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No Man's Sky (2016)

Hello Games

Mac · Nintendo Switch 2 · Oculus Rift · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · PlayStation VR · PlayStation VR2 · SteamVR · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

3.15 from 1885 ratings

5987 members have it in their collection · 410 playing now · 1672 backlogged · 979 wish listed

How long? Main story 61h · with extras 105h · 100% 86h (from 19 logged playthroughs)

No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade their equipment while following an overarching narrative involving a mysterious entity called the Atlas. The game is built around four pillars: exploration, survival, combat, and trading. Since its 2016 … Read more
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade their equipment while following an overarching narrative involving a mysterious entity called the Atlas. The game is built around four pillars: exploration, survival, combat, and trading. Since its 2016 launch, it has received numerous free updates adding multiplayer, base building, fleet management, and virtual reality support. Read less
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Details

Developers
Hello Games
Publishers
505 Games, Hello Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Genres
Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Shooter, Simulator
Themes
Action, Open world, Sandbox, Science fiction, Survival
Events
The Game Awards 2023, State of Play: June 2, 2022, PlayStation E3 2016 Press Conference, PC Gaming Show 2015, PlayStation E3 Experience 2015 Press Conference, PlayStation Experience 2014 Keynote, The Game Awards 2014, PlayStation E3 2014 Press Conference, VGX 2013
Steam
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Release dates

  • Aug 09, 2016 (North_America) PlayStation 4
  • Aug 10, 2016 (Europe) PlayStation 4
  • Aug 12, 2016 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jul 24, 2018 (Worldwide) Xbox One
  • Aug 14, 2019 (Worldwide) Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, SteamVR
  • Nov 10, 2020 (Worldwide) Xbox Series X|S
  • Nov 12, 2020 (Worldwide) PlayStation 5
  • Feb 22, 2023 (Worldwide) PlayStation VR2
  • Jun 01, 2023 (Worldwide) Mac
  • Jun 05, 2025 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch 2

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Rating distribution

5 stars
188
4 stars
546
3 stars
647
2 stars
364
1 star
140
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Kory

Status Kory Jun 7, 2022

Gave this a try for the first time last night. I was never all that interested in it before release and didn't play it until now, avoiding the rough beginning, so I feel like I'm going in fairly unbiased. It feels more like a unique experience to me than a "game", but I'm enjoying it. The slow learning of alien …

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Gave this a try for the first time last night. I was never all that interested in it before release and didn't play it until now, avoiding the rough beginning, so I feel like I'm going in fairly unbiased. It feels more like a unique experience to me than a "game", but I'm enjoying it. The slow learning of alien languages and discovering new elements appeals to me. My only concern at this point is that the game will go on long enough that the novelty of discovery will wear off.

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maeday

Status maeday Mar 30, 2022

This and Subnautica are genuinely the only times I've felt like I'm actually on something considered a "next gen console".

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GigaDeathNullGolem

Status GigaDeathNullGolem Nov 28, 2021

just a heads up that anyone who missed the expeditions this year has a chance to replay them in the next month or so. they are being re-released in sequence with about two weeks to play them. the current one has about 9 days.

the best thing is, the world are fully developed. so you can raid/use already established automated …

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just a heads up that anyone who missed the expeditions this year has a chance to replay them in the next month or so. they are being re-released in sequence with about two weeks to play them. the current one has about 9 days.

the best thing is, the world are fully developed. so you can raid/use already established automated farms and factories to get going (and they are pretty easy to find)

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Yaru

Status Yaru Oct 3, 2021

I used a portal to go to a space station so I didn't need to waste ship fuel...

and I guess my ship didn't like to be left behind

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BMO

Status BMO May 23, 2021

Just finished the Beachead Expedition in No Man’s Sky and here is my brand new Normandy SR1:

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The expedition was quite fun, a couple days of essentially what was following a scavenger hunt full of activities. It is an enjoyable addition to the game’s various modes.

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Here’s a brief flyby I recorded after completing the …

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Just finished the Beachead Expedition in No Man’s Sky and here is my brand new Normandy SR1:

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The expedition was quite fun, a couple days of essentially what was following a scavenger hunt full of activities. It is an enjoyable addition to the game’s various modes.

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Here’s a brief flyby I recorded after completing the expedition chain and snagging the Normandy:

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8BitHero

Status 8BitHero Dec 19, 2020

This has been the reason I haven't gone to bed before midnight this week. I just can't get enough! Thank you folks for pushing me through. Here are some screen shots.

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This has been the reason I haven't gone to bed before midnight this week. I just can't get enough! Thank you folks for pushing me through. Here are some screen shots.

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DirtyMidnighter

Status DirtyMidnighter Dec 4, 2020

Decided to check this out on PS5 because I bought it back in 2016 and bounced off pretty quickly but I've heard they added a ton and the game is good now. Unfortunately, I have to say, it's still the same boring scavenge for materials and wrestle with your inventory gameplay I remember from way back when. And yet... I …

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Decided to check this out on PS5 because I bought it back in 2016 and bounced off pretty quickly but I've heard they added a ton and the game is good now. Unfortunately, I have to say, it's still the same boring scavenge for materials and wrestle with your inventory gameplay I remember from way back when. And yet... I did end up putting around 4 hours into it last night despite the heaps of other things in my backlog. Should I power through? Is there even a story with an ending or is this just Minecraft in space? I could see it maybe being a pretty interesting experience if I really stuck with it but who has the time. Oh and there's still TONS of pop-in! It's PS5, man... I thought were past that.

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BMO

Status BMO Nov 9, 2020

My current fleet of personal starships, followed by images of the three most recent acquisitions.

I'm starting to worry I have finally run out of things to do. Now that I've completed the Starbirth mission, I don't have any mission based content left to complete. My ships are all S-class with a complete compliment of S-class upgrades (once I discovered …

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My current fleet of personal starships, followed by images of the three most recent acquisitions.

I'm starting to worry I have finally run out of things to do. Now that I've completed the Starbirth mission, I don't have any mission based content left to complete. My ships are all S-class with a complete compliment of S-class upgrades (once I discovered that I could scrap ships for nanites I kind of went crazy). Same for my multi-tools and my exo-suit, everything is maxed. I reset the system the first time I played, so I am avoiding the centre of the galaxy this time. I really don't want to lose all the work I put into my bases. Thus it might be time to pack it in again soon. I do enjoy discovering new solar systems and planets, but just as the last time I played, that eventually comes to an end. I have really relished my renewed time in No Man's Sky, and I think I'll likely pop in every now and then rather than abandoning it completely, but it might be time to retire it as my daily gaming focus.

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BMO

Status BMO Nov 1, 2020

My current lineup of ships:

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It's hard to decide which to keep in the long run, especially since I need to make room for a living ship.

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