No Man's Sky (PC)

Release Date: August 12, 2016

Also On: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One

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Developer: Hello Games

Publisher: Hello Games

Game Details: No Man’s Sky is an exploration and survival game set in an infinite procedurally generated universe. ...View More Details

No Man’s Sky is an exploration and survival game set in an infinite procedurally generated universe. Whether a distant mountain or a planet hanging low on the horizon, you can go forth there. You can fly seamlessly from the surface of a planet to another, and every star in the sky is a sun that you can visit. Where you’ll go and how fast you’ll make you way through this universe is your decision. Explore uncharted solar systems and catalog unique new forms of life. Every planet’sNo Man’s Sky is an exploration and survival game set in an infinite procedurally generated universe. Whether a distant mountain or a planet hanging low on the horizon, you can go forth there. You can fly seamlessly from the surface of a planet to another, and every star in the sky is a sun that you can visit. Where you’ll go and how fast you’ll make you way through this universe is your decision. Explore uncharted solar systems and catalog unique new forms of life. Every planet’s landscape is different from the next and populated by species never before encountered. Acquire ancient artifacts that may reveal the secrets behind the universe. Choose whether to share your discoveries with other players. You won’t see them, but they’re exploring the same universe in parallel; perhaps you’ll make your mark on their worlds as well as your own. Every solar system, planet, ocean and cave is filled with danger, and - make no mistake - you are vulnerable. Your ship and suit are fragile, and every encounter may test your skills to the limit. From dog-fighting in space to first-person combat on a planet’s surface, you will face foes ready to overwhelm you. One mistake could see you lose it all. In No Man’s Sky, every victory and every defeat is permanent. The voyage that stands before you cannot be taken lightly. You must prepare. Collect precious resources on the surfaces of planets and trade them for the ships, suits and equipment that will take you to your destiny in the stars.… Expand

Developer: Hello Games

Publisher: Hello Games

Genre(s): Action General General Action Adventure Open-World

Number of players: No Online Multiplayer

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Rating: T

Starring: Simon Carter Martin Griffiths Iain Brown

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Critic Reviews

(20)

Metascore Mixed or average reviews

2 Positive Ratings 11%

13 Mixed Ratings 76%

2 Negative Ratings 11%

GameWatcher

Aug 29, 2016

"No Man’s Sky has very clear problems. Its mechanics are insubstantial, with the crafting and inventory management systems being a particular exercise in tedium. Yet its scale and beauty is unmatched by any other game I’ve ever seen. It does things no other game ever has. It’s tempting to call No Man’s Sky “decent, but not great,” but that undersells both the game’s successes and its failures. No Man’s Sky is incredible, awe-inspiring, and profoundly disappointing." ... Read full review

IGN Denmark

Sep 20, 2016

"No Man's Sky is not the fever dream I imagined when I saw the first trailer. However, it is still an amazing technical feat, even if it's still rather full of bugs." ... Read full review

MMORPG.com

Aug 18, 2016

"Despite its missed opportunities and forgotten promises, I’m still glad I dropped the money to experience No Man’s Sky. It’s something unique in a world where most of what we get are sequels or off-shoots. Fortune favors the bold, and I hope this is just the beginning of the type of innovation we can expect to see from Hello Games. And frankly, I hope they take all the time they need with their next game." ... Read full review

GameGrin

Aug 21, 2016

"An impressive piece of technology capable of generating some truly gorgeous vistas, the game layered on top however disappoints in almost every way and just has no depth. Planets are fun to wander around whilst gathering resources to move on but you won’t linger." ... Read full review

PC PowerPlay

Oct 2, 2016

"It's partially broken, shallow, repetitive and aimless, but hang me, I still kind of love it. [Issue#255, p.56]"

LEVEL (Czech Republic)

Sep 14, 2016

"If you enjoy the game art and somewhat hypnotic aimlessness of wandering through generated universe, you could wander for another five or ten years. Otherwise, you leave the game after a few hours never to come back. [Issue#266]"

Quarter to Three

Sep 1, 2016

"Procedural generation is not an end. It is a means to an end. But there is no such end in No Man’s Sky. It’s endless randomness for the sake of endless randomness. It does what it does because it can, not because it should. I would describe it as procedural generation in search of a game, but it’s worse than that. It has found its game. And the game is hollow and awful." ... Read full review

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3.8

User Score Generally unfavorable reviews

772 Positive Ratings 29%

277 Mixed Ratings 10%

1,596 Negative Ratings 60%

vesperdem

Aug 13, 2016

First off, I want to state that I am not having any of the problems that were reported minutes after the games release yesterday (8/12/2016).First off, I want to state that I am not having any of the problems that were reported minutes after the games release yesterday (8/12/2016). I am seeing a few stutters in the frame rate, but that's really about it.

I love exploration games. Flight Simulator, Train Simulator, Minecraft, Creativerse, 7 Days to Die, Fallout 4 the GTA franchise even Starbound. I can spend hours just wandering around looking at what the game or developer generated for me to explore.

No Man's Sky is pretty much the ultimate version of that type of game. With 18 Quintillion world in just one (of possibly many) galaxies, there is just no limit to my exploration bug.

World generation is crazy, making Minecraft look tame, The creatures and plants that live on these worlds are straight out of 1960's SciFi book covers and comic books.

There is even an underlying story to the four major races in the game (if there are four, I have only found one so far).

If I had any complaints, it would be inventory management or the early lack of inventory space is a pain. However I could say the same for pretty much every game I mentioned above. You can fairly quickly start increasing those spaces by finding objects on the planets that will increase your suits inventory.

A nit pick would be that planets usually don't bunch up together like they have here. There should be planets all around their star. I should have to fly past the star to get to planets that might be on the other side. Not the case here. They are all pretty much bunched up together. Physics wouldn't allow this, but hey. It's a game not a true simulator.

That's really it. The fact that there is probably one one "hand drawn" object in the game, the main alien races mentioned earlier. Everything else is put together by the game, Ships, Multi-tool guns, plants, animals, planets, everything. So far, they all look fantastic.

If you are into Minecraft, Creativerse, 7 Days to Die, you will be dropping those games in favor of No Man's Sky for quite some time. I absolutely recommend this one!… Expand

themidgardknigh

Sep 9, 2019

Exploring is the name of the game, and space travel is all I care for. People rib the game for being "pointless," but I'd argue it was a trueExploring is the name of the game, and space travel is all I care for. People rib the game for being "pointless," but I'd argue it was a true space sim when it first came out. The universe is an empty place, why would it be filled with countless species?

This game is SO much fun and I will admit I love playing with my buds now, but I always understood and appreciated the game's original vision.… Expand

DrLamb

Aug 14, 2016

The game is very fun if you're looking for a casual single player game. It so far has delivered on every expectation I had of it going intoThe game is very fun if you're looking for a casual single player game. It so far has delivered on every expectation I had of it going into the game.

Downsides are that the game is fairly graphically intensive, although not nearly as bad as some review make it out to be. I have a GTX 750ti card and the game runs fairly smoothly on the absolute minimum settings at about 30fps.

The steam page clearly says that you need a radeon 480 graphics card or higher, which it's nvidia equivalent would be about a GTX 960. Secondly you should update drivers once the game is downloaded and also check that have the latest version of visual c++ redistributable 2010.… Expand

Shekky

Nov 10, 2016

The Gameplay is farely straightforward the simplicity on the control scheme was perfect. It does provide some interest when you explore yourThe Gameplay is farely straightforward the simplicity on the control scheme was perfect. It does provide some interest when you explore your first planet. Outside of your first planet however doesn't provide much difference from any other planet other then terrain generation. which only becomes different by the temperature of a planet. Asteroids in a system are extremely unrealistic. Your ship consumes energy way too fast constantly having to farm resources to power up your ship so you can continue to travel. If Hello Games had included multiplayer and the ability to build a base and toned down the energy consumption of your ship this game could be an amazing game. If they don't do anything however which seems to be the case then this game could of been something great. This game in its complete form on release date should of been considered early access not the final product.… Expand

DukeSilver

Aug 12, 2016

A legendarily terrible game. If if everyone's expectations for this game were somehow adjusted before it was released it would still be aA legendarily terrible game. If if everyone's expectations for this game were somehow adjusted before it was released it would still be a extremely disappointing. There was potential for this game a long time ago when it was still in it's concept art stages.… Expand

TwiTu

Nov 30, 2021

I remember playing Privateer in the early 90s and being blown away by its size and diversity of planets and stations, etc. Back then I thoughtI remember playing Privateer in the early 90s and being blown away by its size and diversity of planets and stations, etc. Back then I thought that in a few decades games like that would be so massive that you cant even explore them anymore because you wouldnt be able to live long enough.
No Mans Sky promised that. Instead of that we got... well we all know.
I threw it away. But then after a few years suddenly reports of it having improved trickled in. That the devs are massively patching it and adding all that was promised.

So I got it out again and after a few hours realized its still the same boring game that doesnt make sense in many ways, doesnt have a real story or a goal, still only has maybe 12 different planets that are spread across the galaxy in tiny variations, still feels dead and sterile, still has crappy space mechanics, still has intelligent life everywhere, yet you never see planets with cities or a civilization, AKA simply makes NO sense whatsoever.
IDK why people say that and the ratings reflect that, because its still a very bad and uninteresting game. I dont know a single person who likes that game even in its current state, yet reviews are really good nowadays.
Thats BS, and I think those reviews are bought.… Expand

ChemicalCro

Aug 12, 2016

Hey guys I just created this account just to review this game so please hear me out. As like most of you I had waited eagerly for the PCHey guys I just created this account just to review this game so please hear me out. As like most of you I had waited eagerly for the PC version and was waiting in anxiousness to play this game. I had seen all the PS4 reviews and I was so scared and hoping it was one of those games that polarized people. This is not the case, unfortunately. I love space games and I knew everything that it was supposed to be so its not like i was looking for a mass effect storyline. I just wanted a game that I could collect resources and be awe inspired by the planets.

However, the graphical issues are noticeable immediately. Skipping in fram erate, pausing unexpectedly, and the occassional crash. At first, i was excited while I was exploring on the planet but the controls are so un-intuitive that it is maddening. I'm so disappointed to find that the PS4 reviews and these PC reviews are spot on. I already uninstalled and got my money back. Again, I knew what this was going to be and what it wasn't unlike some. I didn't expect multiplayer or anything else of the sort just a good game collecting resources and exploring space and the many planets it had to offer. The inventory is so easily taken up and the amount of time it takes to travel places with upgrades really ruins the pacing. Clunky menus, inventory, options make this even worse.

The headache in the end is not worth it. I'm so upset that I had to write a bad review I wanted all the reviews to be false. I hate that all of you were right about this game I really am. The truth hurts and here is looking forward to a good space adventure/survival game in the future.

Audio: 8.5/10
Visuals (on highest settings) : 5/10 wasn't expecting much in this department
Gameplay (it's so boring) : 2/10
Controls (some of the worst I have experienced and I've played Superman 64): 0/10
Replayability (seems like it should be a lot but already bored) : 0/10

Conclusion: I hate that all of you were right about this ambitious but horrible title.… Expand

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