that, I'd like to be able to own multiple ships.

    I think they should all people to be able to build or implement their own: Base, Home, City, Trade Port; even being able to store ships and massive battleships.

    Alien Races could be in massive interstellar wars and players could pick and choose sides to support; even altering the aliens influence in their home systems. This would also be a reasonable way to implement PvP.

    It's a lot of work that the Dev's can do to improve and make this one of the best games ever. Just don't expect it to happen overnight.    … Expand
  42. creativename
    Sep 27, 2016
    9
    I've been playing this game since launch and love it. It's my chill out game. I followed it through its development and got the exact game I was expecting, so no complaints here. I look forward to naming everything in my immediate vicinity.
  43. PeterPK
    Aug 29, 2016
    9
    Last 5 or maybe 8 years I am bored of video games and didn't play anyone more than 10 minutes.

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

    This game is for real Sci-Fi true fans.
  44. Blenderhead
    Jan 10, 2020
    9
    My current favorite game for VR. This game had a rough launch, and the review history shows it. But they've put the work in. As of January 2020, No Man's Sky has become the logical evolution of survival crafting games like Minecraft and Terraria. The game fills a niche in VR that's largely missing. Most VR games are short or gimmicky. As a result of being a deep, immersive game first andMy current favorite game for VR. This game had a rough launch, and the review history shows it. But they've put the work in. As of January 2020, No Man's Sky has become the logical evolution of survival crafting games like Minecraft and Terraria. The game fills a niche in VR that's largely missing. Most VR games are short or gimmicky. As a result of being a deep, immersive game first and having VR added later, No Man's Sky is the kind of VR game you can play until the weight of your headset gives you a headache. This game gives me a sense of wonder I haven't felt from a video game in years. Landing on a planet and discovering it has an environment unlike any you've landed on thus far is always a thrilling discovery. The VR controls are also really great. Rather than taking the Bethesda strategy of mapping buttons to the VR controller, No Man's Sky opts for Star Trek style gesture controls. You access your tools and inventory with contextual holograms on your exosuit's wrists. You fly your ship by grabbing its throttle with one hand and flight stick with the other. It all feels organic and *real* in a way that Skyrim and Fallout VR don't. The only reason I don't give this game a 10 is that the story is very utilitarian in nature. It's primary purpose is to walk you through the staggering number of game mechanics in a pace that isn't overwhelming. And it's enough. You won't be riding an emotional rollercoaster, but that okay because the game is focusing on what it does best. For my money, this is the best exploration game on the market, period, and far and away the best VR game.… Expand
  45. Ansatsu83
    May 2, 2017
    6
    The developers had stated, several months before release, that the game would be centered around exploration, not combat. So I expected a more relaxed game, rather than an open world game. This is, of course, going to be boring to the majority of players that want an action oriented game. Much of the issues are centered around the trailer and what was "promised". What they showed in theThe developers had stated, several months before release, that the game would be centered around exploration, not combat. So I expected a more relaxed game, rather than an open world game. This is, of course, going to be boring to the majority of players that want an action oriented game. Much of the issues are centered around the trailer and what was "promised". What they showed in the trailer was not possible at the time of release. Only one GPU, at that time, could technically run what they were wanting to put in... so yeah they were going to dumb it down to appeal to the mass market. I see people complaining that its boring... what do you expect about a game that is centered around single player exploration, and not combat? Its not as bad as people say, but its also not as good as people say by any long mile. Its average. If you want a single player space exploration game, with minimal combat, then this is not a bad option. The worlds are big and there is some form of mindless, and minor, satisfaction from exploring ruins and learning an alien language. I oddly never had crashes or fps issues, since day 1 of launch... I was running a dying r9 290, with 16 gigs of ddr3 and an amd fx-8350 black. Stable 49 fps.… Expand
  46. Arniedadrink
    Aug 29, 2016
    8
    I think the critic review from Hooked Gamers had it spot on, I find it a very relaxing and enjoyable game,
    Flight is the easy mouse based system and battles are few unless you want them. The views can get a bit samey after a while but still lovely and while there is some grinding to it I prefer that over random drop system some games use.
    The method of the story in this is intersting,    I think the critic review from Hooked Gamers had it spot on, I find it a very relaxing and enjoyable game,
    Flight is the easy mouse based system and battles are few unless you want them. The views can get a bit samey after a while but still lovely and while there is some grinding to it I prefer that over random drop system some games use.

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

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

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

    Bitter nerd rage is common on game releases these days but boy is it over the top for this one. I think it was mostly caused by the inexperience of the developer suggesting features before knowing for certain they could include them at release. Hopefully they'll learn from this and give a lot less information in the future and also be able to include them in future patches..    … Expand
  47. TwiTu
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    I remember playing Privateer in the early 90s and being blown away by its size and diversity of planets and stations, etc. Back then I thought that in a few decades games like that would be so massive that you cant even explore them anymore because you wouldnt be able to live long enough.
    No Mans Sky promised that. Instead of that we got... well we all know.
    I threw it away. But then    I remember playing Privateer in the early 90s and being blown away by its size and diversity of planets and stations, etc. Back then I thought that in a few decades games like that would be so massive that you cant even explore them anymore because you wouldnt be able to live long enough.
    No Mans Sky promised that. Instead of that we got... well we all know.
    I threw it away. But then after a few years suddenly reports of it having improved trickled in. That the devs are massively patching it and adding all that was promised.

    So I got it out again and after a few hours realized its still the same boring game that doesnt make sense in many ways, doesnt have a real story or a goal, still only has maybe 12 different planets that are spread across the galaxy in tiny variations, still feels dead and sterile, still has crappy space mechanics, still has intelligent life everywhere, yet you never see planets with cities or a civilization, AKA simply makes NO sense whatsoever.
    IDK why people say that and the ratings reflect that, because its still a very bad and uninteresting game. I dont know a single person who likes that game even in its current state, yet reviews are really good nowadays.
    Thats BS, and I think those reviews are bought.    … Expand
  48. NachtkindFX
    Aug 19, 2019
    8
    Had to see for myself, what's this is about and I really like it. Lots to do and explore, the game looks decent and I will for sure kill a lot of time with it.
  49. UjuidarEhcram
    Aug 31, 2016
    5
    I wasn't following this game before launch, so I was never suckered in by the hype. I bought it once I saw a few gameplay videos because I was interested in the exploration gameplay.

    Overall, No Man's Sky isn't great. It's okay. Certianly not worth $60, and it's not worth spending nearly as much time in the game as I did. Most of the gameplay consists of aimless wandering and    I wasn't following this game before launch, so I was never suckered in by the hype. I bought it once I saw a few gameplay videos because I was interested in the exploration gameplay.

    Overall, No Man's Sky isn't great. It's okay. Certianly not worth $60, and it's not worth spending nearly as much time in the game as I did.

    Most of the gameplay consists of aimless wandering and exploration. You need to be interested in exploring for its own sake to get anything out of this game. As you collect resources, you can upgrade your various systems to help you survive and explore more easily, and to get off your starting planet, and eventually to other star systems. There are goals in the game, but there's little incentive to pursue them. Also, there's little diversity in the game. The planets are procedurally generated, but the number of interesting things you can do on any planet is more limited than you might expect.

    My computer's only barely capable of handling the game on minimum settings, so the sound was usually either choppy or absent. The graphics were okay, but the game handled far-off objects weirdly. The control scheme was sub-par: it was often confusing or cumbersome. And there was some kind of memory leak that forced me to restart the game every hour or so, with long load times.

    My worst experience was when I made a hyperspace jump and lost the story path between systems. It took me probably thirty jumps to randomly find another anomaly and get back on track. Do not reject Atlas at the start, and don't stray too far from the path of anomalies/black holes/interfaces that the game starts you on.

    I had fun playing it for a little while, but it eventually became a slog, and I only continued playing to get the last few achievements. Overall, I'd recommend picking it up for no more than $15, and expect it to wear thin after maybe 10-20 hours. If this game interests you, I'd recommend Spore instead, which I really enjoyed. Spore has better-defined goals and better gameplay overall, though the exploration is a little weaker than in No Man's Sky.    … Expand
  50. JRice
    Jan 1, 2022
    4
    Such a great concept, and yet, so poorly executed... After all the patches and improvements, the game plays clunky, uncomfortable, and gives me headache! You start on a planet with hostile conditions, and are supposed to learn the terribly ununituitive, and badly explained basics under pressure, while you are slowly dying. Such a bad start, really...
    Everything in this game feels like a    Such a great concept, and yet, so poorly executed... After all the patches and improvements, the game plays clunky, uncomfortable, and gives me headache! You start on a planet with hostile conditions, and are supposed to learn the terribly ununituitive, and badly explained basics under pressure, while you are slowly dying. Such a bad start, really...
    Everything in this game feels like a concept, something that still needs to be properly implemented. After two hours with this game, in which i had to learn and understand everything the hard way, and did not enjoy anything, im quitting. No fun, just stress...    … Expand
  51. bwheatley
    Sep 19, 2016
    10
    I was not on the hype train so I did not have my hopes set unrealistically high. This is a pretty good game for what it is. There will be pop in, repeating textures, and some frustrations but you can still lose yourself for hours in exploration.
  52. Nataraja
    Aug 16, 2016
    6
    No Man's Sky (NMS) is a divisive game. What is in the game at launch is only a morsel of what it hoped to be. Justifiable or not is a personal perspective and I am disappointed with the launch product and the over hype of the game. Regardless I can lose hours to the game as a form or relaxation and exploration. On that level it delivers. But its also very repetitive in a ungratifyingNo Man's Sky (NMS) is a divisive game. What is in the game at launch is only a morsel of what it hoped to be. Justifiable or not is a personal perspective and I am disappointed with the launch product and the over hype of the game. Regardless I can lose hours to the game as a form or relaxation and exploration. On that level it delivers. But its also very repetitive in a ungratifying way. There is no drive to do much of anything unless you create your own purpose and goals.

    The controversy continues when people weigh its value proposition and many feel its not a $60 game. I am fine with its price point but for anyone on the fence I would urge you to rent it for PS4 or watch a lot of streams so you know what you are purchasing.

    The technical flaws on PC are large and unavoidable. Graphically its serviceable. The sound and soundtrack are the strongest part of the game. The rest is simply mediocre, from mining to spacecraft to shooting, etc.

    The best criticism that I heard of the game is its "an ocean of content that is only about an inch deep." For those who love sandboxes though, this will be a stellar title. For me this sandbox is just too lose and offers too little engagement to keep me interested for an extended time, but has provided 40 hours of entertainment and will be there whenever I decide I want to mindlessly grind away at NMS.    … Expand
  53. TenchuuKhan
    Sep 24, 2016
    7
    Overpriced experience.

    In No Man's Sky you get thrown on a planet with your broken ship. Farm up some resources to repair it and then go exploring. What's there to explore: Generated planets and animals (plants are pretty much the same all over). Find monuments which teach you languages or some insight into the lore. Meet different species (there's only 4 really) - every time you    Overpriced experience.

    In No Man's Sky you get thrown on a planet with your broken ship. Farm up some resources to repair it and then go exploring.

    What's there to explore:
    Generated planets and animals (plants are pretty much the same all over).
    Find monuments which teach you languages or some insight into the lore.
    Meet different species (there's only 4 really) - every time you meet an NPC you get faced with a little text puzzle (like: You see this alien, it does this expression, what do you give it). Learning the languages helps you here as the aliens of course tell you what they want, and the more you understand the more is in clear text, the rest is in gibberish.
    Additionally there's a main quest which sends you through different systems to find the Atlas. Once that is done, you can go ahead and find the center of the universe.
    Find blueprints and new tech along the way
    Find ships (if you're super lucky)
    Expand your inventory

    Gameplay is quite repetetive.
    Jump into a system, get or get not involved in a space fight, land on a planet. Explore it, scan the species you find along the way.
    Is it fun? Yes, if you want it to be fun. I've grinded it for some 40 hours.

    I'd wait until it costs 20€ because that's what it's actually worth in my opinion.    … Expand
  54. Alexsis
    Nov 16, 2017
    5
    It's an ok game if you haven't been listening to the hype. It's a nice and simple space sandbox that can help you kill a few hours when you don't want to invest much brainpower in to your game.
    It's no Minecraft and depending on your preferences, you may find it relaxing and maybe even fun.
  55. Orizon
    Sep 1, 2016
    5
    Never been aboard the hype train, so my game experience is totally "pure".

    NMS offers indeed a huge, immense universe to explore, but fails in making it entertaining for the user. Planets, ships, weapons: everything is generated procedurally, but after a while you'll notice that everything and everybody looks the same. Better: they feel and look uninteresting because they always remind    Never been aboard the hype train, so my game experience is totally "pure".

    NMS offers indeed a huge, immense universe to explore, but fails in making it entertaining for the user. Planets, ships, weapons: everything is generated procedurally, but after a while you'll notice that everything and everybody looks the same. Better: they feel and look uninteresting because they always remind you of something you have already seen.
    Nothing like or similar to real world diversity.

    That is one main problem, which is aggravated by something they easily could improve: structures and aliens have the lowest diversity of all, which results in seeing the same stuff in totally different and distant worlds. Boring, and quite "stupid".

    The game itself has no real purposes: paths for Atlas and Center of the Galaxy are little more than 2 of the infinite jump combinations available. No real quests, duties. No survival (you can survive anything by just digging a little hole with 3-4 plasma grenades...which you can recharge with little cost).

    So, why am I giving 5?
    Because you can actually squeeze 15-30 hours of fun (if you like exploring), and I think that the only real problem is the price: if it was 20€, NMS would have received way less critics.

    And since it's almost impossible now to evolve a 20€ game into a 60€, NMS is going to die tragically soon.    … Expand
  56. kdkade
    Aug 29, 2016
    8
    I can only agree that No Man's Sky needs a lot more work to be a masterpiece, though I cannot help but think that the game is still an incredible achievement, and I'm actually glad I bought it. I love being in a ship between few planets that are so far away and deciding which way I want to go. I love to laugh at ridiculous animals and to admire the majestic ones. I love to find thatI can only agree that No Man's Sky needs a lot more work to be a masterpiece, though I cannot help but think that the game is still an incredible achievement, and I'm actually glad I bought it. I love being in a ship between few planets that are so far away and deciding which way I want to go. I love to laugh at ridiculous animals and to admire the majestic ones. I love to find that somehow special planet among all the other ones. I love the experience of being the first person ever to discover that particular planet. But perhaps that's just who I am - NMS makes me want to do stuff just for the sake of doing them.

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

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

    The second thing is the price. Way too high for any game, really. I bought Witcher 3 for a lot less in a cool box with map, stickers and plenty of stuff. I don't see anything about NMS that would justify being more expensive.    … Expand
  57. LucyFox
    Sep 9, 2016
    10
    This game is nearly perfect for me. And I'm sure missing features will be patched in.
    Don't blame Hello Games for missing stuff and so on. It was clearly their publisher who wanted them to release the game before it was really finished. It's always the same...
    Hello Games did a great job so far. So less people and such a great game. It's for people with a lot of imagination, for people    This game is nearly perfect for me. And I'm sure missing features will be patched in.
    Don't blame Hello Games for missing stuff and so on. It was clearly their publisher who wanted them to release the game before it was really finished. It's always the same...
    Hello Games did a great job so far. So less people and such a great game.
    It's for people with a lot of imagination, for people who loves to explore and to discover. This game isn't for everyone though. But it doesn't deserve all this hate!    … Expand
  58. ToFewViews
    Sep 5, 2016
    8
    So this is a game that many people have had very heated discussions or arguments over and because of some trailers that misrepresented parts of the game it's left some disappointing. Others finding enjoyment in what the game has to offer. One easy way to put this is that this game is not for everyone, it definitely appeals to a specific group of people, People looking for a exciting spaceSo this is a game that many people have had very heated discussions or arguments over and because of some trailers that misrepresented parts of the game it's left some disappointing. Others finding enjoyment in what the game has to offer. One easy way to put this is that this game is not for everyone, it definitely appeals to a specific group of people, People looking for a exciting space shooter with tuns of depth and story should be looking into other games. People who are looking for a very open and atmospheric game with a beautiful art style and endless possibilities will enjoy this game. No Man's Sky doesn't have a set story,Missions or much interaction with the NPC's in it's world and that can ruin part of the game for people but for others who just want to explore the world and enjoy it at there own pace it's fine. I've spent most my time in No Man's Sky going from planet to planet seeing how the weather, systems and other things can have huge factors on what the wild life and plant life was like, also naming everything and making as much money as possible for later in the game. Going from one planet with huge mushrooms and flying eel to another with rolling hills of red grass and massive trees without loading screens and smoothly is something I've wanted to do in a video game for a long time.
    Some things No Man's Sky has to offer are up-gradable multi-tool's that you can build to your liking, also have space ships you can customize to be built for fighting ships or mining. Finding a ship with lots of slots and building it up into your dream ship is extremely satisfying and once you start exploring the universe with it you feel like something out of a sci fi movie or novel.
    Overall if you enjoy open world games and have the urge to just explore the universe at your leisure you will have fun with this game, But remember I look at this game as something to play after a day of work or something to relax with, you can sit back and just enjoy the stars.    … Expand
  59. SuperkenGaming
    Sep 1, 2016
    7
    No Man’s Sky
    vastly underwhelming…
    I went into no man’s sky with low expectations... And at first no man’s sky exceeded these expectations... Everyone starts on a random planet at the edge of the universe, you’re tasked with collecting materials to repair your ship… This is a great tutorial to help you understand the basics of the game… You then go to points in the galaxy you’re in    No Man’s Sky
    vastly underwhelming…
    I went into no man’s sky with low expectations... And at first no man’s sky exceeded these expectations...
    Everyone starts on a random planet at the edge of the universe, you’re tasked with collecting materials to repair your ship…
    This is a great tutorial to help you understand the basics of the game…
    You then go to points in the galaxy you’re in for other parts to give an understanding of the game even more… and the further you go the more intriguing this game gets…
    And once you finally have all of your ship parts, the universe is yours to either explore freely or travel towards the center of the universe…
    To travel towards the center you need materials to craft up to power cells…
    These materials are all reasonably accessible.. some more abundant than others depending on the planet you visit…
    1 power cell will let you travel 100-300 light years at a time to a different planetary system..
    You can also explore these planets for plant and animal species, which is really fun to do initially…
    But it doesn’t take long for the no man’s sky game play loop to get tiring…
    Wide as an Ocean, deep as a puddle…
    I don’t care that animals have different mixtures of body parts or plants have slight variations than plants on other planets..
    Every animal... every plant... they are all the same thing with different skins… that’s it... and the skin isn’t even that different most of the time..
    I find procedural generation to be one of the laziest forms of game design and roll my eyes every time I hear the phrase and no man’s sky is a prime example of why…
    This is 40 hours of the same thing….
    All you do is repeat the first 2 hours of the game 20 times…
    These worlds are not alive... animals aren’t eating, sleeping, fighting, mating… they’re just there..
    walking around looking the animals on earth with parts of other animals from earth…
    doing nothing but occasionally attacking you…
    Don’t get me wrong, I was in a trance for a good 15 hours playing no man’s sky, and 15 hours is well worth $60, but the game was just not intriguing enough to keep me wanting to continue forward…
    I shouldn’t have a planet figured out before I even set foot on it…
    But here I was, I knew what to look for to get certain materials, because again these planets are all the same only differing in color or elemental danger that never really mattered...
    and once you do get sucked into the game, you have to deal with these annoying sentinel creatures that shoot you for mining materials…
    A very unnecessary nuisance that I believe ruins the potential Zen like experience no man sky has going for it…
    you can also find ship and mining tool upgrades on these planets as well as these word stones to help you understand the alien creatures that inhabit a trading station in every star system that you can use to sell valuable materials and purchase materials needed to craft a new item or upgrade…
    These stations also have other galactic travelers that you can sell items to, buy from, or purchase their ship from…
    No man’s sky is a very relaxing and casual experience, simple loop, simple crafting, and may be one of those games you return to every now and then when you’re bored…
    But its uninteresting beyond the first couple of hours and at the end of the day is just another lazy feeling procedurally generated survival game grind fest…
    I give no man’s sky a 7/10    … Expand
  60. megawavez
    Oct 29, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well... I've play over 50 hours so I can't say I hated it, but I eventually gave up due to boredom. I finished the Atlas quest which I found a bit silly and a am about 150k lt years from the core and have no desire whatsoever to make the rest of the trip to end up in a new galaxy, so.... done.

    I will have to say that every once in awhile you'll run across a very cool planet and want to stay, but not enough to keep me playing....    … Expand
  61. wolverine2710
    Oct 6, 2016
    7
    I've played NMS for 70+ hours now. Yes its not the advertisement game - far from it - but for me its fun. I solely concentrate on exploring the planets because the rest is not fleshed out enough. From a technical point of view its brilliantly done. Personally rating this game with a zero is not fair. I give it a seven. I expect and hope that the game will get more flesh on the bones though......
  62. Shadowsoal
    Dec 27, 2016
    10
    Just sad... Sorry Hello Games :(
    Sometimes the lynch mob picks you and you're fate is sealed.
    I love this game. It's a lot of fun. It's not perfect, but they're doing a nice job adding improvements. I don't feel lied to. I wasn't disappointed because I knew what the limitations of games programming were and didn't expect more than could possibly have been provided. Also : Elite    Just sad... Sorry Hello Games :(
    Sometimes the lynch mob picks you and you're fate is sealed.
    I love this game. It's a lot of fun. It's not perfect, but they're doing a nice job adding improvements.
    I don't feel lied to.
    I wasn't disappointed because I knew what the limitations of games programming were and didn't expect more than could possibly have been provided.
    Also : Elite Dangerous was the single most disappointing and belittling experience I've ever had with a game.    … Expand
  63. SuperJ728
    Oct 25, 2016
    10
    Please, before asking why do I give a 10 to this game, you'll have to understand my wish of a science-fiction space exploration game. I've dreamed with this for years and I'll be dreaming more years.

    In my opinion, refund button works perfectly, I give that 10/10
  64. michaeln
    Sep 17, 2018
    1
    Hello Games grifted me out of $100. I bought the original game when it first came out on PS4. I was very disappointed (because the game was horrible). Because I had purchased the PS4 to play the game, I sold the system soon after. Years later, they release the NEXT update, which is supposed to fix everything (or add the stuff that was left out intentionally because they lied about whatHello Games grifted me out of $100. I bought the original game when it first came out on PS4. I was very disappointed (because the game was horrible). Because I had purchased the PS4 to play the game, I sold the system soon after. Years later, they release the NEXT update, which is supposed to fix everything (or add the stuff that was left out intentionally because they lied about what they would include the game). Like the sucker that I am, I purchased the game on PC. It's just as bad as it always was. It's no fun at all. There is nothing resembling a story. What's there is not engaging. It's sparse in every category: imagination, entertainment value, things to do, etc. I can't stress enough how bad this game is. It is a complete failure and I hate that I bought it twice. I wanted to like it so much. A part of me still does. Why did you do this to me, Hello Games?… Expand
  65. Shadow1
    Jan 5, 2017
    6
    Good idea, but bad release. In this game good atmosphere, beatiful world, at the moment good cartoon graphics, in this game many interesting animals, but this game is underfulfilled and anticipated, terrible optimization, many bugs and developers promized "Multiplayer will be in this game", but they are lied, but developers said " We are fulfilling this game" and I wait, when they finalizeGood idea, but bad release. In this game good atmosphere, beatiful world, at the moment good cartoon graphics, in this game many interesting animals, but this game is underfulfilled and anticipated, terrible optimization, many bugs and developers promized "Multiplayer will be in this game", but they are lied, but developers said " We are fulfilling this game" and I wait, when they finalize this game, if they are not lie, but now this game is one of the worst games of 2016.… Expand
  66. PinkScug17
    Aug 24, 2016
    5
    I feel like this game should at least be called star wars, or at least feel like a star wars game where you are like han solo, going around collecting alot of stuff with your ship and companion.

    I don't even know if I have a point made at all.
  67. markogera
    Aug 29, 2016
    10
    This game is pretty fun and interesting to me. I haven't played it long and don't intend on dumping 100's of hours into it, but it plays great on my i7 4770 with gtx 970 sli rig.
  68. ImmanuelKunt
    Aug 24, 2016
    5
    A promising game in the trailers, and enjoyable for the first 20 or 30 hours, but which ultimately does not deliver and becomes dull and pointless after a while. It should have stayed in development for at least another year.
  69. Gabycanch
    Aug 24, 2016
    5
    Sinceramente no me parece un mal juego, si se vendiera como lo que es, un indi, no merecería mayores criticas, el problema es que se anuncio como un triple A a todas luces y se lo cobro como tal, y si lo tengo que calificar como tal entonces ya cambia la cosa, para lo que prometía ser y su valor es un juego muy pobre, tanto técnicamente como en el aspecto jugable y ni hablar la calidadSinceramente no me parece un mal juego, si se vendiera como lo que es, un indi, no merecería mayores criticas, el problema es que se anuncio como un triple A a todas luces y se lo cobro como tal, y si lo tengo que calificar como tal entonces ya cambia la cosa, para lo que prometía ser y su valor es un juego muy pobre, tanto técnicamente como en el aspecto jugable y ni hablar la calidad gráfica, es una idea muy interesante y puede ser el precedente de futuros títulos que realmente logren grandes cosas, pero es solo eso, una gran idea con una pobre realización, y repito, de haberse vendido como el indi que es seria merecedor de halagos, pero por lo que prometieron y su elevado costo termina siendo muy pobre.… Expand
  70. Renstik
    Aug 24, 2016
    5
    I played this a little thanks to Steam sharing via my friend's library and all I can say for now is that this game is grossly overpriced. It's a cool little indie experiment that can be quite impressive at times in terms of its scope, but as a whole this game feels more like an early-access title worth $10-$20 rather than a full $60 AAA release.

    Gameplay can become repetitive very    I played this a little thanks to Steam sharing via my friend's library and all I can say for now is that this game is grossly overpriced. It's a cool little indie experiment that can be quite impressive at times in terms of its scope, but as a whole this game feels more like an early-access title worth $10-$20 rather than a full $60 AAA release.

    Gameplay can become repetitive very quickly due to the game's lack of depth and content. Yes, it is vast thanks to the rather impressive procedural generation that it uses, but it is still procedural generation. The game only as 2-3 GB of content, and this can become very apparent as quickly as two hours in. Once you've seen and done the limited amount of original things you can see and do, gameplay becomes samey and boredom can set in soon after as the game quickly becomes nothing more than a grinder. Many people don't mind this grind-like gameplay, and I myself sometimes don't mind simply exploring some planets and mining some materials to improve my equipment. However, this barebones gameplay will be very boring and displeasing to many other people, and the amount of content that it offers should definitely not be priced so highly.

    There are also a number of performance problems. I have a pretty high-end PC but my framerate drops below 60 when I'm entering a planet's atmosphere or sometimes randomly via hitching, and my framerate ranges widely from 60-120 in all other situations (max settings 1080p.) Also the controls, while decent, are poorly implemented when it comes to flying the spaceship, which is quite a pain to do with a keyboard and mouse. Keys are fully rebindable as far as I know though, so at least there's that. Also the menus are fairly easy to navigate, however it should be noted that changing any graphics options (even changing the resolution and window size) requires a game restart, which is ridiculous. One last quick complaint is that I personally think the max FOV should be a bit highter (right now it's barely good enough for me.)

    I could go into more detail about all the game's problems, but there are plenty other reviews for that, so I'll just cut to the chase. No Man's Sky is a fairly enjoyable space exploration survival/crafting thingy (assuming you can run it at a decent framerate), but is certainly is NOT a complete AAA title worthy of the $60 price tag, so my advice would be to wait until this game gets a serious discount before purchasing. I'm glad I didn't pay $60 for it, and I'm sure that if you ever pick it up for a discounted price or share it off a friend, you will think the same.    … Expand
  71. Opa_Jenner
    Aug 28, 2016
    8
    I like this game quite a bit. It's a game where you have to set your own goals (which kinda makes sense, since it's procedurally generated), but once you do that, it's very satisfying to just jump from planet to planet.
    As a PC gamer, I cannot stress enough the importance of owner a controller. From my experience, the keyboard controls are a bit weird.
    Happy exploring!
  72. korlag
    Aug 28, 2016
    10
    No Man's Sky is an unusual game - it's not combat focused, it's not construction focused, it's exploration focused. If you have ever had a sense of wonder at exploring the universe, and wished you could witness amazing sights like a planet taking up the entire sky above you, it is the game for you.

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

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

    It had issues at launch but patches have resolved them all for me. 60fps using a GTX760, i75k series and 16GB RAM.    … Expand
  73. Spectre8
    Aug 29, 2016
    8
    I run an older machine and have had no issues - other than not enough time to play.

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

    Love this game.
  74. F0B0S
    Sep 14, 2016
    7
    Juego entretenido para quien le gusta la exploración, por desgracia, acaba resultando repetitivo cuando se avanza un poco en la partida ya que una vez terminados los objetivos basicos el objetivo único del juego pasa a ser avanzar hacia el centro de la galaxia por los medios de que dispongas, y puedo garantizar que es un proceso muy largo y pesado.
  75. tankstar521
    Oct 1, 2016
    10
    I have played this game for several weeks now and I am still amazed at the planets. No game has ever given such a vast ocean of worlds to play explore. I have been completely impressed and can't wait to see how this game changes everything. Of all the indie games this one has by far the greatest scope. I walked around a planet and then called my spaceship to a location device. Got in andI have played this game for several weeks now and I am still amazed at the planets. No game has ever given such a vast ocean of worlds to play explore. I have been completely impressed and can't wait to see how this game changes everything. Of all the indie games this one has by far the greatest scope. I walked around a planet and then called my spaceship to a location device. Got in and flew to the nearest moon without any delay or load times whatsoever.

    I have heard all the negatives but when a game of this magnitude comes out for the first time it is necessary for the bugs to be worked out it. I truly hope that they do not get discouraged or penalized because of all the people without vision. This game is like kindergarten in its development. Sort of like pong. From here we can go anywhere. Open you eyes gamers and see the future. Great work. Nothing like it has ever been achieved.    … Expand
  76. Spyral251
    Oct 7, 2016
    6
    This review is specifically the PC steam version of No Man's Sky. The key here is expectations. This game is actually decent. However, if you go into it with hype, or high expectations from trailers, yes you will be totally disappointed. The biggest thing I found annoying in this game was the fact that it's a survival game, in a really big big open world. Finally, do not get this on PCThis review is specifically the PC steam version of No Man's Sky. The key here is expectations. This game is actually decent. However, if you go into it with hype, or high expectations from trailers, yes you will be totally disappointed. The biggest thing I found annoying in this game was the fact that it's a survival game, in a really big big open world. Finally, do not get this on PC unless you have a recent desktop. Preferably get it on PS4, if you think it's worth it.… Expand
  77. NoneyaBiznazz
    Oct 11, 2016
    10
    I love this game. To read how many of you completely hate this game says a lot about the quality of your character.... I mean, as human beings. You're all--how you say--"Not so good"

    In short, this game is for the calmer smarter and more inquisitive people of the world. To the rest its just torture. And inspires such hatred in you that you come here and vomit it all up in an    I love this game. To read how many of you completely hate this game says a lot about the quality of your character.... I mean, as human beings. You're all--how you say--"Not so good"

    In short, this game is for the calmer smarter and more inquisitive people of the world. To the rest its just torture. And inspires such hatred in you that you come here and vomit it all up in an orgiastic expenditure of negativity and vitriol in vain hope that it won't make you look like the hotheaded ADHD kids you really are...

    I watched the videos, and the interviews and I understood where you did not. Hence I got exactly what I expected. You did not.

    Its not their fault you people jump to conclusions and then hang yourself with false expectations you created for yourself. Been playing a few hours nightly since release. Still uncovering plot points and seeing new things. Its like having the ability to vacation in space, any time you like. without all the dangerous decompression and death.

    Sorry you're all just not good enough people to enjoy this amazing work of art. The fault lies within you. Please do us all a favor and don't have children.    … Expand
  78. NutKid4Sale
    Oct 14, 2016
    10
    I milked this crud out of my ding dong and it WAS the best juicing I got in while the animals didn't fight so I WAS REAL CALM I liek this better then COd fishy and Battlefeild uno gonna hav DAT competition mester peice

    OH yeah is it normal to to get blood after wiping also vaccines cause autism and I vote u r mumi !!111!
  79. ExpertPL
    Nov 11, 2016
    6
    While I understand why people are angry at the developers for the promises that were not met, I think that rating this game by the things that it doesn't have but it was supposed to have is unfair, and judging by features it has I give it a strong 6.
  80. OrionDarkwood
    Jan 16, 2017
    6
    No Man's Sky was a game filled with overhyped gameplay and expections. Does that mean its a bad game. Yes and No

    No Man's Sky (NMS) succeeds in creating the environment of a explorer in the vast reaches of space. The joy of discovery, of repairing your ship to take to the stars and then to upgrade your ship to go to other worlds faster and better than before. The progression from    No Man's Sky was a game filled with overhyped gameplay and expections. Does that mean its a bad game. Yes and No

    No Man's Sky (NMS) succeeds in creating the environment of a explorer in the vast reaches of space. The joy of discovery, of repairing your ship to take to the stars and then to upgrade your ship to go to other worlds faster and better than before. The progression from surival to exploration to mastery of the stars.

    However it fails on some basic design flaws:

    * Why does almost every trader, explorer and random alien you meet look and sound almost the same.

    * Why do you have to discover all the elements or basic designs. Any high school student can name a fair amount of the perodic table. So why can't the scanner in the game identify basic elements.

    * After your first couple of dozen worlds, you realize how much sameness the NMS has.

    * Do you really need 16 quintillion planets to explore when creating a slice of the universe with a few hundred worlds would occupy one's time for a while. And one could put more resources into creating more engaging worlds than alot that look like rehashes of the one's you have already seen.

    * Random starting points are okay, but aleast make the starting world a little more newbie friendly. The first two times I started a new game I started on a radioactive planet with little oxygen.

    * Why can't my ship scanners locate elements and plot them out for me, why must I hack relays to get the knowledge that should come from a decent onboard computer.

    * No Autopliot or Fast Travel

    * No real focus or compelling reason to get to the center of the galaxy. If you want to put that as the focus you could easily say humans just got FTL travel and you are one of many explorers to do the Star Trek thing aka Seek out and explore bold new worlds    … Expand
  81. Pekira
    Mar 18, 2017
    6
    No man's sky have evolved a lot since the it was release the games is not as dead as it used, No man's sky some times can be extremely boring do to the fact you need to travel a lot to another solar systems to find rare items, the game isn't as repetitive as it was, the base system is pretty good, the game is playable.
  82. ezalenka
    Apr 29, 2017
    6
    This game is not bad, also it is not fantastic. I have an enjoyable time bopping around the universe in my ship, then gathering resources and building new things. If excitement and fantastic action is what you are looking for, try another game. If you like a decently solid exploration game, give this a try.
  83. Foxy43
    Nov 11, 2017
    6
    We got the boring gameplay (just explore the planets and extract resources), boring story (but I think, there is no story at all), optimization is bad. At least, the game's idea is nice, but done is too bad. Now updates trying to save this game...Well, there is only hope.
  84. PXpropox
    May 19, 2018
    6
    El juego en su lanzamiento era malo, que digo malo, malisimo!!
    Pero lo han actualizado y mejorado y se nota el esfuerzo que tiene detrás gracias a hello games.
    Si bien todavia no llega a ser perfecto ni ser el juego que prometieron, se acerca bastante y creo que se merece una segunda oportunidad.
    Lastima que internet nunca olvida y siempre va a quedar con esa mala imagen.
  85. Shadowshire
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    One of the best space games ever. Space is infinite and this is exactly what this games lets you experience. No multiplayer og co-op, but a solid single player exploration game. You're alone in a vast universe. This is such a relief. Cinematics, multiplayer and online gaming almost killed my enjoyment of playing games, but no more... Thank you so much Hello games.
  86. wEsSeLs
    Aug 8, 2018
    6
    No Man’s Sky is an exploration type game where you are on a quest thru space, exploring randomly generated planets on your gurney to the center of the universe.

    No Man’s Sky was a massive disappointment upon release. Leading up to its release me and my friends were bursting of excitement. We could not wait for the release but after finally having purchased the game and about a day of    No Man’s Sky is an exploration type game where you are on a quest thru space, exploring randomly generated planets on your gurney to the center of the universe.

    No Man’s Sky was a massive disappointment upon release. Leading up to its release me and my friends were bursting of excitement. We could not wait for the release but after finally having purchased the game and about a day of intensive gameplay we soon found the game getting stale and quickly realized that the game was not at all what it led up to be.

    The game had and still have astonishing potential but this only led to our disappointment when we saw how poorly the game was executed.

    Recent updates have improved the game immensely and certainly regained my interest. This definitely was one small step for No Man’s Sky but will still need a giant leap to regain popularity and get into a different light with the community.

    In my opinion the game should focus on improving the survival aspect of the game.
    I think with the recent updates implying that the developers are willing to improve and rectify their mistakes. I will encourage people to support them purchase No Man’s Sky to help get this game to its potential which is revolutionary for its genre.    … Expand
  87. SerSpooge
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    Considering the state it was in when it first released, this game has come an incredibly long way. they have added an endless amount of enjoyable content,I have put 20 hours into it recently and feel as though I have barely scratched the surface. it still has its issues, I have had multiple deaths due to glitches in the world and the multiplayer isn't as synchronised as it could be. butConsidering the state it was in when it first released, this game has come an incredibly long way. they have added an endless amount of enjoyable content,I have put 20 hours into it recently and feel as though I have barely scratched the surface. it still has its issues, I have had multiple deaths due to glitches in the world and the multiplayer isn't as synchronised as it could be. but seeing how far they've come since release I can only see this game getting better.… Expand
  88. Subidubi
    Oct 23, 2021
    2
    I tried it in Xbox game pass, so I did not actually bought this game. After all these years I hoped something good, as my friends are enjoying it, and I read the Steam reviews.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I don't want to write about how misleading was the marketing 5 years ago. That is the past, I don't care about that.    … Expand
  89. PrdPak
    Sep 20, 2021
    6
    I have been observing the status of this game ever since launch. At first the game seemed so underwhelming that I'd even refuse to play it for free. However, I played it recently, and I can say for sure, that the developers have done a mega job, in releasing updates and fixing this game, however it might be too late by now...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    This idea is amazing, but it managed to amaze me and disappoint me at the same time. But honestly, no matter how much the developers try to update this game, its now far too late, and the gaming community has generally lost interest in this, like what is happening with Cyberpunk 2077.    … Expand
  90. craftnomansky
    Aug 15, 2019
    5
    No Man's Sky have no in-game challenge beside the NPC missions, if you can create endless worlds why there aren't any real players game challenge ?! the game dynamic is good when it comes to the creation of new infinite planets full of creatures and plants,

    Personally I see a player expectation is to find unique or regular items and know what to do with it rather than storing it and    No Man's Sky have no in-game challenge beside the NPC missions, if you can create endless worlds why there aren't any real players game challenge ?! the game dynamic is good when it comes to the creation of new infinite planets full of creatures and plants,

    Personally I see a player expectation is to find unique or regular items and know what to do with it rather than storing it and guess for the future use, if you can't connect with real players or even influence on a particular space region and escalate some game thrills then what's the point of No Man's Sky ? after playing nearly 350 hours, I find many items I have collected have no use at all, you can't make a blue print to make new items or build something special, and I am still guessing even if this feature still available in No Man's Sky, well at the end it doesn't matter if you have unique stuff or not because there is no common goal to compete against other players.

    I will give you a nice analogy with some metaphoric expression : No Man's Sky is an empty vacuum you just jump from a system to a system and wasting your time, by the time you play this game you get older and older and then your wife leaves you behind, sneaking, and sleep with other guys , while you are exploring some virtual planets building your virtual home for yourself alone like being disposed in this world.

    To be honest, the game developers have no idea what's going on in real world, because they spend most of their time at the basement and isolated, alright, I respect their effort as they want to make some money but their concept about real world is entirely unrealistic.    … Expand
  91. Lizarino
    May 31, 2020
    7
    Rough launch but the regular updates have made this game definitely worth playing
    If you don't mind grinding and enjoy exploration / building then try it out
    The game does occasionally crash for me though and the occasional bug but nothing major Edit 2020: The game now has major performance issues for me including frequent crashing, low fps and textures not loading in properly. I    Rough launch but the regular updates have made this game definitely worth playing
    If you don't mind grinding and enjoy exploration / building then try it out

    The game does occasionally crash for me though and the occasional bug but nothing major

    Edit 2020: The game now has major performance issues for me including frequent crashing, low fps and textures not loading in properly. I have also been experiencing a lot more bugs like the discovery system not working, other players being invisible, bases dissapearing. All of these things were pretty much non-existant in the past.
    Losing almost houts of progress multiple times is infuriating so score is lowered    … Expand
  92. Mister_Jey
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    → Une épopée dans les étoiles.
    Décrié à sa sortie pour ne pas avoir tenu toutes ses promesses, No Man's Sky est aujourd'hui à la hauteur de ce qu'il devait être, grâce à un bon nombre de DLC gratuits qui sont venus ajouter beaucoup de contenu. Ainsi, on se retrouve à bord de notre vaisseau à explorer un nombre infini de planètes colorées, au climat parfois rude, et peuplé généralement de    → Une épopée dans les étoiles.
    Décrié à sa sortie pour ne pas avoir tenu toutes ses promesses, No Man's Sky est aujourd'hui à la hauteur de ce qu'il devait être, grâce à un bon nombre de DLC gratuits qui sont venus ajouter beaucoup de contenu. Ainsi, on se retrouve à bord de notre vaisseau à explorer un nombre infini de planètes colorées, au climat parfois rude, et peuplé généralement de drôles de créatures. J'aurais tout de même souhaité une histoire tout autre, d'ailleurs peut-on vraiment parler ici de scénario ? Il y a quand même une espèce de sentiment de solitude intersidéral qui s'installe, malgré l'arrivé du Nexus (sorte d'anomalie spatiale proposant une expérience multijoueur). NMS propose tout de même une belle aventure, j'étais déjà conquis à sa sortie, et c'est évidemment encore plus le cas aujourd'hui, même s'il pourrait être encore bien meilleur sur certains points.

    Sortie en août 2016 / Développé par Hello Games.    … Expand
  93. karlto
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
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  94. tygoro
    Feb 11, 2020
    10
    I love this game, it's the best on the planet. Had a rough start but the dev's REALLY do care and they are constantly improving the game.
  95. OverTheRocks
    Feb 18, 2020
    8
    Hello Games have really No Man's Sky into being the game that was promisied. The gameplay is no longer a long grind and now feels encoraging to keep moving along the many story lines and to keep exploring. The Exploration in NMS can somtimes feel a bit boring as there are only 18 types of planets. The fauna makes up for this with diversity and intersing flying snake like creatures? All inHello Games have really No Man's Sky into being the game that was promisied. The gameplay is no longer a long grind and now feels encoraging to keep moving along the many story lines and to keep exploring. The Exploration in NMS can somtimes feel a bit boring as there are only 18 types of planets. The fauna makes up for this with diversity and intersing flying snake like creatures? All in all a fun game to play with friends.… Expand
  96. Vlad_vortex
    Feb 20, 2020
    9
    Despite the fact, that the game started a bit raw, Hello Games continued releasing big updates like Next or Beyond and improving the game. Nowdays it looks very good, many new and interesting features have been added since then.
  97. SpieLPfan
    Feb 20, 2020
    9
    Many good updates made the game into a better game. It's good. The only thing to criticise is that it has some (but not many bugs in it).
  98. DWojt
    May 4, 2023
    0
    Despite the popular opinion the game improved since its premiere, it's still insanely boring. The building mechanics are shallow and there is nothing interesting to explore because everything is generated procedurally. I love good survival game but this one, in my opinion, is not amidst them.
  99. nightstroller
    Apr 29, 2020
    7
    This is my review as a new player (with only about 100 ish hours in so far). I held back on getting the game when it first dropped, although I was most certainly interested. I also did not see/read all of the initial negative reviews. I held off because I was instead putting my attention on Star Citizen at the time (still am keeping tabs on it). But seeing as how we all have to wait a yearThis is my review as a new player (with only about 100 ish hours in so far). I held back on getting the game when it first dropped, although I was most certainly interested. I also did not see/read all of the initial negative reviews. I held off because I was instead putting my attention on Star Citizen at the time (still am keeping tabs on it). But seeing as how we all have to wait a year or more for SC campaign/PU, I thought I would bite the bullet and finally check out NMS after all these years.

    I understand it was released to nearly universal letdown -- not delivering on hardly anything it was advertised to be, however, in it's current state as of writing this, the game is not half as bad as initial/outdated reviews would lead you to believe. It's a very decent game, and the only reason I can't give it a higher score is because I'm not a hardcore exploration fan. What the game currently does have to offer is pretty nice though. It's not perfect, but given from where it started, you can tell the developers care about making it better.

    I wish it had more ship diversity, both in terms of exterior design and interior layout (especially space station interiors -- they're all identical), and I understand this game is built around procedural generation, but if they added in more hand-crafted buildings/structures and populated those with interesting/unique characters with motivation/purpose, then this game would really shine imo. For all I know, Hello Games might be planning or have stuff in the works to address all this. Even if they don't the game is currently really decent.

    No Man's Sky
    Gameplay Enjoyability (0 - Worst, 10 - Best)

    Visuals: 7
    Ground Combat: 4
    Space Combat: 5
    Exploration (enjoyability potential): 9
    Base building: 7
    Lore: 6
    Music ambience: 6
    Cataloguing all-the-things (enjoyability potential): 8
    Resource gathering: 7
    Inventory management: 4

    The (enjoyability potential) is there for those who are into those kinds of things. Take off two points if you aren't.    … Expand
  100. hileger
    Dec 27, 2022
    4
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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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Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 11, 2016
    67
    No Man's Sky breaks the record in falling short of the hype – which is an incredible achievement in the category of super ambitious space games. The huge universe is a repetitive, lifeless and meaningless place, no amount of random generated creatures can change that. The most unforgivable fail is making the spaceship such a pain to fly, which makes exploring the vast universe simply a chore. However, at its best the game is epic and many of the issues should be easy to fix, so this might not be the end of the journey after all. [Sept 2016]
  2. PC PowerPlay
    Oct 2, 2016
    60
    It's partially broken, shallow, repetitive and aimless, but hang me, I still kind of love it. [Issue#255, p.56]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Sep 27, 2016
    60
    While some poorly designed systems and mechanics chip away at your patience, the feeling of flying seamlessly from space down to a peninsula you spotted from orbit never fails to enthrall. [Nov 2016, p.106]
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