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No Man's Sky (2016)

Hello Games

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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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killerstar

Status killerstar Jun 7, 2018

I find some screencaps I took that really represent my experience with this game.

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15 quintillion planets, everyone truly unique and different. 🤔

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killerstar

Status killerstar Mar 13, 2018

So, yeah. This game is essentially what I expected. A meaningless and boring journey through the same planet over and over again, just with different colours, slightly different plants and maybe a hazard represented with a different colour bar. However, I did find that is a very good podcast game. Everything you do is so meaningless and unimportant that you …

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So, yeah. This game is essentially what I expected. A meaningless and boring journey through the same planet over and over again, just with different colours, slightly different plants and maybe a hazard represented with a different colour bar. However, I did find that is a very good podcast game. Everything you do is so meaningless and unimportant that you can just pop your headphones and listen to a good episode and just screw around a planet doing nothing.

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killerstar

Status killerstar Mar 5, 2018

Ok, after a lengthy discussion about this game I decided that I needed to actually play it. :P
It's been 3-4 hours and is obvious that this game is not for me. I don't enjoy mining and crafting in games. But I'm still playing and I'm glad I am since my thinking about it has evolved and refined.

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Smittyuk

Status Smittyuk Jan 5, 2018

Restarted this after the update and have been better progress now that the objectives are clearer. Left the starting planet and am now exploring the neighbouring galaxies!

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BMO

Status BMO Aug 11, 2017

I have a lot of new games in my backlog but I really think I have to return to No Man's Sky for a bit. With the new updates I need to experience first hand what has changed, and if I will enjoy the changes as much as I enjoyed my original time with the game.

No Man’s Sky’s Story …

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I have a lot of new games in my backlog but I really think I have to return to No Man's Sky for a bit. With the new updates I need to experience first hand what has changed, and if I will enjoy the changes as much as I enjoyed my original time with the game.

No Man’s Sky’s Story Overhaul Gives The Game Focus

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BMO

Status BMO Mar 8, 2017

Well that is very very cool. I want to tinker around with this update but Breath of the Wild and Andromeda have other plans for my immediate personal time. But mark my words NMS, I'm coming for you soon!

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Pale

Status Pale Mar 6, 2017

Stopping No Man's Sky to make room for Switch playing. Not sure how you count this game as finished, but I think I played enough to say so. Maybe I'll go back to it at some point and actually stumble on one of those much needed warp upgrades.

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tylerisrandom

Status tylerisrandom Jan 16, 2017

I got this game as a gift, and I knew it was pretty divisive going into it. I've played for a decent amount of hours, and I'm still really enjoying it. I can understand complaints that it grows monotonous, but I hear the same complaints every time I fall in love with a new Animal Crossing game, so maybe my …

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I got this game as a gift, and I knew it was pretty divisive going into it. I've played for a decent amount of hours, and I'm still really enjoying it. I can understand complaints that it grows monotonous, but I hear the same complaints every time I fall in love with a new Animal Crossing game, so maybe my brain's wired for this type of experience?

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Pale

Status Pale Dec 28, 2016

Alright world, I'm completely sucked into No Man's Sky now. If you played and quit before the big update, you should definitely try it again even if hat means starting over. Building and cultivating your own base (that you can teleport back to easily) makes all the difference

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Pale

Status Pale Dec 4, 2016

I'm really torn on No Man's Sky. I'm still enjoying my time and the update has added even more to do, but part of me feels like I should move on as I could conceivably be playing this game infinitely

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BMO

Status BMO Nov 27, 2016

This update is huge. I don't know where to start. The idea of a different Game mode, be it survival or creative, is fantastic. I can't wait to try my hand at building a base and freighter.

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ReneeSky

Status ReneeSky Oct 25, 2016

There's nothing I can say about this game that hasn't already been said.

This is the only game I've ever owned that I've taken back to EB for store credit. Do with that what you will.

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periahdark

Status periahdark Oct 2, 2016

While this game surely has it's flaws, flying around through space and exploring was more than enough to keep me entertained for 90+ hours. I never made it do the center, but I will probably come back to this after the game is updated.

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ReneeSky

Status ReneeSky Sep 25, 2016

This is currently being shipped to me - heard mixed reviews, but want to experience for myself. I love the idea and I'm a wanderer/explorer at heart, so we'll see.

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BMO

Status BMO Sep 15, 2016

Well, the time has come to put No Man's Sky down. Not for a lack of fun. I am still enjoying myself immensely. However, I feel I must force myself to take a break and move on to some other titles for a time. If don't force myself I fear I many never stop playing NMS. I have also finally …

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Well, the time has come to put No Man's Sky down. Not for a lack of fun. I am still enjoying myself immensely. However, I feel I must force myself to take a break and move on to some other titles for a time. If don't force myself I fear I many never stop playing NMS. I have also finally given it a rating. If I could assign half stars I would give No Man's Sky 4.5, simply because it is a phenomenal game with room for growth. That half star is what I think it will likely earn over the course of time through updates. But given I must assign whole stars, and given my enjoyment of the game, it warrants five stars on Grouvee.

I will leave the game on my currently playing shelf, as have no doubt that I will return periodically for some more relaxing space exploration sessions. However, it is time to move on to some other games on my backlog for a bit. First up, Assassin's Creed Syndicate.

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