No Man's Sky

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5473 Ratings

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  1. Blockamon
    Aug 12, 2016
    3
    I really don't like this game. It's boring, repetitive, and not worth £50. It's a £20 game at most. ($25.83.) The survival elements in it takes it away from what it's supposed to be: a space exploration game. There is numerous glitches/bugs. I found one planet where literally everything was floating, for about 20 minutes, my sensitivity would not go up in game, no matter how high II really don't like this game. It's boring, repetitive, and not worth £50. It's a £20 game at most. ($25.83.) The survival elements in it takes it away from what it's supposed to be: a space exploration game. There is numerous glitches/bugs. I found one planet where literally everything was floating, for about 20 minutes, my sensitivity would not go up in game, no matter how high I increased it. Also, this isn't really a glitch, but when you're finding a place to land your ship on a planet, it looks horrible on the horizon just seeing everything load in in front of you. I know that it would be so hard to make it already loaded before you get there, but come on! Hello Games can do better than that! I've played about 4 hours and will not be returning to it. I'm getting a refund.… Expand
  2. mx1001
    Aug 11, 2016
    1
    the game is not worth it. I played it for a few days and its the same same. Going galaxy to galaxy picking up junk and mining planets for stuff I have no inventory for. The game is not good. The UI isnt good the game doesnt look good either.
  3. meru
    Aug 11, 2016
    2
    No Man's Sky - the most beautiful screensaver ever. As much game content, though, as two lego pieces.
    It is a real nice (space) walking simulator that holds most players' attention for at least an hour.
    Brilliant decision by Sony to prevent pre-release reviews, as most gamers would have cancelled their order after seeing what they will buy. I expect this game to break records - in Steam    No Man's Sky - the most beautiful screensaver ever. As much game content, though, as two lego pieces.
    It is a real nice (space) walking simulator that holds most players' attention for at least an hour.
    Brilliant decision by Sony to prevent pre-release reviews, as most gamers would have cancelled their order after seeing what they will buy. I expect this game to break records - in Steam refunding numbers. :)    … Expand
  4. MFK863
    Aug 10, 2016
    7
    The following is my first impression of the game after day one and playing about 8 hours. First off the lack of inventory space in the early going was a huge pain. I was constantly being alerted about no inventory space and it was extremely annoying. I realised very quickly that this is not a game meant for hoarders and even if you think its a good idea to hold onto that rare materialThe following is my first impression of the game after day one and playing about 8 hours. First off the lack of inventory space in the early going was a huge pain. I was constantly being alerted about no inventory space and it was extremely annoying. I realised very quickly that this is not a game meant for hoarders and even if you think its a good idea to hold onto that rare material at the start of the game, don't, as you'll be able to find plenty more when you actually need it. One of the first things I did was start working towards upgrading my inventory space. I explored some planets, found some suit upgrades, and gradually sold all the things I could find along the way which allowed me to buy a new ship with more inventory slots as well. After eight hours my inventory space had almost doubled and it made the game much more enjoyable when I did as you spend less time trying to organise your stuff. Otherwise the pros and cons so far for me are:

    PROS
    Vast open world with plenty to explore
    Ability to upgrade to a wide variety of different ships and multi-tools
    Transitioning from planet exploration to space exploration is always fun
    Landscape looks amazing on some planets from afar
    Different puzzles to solve to earn rewards is nice
    Wide variety of different alien species is pretty cool

    CONS
    Sprint is mapped to R3 while moving is mapped to L3. Seriously who the hell thought this was a good idea? This was a major issue for me and is totally different from any gaming standard out there and was a terrible design decision. Hopefully it gets patched in a future version as I fail to see why it was done this way.
    While the planets have lots of variety they lack any real depth
    No clear objectives or goals
    No ability to connect with friends to play even as a duo
    Textures are god awful up close (PS2 level textures)
    Draw distance runs into issues when flying low on planets
    No fast travel to previously discovered map markers
    No dialogue or good audio effects make you want to play your own music
    Various outposts and space stations feel small and limited thus far (some doors are locked though so maybe they will expand at higher levels)

    As you can tell I've listed a lot of cons however even with these cons I've been enjoying the game. It is going to be a game that is what you make it to be. The first hump to get over at the start was pretty tough but once you learn to adjust I found it got better. For example I've started to set my own goals, stopped hoarding materials and sell everything, and never stay long on barren desolate planets. I think that is something important to keep in mind as well. If the planet looks like a dump then it is probably going to be as fun exploring as an actual dump would be. Remember there are 18 quintillion planets so if the planet doesn't look like it would be fun to explore then move onto the next one. In the eight hours I explored six planets and I always had the most fun on planets that had everything to offer whereas the barren planets were extremely dull and boring.

    In the end my recommendation would be buy if you really enjoy exploration/survival games, wait for a price drop if you only mildly enjoy exploration or survival, and pass if you don't like those style of games or if graphics and a great soundtrack are really important to you. This game will not be for everyone.    … Expand
  5. 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.
  6. Upijuss14
    Aug 10, 2016
    5
    Nms is an mostly average game with a small amount of things to do, the problem in this game is that wayyy to much time and resources have been spend in developing these wast galaxies resulting in a balancing deficiency in the game, although i have to admit that the planets are freaking fantastic theres so much to explore and find on these planets, so im not really suprised that the gameNms is an mostly average game with a small amount of things to do, the problem in this game is that wayyy to much time and resources have been spend in developing these wast galaxies resulting in a balancing deficiency in the game, although i have to admit that the planets are freaking fantastic theres so much to explore and find on these planets, so im not really suprised that the game has a lack of things to do, but another huge problem is that after 2-3 hours the game gets repetitive, and it just sucks that other devs are just trying to rip people OFF , id recommend you to wait till the price drops its not a terrible game but its definetly not good :)… Expand
  7. Kenmei
    Aug 14, 2016
    2
    It takes someone who is extremely patient and can spend long hours just exploring different, but very similar, looking planets in the game. For all others, including myself, this game was extremely boring. The entirety of the game can be summed up like this: Start on a planet, mine it for its resources to build ever increasingly hard to build different items to get to another planet to doIt takes someone who is extremely patient and can spend long hours just exploring different, but very similar, looking planets in the game. For all others, including myself, this game was extremely boring. The entirety of the game can be summed up like this: Start on a planet, mine it for its resources to build ever increasingly hard to build different items to get to another planet to do the same thing over again. There's very little to do in the game beyond collecting things. The big end goal of reaching the center of the universe is barely a goal. The game is meant to be explored and each planet basically mined for everything it has. It's not something I enjoy and I don't know anyone who would enjoy it. I'm sure someone exists out there who would like this game. I definitely did not however.… Expand
  8. Burny2009
    Aug 13, 2016
    2
    For the $60 price tag I feel I've been ripped off a bit. NMS was pretty fun and adventurous for the first few hours and since then it seems I'm just playing so I don't feel like I gave away my hard earned money to charity. The game could be a bit better with some simple things like #1. Why on earth does this game not mark landmark discoveries on your current planet.....or at the leastFor the $60 price tag I feel I've been ripped off a bit. NMS was pretty fun and adventurous for the first few hours and since then it seems I'm just playing so I don't feel like I gave away my hard earned money to charity. The game could be a bit better with some simple things like #1. Why on earth does this game not mark landmark discoveries on your current planet.....or at the least allow me to instantly travel back on waypoints. It's extremely frustrating so re-search the same thing over and over just to trade. That's my biggest complaint by far just because it's such an obvious thing that should have been done. Also while it's wonderful that we can randomly generate ridiculous looking creatures we couldn't randomly generate different bases and buildings. It's all the same all the time. Aliens interaction is all the same as well. Now these 2 things could be a little less bothersome had someone taken the time to create at least the slight bit of variety. I also think it wouldn't have been to much to ask to put in more tracking stats.....such as I've mined x amount of gold and iridium. My next complaint is upgrades seem to be lacking as most of them aren't all that good. I've only had time for like 4 good play sessions since launch and I'm already bored debating to sell it and cut my losses or keep it while hoping they add to the game. I'm so bored in fact I paused so I could come here create an id and review the game. I honestly don't see what the creators have to be proud of other than the being able to randomly generate this vastness. Good job to them that's an awesome thing and one day someone will use that to build some really great games. The problem I see is that not enough things were created to keep that randomness truly random feeling. It's the same few items splice together just slightly different. That's the biggest letdown. I was excited for the game didn't have multiplayer expectations didn't have storyline expectations.....I expected what I thought was coming a huge game with plenty to discover only to find out that all those discoveries are way too similar to really be considered different. If I took a rainbow and made it a square then a circle maybe change around the colors is that really all that different?...No not really. Well sadly that's all this game is. He'll there aren't even that many different style ships or multi tools and those are the 2 most important things in the damned game. Really guys all those years and you couldn't come up with some different designs wtf. If I weren't hopeful that you'll add on to and enhance this game I'd suggest ya close up shops and go find jobs with companies that know what they are doing. I've log complained about the lack of variety in games as most of them are just clones of others doing this same thing with a different look and story but goddamn at least they make the effort to make it look different.… Expand
  9. SuperMe
    Aug 15, 2016
    4
    I've been awaiting this game with anticipation for some time I really wanted to like it but unfortunately the two words I'd use to describe it are boring and repetitive. The purpose of the game is to gather resources; unfortunately that's it. You start with little storage capacity which means a lot of what you gather you have to discard. You strive to accumulate enough money to buy aI've been awaiting this game with anticipation for some time I really wanted to like it but unfortunately the two words I'd use to describe it are boring and repetitive. The purpose of the game is to gather resources; unfortunately that's it. You start with little storage capacity which means a lot of what you gather you have to discard. You strive to accumulate enough money to buy a bigger ship so you don't have to throw as much stuff away. The game boasts are huge number of planets but the difference between them is just the colour and what's available to pick up. After a couple of days play I feel I've got all the enjoyment I can from this game.… Expand
  10. Hectik
    Aug 14, 2016
    4
    I took a big risk in buying this game but I wanted something different to all the usual games I play. No Man's Sky is a different game to most but the differences are pretty boring and repetitive.

    At the beginning I have a damaged spaceship in need of repair. Probably the only time I was excited out of this whole game. It's a goal, to fix this ship and get out of this **** hole of a    I took a big risk in buying this game but I wanted something different to all the usual games I play. No Man's Sky is a different game to most but the differences are pretty boring and repetitive.

    At the beginning I have a damaged spaceship in need of repair. Probably the only time I was excited out of this whole game. It's a goal, to fix this ship and get out of this **** hole of a planet with weird animals you'd see in a Cirque De Soleil performance.

    Done.

    I'm in space, let's jump into another planet. Mine **** learn an alien language, try not to make the alien's angry, solve a puzzle get an upgrade for your multi tool. **** I already have it. Finish with the planet.

    Jump to another planet do it all again. Visited all the planets in the system? Get a Hyperdrive, jump to another system. Do it again. Not once, twice, three times...BUT FKN A QUINTILLION TIMES!

    If you're into botany and zoology naming animals and plants this is a game for you. I did a fair share of naming animals. Blade Headed Space Fox is probably my best species. Look for it on planet 'Why Did I Buy This Game'. (Btw that is the actual of my planet). Blehh

    My wait for Ark: Survival for PS4 continues    … Expand
  11. shogun221
    Aug 17, 2016
    4
    Now that I'm 30 hours in, and trapped in the exact same grim resource-grind that I began on my starting planet, I'm ready to call it a day with NMS. The gameplay doesn't evolve or advance and what's there isn't enough to carry the game through completion.

    NMS does has its moments; the seamless transitions when travelling between planets, occasional beautiful vista and    Now that I'm 30 hours in, and trapped in the exact same grim resource-grind that I began on my starting planet, I'm ready to call it a day with NMS. The gameplay doesn't evolve or advance and what's there isn't enough to carry the game through completion.

    NMS does has its moments; the seamless transitions when travelling between planets, occasional beautiful vista and procedurally-generated creatures can lead to some rather profound experiences early-on. For me, the magic wore off pretty quickly; I began to dread landing on planets just to chase after resource icons and hoover-up rocks. Perhaps if Hello Games adds some of the features they talked about during development that didn't make the final cut, this game will have the content needed to stand on its own. As it stands, NMS' universe is a dreadfully boring place.    … Expand
  12. Killroywashere
    Aug 12, 2016
    6
    This is a really pretty shell of a game. It feels like something you'd get from Steam Greenlight. The core gameplay mechanics are there and the foundation of the game is present, but that's about it. The more you see, the more shallow and empty the universe becomes. Because again, this feels like a beta. It feels like they spent all this time building 18 quadrillion worlds but forgot toThis is a really pretty shell of a game. It feels like something you'd get from Steam Greenlight. The core gameplay mechanics are there and the foundation of the game is present, but that's about it. The more you see, the more shallow and empty the universe becomes. Because again, this feels like a beta. It feels like they spent all this time building 18 quadrillion worlds but forgot to spend any time on things to do on those planets.

    This game is all about grinding. You collect material to fuel your ship to go to another place to collect fuel for your ship. Sometimes your buy a new ship, but the weapons will be the same and you'll probably just end up having more room to collect fuel for your ship.

    The beta feel is only enhanced by the several small flaws in the game that really add up to make things tedious and frustrating. Ridiculously slow walking speeds. Constantly fueling up the eight or so things that need fuel. The awkward cursor movement with an analogue stick to control everything in the menus. The rendering distance is similar to Playstation 2 era graphics, not PlayStation 4.

    Most of the joy comes from finding a really interesting combination from the procedurally generated worlds, but after a while, you only start to see the individual parts of the whole. Four-legged guy with fins. Four-legged guy with horns. Oh! Four-legged guy with fins and horns!    … Expand
  13. 22chill
    Aug 14, 2016
    10
    Entrancing for the first few hours. Once the novelty of travelling to different planets wears off as they all become the same, the game loses its appeal all at once. Collecting resources is as much fun as vacuuming, and the game gives you a universe-sized carpet.
  14. Frigid319
    Aug 27, 2016
    10
    I'm a hundred hours into the game and it keeps getting better. The user score is a travesty. It's only butt hurt players that are shoveling coal into the hate train to keep it going full-bore. The game is by no means perfect, however it's fun and the base for the game is solid. Depending on where Hello Games takes it from here, it could become amazing. If you've ever dreamed of exploringI'm a hundred hours into the game and it keeps getting better. The user score is a travesty. It's only butt hurt players that are shoveling coal into the hate train to keep it going full-bore. The game is by no means perfect, however it's fun and the base for the game is solid. Depending on where Hello Games takes it from here, it could become amazing. If you've ever dreamed of exploring our universe via spaceship, this game fullfils that.… Expand
  15. fitzhughshaw
    Aug 28, 2016
    10
    Just a really lovely little game: not much to do but wander and wonder. I'm not sure that many people want this sort of experience from a video game, but for those of us that do, we will be playing for a long time to come.
  16. Maddness
    Aug 13, 2016
    6
    Pro.
    -massive, full scale galaxies to explore.
    -can be absolutely gorgeous at times. -sound design and in game music is of a very high standard. -Devoleper Hello Games has stated this game won't ever get paid dlc, instead it will support game with regular patches. This is the reason why i won't list the somewhat hefty purchase price as a con. -game has massive potential to evolve over    Pro.
    -massive, full scale galaxies to explore.
    -can be absolutely gorgeous at times.
    -sound design and in game music is of a very high standard.
    -Devoleper Hello Games has stated this game won't ever get paid dlc, instead it will support game with regular patches. This is the reason why i won't list the somewhat hefty purchase price as a con.
    -game has massive potential to evolve over time into something truly special and unique.
    -Awesome retro scifi spaceship designs.

    Cons.
    -game does crash a bit.
    -A.I is very basic, to put it nicely.
    -while the U.I looks nice, it is a chore to use.
    -way too much time is spend in the inventory screen, sometimes during combat, like charging shields in a dogfight for example. It just kills the flow of the game imo. Also, not enough space in this inventory, making it a micro management nightmare.
    -The robotic computer voice cannot be turned off.
    -very basic, text based story telling in which the static characters you meet are very forgettable.
    -The resource collecting part of the game is just not fun.
    -planet and space combat feels very basic.
    -puzzles repeat after a while.    … Expand
  17. Frankie1
    Aug 16, 2016
    10
    Game is good. Game might not be good for everyone, but I enjoy it, so it's good for me. I have what some people might call a "substance abuse problem" and what some other people might call a "crippling alcohol addiction." And that might not seem relevant, but hear me out.

    So I'll start playing FO4 or something, sober, but with my 1.75 liter bottle of rum by my side. Next thing you    Game is good. Game might not be good for everyone, but I enjoy it, so it's good for me. I have what some people might call a "substance abuse problem" and what some other people might call a "crippling alcohol addiction." And that might not seem relevant, but hear me out.

    So I'll start playing FO4 or something, sober, but with my 1.75 liter bottle of rum by my side. Next thing you know I wake up the next morning, log in to FO4, and discover that I've killed 200 of my settlement dwellers and my character is in his underwear in Far Harbor wielding a pool cue. That type of stuff sets you back quite a bit in FO4.

    And this is why NMS is so great. So far the worst that has happened, in the same situation, is that I trashed my entire inventory and named 32 different planets stuff that is mostly related to the male genitalia. And the former is no big deal, because it's pretty easy to replenish your inventory, and the latter is pretty awesome, right?

    So, to recap: game is good.    … Expand
  18. NoNameForYou
    Aug 16, 2016
    8
    I love this game, it's a game where you have to have a certain mindset to enjoy, it's not for everyone, in fact, if we put this objectively, it's pretty shallow and not that good. But either way, I liked it because it just gives me those childhood imaginations where I would be the frontier of space exploration, discover new solar systems, discover new galaxies! Get to the center of theI love this game, it's a game where you have to have a certain mindset to enjoy, it's not for everyone, in fact, if we put this objectively, it's pretty shallow and not that good. But either way, I liked it because it just gives me those childhood imaginations where I would be the frontier of space exploration, discover new solar systems, discover new galaxies! Get to the center of the universe! Etc. etc.
    This is basically just fulfilling a childhood dream, most people probably forgot theirs or didn't want to go to space, which probably is why most people don't like it, but for space enthusiasts like me, I love it.

    Also for the fact I promised to marry the daughter of a warrior race's general without even understanding much of their language, come to speak of it, I like the mechanics where you have to build the knowledge of another species' language.

    I like this game, but take my word with a grain of salt, this is a love-it-or-hate-it game.    … Expand
  19. SerpentNebula
    Aug 13, 2016
    7
    --Pros--
    - Huge number of planets, moons, black holes, space stations, spaceships, species, plants and aliens to find and explore
    - Visually unique and beautiful - Beautiful sounds and music - Space looks beautiful and there's a number of things to do in it such mine asteroids, steal cargo from freighters or defend it from pirates - There are 3 alien species that you find all over    --Pros--
    - Huge number of planets, moons, black holes, space stations, spaceships, species, plants and aliens to find and explore
    - Visually unique and beautiful
    - Beautiful sounds and music
    - Space looks beautiful and there's a number of things to do in it such mine asteroids, steal cargo from freighters or defend it from pirates
    - There are 3 alien species that you find all over planets or space stations which you can interact with. Most of the times talking to them proves useful.
    - Interesting ways of finding out about the lore of the game (learning alien languages and alien history)
    - The goal reaching the center gives an indirect narrative without pushing you to necessarily follow
    - Surviving can be challenging. The main challenges are surviving harsh environments (heat, cold, radiation, toxicity, various types of storms and extreme night temperatures), your inventory capacity will never be enough so you have to carefully choose what is gonna be actually useful for you and of course, reaching the center which requires ship, exosuit and multitool upgrades as well as money (for potentially buying a new ship or buying a rare item or element)

    --Cons--
    - Mining and gathering resources can get repetitive
    - Crafting and upgrading can get really painful. For instance, in order to obtain a certain (and vital) kind of fuel, you have to gather certain elements, which then combine them to create an item, which you then combine it with another element to craft another item, which again combine it with two other elements to create your final desired item. And some of these things are really hard to find sometimes!
    - A lot of similarities between planets sometimes give the impression of discovering the same things over and over. For instance, theres a plant that can be found on every planet. It's just different colour each time. All the hate stems from this downside in my opinion, along with the next point, which is..
    - No multiplayer. This is not a game which you meet up with friends and you go destroy a huge freighter or even space stations and get tons of loot. Though I understand Hello Games of not wanting this to be an MMO, they could add at least some element of interaction with other players
    - NPCs prove useful but the animations of them could be better
    - Numerous issues with PC version
    - While ground and space combat is fun, it could be more elaborate.

    It's not as good as we all thought it would be. But I really don't get all the hate. At the very least this game is gonna give you 20-30 hours of fun until it wears down for most people. I admit I was in the hype train for a long time and I let myself get a bit disappointed but No Man's Sky remains a good game. It's just not the hype level of good. One last thing. In the beginning it can be overwhelming for some, just be patient and understand that the game pushes you to find out how to do things by exploring.    … Expand
  20. g-mann17
    Aug 15, 2016
    8
    This is not a perfect game, in fact there is not much game to it. I do disagree with anyone that states this game deserves a rating below 5. It's hard for me to state that this game didn't set out and deliver on what it promised. It was hurt more by the build up of expectations then on what it delivered. Misunderstandings of the mechanics and player interactions.

    What this game is,    This is not a perfect game, in fact there is not much game to it. I do disagree with anyone that states this game deserves a rating below 5. It's hard for me to state that this game didn't set out and deliver on what it promised. It was hurt more by the build up of expectations then on what it delivered. Misunderstandings of the mechanics and player interactions.

    What this game is, is an archaeology survival space fantasy. If you go in with the mind of discovering and chronicling what you have seen. If you take your time to learn the lore of the alien races before pushing to the next star system, the game is much more enjoyable. Due to randomization your experience is going to vary. I have seen reviews of people finding nothing but desolate rocks, and other who have found nothing but abundant resources. This greatly changes the experience for an individual.

    My personal experience has been a mix of everything, lush jungle planets devoid of species, rocks crawling with life and little resources. My first planet had sentinels on high alert, so I had to constantly run and hide for every resource I found, In fact, outside of an encounter with space pirates and attempting to protect a cargo fleet, that has been my only death. I have put in at least 25 hours since picking up the game on Tuesday, and am only on my fifth star system. Because, this is a game about exploring. It feels almost like a metaphor for life. We have a goal, we have an end, but what we make of it, what we experience along the way and how we enjoy it, matters more.

    Bottom line, this is a game that relies heavily on what the gamer puts into it. It hits perfectly on the target that Sean Murray aimed. A choose your own adventure, science fiction, exploration, with a story that you have to go looking for. It was never meant to appeal to everyone. It was created to test boundaries and genres and I feel that even in this imperfect state it has done that.    … Expand
  21. VerbalNinjutsu
    Aug 15, 2016
    10
    So i had to create an account just to go to bat for this game. Anyone complaining that the game is trash is just not really understanding what type of game this is. Likely they were swept away with their own expectations. For me personally the game is on a 9 or 8.5 level due to some of the technical issue. I think that the 7.0 metacritic score is deserved. The 4.9 user rating is not.
  22. benjicon
    Aug 16, 2016
    10
    This is hands down the best game I have ever played, a refreshing change from linear stories, predictably similar FPS's, and all the other crap fed to gamer's today. NMS's developers are trying to push the boundaries of what games can do and taking brave risks in attempt to bring us something that's truly different. There are some occasional bugs, but they are completely forgivable and IThis is hands down the best game I have ever played, a refreshing change from linear stories, predictably similar FPS's, and all the other crap fed to gamer's today. NMS's developers are trying to push the boundaries of what games can do and taking brave risks in attempt to bring us something that's truly different. There are some occasional bugs, but they are completely forgivable and I have faith Hello Games will patch everything to make the experience more robust and less buggy. Who should not play this game? If you like a heavily scripted story arc, if you like to be told what to do, if you like instructions, if you like quick results, if you have no patience, if you are obsessed with the most photo real graphics if you want perfection spoon fed to you ... basically if you are a sheep in the herd who gets too many cuddles from mummy and daddy and think the world owes you some debt of gratitude from streaming pathetic videos online because you aren't talented enough to do anything else with your life.. you should avoid this game. It'll probably annoy you. For everyone else that likes a challenge, enjoys exploration, has a passion for sci-fi old and new, anyone who dreamed of flying a spaceship through the cosmos and discovering creatures that have never been seen before, for anyone that daydreams about whats beyond our planet ... get this game. Its Beautiful, frustrating, exciting and I can only imagine its going to be even better in VR. BUY IT.… Expand
  23. JuulJuup
    Aug 17, 2016
    10
    When I play this game, I get this energetic feeling of enthusiasm I had as a kid when I played Diablo 2 or the first days of World of Warcraft. We all know this feeling from some game or another, but as the years pass it gets more difficult to attain this feeling again. I found it with this game and that's why I wanted to share this with you.

    I registered on MetaCritic in order to write    When I play this game, I get this energetic feeling of enthusiasm I had as a kid when I played Diablo 2 or the first days of World of Warcraft. We all know this feeling from some game or another, but as the years pass it gets more difficult to attain this feeling again. I found it with this game and that's why I wanted to share this with you.

    I registered on MetaCritic in order to write this review, because I believe this game deserves a much higher rating than it currently received.

    I have been looking out to this game since the first trailer came out (like, 2 years ago?). I'm 27 years old, and I game casually nowadays. This will not be a competitive game, or maybe in some future updates but not at the moment.

    What I like about this game: the size. It's absolutely unimaginably big. And beautiful. I have visited around 10-15 planets, and some of them were absolutely amazing. I cannot stop thinking about how they fixed this randomly generated planet and it still looks almost better than some pre-created scenarios from other games.

    Personally I think there is enough to do. I like the concept of Minecraft, and this game resembles it in SOME ways, but don't believe you are buying yourself a second Minecraft game. It's bigger (or more easily/fun to travel around), way more beautiful, different theme (space), the whole feeling is different.

    BUY IF:
    You want to play a relaxing game after work/alone/with your girlfriend
    Like the concept of adventure/discovering things
    Like the concept of crafting things
    Like the concept of randomness
    Want a game for your kids (I believe this is great for children; very child-friendly and learning wise much better than shooters etc)

    DONT BUY IF:
    You want action
    You want a shooter
    You don't like to search a cave for 10 minutes, not sure what you will find
    You don't like to travel a lot (the travel is beautiful, but you will travel a lot)

    This is my personal opinion, I hope it may be of some help to some people. I'm really great I bought this and it's the first game in years that gets me that enthusiastic feeling. Thanks for reading!    … Expand
  24. xaman
    Aug 23, 2016
    0
    Hello Games promised a lot of features that aren't included in the final release. Sean Murray is a big liar. I think that this game is overpriced, 60$ is too expensive for an incomplete game like this.
  25. Sinfever
    Aug 23, 2016
    0
    Possibly one of the worst games I've ever played, promises broken no objective, Repetitive farming around an hour of fun, once you've flown its a joke.
  26. goliva
    Aug 16, 2016
    7
    This game is exactly what I was expecting, an exploration game. In the first hours I could find different aliens, learn words from their language, gather resources, sell and trade them making money to get more slots in my inventory and purchase a new ship plus creating different improvements that make my life exploring this universe easier.

    There are not loading screens and you can just    This game is exactly what I was expecting, an exploration game. In the first hours I could find different aliens, learn words from their language, gather resources, sell and trade them making money to get more slots in my inventory and purchase a new ship plus creating different improvements that make my life exploring this universe easier.

    There are not loading screens and you can just land in and land off anywhere, but in the negative side I have to admit randomization is not coherent... most things are weird or even ugly and hard to believe they could be real (not to mention physics) so I think a more controlled randomization would have helped to trust what I see.

    It is been taking a while to see planets different from the one I started, but seems it is possible, somehow, from what I could see in other player's media. I had no luck yet but I'm curious. Seems like I need to travel further by improving my ship.

    This game has a lot of potential but many people are complaining about it because they expected more combat, action, maybe even quests and a fast paced progress. It is not and was never expected it to be. You explore a vast universe, it takes time, it is slow… and rewarding.

    Hello Games already announced they will allow you to build things in future patches so, as always in XXI century, this game will never be finished and in continuous evolution.    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. ChikatiloZ
    Sep 14, 2016
    0
    land on dead planets with little houses scattered around them, in some houses there an (always the same) alien standing around doing nothing, you can click them to receive useless objects. Oh, you can shoot weird laser weapon at near identical rocks to receive useless resources. once you landed on your first planet, you have seen the entire game, no need to visit 18 quintillion more. nextland on dead planets with little houses scattered around them, in some houses there an (always the same) alien standing around doing nothing, you can click them to receive useless objects. Oh, you can shoot weird laser weapon at near identical rocks to receive useless resources. once you landed on your first planet, you have seen the entire game, no need to visit 18 quintillion more. next up is paid dlc, it'll be payed because sean said it'll be free, I'm guessing $29.99 for an extra 20 quintillion planets with absolutely nothing on them.

    Liars    … Expand
  29. GamergodsFail
    Dec 3, 2016
    1
    No Man's Sky is just an infinite mass of giving you the same experience over and over for however long you drag yourself through it. There is no story or real objectives, so everything you do is pretty much pointless. There is NO point in playing this game, and as such, no one should have wasted their time with it.

    It's just a buggy Minecraft ripoff on LSD, without being able to create    No Man's Sky is just an infinite mass of giving you the same experience over and over for however long you drag yourself through it. There is no story or real objectives, so everything you do is pretty much pointless. There is NO point in playing this game, and as such, no one should have wasted their time with it.

    It's just a buggy Minecraft ripoff on LSD, without being able to create anything or even have fun.    … Expand
  30. DaniVR99
    Nov 3, 2016
    5
    Extremely dissatisfied and disappointed. However, we need to consider that ths game was made by a tiny team. The disappointment was caused by terrible marketing and false advertising. It is an average game with very impressive tech.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 96 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 96
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  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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