No Man's Sky

 PlayStation 4
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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5473 Ratings

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  1. CoreGamer1408
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    NMS is a hard game to rate they keep updating it all the time and with free content. I picked this up at the update NEXT, since then ABYSS, VISIONS and now BEYOND update have dropped. The many planetary graphical pop-ins I have found quite jarring. I am running this with a very low FOV also, because the frame rates on the planets can suck. In space the frame rate seems stable and prettyNMS is a hard game to rate they keep updating it all the time and with free content. I picked this up at the update NEXT, since then ABYSS, VISIONS and now BEYOND update have dropped. The many planetary graphical pop-ins I have found quite jarring. I am running this with a very low FOV also, because the frame rates on the planets can suck. In space the frame rate seems stable and pretty ok.

    Story wise everything kind of makes sense in this universe when the revelation bombs hit. Though the story and/or the copy/paste side missions is not what drives my interest in this game.

    The Developers give you a lot of cool fun unlock-able stuff to mess about with on land, in underwater and in space. The main personal carrot on the stick is all the researching and chasing after new tech or rare/exotic gear/equipment. All to the backdrop of looking at colorful vibrant worlds while listening to the great in game soundtrack. The game does offer other things like mining, base building, trading, bounty hunting, fleet management, farming, pets and cataloguing.

    The game is far from complex or deep. Pretty easy to pick up and put down on normal difficulty and not much of challenge. It does have survival mode which is not even that hard ( perma-death as of yet to be tried ). This a pretty chill laid back gaming experience for sure. Took my mind of the Pandemic BS for sure.

    2021 Updates have tanked the frame rates. PC and Console gamer hey developers no excuse not to put graphical and effects slider bars/toggles in the console versions. Which consoles games tend to run worse anyway, because they don't have beefier or upgradable tech. WTF is this 20-25 FPS crap?

    Game comes with in built VR. The pixelation is alll pretty bad and the planets in space didn't look very VR. The VR cockpit was pretty cool, but not as amazing as Infinite War cockpit. After trying several different VR games the motion sickness has finally gone. Still with all that plastic and rubber on the head? Head overheat happens pretty quicky. Yeah even when using a massive floor fan to try and counter it. Maybe I need to use PS/VR in the winter or something?    … Expand
  2. AGCR
    Jun 22, 2023
    4
    Today is a very good game, in his first months the game was very bad but after the updates is very good
  3. pyhriel
    Dec 18, 2022
    4
    The game is pretty dull and repetitive. The best feature is the exploration, but even then it is pretty average.

    Most of your time is spent categorizing species & fetching resources, which you will need to replenish your various tools that depletes themselves and to get some specific resources for crafting. The various game mechanics are average at best and there are numerous time    The game is pretty dull and repetitive. The best feature is the exploration, but even then it is pretty average.

    Most of your time is spent categorizing species & fetching resources, which you will need to replenish your various tools that depletes themselves and to get some specific resources for crafting.
    The various game mechanics are average at best and there are numerous time wasting gameplay (refining, piloting, excavating). I get the intent of giving a sens of grandeur to the entire world, but once you choose a destination and just travel for minutes, there kind of isn't any point to making it that long.

    Anyway, even though the intent of the game is nice, I wouldn't recommend it, the implementation end up providing a somewhat dull experience.    … Expand
  4. igarrett
    Oct 17, 2022
    0
    Reviewing because people are being babies about some recent changes by the developers (which they are currently working on fixing anyways, because they're awesome developers who have put years into making this game something truly special). But yeah, it's an awesome game. I like it, and you probably will too. Also if you're just starting the game nothing anyone is currently complainingReviewing because people are being babies about some recent changes by the developers (which they are currently working on fixing anyways, because they're awesome developers who have put years into making this game something truly special). But yeah, it's an awesome game. I like it, and you probably will too. Also if you're just starting the game nothing anyone is currently complaining about would potentially even come close to affecting you for a long time, so have fun.… Expand
  5. Gefweber
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    После последнего обновления до версии 4.0 Полностью испаганили игру. Играл в игру с самого начала. Делал предзаказ. И вот полностью испаганили игру и это при условии когда вышла это было лишь название. Бросаю играть этот шлак если не исправят. Взяли и свалили все в одну кучу. Был раздельные меню для технологи и кастюма и матерьялов. А ща все настройки технологий запихали в матерьялов иПосле последнего обновления до версии 4.0 Полностью испаганили игру. Играл в игру с самого начала. Делал предзаказ. И вот полностью испаганили игру и это при условии когда вышла это было лишь название. Бросаю играть этот шлак если не исправят. Взяли и свалили все в одну кучу. Был раздельные меню для технологи и кастюма и матерьялов. А ща все настройки технологий запихали в матерьялов и все настройки что были сделаны в технологиях уничтожили. ИДИОТЫ. Гарет Бурн - Вы что решили что игра слишком хорошо продается или слишком высокий рейтинг. Предлагаю ОБРУШИТЬ до 0 и что бы до " Гения" дошло, не надо злить тех "идиотов", что купили игру на страрте и столько лет играли и рассказывали друзьям, что игра такая хорошая и в одночасье взять и все испаганить. Эно надо Уметь.… Expand
  6. Tomplexthis
    Jul 8, 2022
    4
    Everyone Says, It got better, and well, i bought it day one.
    It has more stuff. cool, but its still the same boring, scan stuff game
    Exploration, is pointless. combat is also pointless Base building, pointless. its just fun to fly around and look at But it sucks, and always has, and i have 500 hours on it The new update for towns, running a town, it sucks its built on actual Mobile    Everyone Says, It got better, and well, i bought it day one.
    It has more stuff. cool, but its still the same boring, scan stuff game
    Exploration, is pointless. combat is also pointless
    Base building, pointless. its just fun to fly around and look at
    But it sucks, and always has, and i have 500 hours on it
    The new update for towns, running a town, it sucks
    its built on actual Mobile game timers. so yeah, pass, its bad, always has been    … Expand
  7. squid_77
    Jun 19, 2022
    2
    Bought on sale and still want my money back. This game is garbage. I’m sorry, but it is. I though, after all this time, it should be a solid game by now. Sadly, no. There is no real tutorial, and you start on a planet where you’re dying due to the elements. They don’t actually step you through what to do. Not really, any you wander aimlessly and figure out controls by trial and error. WhenBought on sale and still want my money back. This game is garbage. I’m sorry, but it is. I though, after all this time, it should be a solid game by now. Sadly, no. There is no real tutorial, and you start on a planet where you’re dying due to the elements. They don’t actually step you through what to do. Not really, any you wander aimlessly and figure out controls by trial and error. When you finally find and fix your ship, you think, “Okay, that was annoying but it should get better now.” Oh, you sweet naive fool. No, no it does not.
    I made the mistake of pissing of a little sentinel. Jump in my ship and try to run. Nope, sending fighters after me, and you can’t outrun them. Got one, almost a second but the third took me out. That’s actually fine. No problem there. The problem is when they spawn you and you get in to your ship and try to get to the objective… even if you are holding down boost until your finger starts to hurt, the time to destination actually slows down and starts going up. That’s right, your grave and the objective point are both moving away from you. On the planet…. As you are going top speed towards them. Needless to say I never got there. Like an idiot I held on for 8 minutes with the timer not going down and never getting to the place I died. Immediately shut the game down and uninstalled. I know I’m late to the game in playing and reviewing this thing, but in the off chance you are thinking about buying this thing? And you happen upon my review? Please, spare yourself the aggravation and irritation this game give you…. And go get a root canal. That’ll be way more enjoyable.    … Expand
  8. GreaseTank
    Jun 19, 2022
    0
    Oh boy where do I start…. I guess I’ll start with Juneteenth. Congress must have messed this up because it says Juneteenth celebrates the official end of slavery; meanwhile, No Man’s Sky is still available to play. This game makes me grateful for games like Everybody’s Golf and Cyberpunk 2077 (worse than dirt games). I mean I beg my Chel peers from Nik™️ to get this game and I amOh boy where do I start…. I guess I’ll start with Juneteenth. Congress must have messed this up because it says Juneteenth celebrates the official end of slavery; meanwhile, No Man’s Sky is still available to play. This game makes me grateful for games like Everybody’s Golf and Cyberpunk 2077 (worse than dirt games). I mean I beg my Chel peers from Nik™️ to get this game and I am embarrassed to tell them this $60 game (we should be payed to play this rancid cat water) has more monotonous content than Trivia Crack on iOS. Nonetheless, this review is my contribution to trying to get this game’s user score rating at a GT7 2.0.… Expand
  9. AdverD
    Jun 14, 2022
    1
    This game does not have an option to inver X-axis camera control, which means I can't properly control the camera, aim etc, thus this game is virtually unplayable. I've heard that Hello Games put a lot of effort in turning NMS into a proper game after disastrous launch, but it seems they decided to tell people who prefer a certain controll scheme to screw themselves.
  10. greg362
    May 31, 2022
    0
    Last expedition. Way to long. This one? I've tried 2 times so far and cannot even start it. I die from a storm 40 seconds in with no possible way to survive ... Such a waste of time.
  11. Sunaru2
    Mar 21, 2022
    0
    I have been playing NMS for several years now and always find new things to do. Started on PS4 now on PS5. Been enjoying the expeditions recently. Love base building and have several almost maxed out at 30,000 object bases.
  12. Jollyolfun
    Mar 16, 2022
    4
    played it when it first came out. i've heard it's great now but i havent quite gotten to it. but it was stinky at the time of release
  13. InfernalD
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
    The Bad: The most deceptive marketing campaign in recent memory. Developers are proven to be as dishonest as they come. Game launched nothing like marketing showed.

    The Good: The developers stood by the product and eventually after ~3 years brought it close to where it wanted to be at launch. They probably only started development after taking the pre-orders to the bank though. also    The Bad: The most deceptive marketing campaign in recent memory. Developers are proven to be as dishonest as they come. Game launched nothing like marketing showed.

    The Good: The developers stood by the product and eventually after ~3 years brought it close to where it wanted to be at launch. They probably only started development after taking the pre-orders to the bank though.

    also fun fact this game is the reason why Sony hasn't had any early access games for years and Sean Murray tried to weasel and say that Sony was responsible for not giving him enough funding. VP of Sony of America denied this and called it false.    … Expand
  14. danieljquinn
    Sep 8, 2021
    0
    This game sucks a bag of dicks. Seriously, if this is a game that has been fixed from the utter **** that was its disaster of a launch, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Dozens of hours spent trying to get out of the home system, and the bugged mission to receive the hyperdrive won't launch -- so I'm stuck with no way out. As such, my time has just been wasted.

    Seriously, you've had years to    This game sucks a bag of dicks. Seriously, if this is a game that has been fixed from the utter **** that was its disaster of a launch, I'll be a monkey's uncle. Dozens of hours spent trying to get out of the home system, and the bugged mission to receive the hyperdrive won't launch -- so I'm stuck with no way out. As such, my time has just been wasted.

    Seriously, you've had years to fix this glitchy, substandard dumpster-fire of a game and you couldn’t even manage to fix the beginning. Piss off! I'll play a game made by someone who has even a ghost of a clue how to design one. So glad I didn't pay anywhere near full price for this compete train-wreck. Delete game........    … Expand
  15. martinho_99
    May 4, 2021
    3
    Oke first of all I bought this game in 2016 and it was awful, but since the comments say 5 years later it really improved I gave it another try. And sadly I am still dissapointet. You can clearly see it got a lot better but for me the whole idea still doesn't work. Unlimited planets to explore sounds amazing in theorie but in reality this is only a game for people who really love theOke first of all I bought this game in 2016 and it was awful, but since the comments say 5 years later it really improved I gave it another try. And sadly I am still dissapointet. You can clearly see it got a lot better but for me the whole idea still doesn't work. Unlimited planets to explore sounds amazing in theorie but in reality this is only a game for people who really love the survival-colleting recources-upgrade&build things aspect. There is no exciting gameplay nothing happens on these planets. If you explore your landing zone you literally saw the whole planet there are no mysterious caves, forrests or other things you can explore. The animals and plants still look very repetitive. There is nothing happening on these planets only thing you can do is collecting recources thats the only purpose of them. I think this is very dissapointing because what's the point of a whole universe to explore when everything is so boring it isn't worth exploring. Like I said for me the idea sounds great and they did their best but in reality it doesn't work. It would be a much nicer game if there are only 100 planets to explore but every planet has the magic of a world like the worlds in Gof of War do. Sorry if my review is wrong and there are beautiful and exciting planets out there, but I never saw one sadly.… Expand
  16. IAN_MACK12341
    Feb 24, 2021
    0
    Imagine searching for 6 hours for an animal that is labeled as "common" and thinking this is fun for players. Seriously even after all the updates the dev team still can't seem to figure it out, it's just sad at this point.
  17. Davor11
    Feb 21, 2021
    1
    Game is good,but motion sickness its to big to play it!!! Need add option for this problem!To much blink lights and other stuff! Need disable shake camera!!! -_-
  18. ShakesBeer
    Feb 6, 2021
    4
    Space exploration, base building, alien creatures, what could go wrong? Procedural generation, that's what. The designers could have crafted 5-15 beautiful and interesting planets with varied biomes. But instead we've got an infinite number of randomly generated planets, most of which inevitably wind up boring and empty.

    So prepare to spend hours and hours and hours searching for a    Space exploration, base building, alien creatures, what could go wrong? Procedural generation, that's what. The designers could have crafted 5-15 beautiful and interesting planets with varied biomes. But instead we've got an infinite number of randomly generated planets, most of which inevitably wind up boring and empty.

    So prepare to spend hours and hours and hours searching for a pleasant planet for your home base, only to find that once you've found one and started started building, you're in a constant struggle with your inventory size, the game's confusing mechanics, and refueling everything you own or use. Can't find a particular material on your planet? You'll have to fly off of yours, but oh wait no launch fuel. Oh wait no hyperdrive fuel. Oh wait can't find a planet with the material. Oh wait your mining beam is out of fuel. Oh wait you're out of storage space. It all feels much more tedious than in other survival games.

    And once you've built your base, a couple cool vehicles, you realize - there's nothing of interest to actually be explored and there isn't much story to speak of. There are barely any threats to your health and safety, and the variations among different kinds of flora and fauna basically amount to: wow, a vaguely cow-shaped thing with longer legs than the last cow thing.

    That's my 10-hr story with No Man's Sky. I tried. I really did. And I wanted to like it. Some people do find this infinite randomly generated space exploration thing interesting. But for everyone else, go play Subnautica, The Forest, Conan, Ark or The Outer Worlds, Mass Effect, Astroneer - really any other survival or space game instead.    … Expand
  19. ArthurJoelLeo
    Dec 11, 2020
    0
    this buggy and very boring. Such an awful game because of the bugs, it looks like a Ubisoft game.
  20. Juampimarino
    Nov 22, 2020
    2
    Basically it was too lonely in my opinion. How can you explain no planet is filled with skyscrapers to the brim, or just why doesn't any planet have more civilization developed in it?
  21. Potocacapichi
    Nov 21, 2020
    0
    What a wasted time... oh God. There are infinite systems but it’s all the same. Repetitive AF. Devs has done one of the worst video game decade’s
  22. Flashyboy89
    Nov 3, 2020
    1
    I played and got the platinum trophy for NMS back in 2016. The main problem with the game is that it is not rewarding in anyway whatsoever. Everything is a grind and the crafting system over the years of updates has just turned it in to a cluster **** I would think gamers with autism love this game.
  23. DyylaaN_501
    Oct 28, 2020
    2
    Prometio más de lo que dio , los mundo son aburridos , las criaturas parecen muy torpes e inutiles
  24. meetyourcritic
    Sep 26, 2020
    3
    DO NOT. I REPEAT. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Well, if you want 30 mins of actual fun game play for $40, go nuts but if you like fun, don't waste your money. What I mean by that is it has a strong start, (which gives it the three points it has.) and then (to quote slimecicle) like a ball rolling downhill quickly, things go downhill fast. Instantly a fun survival game turns into grindfest, fly,DO NOT. I REPEAT. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Well, if you want 30 mins of actual fun game play for $40, go nuts but if you like fun, don't waste your money. What I mean by that is it has a strong start, (which gives it the three points it has.) and then (to quote slimecicle) like a ball rolling downhill quickly, things go downhill fast. Instantly a fun survival game turns into grindfest, fly, grindfest, fly, grindfest, rinse and repeat. Keep your money in your pockets and do not buy this game.… Expand
  25. mario1892
    Jul 20, 2020
    2
    Has a nice idea, but poorly executed, just felt that I lost my money, hopefully they fix it
  26. Rodrigosanlop
    Jul 16, 2020
    0
    Engañar a la gente con falsas promesas y características del juego solo tiene un nombre estafar.
  27. IRONAGU
    Jun 23, 2020
    3
    when I first bought no man's sky I was so hyped for the game I look awesome and all of that but when I played it I got disappointing cause I wasn't what I expected although with the updates is better still doesn't look like the game I imagine..
  28. Nobilis1984
    Apr 13, 2020
    4
    Man hatte zu Release viel Versprochen aber das kommt alles jetzt erst. Nach über 3 Jahren ist das Spiel so wie es sein sollte. Recht spät.
  29. Sillybear
    Mar 17, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While I appreciate that they have vastly improved the game over the last 3 years, it is only now approaching what was promised at launch. The game's base concepts are just not good enough to hold my attention or make me feel like I would rather be playing this than something else, which is a shame. The worst part of all of this is that they feel that they are still sensible in charging $59.99 for this, which is absolutely obscene.

    My advice is that if you want some good fun with randomly generated stuff (including space) then go pick up Spore for a third of the price (or cheaper if you can find it on sale). Also, I have about 35-40 hours but I originally bought the game when it launched from the GOG store.    … Expand
  30. zanzou
    Feb 19, 2020
    0
    Still has not apologized even once for lying and misleading all his fans due to pressures to get an influx of cash. It doesn't matter how much you go back and fix retroactively until you acknowledge misleading everyone.
  31. Brainstrain
    Dec 12, 2019
    3
    I'm very glad that Hello Games has stuck by this game and improved it so much. But they will never, and should never, live down the false advertising that resulted in people like me paying $60 for a game that was years away from having all the promised features.
  32. greninjaX
    Sep 26, 2019
    0
    no man's sky? more like no one should buy. . . this game. it's bad. and the creators lied about it
  33. zGoldenOG
    Sep 8, 2019
    4
    O game trazia propostas ambiciosas demais para uma desenvolvedora indie,infelizmente o trailer enganou milhares de pessoas e o game foi um fiasco. Alguns aspectos ainda permanecem positivos, porém a maioria do que foi prometido no jogo não aconteceu. Jogo repetitivo e monótono,sem história envolvente.

    Edit: atualmente o game está jogável,e tem tudo que prometeram...porém,tarde demais.
  34. edmondhonda304
    Aug 26, 2019
    2
    The idea of a prodecurally generated universe with millions of planets to explore is tempting, but the game is not accompanied by an alluring gameplay. Before I left the first planet I was already bored of the repetitive mechanics. Seen a planet, seen the rest, because other than color or orography, in all of them you will find the same plain and static intelligent alien species that tellThe idea of a prodecurally generated universe with millions of planets to explore is tempting, but the game is not accompanied by an alluring gameplay. Before I left the first planet I was already bored of the repetitive mechanics. Seen a planet, seen the rest, because other than color or orography, in all of them you will find the same plain and static intelligent alien species that tell you something irrelevant and give you some blueprints to build an enhancement for your equipment, you will learn alien languages from cylindrical monoliths, scan animals, harvest resources to make the aforementioned enhancements or to feed your suit and ship energy needs. No motivation via an engaging story or interesting side quests, nothing, just follow the mysterious signal, go to the center of the galaxy.… Expand
  35. udn
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    **** save system is terrible. constructions, unit ... all blown away in just one error.
  36. TredZ
    Aug 21, 2019
    2
    I only played to the NMS Beyond release.
    At the beginning I had fun exploring the environment, doing the tutorial, even if the onboarding happens on a hostile planet where you have to understand quickly how to survive (maybe not the best way to onboard new players?)
    But...after 6-7hours spend on the game, it is boriiiiiiiiing. Why? "There is no place in your inventory" ... I can resume    I only played to the NMS Beyond release.
    At the beginning I had fun exploring the environment, doing the tutorial, even if the onboarding happens on a hostile planet where you have to understand quickly how to survive (maybe not the best way to onboard new players?)
    But...after 6-7hours spend on the game, it is boriiiiiiiiing. Why?
    "There is no place in your inventory" ... I can resume the game to this sentence. And you lose the item if you do not have any place! why we can not have the item on the ground???
    I spent 1 hour to craft item to unlock a suit amelioration just to... lose it, a bug! the item is not in my inventory...
    I stopped playing to this game because the inventory system, it is so annoying, even the UI. And the crafting system, not easy to know what you can do, can not do.    … Expand
  37. DazTattoo
    Mar 3, 2019
    1
    Imagine Elite the game (Frontier Elite 2) Etc. But in this game you have to get off the planet before you can go to space. Its BORING...Hard work, collecting tiny amounts of resources, I gave it 6hours then uninstalled it. A game is supposed to entertain or at least be exciting ! OK some nerd out there will like it (spending hours and hours just for 1 objective). It's NOT straightImagine Elite the game (Frontier Elite 2) Etc. But in this game you have to get off the planet before you can go to space. Its BORING...Hard work, collecting tiny amounts of resources, I gave it 6hours then uninstalled it. A game is supposed to entertain or at least be exciting ! OK some nerd out there will like it (spending hours and hours just for 1 objective). It's NOT straight forward, you have to mix the resources together to make something else useful. Then you repeat repeat repeat until you have 4 things useful THEN you mix the 4 things useful to make something that works. All with virtually no guidance or instructions. But to be positive to the producers of this game, its on a massive scale and would (if you had a few months spare) be a lifes time work. You'd probably feel very proud if you made it into space.… Expand
  38. SamComedian
    Mar 2, 2019
    3
    Mi puntuación sobre No Man's Sky es de 3, me explico;
    Uff… a ver, vamos al grano, lo único bueno que tiene, en mi opinión, este No Man's Sky es, la banda sonora y lo grande que puede llegar a ser el juego. Que tiene de malo, pues todo lo demás, juego desaprovechado, escenarios calcados, poca diversidad de fauna y flora, mundos idénticos, misiones repetidas, etc. Es muy repetitivo y    Mi puntuación sobre No Man's Sky es de 3, me explico;
    Uff… a ver, vamos al grano, lo único bueno que tiene, en mi opinión, este No Man's Sky es, la banda sonora y lo grande que puede llegar a ser el juego. Que tiene de malo, pues todo lo demás, juego desaprovechado, escenarios calcados, poca diversidad de fauna y flora, mundos idénticos, misiones repetidas, etc. Es muy repetitivo y tedioso, no me ha gustado en absoluto.
    Le pongo un 3 sobre 10 ( comparándolo con juegos de su plataforma, PS4, XboxOne y PC ). Mi vigesimosexta crítica u/o review de la sección de Games.    … Expand
  39. kstate878
    Jan 21, 2019
    0
    0/10 may seem a little like the overreaction of an angry 12 year old, but let me assure you, this games earns it. Let me be clear that I just bought this game, and knew about the original false advertisement debacle, but decided to give it a shot anyway based on YouTube vids saying it is now worth a shot, it is not.

    The game is an absolute rotting corpse of glitches. It's been 3 years,    0/10 may seem a little like the overreaction of an angry 12 year old, but let me assure you, this games earns it. Let me be clear that I just bought this game, and knew about the original false advertisement debacle, but decided to give it a shot anyway based on YouTube vids saying it is now worth a shot, it is not.

    The game is an absolute rotting corpse of glitches. It's been 3 years, and you can play games made on steam in early access with 1/50th the money that look better and have none of the game breaking bugs. Some of my own include: the entire farming system is broken (plant growth timers reset to full every 5 seconds, making farming, a major aspect of the game undoable), constant falling through the map, instant death upon exiting craft (>10 occurrences), enemies attacking through walls, animal enemies biting/killing you from the other side of the map, random total loss of inventory items, map markers that lead nowhere, quest starts which don't trigger, crashing and constant ugly visual issue such as planet corona shining through starship walls. In a game built by massive pansies who didn't want it to be about killing/combat (guns and violence are yucky and mean!) and whos procedural generation leaves you with bland boring planets, the only option for fun is survival gameplay. These glitches make survival (where you loose items you spent hours on) and permadeath mode impossible. I have a brand new PS4, they have had 3 years to fix issues, its absolutely inexcusable.

    As I said earlier, the "exploration" based gameplay is worthless. I have consistently encountered the same plants/features/animals in different color schemes on a vast number of worlds. Animals bumble around no further than 25M from the player before popping out of existence, and nothing about them appears lifelike. You'll never find them pooping, eating, mating, sleeping, fighting, NOTHING. For a game based on exploring the "wonders of the universe" and not combat, again, you would expect giving you something to look at instead of shoot at would be a priority, but, nope. Similarly, the resource gathering is the same on each planet, you'll find a different colored stone for metal, a different tree+bush for carbon, while every other element is sourced from identical plants which have somehow managed to colonize every planet in the galaxy.

    Space once you reach it, exhibits the same lack of variety. Stations are universally featureless ball or block shapes, combat is stale and pointless. Planets have exterior appearances which don't match their surface (water from space on desert planets, etc). Fleets are bland and contain THE SAME 5 SHIPS IN DIFFERENT COLOR SCHEMES. Absolutely pathetic. Pilotable starships have about 20 base models with slight variations, but all fly/feel identical, the only difference being +/- 5 storage slots. Fleet battles show in the "is NMS now worth buying" vids are total BS, after 3 years they still don't exist, just minor fighter battles (>4 fighters at a time) with fleets shooting out canons in all directions for scenery, doing no damage.

    Finally the grind is insane, and for no point. The story is a pathetic afterthought, and the lack of coming across more than 1 player means its not even worth it for swag/bragging rights. You're going to go through MMO tier levels of grind, with no story or social recognition payoff. If running around pointing your impotent little multi-tool at different colored version of the same tree/rock for hundreds of hours to build up a base maybe 5 people will ever see, more power to you and your autism, but its not my or any normal persons idea of fun.

    Overall this game still holds the title of being the most colossal gaming failure of the 2010s. Edgy contrarians and paid youtube shills will have you believe otherwise, but the game is a lifeless, empty, buggy mess, devoid of meaning or fun. Still selling for 60$ is perhaps the biggest joke of all. If you gave this out for free, maybe 1/100 people would come even half way close to finishing it or giving it more than a few hours before downloading.    … Expand
  40. redfox2020
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    It's a joke how this game was released at full price and unfinished. Developers laughing their way to the bank with broken promises and shills reviewers taking pay.
  41. Shadow1995
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    Worst game I have ever bought full price, I gave it away to my friend for free after about 5 days, then not long after he sold it on Ebay for £1, says it all, terrible, just terrible shame on me for buying that crap.
  42. Stonewallish
    Oct 20, 2018
    4
    Despite its numerous and chunky content updates, No Man’s Sky still manages to be one of the most boring games I’ve ever played. The great art style and settings do little to motivate any players to progress its weak story offering, and offers little to no incentive to do anything beside mindless crafting and terraforming. The base building system is serviceable, but I don’t feel likeDespite its numerous and chunky content updates, No Man’s Sky still manages to be one of the most boring games I’ve ever played. The great art style and settings do little to motivate any players to progress its weak story offering, and offers little to no incentive to do anything beside mindless crafting and terraforming. The base building system is serviceable, but I don’t feel like recommending the game based on that alone.

    No Man’s Sky is simply put, a boring game. No amount of added content or multiplayer can change what is essentially an empty game without anything valuable to offer. .    … Expand
  43. SirSloppith
    Oct 2, 2018
    0
    Exploration is great and all but what are you supposed to do for the rest of the end game explore the same planets over and over again? I've grown quite bored of trying to farm unique ships and use them for hardly anything. I feel like this game could've been so so so much more. However, I do like the effort given in the NEXT update.
  44. Genjira
    Sep 9, 2018
    2
    Unfortunately, the (unwarranted, imo) abuse Hello Games experienced following the 2016 launch of No Man's Sky has resulted in a bunker mentality so desperate to introduce the features promised before launch that they have no resource available to fix the myriad bugs they introduce in each update and, indeed, patch. From the malfunctioning scanner to broken portals (the central focus of itsUnfortunately, the (unwarranted, imo) abuse Hello Games experienced following the 2016 launch of No Man's Sky has resulted in a bunker mentality so desperate to introduce the features promised before launch that they have no resource available to fix the myriad bugs they introduce in each update and, indeed, patch. From the malfunctioning scanner to broken portals (the central focus of its ARG) and hydroponic trays, Atlas Rises (v1.3) was a colossal cock-up that ended with HG walking away from it leaving game-breaking bugs in their wake (crafting the highest value items without the ability to harvest gases because the atmosphere harvesters are broken results in the game working definitely not as intended).

    Technical abilities and arsedness aside, the game is basically a deception. Claiming 18 quintillion 'unique' procedurally-generated planets is dishonest when the planets are all basically the same: avoid exposure to local environmental hazard by hiding in caves or sparse buildings (civilisations with no cities?), or activating exosuit upgrades. The environmental hazards all have exactly the same effect so the game's insistence on hot/cold/toxic/radioactive is quite insulting. The individual planets even have the exact same biome stretching from north pole, through equator to south pole.

    In terms of player activities, the game's puzzles are frankly laughable and, between them and the extremely limited dialogue in the 'conversations' with aliens, it becomes stale and repetitive when played for any significant length of time. The added 'quest' in the Atlas Rises update is very short, simplistic and ultimately pointless. Most bizarrely, Hello Games have never addressed the problem of randomly falling through the floor (whether drawn or not) into a subterranean sea that is almost impossible to escape from, a bug that, from what I can gather, has been there since launch. Pretty pitiful.

    Pros: It looks pretty.
    Cons: It basically is one.

    UPDATE

    Oh dear. I just spent a couple of hours on the new 'Next' update that they've had a full year to try to get right and it's appalling. Frame rate issues when the frame rate is locked, sky and water effects that look like it's 1999 again, game crashes, petty gameplay decisions that increase the complexity of the most basic tasks tenfold, brazenly designed to keep you stuck in preliminary gameplay because they still haven't worked out how to make an actual game out of it... this is all on a PS4 Pro, btw. Lots of games use procedural generation. You have to do more than that to make a game of it. Your procedural generation should also work, fyi.

    Score reduced to 2.

    And...

    It's really bad. After 1.57 – seven patches into trying to make a buggy broken mess playable – it's still a buggy broken mess. Missions are broken so they're a waste of time. Base-building is garbage so that's a waste of time. Animals disappear into nothingness when you're trying to scan them so exploring and uploading is a waste of time. Atmosphere harvesters are proper broken so high-end crafting is a waste of time. All of these issues have reported via HG's Zendesk bug-reporting system and, obviously, ignored. Trying to work your way through all the broken and boring to the galaxy centre must be soul-destroying. Hello Games are truly the most incompetent, deceitful and lazy game developers operating at the moment and they bring shame to the British gaming industry. They're good at talking about video games, just not much good at making them.

    Now the abuse is warranted.    … Expand
  45. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    3
    What Kind of Adventure?

    Its a first person Adventure Game. Was it fun? No, I didn’t enjoy it. Would you play it again? No, I will not be playing this game again. Any Complaints? Yes, its dull and boring. Its an exploration game but there’s not much to explore and what you do explore isn’t that exciting. Also you walk so slow, like painfully slow. It took me a half hour    What Kind of Adventure?

    Its a first person Adventure Game.

    Was it fun?

    No, I didn’t enjoy it.

    Would you play it again?

    No, I will not be playing this game again.

    Any Complaints?

    Yes, its dull and boring. Its an exploration game but there’s not much to explore and what you do explore isn’t that exciting. Also you walk so slow, like painfully slow. It took me a half hour to get one resource.

    How many hours did you play it?

    I played it about 2 hours and decided that I was good.    … Expand
  46. Mollozoman
    Sep 5, 2018
    4
    I put about 20 hours into this game and I remember feeling very impressed with the game for the first 5-10 hours. My first planet was this icy planet with low temperatures that killed me very quickly. After realising how to replenish my suit to help me survive on this planet, I was excited to explore the world that I found. I spent ages trying to discover every plant and animal on myI put about 20 hours into this game and I remember feeling very impressed with the game for the first 5-10 hours. My first planet was this icy planet with low temperatures that killed me very quickly. After realising how to replenish my suit to help me survive on this planet, I was excited to explore the world that I found. I spent ages trying to discover every plant and animal on my planet, and was excited to finally leave in search of exciting planets. However, that feeling of excitement quickly wore off for me. After a while you realise the games limitations in what is supposed to be an infinite universe. Planets would start to look the same, space stations lacked any variety, and interaction with npc's became very limited. On a side note, how am I the first person to discover a planet if there are already alien life forms scattered around said planet? Putting aside the lack of gameplay features that people were told would be in the game, No Man's Sky feels extremely bare bones. What is the point of having 18 quintillion planets in a game? Why create a game where 99% of it will never be discovered? The only reason I carried on playing this game was the hope of finding something new an exciting in the universe. Needless to say, I didn't. Maybe this game will improve with regular updates and added gameplay features. But considering how quiet Hello Games and Sean Murray have been since launch, I wouldn't be surprised if this game remains the way it is. Obviously, I don't want that to happen because this game had so much potential, if just failed to deliver and turned into a rather dull experience.… Expand
  47. uqbl9999
    Aug 31, 2018
    4
    This game has risen from its own ashes. It is appreciated that the developers did not abandon it. And they kept updating it. To bring to the level of the players expectations.
    Now he's totally worth his money.
  48. mandibleman
    Aug 26, 2018
    1
    I heard that the new 2018 patch had fixed a lot of the issues. So I picked this up for $10 on sale thinking that it'd be a chill space exploration experience. Oversimplified in the wrong places (oversimplified space combat ironically making it more difficult, there's no way to remap controls to a typical flightsim pitch/roll configuration) and mind-bendingly obtuse in others (just aboutI heard that the new 2018 patch had fixed a lot of the issues. So I picked this up for $10 on sale thinking that it'd be a chill space exploration experience. Oversimplified in the wrong places (oversimplified space combat ironically making it more difficult, there's no way to remap controls to a typical flightsim pitch/roll configuration) and mind-bendingly obtuse in others (just about everywhere else). Died multiple times just in the beginning becuase there's no intuitive way to recharge your enviro-protection. Inventory management makes no sense. Things randomly attack for no reason whatsoever. It's a nonsensical mess of an experience that I wouldn't recommend to anyone. The most satisfaction I got was when I snapped the disc into tiny pieces and chucked them in the bin.
    1/10 gfys hello games    … Expand
  49. OwtDaft
    Aug 19, 2018
    4
    + Impressive on a technical level.
    + Nice graphics on some planets.
    - Geez it's soooo BORING. - Quests are boring, mining is boring, everything is boring. - The world feels dead. NPCs are dull they don't move they are dull. - There are less than 10 different types of small buildings that just repeat on all planets. - How is this game so buggy still. It's the most buggy game on PS4.    + Impressive on a technical level.
    + Nice graphics on some planets.
    - Geez it's soooo BORING.
    - Quests are boring, mining is boring, everything is boring.
    - The world feels dead. NPCs are dull they don't move they are dull.
    - There are less than 10 different types of small buildings that just repeat on all planets.
    - How is this game so buggy still. It's the most buggy game on PS4.
    - Did I mention how boring this game is?    … Expand
  50. locksoft
    Aug 19, 2018
    2
    I recently purchased this game on Sony Playstation Store for my Ps4 Pro. Since the beginning it crashed continuously (just do a search on Google and see how many results come out!). I asked Sony for a reimburse but they refused, sayng they only do if the developers admit the game is flawed (come on!).
    For this reason the game only gets 2 (and I won't but on Playstation Store anymore, but    I recently purchased this game on Sony Playstation Store for my Ps4 Pro. Since the beginning it crashed continuously (just do a search on Google and see how many results come out!). I asked Sony for a reimburse but they refused, sayng they only do if the developers admit the game is flawed (come on!).
    For this reason the game only gets 2 (and I won't but on Playstation Store anymore, but it's another matter).
    tl;dr: game is unstable and keeps crashing. Avoid it on this platform!    … Expand
  51. arnav99
    Jun 26, 2018
    0
    The hype behind this game was off the charts and for good reason it was trying something new and something different, however it failed and pretty badly too. To start with the graphics are sub par, the universe lifeless making the environment pretty much lifeless. The game has half baked shooting mechanics and the planets are not too different from each other. One planet has blue grassThe hype behind this game was off the charts and for good reason it was trying something new and something different, however it failed and pretty badly too. To start with the graphics are sub par, the universe lifeless making the environment pretty much lifeless. The game has half baked shooting mechanics and the planets are not too different from each other. One planet has blue grass with red dinosaurs and the other planet has red grass with blue dinosaurs its just a different colour palette for each planet. This game is too ambitious for its own good and it shows, it has a lot of things to show only to be implemented in a very shabby way (shooting mechanics, flight "simulation", survival). It's pretty obvious that this game has an identity crisis, so much to the point that it has no goal (or rather a badly explained goal), giving us no incentive to play it. The centre of the galaxy was shabbily done and was a colossal disappointment. You can't sympathise with indie developers just because they are "indie", you need quality and for 60 euros it's not even close. The game is terribly repetitive and not in the good way. Procedural generation is a risk because it gives the game no personality, there is nothing really interesting in the game, no variables (deserted planets, civilization, wars). The only good part of this game is the soundtrack.… Expand
  52. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    4
    I had a great time for the first few hours of the game. I enjoyed the style, music, and variety in planets. That's until the facade disappeared and it became a repetitive grind fest.
  53. Baran_TR_06
    Apr 30, 2018
    0
    Totally waste of money and waste of time do not think about buying a game this game trash.
  54. DicaIdealGamer
    Apr 14, 2018
    1
    They are asking $ expensive for this game. If it were free to play I would give a 6 or 7. As an expensive $ I give 1/10

    - This game of Ps4 was promised to be online and nothing was delivered ... bad game, they took process by deceptive divulgation ...
  55. Naruto78909
    Mar 31, 2018
    1
    No mans sky or no mans lie is just a bad as star wars battlefront 2 the entire dev team lied to us the universe and many of the planets are boring and are the same no mans sky takes 10 minutes to go to planet to planet this game is one of the worst its a more boring version of other survival games and no mans sky is huge but its extremely boring sony is so disspointed that they let theNo mans sky or no mans lie is just a bad as star wars battlefront 2 the entire dev team lied to us the universe and many of the planets are boring and are the same no mans sky takes 10 minutes to go to planet to planet this game is one of the worst its a more boring version of other survival games and no mans sky is huge but its extremely boring sony is so disspointed that they let the game come on the xbox one and no mans lie is no longer a exclusive even though it will be bad on the xbox as well… Expand
  56. RUNaPUFF
    Mar 27, 2018
    3
    This game would be great if it were.... $5.

    Aside from the bugs and crashes, the only thing you do in this game is fly to a planet, break some things, smell some flowers, and then leave. There is no story, there is no dialogue, there is nothing. It is amazing how empty and unpolished this game is.
  57. Brandondwn
    Mar 22, 2018
    4
    Came back to re review after patches and I gotta say. It was never gonna be good. It was over promised and too ambitious for a small company and yeah, Sony pushed them hard and we all kinda go caught up in it. I feel bad for the team and i feel for the people like myself who bought and tried to defend it because it came from a small team. One day I hope to get a truly great experienceCame back to re review after patches and I gotta say. It was never gonna be good. It was over promised and too ambitious for a small company and yeah, Sony pushed them hard and we all kinda go caught up in it. I feel bad for the team and i feel for the people like myself who bought and tried to defend it because it came from a small team. One day I hope to get a truly great experience like what was promised prior to this games release.… Expand
  58. destator
    Mar 20, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really like this game! But it has only one remark from me. What is the purpose of the option for filling the hydroponic unit? The interface is incredibly annoying without introducing anything into the gameplay. It needs either to be removed or revised.… Expand
  59. jugadorhardcore
    Feb 7, 2018
    0
    This is the crap of the crap Companies greedy at it best... I wonder who bought this
  60. Dioga
    Jan 29, 2018
    2
    NO MANS LIE

    Way to many lies in the trailer
    1. Multiplayer was a lie
    2. Mediocre IA
    3. You barely see like a fleet of 4 or 5 ships
    4. All the ships dont handle different btw you cant name your ship
  61. AlfaRomeo
    Dec 6, 2017
    0
    This is not a game, the bugs is every you can see don´t mather were are you looking, you can´t not explored anythig it´s a peace of garbage, no mater what the people o the critic say, DON´T BUY
  62. MannWithNoEyes
    Nov 23, 2017
    2
    As much as No Man's Sky is an easy target simply because of how bad it is, I feel as though it is worthwhile to review just so it's possible to isolate exactly what is important to oneself in an open-world game. Exploration, discovery, adventure, and variation have always been the four aspects I deemed essential to an open-world experience, so while looking at No Man's Sky, a game whichAs much as No Man's Sky is an easy target simply because of how bad it is, I feel as though it is worthwhile to review just so it's possible to isolate exactly what is important to oneself in an open-world game. Exploration, discovery, adventure, and variation have always been the four aspects I deemed essential to an open-world experience, so while looking at No Man's Sky, a game which technically tries to deliver on all four of these aspects, I want to determine what differentiates this game from something like Breath of the Wild or Red Dead Redemption. Both of which I believe are the best of the best in all four of these areas. In terms of variety, I think where No Man's Sky fails is how it executes its variation with gameplay. The fact that it is procedurally generated means that this game will undeniably have easily distinguishable wildlife and environments, so in this area above all others, I thought the game would be able to execute it correctly. However all the variation is completely surface level. None of it changes the way you approach the game or traverse an area, and all it does is make some areas cumbersome to navigate. Now look at Breath of the Wild, the complete opposite of No Man's Sky in this perspective. Most of these shrines may look the same, but the variety in the micro-challenges and small puzzles they present you with work wonders to make them fresh and constantly surprising. The environments aren't just designed that way because that looks the best, their variation forces the player to make different preparations or use different gear and weapons depending on which they plan on venturing into. Traversing mountainous areas is completely different from traversing Hyrule Field because they're both laid out completely differently and require different techniques to move through them. This helped by the large selection of rewards one can hope to find. This directly ties to No Man's Sky's hours upon hours of exploration. Exploring is the very purpose of No Man's Sky, and is the core gameplay from which everything else stems. In this, No Man's Sky fails because, the only goal in the game is to mine for materials. Occasionally there will be a new creature or environment that may be visually interesting, however they all act essentially identically to every other creature and environment in the game. There is no purpose to simply exploring and looking for things of interest in No Man's Sky, because there will never be anything out of the ordinary to find. Nothing that offers anything more than a new sky-box to mine things in. Nothing ever feels new or surprising, so the discovery aspect completely fails as well. Red Dead Redemption, by contrast, differentiates every town and landmark due to the activities one is able to do there. No Man's Sky, however briefly, does understand this. The first hour of this game easily delivers one of the strongest feelings of exploration in any game as the player is able to go wherever they wish and do whatever they wish, until they realize that wherever they go, everything they do is a carbon copy of whatever it was they were doing before. The sheer fact that mining is the core gameplay mechanic in No Man's Sky simultaneously hinders the game's feeling of adventure, which requires a feeling of progression and journey. The easiest way for a game hoping to achieve this feeling is to demonstrate that the player is strong enough to take down foes that were deadly at the beginning of the game. With a goal in mind, a player can feel a sense of adventure by taking their own steps to accomplish that goal. The very purpose of Breath of the Wild is to deliver an adventure. The player can nearly constantly see Hyrule Castle, and thus are always reminded of their goal as they go about preparing for it in whatever way they deem necessary. In terms of what I value in an open-world game, No Man's Sky is an abject failure, and despite how amazing the initial half-an-hour to an hour was, I still cannot justify giving No Man's Sky any score higher than a 2 out of 10.… Expand
  63. JakeSteel
    Nov 16, 2017
    4
    Almost zen like. You can spend hours ignoring your wife and children, this is like Civ V without the excitement or strategy. 10/10 would strip mine planets again.
  64. BatFat09
    Oct 7, 2017
    3
    Repetitive, dull, boring. A shell of the game we were shown on live demos and promised. This could have gone down in history as one of the most innovative and amazing games of all time. Now it's going down in history for a more negative reason.
  65. Scare
    Sep 22, 2017
    2
    “Ignore all of the negative reviews, they just don’t know what the game is about.”

    Do you like doing nothing but staring at planets, space systems, flora and fauna that gets mind-numbingly stale after a week? Is that worth $60? I enjoyed playing this game for roughly two days, and only kept it installed for seven. This game is the epitome of untapped potential, and pure laziness. The    “Ignore all of the negative reviews, they just don’t know what the game is about.”

    Do you like doing nothing but staring at planets, space systems, flora and fauna that gets mind-numbingly stale after a week? Is that worth $60? I enjoyed playing this game for roughly two days, and only kept it installed for seven. This game is the epitome of untapped potential, and pure laziness. The game is nothing more than a flying/walking simulator with procedural generation.

    The crafting is boring, the animal and plant life quickly got old and found myself not caring whatsoever about them. The enemies and combat are merely afterthoughts, it’s not refined at all. The tools and weaponry are jokes, nothing looks unique, feels good to use, or has any imagination. Don’t even get me started on the base building, just no. The devs were more concerned with you looking at the sky than they were with base building. You can name stuff that *supposedly* other people can find, but won’t. After I found myself in a downward spiral in not enjoying the game I just flew to other planets and named them, not once finding other players.

    This game could’ve been awesome, game of the year even. REAL base building, unique and good weapons/tools, and the ability to fight/meet other people would make this game unreal. They could’ve taken inspiration from games like ARK and Destiny to amalgamate into a good game. I don’t feel scammed or ripped off, I’m just disappointed.

    Positives:
    It’s a good looking game, the space portion and environment specifically. This excludes weapons/tools, etc. as I’ve stated previously.
    Naming stuff. Cool feature, however I never was able to find others named planets (etc.)

    Negatives:
    Boring crafting
    Bland weapons and tools
    Enemies and combat are afterthoughts
    Complete joke of base building
    No multiplayer activity
    Little to no customization
    Generally uninteresting. Does not hold onto one’s attention

    In conclusion, before you ever consider buying it, go rent it for 5 days. If the game still has grasp of your interest by the end of the 5 days, maybe the game is for you.    … Expand
  66. TopMoisture
    Sep 20, 2017
    2
    When I first played this game i went in with high expectations and hopes and was thoroughly disappointed. This game was so unfinished and boring. Not being able to play with my friends even though i am online is something that should never be done if you choose to make it an online game. That's why I am giving Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door a solid 4/5 it's a great game.

    As for No    When I first played this game i went in with high expectations and hopes and was thoroughly disappointed. This game was so unfinished and boring. Not being able to play with my friends even though i am online is something that should never be done if you choose to make it an online game. That's why I am giving Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door a solid 4/5 it's a great game.

    As for No Man's Lie it's a 1/5 in my book. After updates, 2/5.    … Expand
  67. YellowKoala
    Aug 30, 2017
    4
    I bought the game after hearing the patches have made it much better, but find the game very tedious. Everything costs a fortune in the game, but there aren't any fun ways to make the all units (the game's currency) you'll need. It's fun at first, but quickly becomes repetitive. There's a creative mode, but then it cuts out the work. It needs a mode in between regular and creative whereI bought the game after hearing the patches have made it much better, but find the game very tedious. Everything costs a fortune in the game, but there aren't any fun ways to make the all units (the game's currency) you'll need. It's fun at first, but quickly becomes repetitive. There's a creative mode, but then it cuts out the work. It needs a mode in between regular and creative where costs are not so outrageous that the game becomes tedious. It would also be better if resources required to refuel were lower (I find myself spending 10min of every hour restocking the basic items before I can resume collecting more useful items needed to progress).… Expand
  68. Forgotten
    Aug 23, 2017
    0
    Finally had to lower my review to a 0. The latest patches screwed up my home planet and made it unlivable, my base got randomly moved up in the air, my NPCs removed and my missions reset. I did ask for help through their support website but they probably ignored it since I never got any reply.
  69. ProudSword
    Aug 23, 2017
    0
    - Glitchy and buggy game.
    - Boring game
    - Repetitive
    - Stupid A.I
    - 18 quintillion planets looks the same
    - crafting and crafting the items you crafted before in order to craft something else.
    - Aliens and starships are identical
    - It worth 10$ max and 5$ on sales.
    - Not recommended even if you love space exploration.
  70. maddiplomat
    Aug 11, 2017
    3
    Played it at launch. Like all others, I soon realized that there is almost nothing to the game compared to what was promised. It gets boring and repetitive fast, and everything in the game just starts to look the same. At best, this is a mediocre niche game worth $20 launch price, but instead it was marketed as a game for everyone at $60. I tried out the game again after the 1.3 patch,Played it at launch. Like all others, I soon realized that there is almost nothing to the game compared to what was promised. It gets boring and repetitive fast, and everything in the game just starts to look the same. At best, this is a mediocre niche game worth $20 launch price, but instead it was marketed as a game for everyone at $60. I tried out the game again after the 1.3 patch, which as supposed to add a lot of stuff. Yes, there is now more content, but the game does not feel improved and the core experience remains the same as it was. Too little, too late & it was not enough to motivate me to play more after the extended break. If anything, it now reminds me of an early access game that never gets finished. This sort of mess belongs on Steam Early Access. I hope this is not a sign of things to come for the PS4. This sort of practice does not belong in the AAA title section at full price at launch.… Expand
  71. CanadianYeti
    Jul 17, 2017
    4
    Every planet is, aside from the weather and colour scheme, essentially the same. I hopped around a sector, visiting each planet, and I came off feeling that there wasn’t a single planet that was unique in any way, aside from the initial excitement of “ooh, a snow planet!” They’re all littered with the same types of resources (there’s rocks of every colour imaginable, but they all turn intoEvery planet is, aside from the weather and colour scheme, essentially the same. I hopped around a sector, visiting each planet, and I came off feeling that there wasn’t a single planet that was unique in any way, aside from the initial excitement of “ooh, a snow planet!” They’re all littered with the same types of resources (there’s rocks of every colour imaginable, but they all turn into iron), and while it’s cool to see a large t-rex looking creature walking across the horizon, the animals are ultimately just there to look pretty.… Expand
  72. Raventhief
    Jul 17, 2017
    0
    Over hyped waste of money, there's nothing to do in the game and there's no ending, the game just resets itself when you get to the centre of the galaxy and it starts again in Galaxy +1.

    Worst game I've ever played and I have been playing games for 30+ years.
  73. EXTREMO456
    Jul 8, 2017
    1
    na e3 de 2014 o jogo promedia todo na verda e mai um jogo nao tem o modo online o jogo e repetivo cada planeta e o jogo acabou ex pega 10 coisas rosa e 5 vermelho 2 azuis e jogo acabou
  74. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    4
    Like many people I was excited for this one and for good reason. I mean unlimited worlds, unlimited loot and gear, fly across the galaxy exploring new creatures and locations. Whats not to love there? And then we got the game. What a massive colossal failure and the team just lied to our face. I can't say what hasn't been said already.
  75. TheBlueFox
    Jun 12, 2017
    0
    This game deserves less than zero. It has every flaw imaginable then some.

    --Uninspiring, repetitive and boring game play --Terrible graphics not worthy of the PS3 --Convoluted, annoying menu interfaces --Generic landscapes --Every aspect from the weapons, to the fighting, to the air travel is a mind-numbing chore --Every planet feels the same, and there is nothing to do, rendering    This game deserves less than zero. It has every flaw imaginable then some.

    --Uninspiring, repetitive and boring game play
    --Terrible graphics not worthy of the PS3
    --Convoluted, annoying menu interfaces
    --Generic landscapes
    --Every aspect from the weapons, to the fighting, to the air travel is a mind-numbing chore
    --Every planet feels the same, and there is nothing to do, rendering the selling point of 'endless planets' pretty useless
    --Pointless interactions with alien life
    --Tedious resource collecting coupled with an infuriatingly tiny inventory
    --Glitches from hell and back. I lost all progress because my space ship got stuck in an eternal glitch. Tried everything, nothing saved it. Tried a new game, another glitch. This one was glorious, the world just broke up into pieces around me. Constant game crashes etc.
    --Developer outright lied about aspects, or was disingenuous. For that reason alone, I wouldn't support it.
    --This is NOT an AAA title, yet it came out as the price of one. I'm not even sure it's a finished title of any grade.

    If this company had any decency, they'd offer to give people their money back. The fact that they won't speaks volumes. This is the game that put the idea of pre-ordering in its grave.    … Expand
  76. UnevenerSauce
    May 30, 2017
    0
    I got mugged right off purchasing this smoke ball. Nothing to the game, extremely repetitive and no refund on it. I wouldn't be so salty if I only paid £5 for the indie game it is but charging £40 as if it's a AAA title is a joke. Doesn't live up to any of the promises. Don't buy unless it drops to £5 in a sale. Not worth any more money.
  77. IONOSGAMES
    May 11, 2017
    3
    A ver por donde comienzo. Malos graficos, mundos vacios, sin vida, no como el del E3. Bugs por todos lados. Falta de contenido, mintieron demasiado. Un juego por 70 euros que de salida deberia haber costado no mas de 20 o 30 euros, ya que no costo nada hacerlo, mundo autogenerado mas falta de trabajo. Banda sonora no demasiado especial y falta de historia y objetivo que merezca la penaA ver por donde comienzo. Malos graficos, mundos vacios, sin vida, no como el del E3. Bugs por todos lados. Falta de contenido, mintieron demasiado. Un juego por 70 euros que de salida deberia haber costado no mas de 20 o 30 euros, ya que no costo nada hacerlo, mundo autogenerado mas falta de trabajo. Banda sonora no demasiado especial y falta de historia y objetivo que merezca la pena gastarse el tiempo.… Expand
  78. HappySpaceInvdr
    May 2, 2017
    4
    This one really is going to divide opinion. If you're one of the people over the last 12 months asking "but what do you actually **do** in No Man's Sky?", then this game is not for you. In fact, a lot of the stuff you're suggested to do in the game was really only added at a late stage, when the developers decided to try and market the game for a large audience.

    In terms of gameplay,    This one really is going to divide opinion. If you're one of the people over the last 12 months asking "but what do you actually **do** in No Man's Sky?", then this game is not for you. In fact, a lot of the stuff you're suggested to do in the game was really only added at a late stage, when the developers decided to try and market the game for a large audience.

    In terms of gameplay, think Minecraft, but without actually building (just the mining and crafting part). The discovery and scanning parts (and the general aesthetic) feel to me rather like Metroid Prime. And the broad concept (i.e. exploring a massive and realistically scaled universe) is pure Elite. You will get out of this game precisely what you put into it... there's nothing helping you along. There are a couple of ways in which you could theoretically "finish" the game... to be honest, I'm not in the least bit interested in that. In fact, I will actively seek to avoid it. I'm quite happy pursuing my own quest to translate the local alien dialect of the area in which my game started out, and getting the necessary keys to unlock some of the locked areas.

    It really helps if you understand (and I mean **really** understand) just what the developers have achieved too... this will help you overlook the fact that the graphics are quite basic, and draw distances (when flying close to planets at speed) are frequently compromised by a weird dithering effect.

    Also, you have to be forgiving where the developers have compromised real physics in favour of playability. Docking/landing your ship is basically done for you; gravity is depicted as per Hollywood movies (i.e. not related to the mass of objects), some of the "things" from which you get "elements" are quite illogical and space itself is bizarrely blue & pink... never black. This is very much SciFi with the emphasis on "Fiction".

    So... not realistic enough for anyone expecting Elite; way too open-ended for the majority of video game players. Who is this going to appeal to exactly? The answer is right here in the Metcritic reviews.    … Expand
  79. Trippasnippa
    Apr 27, 2017
    0
    Literally made an account as I still see people defending this game on social media. This is the biggest waste of money over hyped POS game I gave ever played. A game built on lies and broken promises. Anyone who defends this game you are the reason they are going to keep bringing out unfinished garbage in the future. -9999/10
  80. fykins
    Apr 25, 2017
    0
    Don't even think about getting it. Another early access game where they took your money and did not deliver. Less than 10 hours of game to be had here.

    Space Engineers, Empyrion, and Elite Dangerous all deliver in the ways this game failed. Empyrion has come a long ways in a short time, but it definitely is missing the fine tuning and polish. Space Engineers steadily is becoming    Don't even think about getting it. Another early access game where they took your money and did not deliver. Less than 10 hours of game to be had here.

    Space Engineers, Empyrion, and Elite Dangerous all deliver in the ways this game failed.

    Empyrion has come a long ways in a short time, but it definitely is missing the fine tuning and polish.

    Space Engineers steadily is becoming more and more with each update, and has been in development for some time.

    Elite Dangerous is hugely immersive, finely tuned, polished, and is a great game.

    In order to get a score by my scoring system, you need to have atleast 20 hours of gameplay in order to be considered a game, that gets you a 1. This game gets a 0.    … Expand
  81. LucasOutland
    Mar 29, 2017
    3
    When game release it was unfinished. Nothing to do and you will be bored after 5-10 hours of doing same things. There are many planets but only differences is colors and you feel like it's same planet like befor and makes worthless to explore new planets. I hope after some patches game can be good but after this start, nobody will never again buy game from Hello Games.
  82. Derrik4999
    Mar 24, 2017
    0
    boring planets boring gameplay nothing to do

    How the **** did 1803 people vote this positive? this is boring repetetive and not even worth 10€ as one could see it as a **** minecraft clone
  83. ByYuxiSs
    Mar 21, 2017
    2
    Do not buy this game, the game is empty if nothing is promised inside the game, the animals so fantastic shown in the conference that interacted with the environment in the final game were changed by some horrible T-rex, the so promised Online mode was not and had an extreme downgrade, for my opinion one of the worst games ever created.

    What a bad game 2/10
  84. zorK90
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
    Nothing less than a fraud.

    Full price for a tech demo that was marketed as something it's not. I have nothing more to say but go to hell Sony and Goodbye games.
  85. Pirante
    Mar 14, 2017
    3
    There is simply too much wrong with this game for any updates to make much difference. They have added base-building, vehicles, lack cargo ships but all these just add padding to what is an empty experience. There are huge issues with intuitive controls and settings and you will still spend most of your time looking for resources. That is the vast majority of the game - looking forThere is simply too much wrong with this game for any updates to make much difference. They have added base-building, vehicles, lack cargo ships but all these just add padding to what is an empty experience. There are huge issues with intuitive controls and settings and you will still spend most of your time looking for resources. That is the vast majority of the game - looking for resources. Add to this the creatures you are supposed to be interested in exploring - the first few new ones I saw I was impressed by, it was unexpected and it felt new. After your tenth planet it feels very stale. The aliens are randomly generated and it shows - they don't look in anyway normal but like a collection of random parts of other animals stitched together (which is what they are to be fair). It is impossible for me to recommend this game which died for me after less than 10 hours gameplay - the new updates have not inspired a change in opinion because they cannot make up for what is the key flaw of the game - a lack of interesting things to actually do. It has a nivelty factor that keeps you engaged at first - but this fades, and when this fades so to does any sort of desire to play the game,… Expand
  86. Kladhun
    Mar 11, 2017
    1
    JOGO DE BOSTA, QUEM TIVER DANDO REVIEW BOA PRA ELE É PORQUE SÓ JOGOU AS 2 PRIMEIRAS HORAS DESSE LIXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! HORRIBLE GAME TO THE CORE!
  87. Professor_x
    Mar 9, 2017
    2
    The game seemed to have a interesting concept going on, which is the only reason its not getting a zero. As i started playing the game i was intrigued by its unique aesthetic i was curious to explore. After exploring for a few hours and reaching another planet i realized it all looked the same. I tried to give the building thing a go but i quickly became bored. it didn't offer the artisticThe game seemed to have a interesting concept going on, which is the only reason its not getting a zero. As i started playing the game i was intrigued by its unique aesthetic i was curious to explore. After exploring for a few hours and reaching another planet i realized it all looked the same. I tried to give the building thing a go but i quickly became bored. it didn't offer the artistic freedom of a game such as mine craft, and it lacked the characteristics of a survival game, it also lacked the beauty and diversity of a exploration game. The few "enemies" were more annoying than fun to defeat as their was nothing building upon that. All this plus the fact it was 60 dollars make this a **** game. Walking around game 2/10. I played the game at launch for about 1.5 hours, no idea if it got better with updates but i doubt it.… Expand
  88. patatus
    Mar 9, 2017
    1
    universo enorme planetas bastos y grandes mis cojones!!! Cada planeta está más vacío que el anterior las criaturas tienen un diseño de risa y encima las mentiras de la desarrolladoras iba tener online mis cojones las texturas son asquerosas el rendimiento es fatídico y no hablemos de la versión de pc buff no la voy ni a valorar es tan mala y repugnante que no merecen que la valúen.
  89. Taylor1
    Mar 8, 2017
    0
    This game sucks. Worst game I have ever played. Couldn't keep my attention for more than 30 minutes because it is so terrible. Yeah it's kinda cool the first 5 minutes when you're out in your little space ship thing discovering all this NEW STUFF. But then you realize that all that NEW STUFF is literally all the game has to offer. It has nothing more. You can't even pet the animals youThis game sucks. Worst game I have ever played. Couldn't keep my attention for more than 30 minutes because it is so terrible. Yeah it's kinda cool the first 5 minutes when you're out in your little space ship thing discovering all this NEW STUFF. But then you realize that all that NEW STUFF is literally all the game has to offer. It has nothing more. You can't even pet the animals you find. That is just the worst thing about this honestly. WHY HAVE THE ANIMALS IF YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THEM. This would only be a good VR game or something, who thought this was a good idea?… Expand
  90. GamerxWolf
    Mar 3, 2017
    1
    Well, crap.
    Just by watching gameplay for 30 minutes, I instantly become bored of No Man's Sky.

    Well I guess you could say that, 'No Man' Should play it.

    Very unoriginal, but I don't care.
    The game was very, very bad upon release.

    I liked the idea 'Hello Games' tried to create and produce, but it turned out to be repetitive gameplay.
  91. ElVergas
    Feb 3, 2017
    0
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  92. oz4n
    Jan 23, 2017
    0
    You are truly no gamer if you gave a better score than ZERO to this garbage. People say "ah this would be a great game if it was $20" blah blah... then what about all the hype out there? games should be criticized regardless their price; thinking of the hype and the product ratio, this game is an utter trash.
  93. salmansohail_
    Jan 15, 2017
    4
    No Mans Sky is an embarrassment to video games and just media in general. It hurts me to write this review. This game would have much better if we weren't lied to us and if we were given the same information and game play as the game really looked like it would have gotten much more praise.

    The universe is huge but what makes it good? Thats it, its just "Big". Travelling through out the    No Mans Sky is an embarrassment to video games and just media in general. It hurts me to write this review. This game would have much better if we weren't lied to us and if we were given the same information and game play as the game really looked like it would have gotten much more praise.

    The universe is huge but what makes it good? Thats it, its just "Big". Travelling through out the entire universe is boring and just going from one planet to another is just a chore and just feels like it takes too long. There is no story and no real goal for this game, so overall you just feel useless and underpowered. You start off trying to fix your ship but it gets overly boring from there. There is no multiplayer (Which was a huge selling point for the game). There was no caves to explore, no customizable FOV and best of all. The graphics looked like it was straight barf! In the gameplay trailers we were shown huge beautiful worlds. But in No Mans Sky we are just given an optimization pile of trash. There was no interest in the game and it wasn't difficult or have any difficulty in it at all. Atleast the game is playable ill give it that. And it did feature the main theme. But what good is the main theme if you cant do anything interesting. Overall I give No Mans Sky a 4/10. Do not buy this game. Maybe if it was free, maybe...

    Cons:
    No multiplayer.
    No mountains.
    No deep caves.
    No deep sea exploration.
    No forests.
    No customizable FOV.
    No challenge.
    No interesting NPC.
    No story.
    No ending

    Pros:
    Atleast they tried (or did they..)    … Expand
  94. GamingPoptartTV
    Dec 26, 2016
    3
    No Man Sky is really a unique game. Allowing for the first game to have thousands of different planets that all could be explored by the user. This game had high hopes and people where expecting options in the game that where not present. This game is literally a bare bones game that is painstakingly boring.

    Please stay away from this game. Its a 3/10 a below average game that deserves    No Man Sky is really a unique game. Allowing for the first game to have thousands of different planets that all could be explored by the user. This game had high hopes and people where expecting options in the game that where not present. This game is literally a bare bones game that is painstakingly boring.

    Please stay away from this game. Its a 3/10 a below average game that deserves no ones money.    … Expand
  95. RedBlackGamerBr
    Dec 22, 2016
    0
    E melhor se drogar e ir para um planetário do que jogar essa merda,alem de ser mais barato,jogo vazio,sem graça,bugado,sistema procedural quebrado completamente mal feito,planetas repetitivos não só os planetas o jogo inteiro e repetitivo.Resumindo maior decepção do mundo dos games.
  96. MarkusMekEidem
    Dec 17, 2016
    0
    NO MANS LIE! Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam ScamNO MANS LIE! Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam Scam **** SCAM… Expand
  97. Critikal
    Dec 16, 2016
    3
    I was sooo looking forward to playing this game and I was just so excited when I finally got to try it out. Initially it looks really good, but it's all a bit pointless and directionless. Some of it looks very nice, but the numerous glitches don't help either. Elite Dangerous is probably the best way to go if you want a huge and immersive space universe to explore.
    I'll say goodbye to    I was sooo looking forward to playing this game and I was just so excited when I finally got to try it out. Initially it looks really good, but it's all a bit pointless and directionless. Some of it looks very nice, but the numerous glitches don't help either. Elite Dangerous is probably the best way to go if you want a huge and immersive space universe to explore.
    I'll say goodbye to Hello games for this one, at least for the moment.    … Expand
  98. bartalex
    Dec 7, 2016
    4
    Juego platinado en 20 horas
    Muy aburrido con planetas muy poco laborados con experiencia grafica muy pobre
    Y no tiene multijugador
    En general es una mala compra.
  99. EmirKhorasani
    Dec 5, 2016
    2
    It starts out a 10 and after about 3 hours it begins an exponential fall from grace, reminiscent of Nixon as Watergate played out. If you pay more than $10 for this game, you've been ripped off.
  100. differently
    Dec 4, 2016
    1
    Started out promising, but nothing materialized from there. In the first ten or fifteen minutes, you do basically all that there is, and longer play times consist of repeating that experience over and over again. I was disappointed. There's not much to do and it gets boring extremely quickly.
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  1. Positive: 41 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 54 out of 96
  3. Negative: 1 out of 96
  1. GameCritics
    May 8, 2020
    80
    While I’m sure developer Hello Games is still tweaking things and perhaps even creating more content for No Man’s Sky, the current state of affairs is a strong one. This galactic opus still offers an infinite amount of content for those who want to lose themselves among the stars, but now also contains a concrete throughline that will satisfy a wider array of players. It can be irritating at times, but it’s also full of stunning moments and the satisfaction of building a virtual life among the stars. Four years after launch, it’s finally a journey worth taking.
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  2. BaziCenter
    Feb 10, 2017
    60
    The world of No Man's Sky is insanely vast and beautiful, but there’s nothing to do in it! There’s no goal, no destination, no ending, nothing!
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  3. Easy Allies
    Dec 1, 2016
    60
    While No Man's Sky is engrossing for the first few hours, repetition starts to set in and the proceedings grow dull. The developers stated that they plan to add significant features such as base building which could dramatically change the game for the better. There's a promising foundation present, so it's possible to envision a more substantial game down the line. As it currently stands, though, our excitement to cross the universe faded sooner than we expected.
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