No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

August 9, 2016·Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
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Ratings

72
User Score
608 ratings
74
Critic Score
38 reviews
73
Total Score
646 combined

About

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.

Storyline

A Traveller wakes on a remote planet with amnesia and must repair their crashed starship. Compelled by an unknown force to reach the centre of the galaxy, the Traveller encounters three alien species and discovers a space anomaly housing two beings, Nada and Polo, who speak of a strange entity at the galaxy's core. Along the way, the Traveller receives transmissions from another lost Traveller named Artemis, investigates their fate, and ultimately comes face to face with the Atlas, a cosmic being managing a simulated universe. The Traveller must choose whether to reset the simulation or reject the Atlas and continue exploring freely.

Release Dates

PlatformDate
PlayStation 4Aug 09, 2016
PlayStation 4Aug 10, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows)Aug 12, 2016
Xbox OneJul 24, 2018
PlayStation VRAug 14, 2019
SteamVRAug 14, 2019
Oculus RiftAug 14, 2019
Xbox Series X|SNov 10, 2020
PlayStation 5Nov 12, 2020
PlayStation VR2Feb 22, 2023
MacJun 01, 2023
Nintendo Switch 2Jun 05, 2025

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Game Info

Developer
Hello Games
Publisher
505 Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hello Games
Release Date
August 9, 2016
Perspective
First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
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Platforms

Xbox Series X|SPlayStation VR2PlayStation 4Nintendo Switch 2PlayStation VRPC (Microsoft Windows)SteamVRPlayStation 5MacOculus RiftXbox One

Genres

ShooterSimulatorAdventureIndieArcade

Themes

ActionScience fictionSurvivalSandboxOpen world

Game Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

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